The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
The Top Five Earning Movies of 2012 (and Five That Wish They Were)
The year 2012 was a big one for movies, especially for comic-book superheroes. While one strove to be the top-earner of all-time (and fell short behind the master of moneymaking, James Cameron), another came seemingly out of nowhere to land itself in the number three slot, proving that teenagers could find grand entertainment in something other than the Twilight Saga…oh, wait, that made it, too. B...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Hobbits Win Again
Well, it’s that time of year again. For those of you diehards who must get your box office info, know that the studios will not be releasing the official numbers for this weekend until the New Year, just the estimates. Until then, here’s the short, short version of the box office news: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey held off the four new big releases by a substantial amount (though it dropped q...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: An Unexpected Journey Makes Big, but Lower than Expected Debut
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson’s prequel to his epic The Lord of the Rings series, was expected to make a big start, and even if there had been any new competition it was not likely to cause much damage against its big take: an estimated $84.8 million, larger than the opening weekends of any of the Lord of the Rings films and the biggest December opening on record. However, An Un...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Skyfall Rises Back to the Top of a Tepid Weekend
With the wide release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey due next weekend and little new to talk about, box office returns are down significantly from the previous week, though James Bond is certainly not frowning. Skyfall returned to the number one spot for the weekend, having been displaced after its opening by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 for three weeks. Though receipts are expect...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: No Sunset for Twilight
Critics might not have agreed, but there was no stopping the juggernaut finale…The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 held the top spot for the third week in a row. Though its estimated $17.4 million is far below its previous weekend totals, it has not suffered a bit for it, having earned $254.6 million domestically and $702.4 worldwide. If its fortunes continue it could be not only be the highes...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Thanksgiving Weekend Grateful for Some Big Hits
Note: Any estimate given in brackets represents how much the movie made over the five-day weekend; all other estimates represent the three-day weekend. While revenue over the three-day weekend may have been down from last week overall, Thanksgiving added a nice bit of revenue to the box office, with both The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Skyfall helping this weekend to be the highest ear...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Rides Off Into the Sunset With Big Opening Weekend
What more can be said? While The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 did not rise to the opening weekend numbers of New Moon, it certainly came close: the latest (and last) film in the series earned an estimated $141.3 million, more than enough for the series to end on a financial high note (having cost $120 million to make and $199.6 million in foreign box office alone). Critics may have been kin...[Read More]