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Box Office Weekend: Captain America Falls to The Other Woman
While not winning the hearts of critics, The Other Woman managed to charm enough cash at the box office – an estimated $24.7 million – to finally push Captain America: The Winter Soldier (estimated $16 million) into second place. Not that the latest Marvel film has much to fear, considering its hefty domestic haul of $224.8 million alone is more than enough to make it a success. It is the current ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Captain America Winters On Top Again
Captain America: The Winter Soldier needs no introductions, mostly because this is the third time it has held the box office. Its estimated $26.6 million was enough to hold off three new releases (which appeared to have underwhelmed critics) as well as push it into domestic profitability (while having passed half a billion worldwide). Rio 2 held up well for a second weekend with an estimated $22.5...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Captain America Doesn’t Surrender and Remains Top Draw
Looking at total domestic box office gross and budget costs, it seems strange that a big-name winner with critics and audiences alike, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (estimated $41.4 million) still has not made back its money on these shores just yet. Still, like much of the top ten, those numbers belie a worldwide take that is stunning, with the latest Marvel franchise entry earning a stunni...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Captain America Busts Up Domestic and Worldwide Box Office
Leave it to Captain America to once again perform heroics, this time at the box office. Not only is the estimated $96.2 million of Captain America: The Winter Soldier the biggest opening ever for an April release, it is the biggest three-day opening weekend of 2014 so far, and worldwide the latest entry of the Marvel superhero franchise is doing even better, bringing in a grand total of $303.3 mil...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Noah Rides Wave of Controversy to the Top
Despite the many controversial issues brought up by Darren Aronofsky’s Noah (or perhaps because of them), the biblical epic got off to a good start with an estimated $44 million at the box office. With a total worldwide take of $95.1 million, it is well on its way to making back its $125 million costs. Meanwhile, Divergent has managed to make back its costs and then some, with its estimated $26.5 ...[Read More]
Custom Camaro Firebreather Featured in New Horror Film Jinn
Jinn, a new horror thriller written and directed by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, seems to have it all: ancient mythology, supernatural beings, and humans battling overwhelming forces in a classic struggle for survival. But most of all, Jinn has Firebreather, a highly customized Chevrolet Camaro built especially for use in the film. The hero in Jinn is played by Ray Park – Darth Maul from Star Wars Episode ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Divergent Conforms to Other YA Adaptations and Wins Big Opening Weekend
Divergent may not be impressing critics anytime soon, but the action-packed beginning to yet another young adult-themed trilogy got a good head start on its $85 million costs with an estimated $56 million at the box office, far and away the big winner. In a surprisingly distant second place, Muppets Most Wanted ended up much more favorable with critics, but not audiences, earning only an estimated...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Peabody Makes Big Comeback
Maybe it was word of mouth, maybe the time-traveling dog went through time to correct last week’s mistake, but audiences finally gave the dog of critically well-received Mr. Peabody & Sherman his day with a first-place finish and an estimated $21.2 million weekend at the box office. It topped both its release rival 300: Rise of an Empire (estimated $19.1 million) and newcomers Need for Speed (...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: 300 Conquers Peabody In Number, If Not Critics
Lackluster reviews for 300: Rise of an Empire, the sequel to the 2007 big budget story of the 300 Spartans, were not enough to keep audiences away as it earned the top spot at the box office. At an estimated $45.1 million, it beat Mr. Peabody & Sherman which, despite good reviews, earned an estimated $32.5 million, which leaves it at a fair pace behind its $145 million costs. Still, both are d...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Non-Stop Gets Off to Fast Start
The Lego Movie (estimated $21 million) finally met its match at the box office this week, falling out of the spotlight to the Liam Neeson thrill ride Non-Stop, which led the pack with an estimated $30 million. Despite mixed reviews, it made an excellent start on its $50 million budget. Not far behind, the biblical epic Son of God made an estimated $26.5 million, finding a strong audience but criti...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Lego Movie Builds Up to Retain Top Spot
Once again, The Lego Movie (of which a sequel was recently announced) managed to impress, grossing $275.7 million worldwide box office (in no little part to its continued success, with an estimated $31.5 million this weekend). It handily beat out the two big new releases, the Kevin Costner action thriller 3 Days to Kill (estimated $12.3 million) and the latest from Resident Evil director Paul W.S....[Read More]