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Weekend Box Office Report: February 23-25
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-25-2007)
...s in this box office report. Its total is now at 74.6 mil while still being in 3,145 screens. Its budget is still listed at 60 mil so it’s in the profit margin.
The romantic comedy (starring Barrymore and Grant) Music and Lyrics ended u... Box Office Report: Hogs rolls in the money.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-04-2007)
...k’s Box Office Report.
So Maniacs, this gives 300 a weekend to itself.
What comes out the week after (the film’s second weekend)?
Dead Silence
I Think I Love My Wife
Premonition
It’s... Weekend Box Office Report for February 16-18
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-18-2007)
...k’s box office report. In last week’s column, I put up the chart for box office rankings of all time for actor to actor comparisons. We had a chance to see how Eddie Murphy is sneaking up the ladder (currently in 4th place) towards Hanks an... 
Box Office Update: KNIGHT Captures Box Office History for WB
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 07-21-2008)
Update: The previous estimates were actually low in comparison to the final numbers. The highly anticipated sequel took in more then its previously mentioned $155.4 mil. Check out below for the full report.Original: The Dark Knight being one of the highes... Box Office Report: CASPIAN Scores Victory for Disney
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-18-2008)
...est Mania Box Office report. While Iron Man is still obviously doing very well, it didn’t win this weekend with the debut of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian hitting 3,929 theaters, and of course Iron already being out for three weekends.... Weekend Box Office Report for January 19-21
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-21-2007)
...s read my box office report here? Raise your hands, Maniacs. It takes a lot for most of us to “accept” when a studio announces they’re remaking one of our treasured classics. Speaking of which, how much does it take anyway?
W... Prepare for Box Office Glory!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-18-2007)
...’s box office report in 9th and 10th places is the comedy Norbit and romantic comedy Music and Lyrics. Neither one of these movies pulled in more then 2.7 mil and had low averages per screen most likely due to the overwhelming competition, am... Weekend Box Office Report: INVINCIBLE proves invincible
by Karl Schneider (Mon 08-28-2006)
Sorry I wasn't able to write last weekend's box office report. I am sure I was sorely missed, but I am back and ready for this week!The Summer box office is coming to a close, but that didn't stop the sports drama INVINCIBLE from opening to a very solid ... Weekend Box Office Report for February 9-11
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-11-2007)
...r weekend box office reports. It’s been out 8 weeks now and still hasn’t moved below 5th place. The Ben Stiller movie brought in another 5.7 mil bringing its grand total to 232.1 mil. Its worldwide total is etching closer to the 450.0 mil m... Weekend Box Office Report for January 5-7
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-07-2007)
... my first box office report. It goes with our current Maniac poll. Which genre movie do you think will be the most successful in box office receipts this Summer Season. Box Office: INDY Cuts into CITY Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-01-2008)
... for this box office report is the big screen adaptation of the cable series Sex and the City. The New Line film opened in 3,285 theaters and scored $55.7 mil at the box office in a clear sign that despite being off the air for some years, it still has... Weekend Box Office Report for January 12-14
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-14-2007)
...ts in the box office report. Of course, that doesn’t really mean much. It just translates to the average movie going public having already seen the December released movies & the amount of screens being dedicated to January opened movies..
