'Monsters vs. Aliens' Rakes In Huge $58.2M
LOS ANGELES — Movie beasts from old-time Hollywood got a makeover as heroes and conquered the weekend box office. DreamWorks Animation's action...
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Cage Creams Bromance And Julia Roberts
AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 04.22.2009 | Entertainment
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LOS ANGELES — Audiences knew what they wanted this weekend: Nicolas Cage and the apocalypse. Summit Entertainment's supernatural thriller "Know...
Watchmen continues to bleed, Witch Mountain races to #1, and Taken will not die (weekend box office rundown for 03-15-09)
Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.17.2009 | Entertainment
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Well, the bleeding clotted somewhat on Watchmen, with a 'mere' 68% drop in weekend two, ending with $17.7 million. It's ten-day take is now at a trou...
'Witch Mountain' Cooks 'Watchmen' At The Box Office
AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 04.16.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Disney's "Race to Witch Mountain" raced to No. 1 at the weekend box office, bypassing expectations with $25 million in ticket sale...
Watchmen Goes Down Hard (Friday box office numbers for 3/13/09)
Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.14.2009 | Entertainment
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While we can argue about the relative success of last weekend's opening, it can no longer be denied that Watchmen will cost Warner Bros. quite a bit of money.
'Watchmen' Slays Competition With $55.7 Million
AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 04.08.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — "Watchmen" easily ruled the weekend box office with the biggest opening of 2009 _ and at a time when movie attendance continues to...
Watchmen Does $55 Million Over Opening Weekend -- Why this is Good News and Bad News
Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.08.2009 | Entertainment
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When you factor in the money earned, as well as the gender neutral demographics, Watchmen comes off as a male version of Sex & The City.
"Madea" Outperforms The Jonas Brothers
AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 04.01.2009 | Entertainment
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LOS ANGELES — "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" wasn't paroled from the top spot at the box office, taking No. 1 for a second straight weekend ...
Friday the 13th Scores $41 Million Over Opening Weekend
Scott Mendelson | Posted 03.19.2009 | Entertainment
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The Friday the 13th series has always been the 'kinder, gentler' slasher franchise. Yes there was blood and gore, but the deaths were quick, painless, and often more funny than scary.
"Friday the 13th" Rules Box Office
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 03.19.2009 | Entertainment
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LOS ANGELES — "Friday the 13th" had all the luck as the remake of the 1980 slasher flick opened with $42.2 million, putting blood and guts ahead...
Audiences Into "He's Just Not That Into You," Not Steve Martin
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 03.12.2009 | Entertainment
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LOS ANGELES — Movie fans were into "He's Just Not That Into You" as the ensemble romance got a jump on Valentine's Day to lead the weekend box o...
Liam Trumps Mall Cop: "Taken" #1
AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 03.04.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Liam Neeson took down "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" with his CIA thriller "Taken," which topped the box office with $24.7 million on its ...
"Valkyrie" Tops Foreign Box Office, #1 In Germany
Variety | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment
Military thriller "Valkyrie" landed atop the foreign box office, while the weekend saw only a smattering of international expansions of awards contend...
"Mall Cop" Still Box Office Champ, Despite Oscar Bumps
AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 02.25.2009 | Entertainment
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LOS ANGELES — "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" wasn't ready to turn over his box-office badge this weekend as the film about a bumbling shopping center se...
Note to the Academy: Why So Serious?
Erik Lundegaard | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment
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The Dark Knight was a critically acclaimed, monster box office hit with tons of buzz. In terms of domestic, unadjusted dollars, it was the no. 2 movie of all time.
Clint Eastwood Has His Best Opening Ever, Beats "Bride"
AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 02.11.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Clint Eastwood had another million-dollar baby with "Gran Torino," which led the box office with $29.5 million in its first weeken...
Christmas At The Box Office (So Far)
Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.27.2009 | Entertainment
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Everything looks to be absolute gangbusters for the end of the year -- the top three movies that opened on Christmas day all broke the record for the biggest Christmas Day opening of all time.
Carrey Wins, Will Smith Comes Second At Weekend Box Office
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 01.21.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Audiences gave Jim Carrey's "Yes Man" an affirmative vote as his comedy opened at No. 1 for the weekend with $18.3 million. The t...
"Earth," Clint, "Doubt" And Che Have Big Weekends
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 01.14.2009 | Entertainment
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LOS ANGELES — Audiences sat still for Keanu Reeves' sci-fi remake "The Day the Earth Stood Still," making it the weekend's top movie with a $31 ...
Blaming Nicole Kidman
Melissa Silverstein | Posted 01.09.2009 | Entertainment
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Kidman is emblematic of the obsession with opening weekend dollars and how women still can't rate like the guys. Instead of blaming the actresses why don't we figure out a way for them to succeed?
"Four Christmases" Wins Again, "Frost/Nixon" Opens Huge
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 01.07.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — "Four Christmases" dug in for a long holiday stay at theaters, remaining the top movie for a second straight weekend with $16.8 mi...
Punisher: War Zone Tanks on Friday (Bad News for Female Directors?)
Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.06.2009 | Entertainment
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The Punisher: War Zone is pretty lousy, but I'm desperately concerned that its $1.6 million Friday gross is somehow going to be seen as a judgment on women directing hard action films.
Women's Films: A New Box Office Trend?
Melissa Silverstein | Posted 12.18.2008 | Entertainment
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As of today, there are two women-centric films -- Sex and the City and Mamma Mia! -- in the top 10 at the box office for the year.
Weekend Quantum Of Solace Box Office -- Bond Does Bourne at the Box Office Too
Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.16.2008 | Entertainment
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Various people are tossing around the Batman Begins/Dark Knight comparison for the Quantum Of Solace's $27 million opening day and $71 million opening weekend.
Madagascar Earns $63.5 Million at Box Office: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 10, 2008
Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media
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"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" took home the top spot at the Box Office this week. The DreamWorks-Paramount production took in $63.5 million at 4,056...
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