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Box Office Weekend: Frozen Moves Up in the World But Hunger Games Still Wants a Little More
Despite a drop in revenue, Disney’s latest, Frozen, managed to move up in the standings, taking the first-place spot after a small limited release and a second-place finish in its wide release debut, earning an estimated $31.6 million. Though it has yet to make a domestic profit, it did manage to knock The Hunger Games: Catching Fire from its seemingly unbeatable perch, earning only an estimated $...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Catching Fire Still Blazing; Can’t Be Cooled by Frozen
Much like its predecessor The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is not just trying to break box office records, but going on to be one of the big winners of 2013 as well. With an estimated $74.5 million for the weekend, it now sits in third place for highest domestic grosser of 2013…well shy of Despicable Me 2, but two or three more weeks of good performance might even topple that giant. Not to be outdo...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Catching Fire Not Just a Clever Name, Breaks Box Office Records
While Thor: The Dark World sizzled briefly at the box office (and had to settle this week for an estimated $14.1 million, still a few million short of its costs), it has nothing on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Much like the first film, it has earned critical and financial praise, and made an estimated $161.1 million…not only the best weekend for a film in November, but the best opening weekend...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Best Man Holiday a Hit, But Not Mighty Enough to Defeat Thor
Thor: The Dark World had a bit of an Ender’s Game moment at the box office, slipping massively from its debut after a successful opening day. However, when your opening weekend is $85.7 million, to earn an estimated $38.5 million the second is hardly cause for alarm, as Marvel continues its unstoppable press of successful films here and worldwide. It managed to beat out the debut of the positively...[Read More]
New Divergent Trailer Released Via Worldwide Event
Check out the new Divergent trailer and let us know what you think. The trailer for the highly anticipated film, which was directed by Neil Burger, was released today by Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF) company during an event broadcast worldwide earlier today. ABOUT THE FILM DIVERGENT is a thrilling action-adventure film set in a future where people are divided into distinct faction...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Thor In Valhalla, Takes Box Office by Storm
Box office receipts have been tepid as of late, but Thor: The Dark World changed that for the better by absolutely trouncing the competition. While other films have been doing decent enough business, the latest Marvel blockbuster came into November with a hearty and decisive bang, picking up an estimated $86.1 million. The second highest earner, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, while a rousing succe...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Ender’s Game Starts November with a Minor Victory
The new sci-fi action adventure Ender’s Game took first place at the box office to begin November, but its estimated $28 million was not exactly a rousing start to financial success, despite it getting fairly positive reviews. This week’s second-place finisher, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (an estimated $20.5 million) had a better opening weekend, and had already made back its costs and then some...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Bad Grandpa Defies Gravity
Leave it to Johnny Knoxville to achieve the impossible…namely, to take a mega-hit, blockbuster film and send it to slot number two on the top ten. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa took first place for the weekend with an estimated $32 million, making twice its production costs in a single weekend. It sent Gravity, which has scored well domestically and abroad, to second place with an estimated $20.3 ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Gravity Stays Up Once More
Even with a number of new films coming out this weekend, nothing could topple Gravity from its perch. With an estimated $31 million, it did not lose much steam, making a push to pass the $200 million mark domestically – a feat it could achieve by next weekend if its numbers hold steady. Captain Phillips, the second-place finisher for the second week in a row, is unlikely to make those kinds of num...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Captain Phillips Sails a Steady Ship but Gravity Holds It Down
Captain Phillips is the new critical darling, receiving almost unanimously excellent reviews, and a strong opening weekend with an estimated $26 million. However, its performance was not good enough to keep Gravity from snagging the top spot once again with an estimated $44.3 million. Alfonso Cuarón has entered its second week not only profitable, but having broken $100 million in box office gross...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Gravity Rises to the Top of the Box Office
Receiving almost universal praise and a strong start to boot, director Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity took no prisoners with its estimated $55.6 million start. While it has a ways to go before it makes back its $100 million costs, it easily toppled last week’s favorite, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, which made an estimated $21.5 million…not much of a drop from the previous week, all things consid...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Forecast Calls for Cloudy With a Chance of Winning Box Office
Sony may not have a Despicable Me 2 on their hands, but they did come up with a strong start with a sequel of their own; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 debuted in first place at the box office with an estimated $35 million. Not only is that more in the first weekend than its predecessor, but with a cheaper price tag than the first film as well ($78 million vs. $100 million). Unfortunately, it...[Read More]