&... Weekend Box Office Report for January 26-28
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-28-2007)
Finally, the first month of weekend box office reports are concluding with around 2 more months remaining until the true box office season kicks a high gear into overdrive. Sure, we have some highly anticipated movies coming out in February & March bu... Box Office: DARK KNIGHT Takes Down The Pineapple
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 08-10-2008)
...d’s box office report. Notice how I say may here, given its previous victories over the last three weekends. Still, the film has been seen by just about everyone who wants to see it by now and we have some wider demographic competition hitting th... Weekend Box Office Report
by Karl Schneider (Mon 05-29-2006)
Some estimates of this weekend's box office have trickled in. It looks like despite the HUGE opening day (over $44 million) for X-MEN 3: THE LAST STAND, it won't be able to beat SPIDER-MAN for the highest opening weekend of all time.Not to worry, the fil... Box Office: TROPIC THUNDER Knocks Down the Batman
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 08-17-2008)
For five weeks now, The Dark Knight has ruled the box office reports. Many thought that perhaps the latest installment of The Mummy or Seth Rogen’s Pineapple Express may take it down but they were wrong. The caped crusader continued its victory flig... Weekend Box Office Report: Christmas at the Museum
by Karl Schneider (Sun 12-24-2006)
The Christmas holiday belongs to Night at the Museum. Taking in approximately $30.8 million, Night at the Museum staked it's claim to the top spot of the holiday box office with a solid gross that should translate to a leggy and impressive box offic... The SIMPSONS Dominate Box Office
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-29-2007)
... the last box office report of July, it’s just as incredible looking at the box office totals of the other films in theaters. 2nd -6th place all pulled in eight figures for their respective studios, each movie grossing at least 11+ million in cha... Weekend Box Office Report for February 2-4
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-04-2007)
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... King Shrek Rules the Box Office
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-20-2007)
...he top 10 box office report chart. It averaged a very respectable $9,784 per showing in that small amount of theater coverage. It’s being expanded into 500 more theaters next week so it’s bouncing off of both Shrek 3 and Pirates 3 in its fi... Weekend Box Office Report: Will Smith is Happy
by Karl Schneider (Mon 12-18-2006)
I had a discussion with a few readers via comments about a month or so ago regarding the question: Who is the biggest box office draw? That question was essentially put to rest over the weekend. Will Smith's latest film, Pursuit of Happyness... Weekend Box Office Report: "Borat" is Niice!
by Karl Schneider (Sun 11-12-2006)
For the second weekend in a row Borat snags the top spot of the weekend box office. Expanding from 800 to 2,500 theaters, Borat managed about $29 million in it's second weekend, driving it's total thus far to almost $68 million. Just how high... Box Office: KNIGHT Slides Past The Mummy
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 08-03-2008)
The Dark Knight continues to be a phenomenon for Warner Bros. and director Christopher Nolan. With the film pulling in $351.0 million by Thursday night, the film’s 14th day of theatrical release, there seemed little chance that it would rule the box... Weekend Box Office Report: "Borat" Surprises
by Karl Schneider (Mon 11-06-2006)
When I first heard the news that Fox planned to release Borat in only 837 theaters I thought to myself, 'whoever made that decision should be fired.' Well, with a per theater average over $30,000 and over $26 million in box office receipts ... I don... Weekend Box Office Report: The Feet remain Happy!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 12-04-2006)
The happy seem to be getting happier. The animated film Happy Feet was able to remain atop the box office for yet another weekend despite cries that it is nothing more than global warming propaganda. Taking in another $17 million, Happy Feet is wel... Weekend Box Office Report: Museum still tops
by Karl Schneider (Sun 12-31-2006)
The last film to top the weekend box office in 2006 will be Night at the Museum. The film claims the spot for the second weekend in a row with a gross of over $37 million for the weekend. That number is likely to drop to about $34 or $35 milli... Weekend Box Office Report: Got Grudge?
by Karl Schneider (Mon 10-16-2006)
A horror sequel finds itself on top of the charts this weekend as THE GRUDGE 2 opened to an estimated $22 million. It's opening, however, is much less than the original's opening of over $39 million and a poor internal weekend multiplier doesn't bode wel... Weekend Box Office Report: Tis the Season
by Karl Schneider (Mon 10-02-2006)
The animated comedy OPEN SEASON enjoyed a solid opening weekend at $23 million to take the top spot for the weekend and should enjoy solid legs as the only family film on the market in the coming weeks.Also opening this weekend was THE GUARDIAN at $17 mil... Box Office: HANCOCK Flies into July 4th Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 07-06-2008)
There was only one new wide release this weekend and it was never a question as to who will win. No, the real question was “How much?”. Well, the early estimates are in for this fourth of July edition and Hancock flew into 1st place with decen... Weekend Box Office Report: Boring Holiday
by Karl Schneider (Tue 09-05-2006)
Note: Due to the holiday, all grosses are 4 day totals instead of the typical 3 days.This was a fairly boring holiday. A lot of solid grosses, but nothing remarkable, nothing with umph and nothing to really talk about.INVINCIBLE had it's second solid we... Disney Finds TREASURE At the Box Office
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-23-2007)
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The box office report was spread out this weekend; each film in the top 5 doing well and within two days, three new major releases will be hitting the market.
