Box Office News

Jul
16 2011
Warner Bros.' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 continues to astound as it posts the biggest single-day gross in box office history with an almost unimaginable $92.1 million in its Friday debut in 4,375 theaters.  Potter 7, Part 2 takes...
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Jul
15 2011
Warner Bros. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 posts record-breaking North American midnight grosses with an incredible $43.5 million from shows (in 3,800 locs) starting at 12:01am on Friday and running throughout the pre-dawn hours...
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Jul
12 2011
Harry Potter. The very name conjures up the image of a bespectacled young wizard and his two best friends in a fierce battle against the forces of evil. The imagination of J.K. Rowling manifested in the sprawling seven book series that became...
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Jul
10 2011
Last weekend, Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon broke Fourth-of-July records, wowed audiences around the world to the tune of nearly $400 million and posted the best opening weekend of the year thus far.  This weekend was another...
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Jul
04 2011
Setting a new 4th-of-July box office record, Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon has set a blistering pace earning $181.125 million in N. America since its debut last Tuesday night at 9pm.  A new July 4th weekend record of $97.5 million...
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Jul
02 2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon earns an estimated $32.9 million on Friday, cumulative total after 3.5 days is approaching $100 million. Since its debut Tuesday night at 9PM, Michael Bay’s third film in the Transformers franchise is drawing...
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Jun
30 2011
Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon is poised for a massive Fourth-of-July weekend that should earn the film over $170 million by Monday night.  Regardless of what critics may think of his movies, the audience has made them number one...
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Jun
29 2011
Michael Bay has unleashed his Transformers: Dark of the Moon on the world earning $13.5 million in Tuesday preview and midnight screenings. Paramount Pictures reports that approximately $5.5 million came from 3-D sneaks in 2,700 theaters starting...
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Jun
26 2011
If 11 number 1 debuts were not enough, Disney’s Cars 2 gives Pixar animation their 12th consecutive pole position at the box office with a $68 million opening weekend.  Every Pixar film including 1995’s original Toy Story has opened at the top...
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Jun
22 2011
11 films, 11 number one debuts, $6.6 billion worldwide. If there was ever a more respected box-office track record it is certainly hard to find. In collaboration with Disney marketing and distribution, the Pixar films have collectively changed the...
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Jun
19 2011
Another superhero has entered the summer movie box office sweepstakes as Warner Bros.’ Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively smashed its way into over 3,800 theaters.  The first installment in a potential new franchise, this...
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Jun
17 2011
With the debut of Warner Bros.’ Green Lantern at midnight on Thursday, a look back at some of the biggest superhero movie openings is in order. Notably of the Top 30 opening weekends of all-time, 9 are superhero movies and the top 2 opening...
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Jun
12 2011
Paramount’s Super 8 brings together two powerhouse filmmakers with director/wunderkind J.J. Abrams and producer/film legend Steven Spielberg collaborating on this alien epic.  One of the few non-sequel and truly original action films to be...
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