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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Oblivion' Obliterates the Competition

Jacob Hall — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:47:44 +0000

Tom Cruise and science fiction are a powerful combination. Although the opening weekend of 'Oblivion' didn't break any records big or small, it's a more than solid start for a non-franchise, non-sequel, non-reboot. That's a sad statement on the current state of Hollywood, but that's another topic for another day.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Wins the Day

Jacob Hall — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:33:47 +0000

Like any holiday that sees families congregating together and then desperately seeking activities where they don't have to talk to each other for two hours, this Easter weekend saw a strong bump at the box office thanks to a few new contenders and a handful of holdovers with some surprising staying power.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Oz' Still Reigns Supreme

Jacob Hall — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:54:48 +0000

For the second week in a row, 'Oz the Great and Powerful' lived up to its title and dominated the box office. One of the newcomers managed to fare surprisingly well in the face of Sam Raimi's blockbuster...but another simply got crushed.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Jack the Giant Slayer' Bombs

Jacob Hall — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:04:45 +0000

'Jack the Giant Slayer' may have taken the number one spot at the box office, but no one is celebrating -- it may sit at the top, but it sits at the top of one of the weakest box office weekends since, well, last weekend.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Wreck-It Ralph' Wrecks the Competition

Jacob Hall — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:21:24 +0000

Whoever first pitched 'Wreck-It Ralph' certainly got a nice big bonus check from Disney today. A cute hook that appeals to adults and kids + positive reviews = one of the biggest openings in weeks. And hey! 'Flight' didn't do too shabby either! Wait...are this good box office numbers? Does this mean the holiday movie season has officially arrived? Yes. Yes it has.

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Weekend Box Office Report: The Box Office Gets 'Taken'

Jacob Hall — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:36:06 +0000

‘Taken’ was the surprise hit of 2009, a January dump that inexplicably made nearly $150 million in the United States and transformed Liam Neeson into an instant action star. Three years later, ‘Taken 2‘ has arrived in theaters on a primo release date and with an advertising campaign that probably cost more than the entire first movie. Well, it looks like the hype was worth it. The first film may have been a sleeper, but the second adventure of Liam Neeson’s kidnap-prone family has opened like a true blockbuster.

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Weekend Box Office Report: No One Saw 'Premium Rush'

Jacob Hall — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:08:41 +0000

How do you know that the summer movie season is officially done? Check the box office and if it looks like this weekend, it’s over. The months of massive openings and long legs are over. Welcome to the doldrums that are late August and September.

Sorry, ‘Premium Rush.’ You never had a chance.

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Weekend Box Office Report: Batman Crushes 'Total Recall'

Jacob Hall — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:45:32 +0000

Hey there, ‘Total Recall.’ You know how you were supposed to be pretty big movie? Well, hopefully you’re sitting down because, well…you’re not. You see, there’s this little thing called ‘The Dark Knight Rises‘ that isn’t a remake of a much-beloved film and it doesn’t star Colin Farrell and people actually seem to generally kinda’ like it. Yeah, sorry buddy. You didn’t stand a chance.

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Weekend Box Office – 'The Hunger Games' Marches On to Another First-Place Finish

Shauna Wright — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:45:54 +0000

The juggernaut known as ‘The Hunger Games’ shows no signs of slowing down — it sold another $33.5 million in tickets to take the top spot at the box office for the third weekend in a row.

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Weekend Box Office — 'The Hunger Games' Continues to Eat Up the Competition

Shauna Wright — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:14:31 +0000

‘The Hunger Games’ once again treated the competition like dots in a Pac-Man game, swallowing them all without a trace. It earned $61.1 million and took the top spot at the weekend box office for the second week in a row.

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Weekend Box Office — 'The Hunger Games' Eats the Competition Whole

Shauna Wright — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:47:09 +0000

You could say ‘The Hunger Games’ did well in its debut, but that would be a vast understatement — with $155 million in revenues, the film adaptation of the best-selling novel left the other movies in the dust and moved easily to the top of the charts this weekend.

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Weekend Box Office – 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax' Holds On to the Top Spot

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:17:50 +0000

Once again, ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ was the most popular movie at the box office this weekend, bringing in $39.1 million in its second week of release.

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