Two of those will be genre films, the sci-fi horror Aliens vs. Predator: Requi... Weekend Box Office Report: Saw Scares
by Karl Schneider (Mon 10-30-2006)
Once again proving that it doesn't take a budget north of $100 million to make a lot of money at theaters, the hottest horror franchise easily grabbed the top spot for the weekend managing a healthy $34 million in it's opening weekend. With a budget esti... Weekend Box Office Report: Pirates Land!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-10-2006)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST stormed into theaters this past Friday night and boy did it ever leave an impression! When the dust settled, PIRATES had hauled in $55.5 million on Friday alone, a number that gives the film the single-day box o... Weekend Box Office Report: Pirates Rule
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN has done it again. After opening to record numbers, Pirates continues to sail along to the tune of monstrous profits. In it's second weekend in theaters, Pirates fell only 54% to over $62 million, a weekend total that very few m... Weekend Box Office Report: Ricky Bobby wins again
by Karl Schneider (Mon 08-14-2006)
TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY held off some tough competition and hung on to the top spot for the weekend despite not being the top grossing film on Friday. That honor went to STEP UP, but the film's poor internal weekend multiplier allowed... Weekend Box Office Report: PIRATES in a VICE
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-31-2006)
Michael Mann's new film, MIAMI VICE, has toppled PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN from the top spot. Pulling in a little over $25 million for the weekend, MIAMI VICE had what can be called a solid opening weekend. Will 'a solid' opening be enough to appease the... 21 Doubles Down at the Box Office.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-06-2008)
...efore the box office report will be heating up with Iron Man’s May 2nd debut being the first of many new tent poles. Until then though, the next few weeks remind me that I’ll be saying “less than spectacular” a few more times. I... Early Box Office Returns for Feb. 7-9, 2003
by Mike Whybark (Mon 02-10-2003)
Early box office estimates report a very healthy 24.1 million dollar opening weekend for HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS and a respectable $19.8 million opening for SHANGHAI KNIGHTS. CHICAGO added theaters and climbed back up the chart to pull in $10.7 mill... Box Office: WALL-E Victorious But WANTED Strikes Hard
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-29-2008)
It was a contest of wills in this weekend’s box office competition and it didn’t take a lot of guesswork to know who would end up on top. Surprisingly, it was much closer than expected though. One is a G-rated animation about an innocent robot... A Disturbed B.O Report
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-15-2007)
The past month has been a rollercoaster of surprises in our various box office reports. From Wild Hogs performing unbelievably well to 300 making us all looks like fools. From TMNT kicking ninja butt to Blades of Glory accepting the gold twice while Gr... Weekend Box Office Report: Ricky Bobby Wins
by Karl Schneider (Mon 08-07-2006)
The race wasn't even close. Will Ferrell and his new film TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY captured the poll position for the weekend, easily doubling the closest competition. The film pulled in about $47 million for the weekend, a great open... Weekend Box Office Report: Another Bland Weekend
by Karl Schneider (Mon 09-11-2006)
Chances are that if you went to the movies this weekend you had the theater pretty much to yourself. Not a single movie topped $10m for the weekend, and September showed once more that it tends to be a studio dumping ground.THE COVENANT took the 'top spo... Weekend Box Office Report: Departed Arrives
by Karl Schneider (Mon 10-09-2006)
We had a lot of new films enter theaters this past weekend, but only THE DEPARTED was able to come out on top. Packed with star power and a big name director, THE DEPARTED blew it's way into theaters across the nation, drawing over $27 million in ticket ... Final box office returns (July 12-14)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 07-16-2002)
The final numbers are in for this weekend's box office, and here we have them for you. 1. MEN IN BLACK II, $24.4 million this weekend, $132.7 million since opening. 2. ROAD TO PERDITION, $22.1 million this weekend, $22.1 million since opening. 3. REIGN OF... Weekend Box Office Report - 4 New films hit
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-24-2006)
Four new films hit theaters this weekend, but none came close to taking the top spot from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. PIRATES raked in another $35 million and enjoyed the top spot for the third weekend in a row. It's total now sits at over $320 million as... Weekend Box Office Report: Happy Receipts
by Karl Schneider (Sun 11-19-2006)
The newest installment of the James Bond franchise had a solid opening weekend, but it wasn't enough to hold off the animated Happy Feet. Happy Feet opened to $42 million over the weekend while Casino Royale came in just behind with $40 million.The ... Weekend Box Office Report: Click Away
