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Spider-Man Does Even Better Than Expected

Jul 9, 2017 11:01 AM CDT

Teenage Spider-Man Is a Giant Hit

'Homecoming' rakes in $117M in debut weekend

(Newser) - Spider-Man: Homecoming opened with an estimated $117 million in North America, marking one of the summer's biggest debuts, per the AP . The better-than-expected result showed that moviegoers don't necessarily have franchise fatigue, if the new installment is good enough. The well-received Homecoming kicks off the third Spider-Man iteration...

Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler's Movie Tanks at Box Office

Will Ferrell Just Had One of
His Worst-Ever Movie Openings

Jul 2, 2017 11:52 AM CDT

Will Ferrell Just Had One of His Worst-Ever Movie Openings

'The House' pulls in just $9M; 'Despicable Me 3' earns $75M

(Newser) - The Minions are still a box office force, but not Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler. Studio estimates on Sunday say that Universal and Illumination's Despicable Me 3 earned $75.4 million over the weekend, while the former Saturday Night Live stars' gambling comedy burned down, per the AP . Despicable ...

Transformers
Rules Box Office

Jun 25, 2017 12:50 PM CDT

Transformers Rules Box Office

Though latest installment not pulling in as much as earlier ones

(Newser) - Michael Bay's Transformers: The Last Knight scored a franchise-low debut but still easily topped the North American box office with an estimated $43.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend. The Paramount Pictures release, the fifth in the Transformers series, totaled $69.1 million in five days, after...

Wonder Woman Vs. Mummy?
It's No Contest

Jun 11, 2017 12:30 PM CDT

Wonder Woman Vs. Mummy? It's No Contest

The superhero flick, in its second week, beats 'The Mummy' in its debut

(Newser) - Wonder Woman wrapped up Tom Cruise's The Mummy at the weekend box office, pulling in an estimated $57.2 million in North American theaters. Universal's The Mummy looked its age, selling a relatively feeble $32.2 million in tickets in its debut weekend, reports the AP . That couldn'...

Wonder Woman Rules Box Office With $100.5M Debut

Wonder Woman
Sets Record With
$100.5M Debut

Jun 4, 2017 11:29 AM CDT

Wonder Woman Sets Record With $100.5M Debut

It's the biggest opening weekend ever for a film directed by a woman

(Newser) - Wonder Woman has soared to a $100.5 million box-office debut in North American theaters, making the Patty Jenkins-directed superhero film the biggest opening ever for a movie directed by a woman, the AP reports. According to studio estimates Sunday, the well-reviewed Wonder Woman surpassed industry expectations with one of...

Baywatch Sinks Like the Rock

BOX OFFICE

May 28, 2017 11:29 AM CDT

Baywatch Sinks Like the Rock

Pirates of the Caribbean sails away with top spot

(Newser) - It was smooth sailing to the top spot at the box office for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, but the waters were choppier for the much-derided Dwayne Johnson comedy Baywatch. Studio estimates on Sunday say the fifth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise commandeered...

Alien Lands With Audiences

BOX OFFICE

May 21, 2017 12:18 PM CDT

Alien Lands With Audiences

'Covenant' edges out 'Guardians'

(Newser) - Alien: Covenant is just barely edging out Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 in the weekend box-office space battle, reports the AP . Studio estimates Sunday show Ridley Scott's latest Alien exploit opened with $36 million in ticket sales. Guardians collected just over $35 million in its third week of...

King Arthur Suffers
Legend of the Flop

BOX OFFICE

May 14, 2017 11:07 AM CDT

King Arthur Suffers Legend of the Flop

$175M Guy Ritchie film scores disastrous $14.7M, behind 'Guardians,' 'Snatched'

(Newser) - The first major box office flop of the summer movie season has arrived. Studio estimates on Sunday say director Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword opened to a bleak $14.7 million from more than 3,700 locations against a costly $175 million production budget, reports the...

Guardians Smashes
Its Own Record

BOX OFFICE

May 7, 2017 11:31 AM CDT

Guardians Smashes Its Own Record

$145M debut for Marvel's latest winner

(Newser) - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 rocketed to an estimated $145 million debut, kicking off Hollywood's summer movie season with something the movie business has been lacking: a sequel more successful than the original. Studio estimates released Sunday said James Gunn's second Guardians film opened 54% higher than...

Latin Lover Dumps The Circle

BOX OFFICE

Apr 30, 2017 11:34 AM CDT

Latin Lover Dumps The Circle

As 'Fate of the Furious' zooms to a third No. 1 showing in a row

(Newser) - Critics hated The Circle , and audiences didn't appear to much care for it, either, as Emma Watson's latest took in a wobbly $9.3 million and fourth place in a weekend box office that was yet again dominated by The Fate of the Furious, reports Variety . The...

