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BOX OFFICE

Nov 27, 2011 1:04 PM CST

Twilight Sucks in $62.3M

'Muppets' hit No. 2 with $42M

(Newser) - Breaking Dawn was busily sucking the life out of the box office for a second weekend, taking in another $62.3 million between Wednesday and today. That performance brings its total to $221.3 million, reports the LA Times. But Twilight wasn't the only draw at the box office,...

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 Wins Weekend Box Office

Breaking Dawn
Sucks Box Office Dry

Nov 20, 2011 3:39 PM CST

Breaking Dawn Sucks Box Office Dry

Twilight sequel easily beats Happy Feet Two

(Newser) - Bad reviews ? Ha! The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 sunk its teeth into the weekend box office, raking in $139.5 million and notching the fifth-best domestic opening ever, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Its only financial failing: missing the $142.8 million opening record set by...

Lion King
Keeps Crown,
Beats Moneyball

Box Office

Sep 26, 2011 3:46 AM CDT

Lion King Keeps Crown, Beats Moneyball

But Brad Pitt flick still biggest-opening baseball movie ever

(Newser) - Moneyball may have scored a homerun with critics , but at the end of the weekend the only number that mattered was 3D, as Disney's souped-up re-release of its 17-year-old The Lion King topped the box office for the second weekend in a row. The Lion King earned another $22....

Apes Finds Winning Formula

box office

Aug 8, 2011 2:23 AM CDT

Apes Finds Winning Formula

$54M opening rises far past expectations

(Newser) - Apes did not just take over our fictional world, they conquered our box office, too. Thanks to strong word-of-mouth and great reviews , Rise of the Planet of the Apes scored an unexpectedly strong opening weekend of $54 million—nearly $20 million better than the best forecast, says the Hollywood Reporter...

Harry Potter Hits $1B

Jul 31, 2011 4:36 PM CDT

Harry Potter Hits $1B

The boy wizard and the cash register on fire...

(Newser) - It took Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 all of 17 days to zoom to the $1 billion mark, becoming the first in the franchise to achieve a feat only eight other films have ever managed. But hot on Deathly Hallows Part 2's tail is Transformers: Dark ...

Captain America
Vanquishes
Harry Potter

BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Jul 24, 2011 1:59 PM CDT

Captain America Vanquishes Harry Potter

Superhero trounces boy wizard at the box office

(Newser) - Just a week after the final Harry Potter movie smashed all kinds of records, Captain America unceremoniously unseated the boy wizard, reports the LA Times. The 3D comic book extravaganza raked in $65.8 million, while Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 took a dive to $48.1...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Set Box-Office Record

Harry Potter Zaps
Box Office Record,
Nabs $168.6M

Jul 17, 2011 1:06 PM CDT

Harry Potter Zaps Box Office Record, Nabs $168.6M

Deathly Hallows Part 2 collects $475.6M globally in massive opening weekend

(Newser) - Harry Potter went out with a true bang: The final installment in the wizarding saga, the Deathly Hallows Part 2, notched almost half a billion dollars internationally, with an opening weekend take of $475.6 million. That shattered the previous record, Harry Potter and the Half -Blood Prince, which the...

Harry Potter
Conjures
Box Office
Records

Jul 15, 2011 9:59 AM CDT

Harry Potter Conjures Box Office Records

$180 million possible this weekend in United States alone

(Newser) - Harry Potter is shouting "Expelliarmus " to box office records all over the world, as the last film in the Potter series hits cinemas with an unprecedented bang. Factoring in midnight screenings, Warner Bros thinks Deathly Hallows: Part 2 could pull in $80 million today for the best single-day...

Transformers
Nails $372M,
No. 3 Opening
Weekend

Jul 3, 2011 1:06 PM CDT

Transformers Nails $372M, No. 3 Opening Weekend

Behind only 'Harry Potter' and 'Spider-Man 3'

(Newser) - Transformers: Dark of the Moon notched a smashing weekend, pocketing an eye-popping $372 million from around the globe and grabbing the No. 3 opening weekend of all time. The third in the franchise pulled in $162 million domestically, but it's proving to be a blockbuster overseas, notes the Hollywood ...

Hangover II Smashes Records

May 30, 2011 1:23 PM CDT

Hangover II Smashes Records

It rakes in a whopping $137.4M in five days

(Newser) - Of all the awful reviews the Hangover II has racked up, Newser particularly liked this one : Dana Stevens sums it up in Slate —it’s a “blatant cash grab.” And how. The film has officially smashed a number of records, thanks to its $137.4 million five-day...