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-26-2006)
CLICK opened up this weekend in 3749 theaters across the country and managed to pull in a solid $40 million opening weekend gross. While the number is down from previous openings of Adam Sandler movies, it is still a solid number.Coming in second place f... Weekend Box Office Report: Gridiron Scores
by Karl Schneider (Mon 09-18-2006)
GRIDIRON GANG was able to haul down the top spot over the weekend with $15 million in total ticket sales. The film beat out another new opener, THE BLACK DAHLIA, by over $5 million to take the top spot for the weekend.The race for the top spot, which was... Early Weekend Box Office Report
by Karl Schneider (Sat 05-27-2006)
Early crowd reports for the weekend show that X-MEN: THE LAST STAND is pulling in huge crowds. Midnight showings of the film sold on par with Harry Potter 4 and SPIDERMAN.Expect a huge weekend for the film (over 100 million for the 3-day weekend looks po... Weekend Box Office Report: Still Happy!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 11-27-2006)
The Thanksgiving holiday led to good holds all around as Happy Feet and Casino Royale remained the top two films grossing $38 and $31 million respectively. The weekend's new releases chimed in with decent totals as well: $20 million for Denzel's De... Weekend Box Office Report: CARS Wins!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-12-2006)
Disney/Pixar's animated film CARS easily took the top spot for the week with an estimated gross of $62,800,000. The gross is very solid, and in-line with expectations. Reviews for CARS, while very good, have been slightly worse than past Pixar films.THE... Weekend Box Office Report: Apocalypto is tops
by Karl Schneider (Mon 12-11-2006)
None of the new openers were able to really break out leaving Mel Gibson's Apocalypto on the top with just over $14 million. The gross is solid, but not spectacular and almost surely would have been higher if not for some of Gibson's recent actions.... Weekend Box Office Report: Bombs Away
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-19-2006)
This past weekend saw four new wide releases hit theaters with each film trying to coerce audiences to open their wallets. Some did very well, others did all right, and one downright bombed.Starting with the good first, NACHO LIBRE opened to an estimated... Studios Report Record $9.62 Billion Year
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-03-2008)
...sterday's box office report, the question still remains the same here...Will they top this sort of record in 2008? Can Iron Man, Indiana Jones, Hellboy 2, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter 6 and Star Trek perform as well, if not more, then Spider... Box Office Update: KNIGHT Scores Victory Over Brothers and FBI
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 07-27-2008)
It seems that all the hype, all the eager fan anticipation and all the high expectations were meant to come true for the Christopher Nolan-directed sequel The Dark Knight. The Warner Bros. film has managed to accumulate the amount of $314 million in 10 da... Final Weekend Box Office (June 21-23)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 06-25-2002)
It looks like MINORITY REPORT was able to hold on against LILO AND STITCH for the top spot at the weekend's box office. But the victory was only by the slimmest ($400,000) of Hollywood margins. The two films fought tooth and nail over the weekend, leading... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (June 21-23)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 06-24-2002)
A surprise street fight developed over the weekend between newcomers MINORITY REPORT and LILO AND STITCH, each coming in with about $35 million. The preliminary numbers show the Steven Spielberg/Tom Cruise's REPORT coming in with $36.9 million, and the fi... Preliminary box office returns (July 12-14)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 07-15-2002)
MEN IN BLACK 2 was able to hold onto the top spot for a second week in a row, despite the massively successful opening of the comic book originator ROAD TO PERDITION. Massively successful because the period crime drama PERDITION made twice as much per scr... Preliminary box office returns (July 3-7)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 07-08-2002)
MEN IN BLACK 2 knocked off Adam Sandler's MR. DEEDS, opening to a five day gross of $90 million, while the other genre entry, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS opened... not so good. The big screen version of the Cartoon Network show took in only $6.1 million, landing ... Final box office returns (July 3-7)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 07-09-2002)
MEN IN BLACK 2 ruled the holiday weekend, setting a record for Wednesday openings, and more than outdistancing Adam Sandler’s MR. DEEDS. The other genre entry, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS proved only powerful enough to beat out the YA-YA SISTERHOOD, which had alr... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (June 28-30)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 07-01-2002)
Looks like all the talk of Adam Sandler's ship having sailed is at an end. His new release, MR. DEEDS, easily rose over second weekers LILO AND STITCH and MINORITY REPORT. And on that second week dual between STITCH and REPORT, it seems in this round of t... Final weekend box office (July 26-28)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 07-30-2002)
