Box Office News

Jan
16 2012
“Contraband” from Universal tops the Martin Luther King weekend box office with a much better than expected $24.5 million for Friday through Sunday and $28.8 million for the Friday through Monday period. Mark Wahlberg stars as a former...
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Jan
08 2012
Paramount Insurge Pictures R-rated "The Devil Inside" was the only wide release newcomer this weekend and shocked everyone with a massive and much better-than-expected $34.5 million. Capitalizing on the success of their “Paranormal Activity”...
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Jan
02 2012
It was a year of ups and downs at the North American box office in 2011 with first quarter revenues down over 21% vs. 2010 followed by a rebound in the second quarter that put us up 4.4%, further bolstered by the fifth straight summer season over...
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Dec
30 2011

The Year in Box Office: The Tops and Flops of 2011

By: Hollywood.com Staff
7:08am EST
It's December 30, 2011 and another year is about to bite the dust. Though most are wondering what to do to ring in 2012, Hollywood studios and entertainment news outlets are making final tallies of the gains and losses that the outgoing year...
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Dec
18 2011
After two very slow weeks at the nation’s theaters things are finally heating up, albeit to a lesser degree than we'd hoped, with the arrival of three new and very high profile releases. First up is Warner Bros.’ “Sherlock Holmes: Game of...
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Dec
11 2011
Boasting more stars than you can shake a champagne bottle at, Warner Bros. ensemble romantic comedy “New Year’s Eve” rang in the weekend with a chart topping $13.7 million. Directed by “Valentine’s Day” helmer Garry Marshall, the film...
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Dec
04 2011
With no new wide release newcomers this will be one of the lowest grossing weekends of the year with around $82 million in total receipts. Summit Entertainment’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 takes the spot for the third consecutive...
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Nov
27 2011
The Thanksgiving weekend was led by Summit’s “Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 1” in 4,061 theaters earning an estimated $42 million for the 3-day portion and $62.325 million since Wednesday to take the top spot. The film has deposited $221.3...
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Nov
24 2011
It was a solid Wednesday start for the Thanksgiving holiday 5-day frame with Summit’s “Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 1” in 4,061 theaters earning around $12.5 million for the day to take the top spot. The film has earned around $171.5...
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Nov
20 2011
It’s been awhile since we’ve had a film debut with over $100 million, but the wait is over as Summit Entertainment’s “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1” debuts with $139,500,000 - the fifth best opening weekend of all-time!...
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Nov
19 2011
Hollywood.com’s box office division reports that Summit Entertainment’s “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1” scores big as audiences give the film an estimated debut of around $72 million on Friday – This is virtually in a dead heat...
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Nov
16 2011
Take a cup of Romeo and Juliet, a tablespoon of West Side Story, a dash of Dark Shadows, a sprinkling of Beverly Hills 90210 and a bucketful of teen angst and you have The Twilight Saga. With close to $1.8 billion in worldwide box office, the...
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Nov
13 2011
Relativity Media’s Immortals tops the chart with a bigger-than-expected $32 million. Featuring an international cast including Henry Cavill and Luke Evans, Immortals in 3-D is an action fantasy adventure set in a mythological world. Mickey...
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