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Worst Movie
of 2012
Made $264

Dec 30, 2012 10:40 AM CST

Worst Movie of 2012 Made $264

About 33 people went to see Christian Slater's 'Playback'

(Newser) - Remember when Christian Slater was hot? Neither does America. The onetime A-lister found a new basement in the box office this year with his presumably horrible horror flick, Playback. How bad are the stats? Playback played one theater for one week in March—and raked in a not-so-whopping $264. That'...

Jack Reacher Polls Well, Can't Beat The Hobbit

Crowds Love
Jack Reacher,
But Hobbit
Still Wins

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Dec 23, 2012 1:42 PM CST

Crowds Love Jack Reacher, But Hobbit Still Wins

Judd Apatow's 'This Is 40' takes 3rd at weekend box office

(Newser) - Christmas weekend is weird for Hollywood because movies often gain traction as the holiday week goes on, the New York Times reports. Still, the box office looks plausible enough: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey held onto first with $36.7 million, ahead of Jack Reacher ($15.6 million) and Judd...

Hobbit Precious
in $84.8M Debut

Dec 16, 2012 12:42 PM CST

Hobbit Precious in $84.8M Debut

But not quite as precious as experts predicted

(Newser) - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey sailed through its first weekend with an $84.8 million haul, shattering the previous record for December but rather underperforming expectations that had pegged the $250 million blockbuster at somewhere between $120 million and $140 million. The good news: Those who did turn out loved...

Butler's Playing
Flops as Bond
Reclaims No. 1

BOX OFFICE REPORT

Dec 9, 2012 12:55 PM CST

Butler's Playing Flops as Bond Reclaims No. 1

Gerard Butler isn't having much luck with rom-coms these days

(Newser) - Gerard Butler's Playing for Keeps might be "soulless" and "sexist," but at least it was a total failure at the box office on its opening weekend, marking the fourth flop in just a pair of years for the actor. Butler's rom-com was the only movie...

Pitt's Killing Them
Gets Slaughtered

BOX OFFICE REPORT

Dec 2, 2012 12:06 PM CST

Pitt's Killing Them Gets Slaughtered

Movie tanks in actor's worst open since 1994

(Newser) - Brad Pitt got a taste of life on the D-list this weekend, with his worst opening weekend since 1994: Killing Them Softly pulled in an anemic $7 million, distantly behind Breaking Dawn: Part 2's $17.4 million, Skyfall's $17 million, and Lincoln's $13.5 million, reports the...

New Films Struggle
on Record Weekend

box office

Nov 25, 2012 2:25 PM CST

New Films Struggle on Record Weekend

'Rise of the Guardians' can't crack the top 3

(Newser) - Woe to those who go up against vampires and James Bond—not to mention Abe Lincoln. Holdovers ruled the box office this holiday weekend, with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2 winning easily ($43.1 million), followed by Skyfall ($36 million) and awards hopeful Lincoln ($34.1 million), says...

Breaking Dawn—Part 2
Eats Up Box Office

Nov 18, 2012 2:27 PM CST

Breaking Dawn—Part 2 Eats Up Box Office

'Skyfall' becomes top-grossing Bond film ever

(Newser) - Critics are thrilled it's finally over . Fans, it seems, not so much: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2 wrapped up the Twilight series with a rocking $340 million worldwide debut and $141.3 million at home, says the Hollywood Reporter . Its franchise-high CinemaScore of A and highest grade...

Bond Soars
in Record
$87.8M Debut

Nov 11, 2012 11:15 AM CST

Bond Soars in Record $87.8M Debut

'Skyfall' scores franchise's best opening weekend

(Newser) - The sky's the limit for James Bond's Skyfall: The 23rd Bond film hauled in a franchise-record $87.8 million in its first weekend at US theaters. According to distributor Sony, adding $2.2 million from Thursday night previews at large-format theaters, Skyfall has taken in $90 million domestically....

Cloud Atlas Fizzles

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Oct 28, 2012 1:38 PM CDT

Cloud Atlas Fizzles

While Ben Affleck's 'Argo' rises to the top

(Newser) - Either Argo triumphed at the weekend box office, or Hollywood's other offerings were just too weak to compete, the LA Times reports. Ben Affleck's rescue thriller snagged the top spot in its third week with $12.4 million—the year's second-lowest No.1—followed by The Possession...

Ben Affleck's
Argo Can't
Unseat the
No. 1 Film

box office

Oct 14, 2012 4:40 PM CDT

Ben Affleck's Argo Can't Unseat the No. 1 Film

Liam Neeson wins again with 'Taken 2'

(Newser) - Liam Neeson edged Ben Affleck at the box office this weekend as Taken 2 banked $22.5 million and the Affleck-directed political thriller Argo debuted at $20.1 million, says the Hollywood Reporter . The micro-budgeted horror film Sinister ($18.3 million) beat expectations by taking third, followed by Hotel Transylvania ...