The third AUSTIN POWERS film still strode the movie world when the final weekend numbers came in. In fact, so little changed when the final numbers came in, you can check out the few shifted quarters around for yourself on the list below. 1. AUSTIN POWERS... Disturbia wins but not by much
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-29-2007)
...up in the box office report but alas, this week, I am. The thriller’s total domestic take is at 52.1 mil in 3 weeks and its budget is listed at 20 mil so Spielberg, Shia and director Caruso obviously have themselves another success story here.... Preliminary weekend box office (July 26-28)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 07-29-2002)
The third AUSTIN POWERS film shagged his way through all comers, taking in a whopping $75 million this weekend, while Tom Hank's gangster tragedy ROAD TO PERDITION was strong enough to stay in second place while last week's top taker, STUART LITTLE 2, fel... Final Weekend Box Office (June 28-30)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 07-02-2002)
Adam Sandler's MR. DEEDS remained on top when the final numbers for this weekend rolled in, with MINORITY REPORT sliding up to number two over the preliminary number two, LILO AND STITCH. STITCH is now number three. Here's the rest: 1. MR. DEEDS , $37.2 ... Spidey’s Records set Studio Standards High
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-06-2007)
...y as this box office report is about to say. No, there’s something else involved here which will have me focusing on this movie more so then the other 9 films in the box office report. That bigger story for me is “film release strategy&rdqu... Disturbia Wins Back to Back
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-22-2007)
...d’s box office report. The family film has taken in a total domestic take of 82.2 mil in its 4 weeks of release. I’d say it’s safe to say it will break the 100.0 mark by the time Spider-Man 3 is entering its second week of release ... Welcome to the NHK Empty Art Box Contest (Sat 11-01-2003)
After converting the bulk of our DVD collection to thinpaks in order to conserve space, we ended up with a huge stack of empty art boxes. Rather than just have them laying around here or being put in storage...Box Office: HELLBOY Edges Past Hancock
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 07-13-2008)
For weeks here in our Mania Box Office reports, we’ve been talking about the overwhelming competition in the month of July, especially in terms of a wide range of demographics from couple movies to fantasies to straight family films. So, entering th... Genre Films 2000: A Preview of Things To Come
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 01-27-2000)
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror are big business. If there were any doubt, the box office grosses of last year`s genre films put it to rest. So the major Hollywood studios, along with the mini-majors and the independents, will be offering up a slew o... Turtles in a Half Shell!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-25-2007)
...ts in our Box Office Reports. This week, it nabbed another 14.3 mil in its 3,401 screens and it’s total domestic take is at 123.8 mil. Disney should be happy about the performance of this comedy. It should also be said that since our estimates... UNIVERSAL Has Their Best Box Office Year
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-03-2008)
As I said yesterday here, the studios have out done themselves at the box office for the year of 2007. Universal Pictures has issued the following statement with the acknowledgement that this past year was their best in their nearly 100 years of existence... Con Report – AmeCon 2007
by Matt Kamen (Sat 08-18-2007)
Amecon, the UK's largest and most successful anime convention, was held last weekend, returning once again to the campus of the University of Leicester. As the third instance of the convention, there was a degree of familiarity to the proceedings from rep... Box Office: DreamWorks Using KUNG FU on Competition
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-08-2008)
DreamWorks Animation and Paramount joined together to bring a smash hit Shrek the Third to theaters last summer, being one of the top 10 films of 2008 at the box office. It looks like they’re looking to repeat the feat this summer with their latest ... OCEAN'S THIRTEEN Hits the Jackpot
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-10-2007)
... for this box office report, stealing 21.3 million in receipts on 4,002 theaters. Between last week and this week, it was pulled out of 360 theaters. This brings the Disney’s domestic gross to 253.6 million. The foreign box office numbers for the... Spider-Man 3 Continues to Dominate
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-13-2007)
...here this box office report gets fuzzy. 6th-10th places are too close to call. Hot Fuzz, Next, Meet the Robinsons all have 1.6 mil so where they end up in 6th-9th is hard to say. I guess its safe to say that Will Ferrell’s Blades of Glory gets 10... EVAN Sails to the Top
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 06-24-2007)
...d’s box office report.
