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Daniel Radcliffe Scores A Win With First Post-Potter Flick ‘The Woman in Black’

Daniel Radcliffe Scores A Win With First Post-Potter Flick ‘The Woman in Black’

Daniel Radcliffe's The Woman in Black took second at the box office this week with a take of $21 million, good enough to appease many critics who wondered how the movie star would fair with his first ... continue
Liam Neeson’s ‘The Grey’ Leads Box Office

Liam Neeson’s ‘The Grey’ Leads Box Office

Liam Neeson's "The Grey" topped this weekend's box office with $20 million. Neeson's latest movie opened with better numbers than expected but still didn't live up to the action star's previous Winter releases. The Associated Press reports that ... continue
‘The Devil Inside’ Brings in Big Bucks, But Critics Not Impressed

‘The Devil Inside’ Brings in Big Bucks, But Critics Not Impressed

"The Devil Inside" had a pretty good opening weekend. After its midnight debut, the low-budget horror movie had made $2 million. By the end of Friday it had grossed close to $17 million. Not bad for a ... continue
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Stays On Top Of Box Office For Second Weekend

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Stays On Top Of Box Office For Second Weekend

It was another big weekend for Tom Cruise and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol as the movie once again grabbed the top spot with $31.3 million, bringing the movies domestic haul to just over $134.1 million. The $100 million ... continue
Hollywood Sees Rare Yearly Box Office Decline As Digital Media and Gaming Soars

Hollywood Sees Rare Yearly Box Office Decline As Digital Media and Gaming Soars

If Hollywood.com estimates are correct Hollywood box office in 2011 declined by 4.5 percent from 2010, raking in $10.1 billion. While the drop in box office totals could be attributed to a lack of blockbuster movies (Avatar in 2009 ... continue
Hollywood Delivers Worst Box Office Weekend Of 2011

Hollywood Delivers Worst Box Office Weekend Of 2011

Hollywood box office numbers were revealed on Sunday and it was officially the worst earnings weekend of 2011 with no film surpassing even the $15 million mark. The weekends number one film was New Year's Eve which scraped ... continue
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Takes #1 Box Office Spot For Third Week In A Row

Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Takes #1 Box Office Spot For Third Week In A Row

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 has finished No. 1 at the box office for the third week in a row. The first part of Stephanie Meyers' last book in the series managed to rake ... continue
Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 Takes In Another $62 Million

Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 Takes In Another $62 Million

Last weekend Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 destroyed it's box office competitors with a $139.5 million haul and now for a second week in a row the movie has once again taken the top movie spot with $62.3 ... continue
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Destroys Box Office Opponents

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Destroys Box Office Opponents

Despite scathing reviews from various outlets The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 earned more than six times it's nearest competitor this weekend with $139.5 million in domestic box office earnings. That total makes the newest chapter in Stephanie ... continue
Puss in Boots Wins Weekend Box Office But Can’t Top Analysts Expectations

Puss in Boots Wins Weekend Box Office But Can’t Top Analysts Expectations

The Antonio Banderas voiced Puss in Boots took the top spot at the weekend box office raking in $34 million. The Shrek spin-off held solid over the weekend to capture the best Halloween weekend opening ever previously held ... continue
Paranormal Activity 3 Wins Big At Box Office, Breaks October Opening Weekend Record

Paranormal Activity 3 Wins Big At Box Office, Breaks October Opening Weekend Record

Low budget thriller Paranormal Activity 3 managed to scare up an October opening weekend record over the last 3 days with the movie earning $54 million. The newest installment of the horror flick was directed by Catfish directors Henry ... continue
‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Takes Top Box Office Spot From Harry Potter Finale

‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Takes Top Box Office Spot From Harry Potter Finale

Harry Potter may have destroyed opening weekend box office records after a huge showing last week but the movie has already been unseated by another hero flick, Captain America: The First Avenger. The comic book adaptation took in ... continue
Harry Potter Destroys Opening Day Box Office Sales Records

Harry Potter Destroys Opening Day Box Office Sales Records

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 cast a spell on the Hollywood box office this weekend with a Friday opening day take of $92.1 million, the largest domestic opening total of all time. Putting the new ... continue
Transformers Dark Of The Moon Takes Top 4th of July Box Office Spot

Transformers Dark Of The Moon Takes Top 4th of July Box Office Spot

Transformers Dark of the Moon didn't take in the type  of box office gold seen with the first two movies in the series but the third offering still managed the best box office opening of 2011 with ... continue
‘Cars 2 Rules’ The Weekend Box Office, Bad Teacher Earns Great Marks

‘Cars 2 Rules’ The Weekend Box Office, Bad Teacher Earns Great Marks

Pixar Animation Studios pulled another rabbit of their box office hats this weekend when Cars 2 opened with a solid $68 million. The movie fell in line with 2009's UP which debuted at $68.1 million and 2008's Wall-E ... continue
Hangover 2 Rules The Memorial Weekend Box Office, Kung Fu Panda Follows

Hangover 2 Rules The Memorial Weekend Box Office, Kung Fu Panda Follows

Even with awful reviews The Hangover II easily ruled the box office weekend taking in $86.5 million according to the films production company Warner Bros. The movie opened on Thursday with an opening day take of $31.6 million, ... continue
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ Takes Top Box Office Spot

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ Takes Top Box Office Spot

As expected Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides took the top spot at the box office this weekend earning $90 million in domestic sales. The Johnny Depp led movie also took in an additional $256.3 million ... continue
Thor Tops Weekend Box Office, Fast Five Still Impressive

Thor Tops Weekend Box Office, Fast Five Still Impressive

Thor had a strong weekend taking the top box office spot ending May 8 with a total domestic haul of $66 million. Also still showing life was week two contender Fast Five which managed to pull in another ... continue
About this movie piracy thing killing the industry…

About this movie piracy thing killing the industry…

Every time you turn around some movie exec or entertainment lobbyist is proclaiming how all the talk of free and evil people downloading illegal copies of movies is killing the movie business. Yet it seems that just as quickly ... continue
Movie industry says pirates killing business – box office says otherwise

Movie industry says pirates killing business – box office says otherwise

One of the biggest arguments that the movie industry has against piracy is that it is killing their business since people are downloading all these illegal movies and not paying to see them in ... continue
Proving there is no god, G.I Joe breaks August box office record

Proving there is no god, G.I Joe breaks August box office record

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra broke box office records in the United States Friday earning $22.3 million, the highest ever opening for an August non-sequel movie. The weekend isn't over yet, with history suggesting that G.I. Joe ... continue
Wolverine tops box office not despite of, but because of the leaked copy

Wolverine tops box office not despite of, but because of the leaked copy

X-Men Origins: Wolverine took $87 million for its opening weekend (from Friday), taking it straight to the number one movie at the box office. Wolverine had the second-best opening of the four X-Men released so far, being beaten ... continue