Hangover Hauls in
Huge $86.5M Debut

May 29, 2011 3:28 PM CDT

Hangover Hauls in Huge $86.5M Debut

Apparently audiences don't care about the awful reviews

(Newser) - Hollywood's hangover is a lot bigger the second time around. The Hangover Part II hauled in $86.5 million in its first weekend, putting Hollywood on course to set a new revenue record for the long Memorial Day weekend, according to studio estimates today. The Hangover sequel did nearly...

Thor Thunders
Past Rivals

box office

May 9, 2011 3:14 AM CDT

Thor Thunders Past Rivals

With $66M, it's Marvel's third-best new-franchise opening

(Newser) - Thor hammered the competition over the weekend, pulling in $66 million and exceeding studio expectations. Though Thor is a lesser-known comic book title, the movie was Marvel's third-highest opening for a new franchise, behind the $115 million pulled in by Spider-Man in 2002, and the $98.6 million Iron ...

Tron Trounces
Box Office With $43.6M

Dec 19, 2010 5:23 PM CST

Tron Trounces Box Office With $43.6M

Sci-fi sequel sends Yogi Bear to No. 2

(Newser) - The much-hyped sci-fi sequel Tron: Legacy trounced its closest competition at the box office this weekend, notching $43.6 million in an opening weekend some 28 years after the original cult hit debuted. Its $200 million budget let filmmakers "do some incredible things," says the director of the...

Harry Potter's
$50.3M Haul
Tops Holiday
Weekend

Nov 28, 2010 4:27 PM CST

Harry Potter's $50.3M Haul Tops Holiday Weekend

But Tangled isn't far behind

(Newser) - A fairy-tale princess gave young wizard Harry Potter a run for his money at the weekend box office. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 remained the No. 1 movie with $50.3 million over Thanksgiving weekend, closely followed by the animated musical Tangled with $49.1 million, according...

Harry Potter
Has $125M
Weekend

ALL-TIME No. 6

Nov 21, 2010 11:20 AM CST

Harry Potter Has $125M Weekend

No. 6 opening weekend of all time

(Newser) - Harry Potter has cast his biggest box-office spell yet with a franchise record $125.1 million domestically over opening weekend. In terms of revenue, that puts Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ahead of the series' best previous debut of $102.7 million for 2005's Harry Potter and ...

Top 10 Young Box-Office Draws

Oct 18, 2010 10:03 AM CDT

Top 10 Young Box-Office Draws

Sam Worthington leads 'Young Hollywood' pack

(Newser) - Which of Hollywood’s young guns can claim the title of most likely to get you to the multiplex? Entertainment Weekly crunched the numbers to find out. Here they are by name, age, and box office average:

Sam Worthington, 34, $329.6M
Daniel Radcliffe, 21, $244.7M
Taylor Lautner, 18,

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Why This
Summer's
Box Office
Sucked

Sep 6, 2010 11:40 AM CDT

Why This Summer's Box Office Sucked

Inception, Toy Story among the few standouts

(Newser) - As summer officially winds to a close, the sad state of the summer box office becomes official: From the first weekend of May through Labor Day, about 552 million headed to multiplexes. That's the lowest figure since 1997, reports the New York Times in a look at the lessons that...

Airbender Defies
Critics, Rakes in $53M

big surprises dept

Jul 5, 2010 7:46 AM CDT

Airbender Defies Critics, Rakes in $53M

Shymalan's opus scores at box office despite disastrous reviews

(Newser) - Add this one to the list of holiday-weekend surprises : M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender may be " an insult to anyone with a triple-digit IQ," but plenty of triple-digit IQ Americans flocked to see it over the weekend. Though The Twilight Saga: Eclipse took first-place honors, Airbender slid...

Toy Story 3 Romps
in $109M Debut

PIXAR'S BEST

Jun 20, 2010 4:31 PM CDT

Toy Story 3 Romps in $109M Debut

Keeps Pixar's record of opening at No. 1 perfect

(Newser) - Movie fans have not outgrown the Toy Story 3 gang. The animated sequel leaped to the No. 1 spot with a $109 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates today, becoming the third animated film to top $100 million in the first weekend. The others were Shrek the Third with...

Toy Story 3 Opens Strong

Jun 19, 2010 2:07 PM CDT

Toy Story 3 Opens Strong

Earns $41M yesterday, on track for $100M weekend

(Newser) - Toy Story 3 has become the favorite plaything for moviegoers as the animated sequel heads to a $100-million-plus opening weekend. The latest hit from Disney's Pixar Animation took in $41 million in its first day yesterday, according to studio estimates. That puts Toy Story 3 on track to join Shrek ...