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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney posted its second best year at the box office ever, raking in $7.325 billion worldwide for everything from “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War” to hit animated sequel “Incredibles 2” and the latest “Star Wars” film. Disney remains the only studio to ever post more than $7 billion in annual box office receipts. In 2016, it recorded its best year at $7.6 billion. “Thanks to the support of […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — “Aquaman” displayed a powerful kick in North American theaters over the weekend, taking in an estimated $51.6 million to help close a record year for the movie sector, data showed Sunday. The domestic film industry is projected to gross a record $11.9 billion this year, up 2.7 percent from last year, according to industry monitor Comscore. “Aquaman” slipped just 24 percent from its opening weekend, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — New Warner Bros. release “Aquaman” made the biggest waves in North American theaters over the weekend with $67.4 million in ticket sales, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations estimated Sunday. That put it well ahead of two other new holiday-timed releases, as Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns” took in $22.2 million for the three-day weekend, flying slightly higher than Paramount’s “Bumblebee” at $21 million. Together, the three helped boost the year’s domestic […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney’s new “Ralph Breaks the Internet” dominated the North American box office over the holiday weekend, pulling in $56.2 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The animated sequel to “Wreck It Ralph” enjoyed the second-best debut ever for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, behind Disney’s “Frozen,” according to industry magazine Variety, but will need staying power to make up for its $175 million production budget. The film has title […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Again confirming the magic touch of J.K. Rowling, “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” took in an estimated $62.2 million this weekend to lead North American box offices, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. This second Harry Potter prequel came in slightly behind the first “Fantastic Beasts” movie, which earned $74.4 million in its opening three-day weekend, but it has already scored an impressive $253.2 million overseas. Warner Bros. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The North American box office was under attack from shark thriller “The Meg” over the weekend, industry data showed Monday, as it more than doubled the earnings of its closest competitor to claim top spot. The Warner Bros. adaptation of Steve Alten’s “Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror” (1997) took $45.4 million in its first weekend in theaters, as viewers rushed to see Jason Statham as a rescue diver […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The North American box office was under attack from sci-fi horror film ‘The Meg’ this weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday, as it more than doubled the earnings of its closest competitor to claim the top spot. The Warner Bros. adaptation of Steve Alten’s “Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror” (1997) took $44.5 million in its first weekend in theaters, as viewers rushed to see Jason Statham as a rescue […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Sony’s “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” booked a stay at the top of the North American box office, taking $44.1 million in ticket sales, according to industry estimates Sunday. The animated fantasy comedy, whose voice cast includes Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez, follows Count Dracula and his family as they get away from their hotel for their own vacation. It swatted away last week’s number one, “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Big-grossing films “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and “Incredibles 2” again dominated the North American box office this weekend, but two new entrants beat expectations to place third and fourth, according to industry estimates on Sunday. Universal’s latest earth-stomping dinosaur movie took in $60 million for the three-day weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported. The superhero-family-next-door of “Incredibles 2,” a Pixar/Disney animation, earned $45.5 million. Together they helped estimated industry […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Huge, green and scary stomped on cute, young and funny in North American theaters over the weekend as new release “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” took in a healthy $150 million to leap past last weekend’s leader, “Incredibles 2.” The dinosaur sequel, from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment studio, fell short of the then-record $208 million opening by the last “Jurassic” movie in 2015, according to figures released Sunday by industry […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Huge, green, and scary stomped on cute, young, and funny in North American theaters this weekend as new release “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” took in a healthy $150 million to leap past last weekend’s leader, “Incredibles 2.” The dinosaur sequel, from Pixar and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment studio, fell short of the then-record $208 million opening by the last “Jurassic” movie in 2015, according to figures released Sunday by industry […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Incredibles 2,” the long-awaited return of a quirky animated superhero family from Disney-Pixar, reigned supreme at the North American box office, raking in a record $182.7 million in its debut, data showed Monday. It was the highest ever opening for an animated film, easily besting the $135 million debut of its Pixar stablemate, “Finding Dory” (2016). The sequel picks up the story of the Parr family as matriarch Helen (Holly […]