Honestly, Maniacs, I’m not sure there are much positive things to say about Evan coming out on top here. It’s not the same as its predecessor, Bruce Almighty (2003). The first film which Evan is loosel... The Spielberg Report Part One
by ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG (Sat 06-22-2002)
Steven Spielberg shaped the childhoods of countless moviegoers around the world. He's one of the most respected filmmakers alive today, with some of the most popular and successful movies in history on his resume. And despite all the adulation, there are ... Year 2000 Box Office Review
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 01-12-2001)
What a difference a year makes! When 1999 finished up, it was easy for fans of science fiction, horror and fantasy cinema to look back with a feeling of grand satisfaction. Genre entertainment truly ruled at the box office, taking all of the Top Six posit... Glory brings home the Gold!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-01-2007)
...ts in our box office report. The film is now being pulled out of certain screens and it’s going to be stabilizing as audiences have seen the film by now. It doesn’t means it’s leaving the top 10 on our charts just yet (Wild Hogs ha... Box Office Update: THUNDER Strikes Twice at B.O.
by Associate News Editor and Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 08-25-2008)
...ur weekly box office reports will become a bit boring and downright less suspenseful in the numbers game. But we can now look back and see the winners and the losers for this summer season. The one with the big “L” attached is obviously Spe... Surfer Flies Into A Fantastic Weekend
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-17-2007)
As I said in last week’s box office report, Ocean’s Thirteen had very little chance to make a repeat appearance at the top spot. With Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer clocking in at 1 hr & 29 minutes and it appearing in 3,959 thea... The Pirates Steal it All
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-27-2007)
Since this is Memorial Day Weekend and the industry considers Monday’s numbers to be part of the weekend numbers, this isn’t the actual weekend box office report. The actual numbers for the 4 day weekend (including Monday) will be released on ... Exclusive! Insider report spills VAN HELSING secrets!
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 03-10-2003)
Last week theater owners and movie studio execs were in Las Vegas attending the annual ShoWest convention, showing off what wares the film studios have in store for us for the next 12-18 months. And lucky for us, one of those attendees just happened to b... TOYS Worth $100-million at the Box Office
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 12-08-1999)
The Top 8 slots at the box office were all taken by fantasy, science fiction, and horror movies this weekend.With $27.8-million in its sophomore outing, TOY STORY 2 was definitely #1 at the box office. The weekend take put the film`s cume at $116.8-millio... Ferrell wins gold back to back!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-08-2007)
...k’s box office report. Hillary Swank’s film took in 12 mil over the last 5 days in 2,603 films. That’s going to finish up this and last weekend’s releases taking the top 5 spots. As a consequence, the films which were previou... TOP 10: The Box Office Gets SERVED
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 02-01-2004)
The urban youth flick YOU GOT SERVED hip-hopped its way to the top of the box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $16 million in its first week of release. The Screen Gems movie stars Marques Houston and Omari Grandberry as a pair of pals who are ... MONSTER Eats Up Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 05-16-2005)
MONSTER-IN-LAW took the number one spot at the box office this weekend with a take of $24 million. Will Ferrell's KICKING AND SCREAMING took the number two spot with $20.9 million worth of ticket sales.Jet Li's UNLEASHED came in at number three with a tak... EPISODE II slashing through box office
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 05-17-2002)
Though no one is expecting the same confluence of events which produced SPIDER-MAN's the $114 million opening weekend to repeat only two weeks later for STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES, the initial word from movie houses around the world is CLO... Box Office Finals: Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Dominate the Market
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 07-25-2000)
Although figures fell slightly short of Monday’s estimates, it was still a good weekend at the box office for science fiction, horror and fantasy films. As predicted, What Lies Beneath was on top, with $29.70-million, about $400,000 shy of expectations. X... Box Office: Paramount Finds Memorial Day Treasure with INDY
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-25-2008)
Nineteen years ago, a movie that was believed to be wrapping up a popular franchise was finishing its opening weekend right around this time. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade premiered on 2,327 theaters on May 24, 1989 and tallied up a 29.3 mil ... Apatow Scores Again with SUPERBAD
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 08-26-2007)
...it in our box office report for 6 weeks now while other films drop out of sight around it. In its theatrical release, it has pulled in a respectable 107.4 domestic total in receipts.
