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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) – 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 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney’s “Black Panther” sunk its claws into the top spot once again this weekend at the North American box office, taking an estimated $108 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. Following a record-shattering opening weekend — raking in $242.2 million — the frenzy to see the 18th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe continued, bringing total earnings to an astronomical $400 million in just 10 days, according to tracker Exhibitor […]
(Reuters) — Director Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Kingsman: Golden Circle’ is expected to dominate this weekend’s North American box office with takings of more than $41 million, according to www.boxofficepro.com. The movie, which stars Oscar winners Colin Firth, Julianne Moore and Halle Berry, is the second film in the ‘Kingsman’ franchise, and follows 2014’s ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service.” New in at two is “The LEGO Ninjago Movie,” with the animated flick expected to take $38 million through […]
Reuters — The film adaptation of the Stephen King novel “It” broke box office records during its opening weekend making an impressive $117.2 million at the North American box office, blowing away early expectations. The film broke the record for the largest September opening set by “hotel Transylvania 2” in 2015. The horror film’s global debut is expected to gross $179 million dollars. The Reese Witherspoon led romatic comedy “Home Again” finished second with 9 […]
Reuters — “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” held on to the top spot at the North American box office for a second week, according to Box Office Mojo. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek and Samuel L. Jackson, the film took in an estimate $10 million for the weekend of August 25-27, the film revenue tracking site said on Sunday (August 27). It added that the weekend box office over all, however, was “miserable” at an estimated combined […]
REUTERS — “Star Trek Beyond” blasted off to a winning weekend at the North American box office from Friday (July 22) through Sunday (July 24). The film, which stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, reunites the Enterprise crew as they encounter an alien warrior race. It debuted with $59.6 million for a fist place finish, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. Holding over from previous weeks, “The Secret Life of Pets” added $29.3 million to its global earnings […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Pixar’s “Finding Dory” made the biggest splash in the North American box office in its debut weekend, taking in an estimated $136.2 million, industry data showed Sunday. “Dory,” voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, follows a very forgetful fish on a quest to find her parents, much as she did as a supporting character in the 2003 animated hit “Finding Nemo.” The sequel blew away her competition, including “Central Intelligence,” a […]
LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — “The Angry Birds Movie” hopped to the top of the North American box office over the weekend, booting “Captain America” to second place, according to preliminary industry estimates Sunday. The 3D animated take on the popular video game features a trio of flightless birds — Red, Chuck and Bomb — who take out their anger on an invasion of purple pigs. The Sony production pulled in an estimated $39 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The latest action-packed “Captain America” film stayed atop the North American box office this weekend, according to preliminary industry figures Sunday. “Captain America: Civil War” features a cast of Marvel superheroes including Iron Man and the Black Widow who turn against one another in a series of massive fights over whether to submit to United Nations oversight. The blockbuster earned $72.6 million over the weekend, for a total of […]
Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:23pm EDT LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK – Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 11, led by “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes………$ 75.0 million 2 (1) Transformers: Age of Extinction …….$ 16.5 million 3 (2) Tammy…………………………….$ 12.9 million 4 (4) 22 Jump Street…………………….$ 6.7 […]