What Reviews?
Taken 2 Kicks
More Butt

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Oct 7, 2012 5:37 PM CDT

What Reviews? Taken 2 Kicks More Butt

Tim Burton's 3-D 'Frankenweenie' fizzles in fifth

(Newser) - Reviews notwithstanding , Taken 2 stomped the weekend box office with a $50 million bow—the best October opening ever for a PG-13 film, says the Hollywood Reporter. The Liam Neeson action-film sequel also shot up overseas competition by raking in $55 million more. Domestically, Hotel Transylvania ($27 million) slid...

Transylvania
Scares Up
Record Debut

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Sep 30, 2012 4:21 PM CDT

Transylvania Scares Up Record Debut

'Looper' takes second while 'Won't Back Down' tanks

(Newser) - Hotel Transylvania scared off the competition this weekend with the strongest debut since The Dark Knight Rises and the best September bow ever, says the Hollywood Reporter. The animation film's $43 million opening ousted Sweet Home Alabama, which banked $35.6 million on its first weekend, albeit without premium...

End of Watch,
Scary House
Tie on Slow
Weekend

box office

Sep 23, 2012 4:57 PM CDT

End of Watch, Scary House Tie on Slow Weekend

'Dredd 3D' underwhelms after all the Comic-Con hype

(Newser) - Ticket sales continued to sag this weekend as Jake Gyllenhaal and Jennifer Lawrence tied at the box office and sci-fi action flick Dredd 3D fared poorly, the LA Times reports. Gyllenhaal's police drama End of Watch and Lawrence's horror film House at the End of the Street each...

Ticket Sales
Nosedive;
Possession
Still No. 1

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Sep 9, 2012 4:56 PM CDT

Ticket Sales Nosedive; Possession Still No. 1

Box office revenue plummets

(Newser) - Box office revenue sank to a pitiable low this weekend as the horror flick Possession held the top spot with a mere $9.5 million, says the Hollywood Reporter . Only the anti-Obama doc 2016: Obama's America made waves by breaking $26 million overall and becoming the second-most successful political...

Possession
Casts Spell
With $21M
Opening

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Sep 3, 2012 4:50 PM CDT

Possession Casts Spell With $21M Opening

Shia LaBeouf's 'Lawless' comes in second

(Newser) - Forgotten for much of the summer, horror fans flocked to Possession and gave it the second-best Labor Day opening ever at $21.3 million, says The Hollywood Reporter. The Prohibition-era shoot-em-up Lawless took second with $13 million. The anti-Obama doc 2016: Obama's America came in ninth ($7.3 million),...

Biggest Flop
This Summer:
All of Hollywood

Box Office

Sep 3, 2012 6:03 AM CDT

Biggest Flop This Summer: All of Hollywood

Tickets sales reached lowest level in 20 years

(Newser) - Hollywood is happy to call "cut" on this summer's less-than-blockbuster movie season, with box office numbers down across the board, reports the New York Times . US revenues fell 3% to $4.28 billion for the period from May to this Labor Day weekend, the first drop in summer...

Expendables 2 Limps Into 1st

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Aug 19, 2012 4:09 PM CDT

Expendables 2 Limps Into 1st

Whitney Houston's last movie, 'Sparkle,' takes fifth

(Newser) - Seems Americans aren’t beating the heat in the cool refuge of movie theaters. Expendables 2 hobbled to No. 1 this weekend with $28.8 million, $6 million behind The Expendables' debut, despite having some extra star power (Liam Hemsworth and Chuck Norris are among the "newbies"). Bourne ...

Bourne Wins
But Doesn't
Wow Box
Office

Aug 12, 2012 2:16 PM CDT

Bourne Wins But Doesn't Wow Box Office

'The Campaign' and 'Hope Springs' fare well in top 5

(Newser) - The Bourne Legacy gunned down the box office this weekend but didn't hit a bull's eye like former Bourne flicks. The franchise reboot opened at No.1 with $40.3 million, outpacing R-rated comedy The Campaign ($27.4 million) and dropping The Dark Knight Rises to third ($19....

Dark Knight
Debuts at
Around $160M

Jul 22, 2012 1:31 PM CDT

Dark Knight Debuts at Around $160M

Studios hide the numbers; Anne Hathaway speaks up

(Newser) - The Dark Knight Rises no doubt ruled the weekend box office, but by how much? Major studios are keeping official estimates under wraps after the Dark Knight massacre , but Hollywood sources estimate a slightly disappointing $160 million debut (audience surveys had indicated up to $200 million). But put that in...

Ice Age
Freezes Out
Spider-Man

box office

Jul 15, 2012 4:31 PM CDT

Ice Age Freezes Out Spider-Man

Fox cartoon sequel opens with $46 million

(Newser) - Ice Age: Prehistoric Drift scored a $46 million debut this weekend and beat out The Amazing Spider-Man ($35 million), but failed to match the Ice Age best bow ever. That crown goes to Ice Age: The Meltdown, which opened to $68 million in 2006. Among other weekend films, Oliver Stone'...