Finishing up in 10th place is the latest failure, The Invasi... Box Office Finals: MI2 Barely Edges out BIG MOMMA for 2nd Place.
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 06-13-2000)
The weekend of June 9 to 11 earned a total of $99.1-million, down 5% from the previous weekend and down 18% from the same weekend last year. There was no change to the order of the Top 10 listing once the final tallies were in, but the race for 2nd place ... Disney's Stockings Stuffed with TREASURE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-30-2007)
...with this box office report and I’ve enjoyed listening to all of you fellow Maniacs discuss the numbers game over the course of the past year so I’ll end this with one final note...
Have a kick-ass & safe New Years holiday!
&n... THE BRAVE ONE Takes Revenge to Top Spot
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 09-16-2007)
... for this box office report is a success. The latest Judd Apatow produced film, Superbad, for New Line pulled in another $5.2 million for this weekend adding to its very successful $111.3 million domestic total. When you take into account that this fil... Anime Expo - Friday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)
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... Pixar's RATATOUILLE Fries a Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-01-2007)
...our Mania Box Office Report. Disney continues pulling it out of theaters (taking it out of 640 more theaters this weekend) and it looks as if its run is nearly done. The third installment in the Pirates franchise landed in 8th place this weekend taking... Weekend Box Office: Mel is WHAT WOMEN WANT: EMPEROR Grooves in 4th
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 12-19-2000)
The genre’s two big nationwide releases, Paramount’s What Women Want and Disney’s The Emperor’s New Groove saw widely divergent results during their debut weekend. The fantasy comedy starring Mel Gibson as a male chauvinist pig who suddenly finds himself ... Box Office Finals: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror Falls Behind Action and Comedy
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 06-20-2000)
With action and comedy films in the top three slots, it was a relatively slow weekend for science fiction, horror and fantasy films. Mission Impossible II fell just behind Big Mama’s House, winding up in 4th place. Titan A.E. made its debut in 5th with $9... FANTASTIC FOUR Fires up Box Office
by News Editor (Sun 07-10-2005)
Even with all the bad reviews 20th Century Fox's FANTASTIC FOUR still managed to claim the number one spot at the box office this weekend by early estimates. WAR OF THE WORLDS slipped to the number two spot with a take of $31.3 million, while BATMAN BEGIN... Box Office Finals: PITCH BLACK Still Top Genre Film
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 03-07-2000)
Once again, the top genre film at the box office was PITCH BLACK, which narrowly beat out SNOW DAY for 5th place; the film took in $5.07-million. Otherwise, the weekend box office was dominated by non-genre films: the top four titles were THE WHOLE NINE Y... ENCHANTED Jumps Ahead of Hitman
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 11-24-2007)
...ur weekly box office report.
RINGS continues its hold at the box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 01-04-2004)
THE RETURN OF THE KING remains top at the box office for the third straight week, falling just 39% from its performance last weekend. With $291 million domestically gathered so far, the film is now just $50 M short of the box office total that THE TWO TOW... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT Takes Top Spot
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 10-21-2007)
With Halloween ready to strike so soon, we were expecting 30 Days of Night to pull this victory but the question was “How much?” For four consecutive weeks, the box office report has turned in dismal results and this weekend, 30 Days had a lot... 1999 Domestic Box Office Review
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 01-07-2000)
1999 was a year in which science fiction, fantasy, and horror films dominated the domestic box office like never before: eight of the Top Ten positions were occupied by genre efforts, including all of the Top Five; of those Top Five, four broke the magic ... TOY STORY 2 Is Still #1 at Box Office
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 12-15-1999)
It`s getting to be an old story. Two studios, each vying for the coveted top spot at the box office, hold off on announcing estimates for their films` weekend grosses. Then, when one studio finally announces a figure for its film, the other studio announc... 1999 Domestic Box Office Review
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 01-06-2000)
1999 was a year in which science fiction, fantasy, and horror films dominated the domestic box office like never before: eight of the Top Ten positions were occupied by genre efforts, including all of the Top Five; of those Top Five, four broke the magic ... Box Office: HULK Flies into Top Spot
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-15-2008)
The next adaptation of Bruce Banner has beat the competition at the box office in its debut this weekend as expected. Still, that doesn’t make the other debuting film M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening a real loser though. His latest thriller ... LEGEND Worthy Box Office Take Overseas
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 12-31-2007)
...y's Mania Box Office Report.
