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‘Blind Side’ is the Weekend Champ

Published on: 8th December, 2009

The Blind Side rolled over the competition at the box office this past weekend, adding another $20 million to its growing total. The feel-good football story has already scored $130 million in 18 days on a budget of a mere $35M.
The movie was placed into turnaround by Fox and picked up by Alcon Entertainment.  [...]

‘2012′ Destroys the Box Office

Published on: 15th November, 2009

Roland Emmerich’s “mother of all disaster movies” 2012 destroyed the box office this weekend, bringing in an estimated $65 million domestic and a global total of $225 million.
The smash opening is just shy of Emmerich’s Day After Tomorrow debut at the start of summer ‘04, but is easily the largest for star John Cusack, more [...]

‘Christmas Carol’ Wraps Up Top Spot

Published on: 8th November, 2009

Disney’s A Christmas Carol topped the domestic box office this weekend with $31 million, besting competition from one of George Clooney’s three movies this season, alien abductions, and the latest from Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly.
The figure for the 3-D winner is on the low end of expectations, but still managed to open larger than [...]

‘This Is It’ Sets Global Concert Film Record

Published on: 1st November, 2009

Posthumous Michael Jackson documentary This Is It posted $101 million internationally since its debut on Tuesday night to become the largest concert film in history.  (Even though it’s not actually a concert.)  As expected the “King of Pop” took down the smiling competition of Miley Cyrus and her Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour ($70.6M).
Sony [...]

Paranormal Activity Tops Saw VI at Box Office

Published on: 25th October, 2009

Paramount Pictures’ low-budget phenomenon Paranormal Activity rose through the ranks to first place this weekend, beating horror competition from Lionsgate’s Saw VI.  Astro Boy and Cirque du Freak took a harsh beating too.
The $15,000 production added another $22 million as it expanded to roughly 1,945 theaters across the country.  It’s $62.5 million gross screams profitability, [...]

‘The Wild Things Are’ Atop the Box Office

Published on: 19th October, 2009

Warner Bros’ moody Where the Wild Things Are landed on top of the box office with $32.7 million, beating analyst expectations and competition from the Gerard Butler/Jamie Foxx movie Law Abiding Citizen.
The children’s book adaptation may be PG, but it certainly didn’t play like a kids movie on the screen or in the numbers. [...]

Couples Retreat Wins, Paranormal Activity Huge

Published on: 11th October, 2009

The ensemble comedy Couples Retreat made $35.3 million this weekend, well over expectations and competition only from holdovers.  But the big story is Paranormal Activity’s massive success on just 159 screens.
The PG-13 comedy’s win is finally good news for Universal who has been in a slump with box office bombs all year.  The win comes [...]

Zombieland Leads the Pack, Whip It Stumbles

Published on: 4th October, 2009

Sony’s Zombieland, starring Woody Harrelson, lead the pack at the box office this weekend with an estimated $25 million.  The studio also held the second spot with strong holdover Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs earning $16.7 million in its third week.
Meanwhile, Michael Moore’s latest docu-comedy Capitalism: A Love Story had a weak start down [...]

Meatballs Win Again, Surrogates in Distant 2nd

Published on: 27th September, 2009

After dominating last weekend, Sony Picture Animation’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs repeated its box office win over three newcomers as audiences went back for seconds.  Surrogates, Fame, and Pandorum all fell to the falling food flick.
The animated family film made another $24.6 million, only a 19% drop from week to week for a [...]

Meatballs Win Weekend, Jennifer’s Body Flops

Published on: 21st September, 2009

Sony Picture Animation’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs took the top spot at the box office over the weekend.  The 3-D kid flick dominated with $30.3 million, the third largest opening for a September release in history.  Meanwhile, Megan Fox’s latest opened poorly.
The well-reviewed PG Meatballs movie is an animated adaptation of the beloved [...]

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