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Box Office: ‘Mockingjay’ Takes Flight, ‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘Interstellar’ Hold Steady
Lionsgate’s decision to split up the final Hunger Games movie seemed to be met with at least some backlash as The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 finished its opening weekend with $123 million. That number is about 22 drop off from the previous films which both opened with more than $150 million. Of course, … Continue reading
Box Office: Moviegoers Get ‘Dumb” While ‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘Interstellar’ Soar
Harry and Lloyd ruled the box office once again while Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Interstellar performed well in their second weeks. Nearly 20 years after audiences were first introduced to bumbling morons Harry and Lloyd, Dumb & Dumber To finished in first with a $38.05 million opening weekend. The sequel was Jim Carrey’s biggest … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘Big Hero 6’ Edges Out ‘Interstellar’
Big Hero 6 edged out the top spot at the box office over Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi movie Interstellar this weekend. The latest Disney movie finished the weekend with $56.2 million while Nolan’s epic finished at $50 million. Disney’s latest also had the second highest opening for an animated movie this year behind only The LEGO … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘Nightcrawler,’ ‘Ouija’ Tie for First Place, ‘Saw,’ ‘Before I Go To Sleep’ Bomb
Halloween weekend was a pretty light one at the box office, leading to a rare virtual tie at the top. New release Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal and defending top film Ouija each brought in about $10.9 million. Nightcrawler was certainly a tough sell. Even with overall favorable reviews from critics, it was difficult to get … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘Ouija’ Scares Up First Place Debut, ‘John Wick’ Nails Second
Regardless of how awful word of mouth and critic reviews are, horror movies will always do at least modestly well in the month of October. Coupled with only one other major wide release and Universal’s Ouija managed to take first place with an estimated $20 million. The board game adaptation featured an overwhelmingly young, 25-and-under … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘Fury’ Wins Box Office War
Backed by an arsenal of strong reviews and a well-executed marketing campaign, Fury managed to steamroll its way to the top of the box office, flattening a handful of new releases and dropping Gone Girl to second place. I think I’ve shelled you with enough tank metaphors in that opening sentence. David Ayer’s World War … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘Gone Girl’ Holds Off New Releases For Second Week at Top
Audiences were more interested in seeing Gone Girl this weekend than catching a leading man in one of three new wide releases. The David Fincher mystery adapted from Gillian Flynn’s novel placed first with $26.8 million and dipped only 29% from its opening week. The film has now grossed $78.3 million domestically and $140.4 million … Continue reading
Box Office: Audiences Go For Thrills as ‘Gone Girl,’ ‘Annabelle,’ Finish in Dead Heat
Audiences went searching for thrills in theaters this past weekend as David Fincher’s Gone Girl and The Conjuring prequel Annabelle finished neck-and-neck at the box office. Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s popular novel starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike officially finished first with a $38 million opening. It was the biggest opening for Fincher since … Continue reading
Box Office: Denzel Washington Shoots ‘The Equalizer’ to First Place
Denzel Washington powered The Equalizer to the fourth highest September debut ever. The R-rated action movie opened with an estimated $35 million, ranking it behind Hotel Translyvania, Insidious Chapter 2 and Sweet Home Alabama. The Equalizer was Washington’s third highest opening behind American Gangster and Safe House. The Equalizer marks the 12th consecutive Washington movie … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘The Maze Runner’ Dashes to First & Scores a Sequel
In the hit and often miss world of YA adaptations, Fox has itself a hit with The Maze Runner. The sci-fi thriller opened domestically with $32.5 million, bringing its two-week worldwide total to $81.5 million. That total was enough muscle for Fox to greenlight and date a sequel, The Scorch Trails, for a September 18, … Continue reading
