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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – “Avatar: The Way of Water” easily stayed atop the North American box office for a fifth straight week, taking in an estimated $38.5 million on a long holiday weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. That brought the domestic total for the Disney/20th Century blockbuster — the story of a blue-skinned race on a distant moon — to an impressive $570 million, on top of an international total of $1.33 […]
Reuters — Superhero movie “Justice League” took the top spot at the North American box office over the weekend (November 17-19), earning a disappointing $96 million, according to boxofficemojo.com. The latest installment from the DC comics stable was expected to make $125 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates published by BoxOfficePro. “Wonder,” starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson, about a young boy navigating his way through bullying and acceptance at school, took […]
Reuters — Marvel superhero sequel “Thor: Ragnarok” smashed the North American weekend box office from Friday (November 3) to Sunday (November 5), kicking off the holiday movie season. The third installment of Marvel’s standalone “Thor” film franchise, starring Chris Hemsworth, raked in $121 million, according to Box Office Mojo. “A Bad Moms Christmas,” a holiday-themed comedy starring Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell, claimed second place with $17 million. Horror movie “Jigsaw,” the latest in the […]
Reuters — Horror movie “Jigsaw” is set to take the top spot at the North American weekend box office from Friday (October 27) through Sunday (October 29). The latest in the “Saw” franchise is expected to take 12.5 million dollars, according to studio estimates published by BoxOfficePro. Comedy sequel “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,” directed by and starring Perry, is expected to add almost 12 million dollars. Big budget disaster movie “Geostorm,” starring […]
Reuters — “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” took over the North American weekend box office crown from Friday (May 05) through Sunday (May 07). The film, the second in the franchise headlined by Chris Pratt, reunites the Marvel characters as they struggle to keep their newfound family together. The film took-in over $145-million dollars for its debut weekend, according to BoxOfficeMojo. Holding over from previous weeks, “The Fate of the Furious” saw another $8.5-million […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Nike reported solidly higher third-quarter earnings Tuesday, but warned a tough North American selling environment would crimp profit margins. The sports apparel and sneaker giant scored profits of $1.1 billion for the quarter ending February 28, up 20 percent from the year-ago period. Revenues came in at $8.43 billion, up five percent from the year-earlier period, but a bit below the $8.47 billion expected by analysts. Gross margins contracted […]
REUTERS — Despite being derided by critics, Warner Bros.’s ‘Suicide Squad’ held on to the number one position at the North American box office for a second week, bringing in an estimated 43.8 million dollars over the weekend. In its opening weekened, Seth Rogen’s innuendo-filled animation ‘Sausage Party’ about supermarket foods who are unaware of their fates after they leave the shelves, came in second place with 33.6 million dollars in tickets sales, boxofficemojo.com reported […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Superhero sequel “X-Men: Apocalypse” debuted as the top movie at North American box-offices this Memorial day weekend with ticket sales of $65 million, industry figures showed on Sunday. In the United States, the three-day holiday weekend — the unofficial start of summer — is popular with moviegoers, and cinemas generally do a booming business, although box office watchers remarked that ticket sales this year have been uncharacteristically light. Disney’s […]
