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Weekend Box Office – The Surge
Shocking audience members as well as every Box Office analyst yuppie across America was The Purge, which stole #1 with a whopping $36 million, according to studio estimates, this past weekend, doubling even the boldest predictions. People apparently love the idea of getting to torture for 12 hours straight. Maybe we’ll see a new Amendment soon. Slowing …
Read More »Weekend Box Office – Earth Disappears
Well, Fast & Furious 6 continued to zip past everyone else, even as it dropped 64% to $34.5 million for $170m total so far. By next week, Diesel and his crew should easily pass the $215m of Fast Five for the biggest film yet in the long running franchise. Worldwide, it’s already past $400m …
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Read More »Weekend Box Office – Darkness Wins
Star Trek Into Darkness took #1 at the weekend box office, as expected. Unfortunately, its estimated $70 million opening was smaller than the previous film’s $79m opening in 2009. As the film officially opened on Thursday, some of that number was offset and in total, Trek 2 took in $84m since its Thursday …
Read More »Weekend Box Office – Gatsby Pretty Good
Leonardo DiCaprio proved once again that he is unsinkable in a period piece as his latest, ‘The Great Gatsby’, surprised everyone by raking in $51.1 million over Mother’s Day weekend, according to studio estimates. Despite very mixed reviews, Baz Luhrman’s lyrical adaptation came close to stealing away the #1 spot from Marvel. Not bad for a …
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Read More »Weekend Box Office – Iron Man’s Global Domination
Who cares about the rest of the box office when 80% of this past weekend was dominated by one film – Iron Man 3. Tony Stark and friends opened this weekend to $174.1 million, the 2nd biggest opening weekend EVER! And since The Avengers held the largest opening with $207m last year, Robert Downey …
Read More »Weekend Box Office – It’s Painful
Michael Bay conquered the box office yet again with his bodybuilders turned kidnapping entrepreneurs flick Pain and Gain, as the film launched with $20 million according to studio estimates. Bay is no stranger to #1, as only The Island hasn’t hit it for him, and the combination of
Read More »Weekend Box Office – Obliterated
Tom Cruise gunned his way to the top with Oblivion, his biggest opener since 2005 (outside of Mission Impossible films). According to studio estimates, Oblivion swept up about $38 million this weekend and gave Cruise a much-needed megahit. His star has taken a hit the last few years, starting with his crazy couch bouncing, but …
Read More »Weekend Box Office – It’s A HOme Run!
Jackie Robinson scores again, as the film based on his life story, ‘42‘, scored at the box office with a huge #1 opening of $27.2 million according to studio estimates, the largest opening for any baseball themed film. Relative unknown Chadwick Boseman took the plate (I’ve got a million of ’em) to take on the almost immortal …
Read More »Weekend Box Office – Evil Wins
Director Fede Alvarez accomplished something original director Sam Raimi never did, his Evil Dead opened at #1 for the weekend 4/5-7. Granted, Raimi and original series star Bruce Campbell waved their magic wands to get it done, but still – Fede will always have that. Another feat? The $25.7 million weekend was more than all …
Read More »Weekend Box Office – Yo Joe!
G.I. Joe Retaliation wiped out the competition with a #1 opening not just here, but worldwide. With an estimated $41 million in North America ($51m since opening Thursday), which was strong but not fantastic, and $130m worldwide (which puts it opening bigger than Oz for the biggest thus far this year) – The Rock, Bruce Willis and …
Read More »Weekend Box Office Mar 22-24
The Croods took the #1 spot by a wide margin with an estimated $44.7 million, and $108m worldwide. People love their cavemen cartoons. The Croods also serves as the biggest hit Nic Cage has had in a VERY, very long time. Can you see his overacting in the pixels? In #2 was Olympus Has Fallen with $30.5m, which …
Read More »Weekend Box Office Mar 15-17
Oz continued its Great & Powerful domination at the box office with $41.2 million, down only 48% from last weekend for a $144m total. Based on its current trajectory, the Wizard of Oz prequel is on course to end up with about $230m total US and over $500m worldwide. Not a bad number for a …
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