Bale, Heigl
in Dueling
Disasters

BOX OFFICE

Apr 23, 2017 11:02 AM CDT

Bale, Heigl in Dueling Disasters

'Unforgettable' isn't, 'The Promise' breaks as 'Fate of the Furious' zooms to top again

(Newser) - Katherine Heigl suffered the worst opening weekend of her career as audiences forgot in droves to go see Unforgettable, but still managed to come out ahead of Christian Bale's latest, the apparently controversial The Promise. Per the Hollywood Reporter , Fate of the Furious again came out on top, with...

Fate of the Furious
Just Made Movie History

Apr 17, 2017 9:32 AM CDT

Fate of the Furious Just Made Movie History

It pulls in a record $532M worldwide in its opening weekend

(Newser) - The Fate of the Furious might not have opened as well as expected in the US, but it was enough to give the movie the biggest worldwide debut ever. The eighth film in the Fast and Furious franchise pulled in a $532.5 million globally in its opening weekend, edging...

Furious Finds Its $100M Fate

BOX OFFICE

Apr 16, 2017 11:00 AM CDT

Furious Finds Its $100M Fate

Easily wins the weekend, but falls far short of 'Furious 7'

(Newser) - Fate of the Furious sped its way to a $100.2 million opening weekend, enough for a No. 1 finish that was disappointing only when stacked up against Furious 7's $147.2 million opener, reports Forbes . The eighth installment scored big globally, notes Variety , with $532.5 million, easily...

Boss Baby Tells
Smurfs to Get Lost

BOX OFFICE

Apr 9, 2017 11:04 AM CDT

Boss Baby Tells Smurfs to Get Lost

'Lost Village' tanks in first week

(Newser) - It apparently takes more than a lost village to make Smurfs relevant again, as Alec Baldwin's wise-cracking Boss Baby stayed atop the box office a second week with $26.3 million. Beauty and the Beast was close behind with $25 million as it heads toward the $1 billion mark,...

'Poor Shia': LaBeouf Film
Makes Less Than $9 in UK

Apr 5, 2017 8:23 AM CDT

'Poor Shia': LaBeouf Film Makes Less Than $9 in UK

'Man Down' sold the equivalent (if we're being generous) of one ticket

(Newser) - Everyone in the UK must have seen the Rotten Tomatoes reviews for Shia LaBeouf's new movie, because absolutely no one is going to see it—except for maybe one person. Variety , which describes Man Down as a "war thriller," simply says "Ouch" as it reports the...

Dreamworks'
Baby Bosses
Beauty and
the Beast

BOX OFFICE

Apr 2, 2017 11:01 AM CDT

Dreamworks' Baby Bosses Beauty and the Beast

And 'Ghost in the Shell' tanks

(Newser) - The taskmaster toddler of Boss Baby has dethroned Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the box office with a $49 million debut. Studio estimates released Sunday said the DreamWorks Animation release starring Alec Baldwin as a suit-clad baby narrowly edged out the previous two-week leader. The live-action Beauty and ...

Beast Romps, CHiPs Tanks

BOX OFFICE

Mar 26, 2017 11:35 AM CDT

Beast Romps, CHiPs Tanks

Disney remake shows little sign of slowing down in 2nd week out

(Newser) - Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast has continued to enchant audiences in its second weekend in theaters, reports the AP . Studio estimates say the film added $88.3 million to its total this weekend, down only 49% from its massive debut. The box-office juggernaut has earned $317 million to...

Beast Roars in
Monster Debut

BOX OFFICE

Mar 19, 2017 11:15 AM CDT

Beast Roars in Monster Debut

Disney's live-action remake annihilates G and PG records with $170M opening

(Newser) - Disney's live-action Beauty was a beast at the box office, opening with an estimated $170 million in North American ticket sales and setting a new high mark for family movies, reports the AP . Beauty and the Beast dominated globally, notes the Hollywood Reporter , pulling in another $180 million from...

Sorry, Logan,
Kong Is King

BOX OFFICE

Mar 12, 2017 12:07 PM CDT

Sorry, Logan, Kong Is King

'Skull Island' swings to $61M victory

(Newser) - A new king swung to the top of the box office this weekend with Kong: Skull Island dethroning Hugh Jackman's latest stand as Wolverine in Logan. Skull Island took in $61 million in its debut, reports the Los Angeles Times , though that falls well short of the reported $185...

Logan Claws Out
an $85.3M Win

BOX OFFICE

Mar 5, 2017 12:03 PM CST

Logan Claws Out an $85.3M Win

Adamantium on display as 'Moonlight' is rising

(Newser) - The R-rated X-Men spinoff Logan slashed into the weekend box office, reports the AP , opening with a massive $85.3 million that surpassed expectations and ranks among the top March debuts ever. The 20th Century Fox release features Hugh Jackman in what he has hinted could be his final performance...