Box Office Pikachu
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 11-15-1999)
Well, we all knew kids loved it, but no one quite knew how much until the weekend box office estimates came in. POKEMON: THE FIRST MOVIE, which opened on Wednesday, November 10, earned $52.1-million in its first five days--breaking the record for a Novemb... EIGHT BELOW Heats up Box Office
by News Editor (Tue 02-21-2006)
Disney's EIGHT BELOW bit down on the number one spot at the box office over the four-day holiday weekend with $25 million in ticket sales.DATE MOVIE opened in second place with $22.3 million. THE PINK PANTHER slipped to third place with $21 million in box... SIXTH SENSE Reach #11 in All-Time Box Office
by Michael O'Connel and Steve Biodrowski (Fri 03-10-2000)
Score another one for the sleeper success story of 1999, THE SIXTH SENSE. With a total of $285.9 million earned at the box office, writer-director M. Night Shymalan`s horror film has become the 11th highest grossing film ever in North America. (Former #11... It's WAR at the Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 07-04-2005)
WAR OF THE WORLDS easily took the number one spot at the box office this holiday weekend. The Steven Spielberg directed film has sold $101.7 million worth of tickets in the past five days.WORLDS beat BATMAN BEGINS first five days earnings of $72.9 millio... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Mar 8-10)
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 03-11-2002)
Reaching across space and time, the DreamWorks and Warner Bros. time-travel adventure, THE TIME MACHINE, earned the top spot at the box office this weekend, raking in over $22.5 million during its first weekend. Last week's number one, WE WERE SOLDIERS, f... MR. & MRS. SMITH Rule Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 06-13-2005)
MR. & MRS. SMITH took the number one spot at the box office this past weekend with a gross of $51.1 million.MADAGASCAR came in second with a take of $17.1 million. REVENGE OF THE SITH took the number three spot with a gross of $14.9 million. And Adam San... Cruise and Spielberg Mean Box Office Business
by News Editor (Mon 07-04-2005)
WAR OF THE WORLDS took in $77.6 million over the long 4th of July weekend. The all time record is still held by SPIDER-MAN 2 with a take of $180.1 million during it's 4th of July weekend opening.WORLDS' total domestic box office take to date is $113.3 mi... DOOM Shoots Up Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 10-24-2005)
Universal Pictures' DOOM was the number one movie at the box office over the weekend with ticket sales of $15.4 million.DREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY opened in the number two spot with a take of $9.3 million, while WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE W... RELOADED claims top spot at box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 05-19-2003)
The bills are still being counted but the estimates guarantee that the record books will have to be rewritten. Over the weekend THE MATRIX RELOADED claimed pole position at the box office, surprising no one really, and grossed an estimated $93.3 million ... TOP 10: More DATES for the box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 02-22-2004)
50 FIRST DATES kept its hold on the number one spot at the box office this weekend, earning another $21 million dollars for Sony Pictures. That's a drop of 47% from last week's $40 M opening and cause for celebration for Adam Sandler's agent and represent... IRON Launches To Top With 104.2 Mil Debut
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-04-2008)
...first May box office report as well. It’s crime thriller 21, another hit, follows in 9th place with a 2.1 mil. This has it sitting at the 79.0 domestic mark with a budget of only 35. Meanwhile, it’s other thriller 88 Minutes can’t cou... EVAN Drives to Early Lead
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 06-23-2007)
Universal's Evan Almighty (Follow-up to Bruce Almighty) took the early lead for this weekend's box office report by pulling in an estimated 11.1 million in receipts on Friday. This pretty much insures the comedy will be pulling in the top spot for tomorro... Bee Hive Stung by AMERICAN GANGSTERS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 11-04-2007)
...s of this box office report make up for 105 million, the last 6 ranked films account for only 23 million. Nothing ranked 5th place or higher crossed the $2,000 per showing mark.
Sony’s 30 Days of Night takes 5th place this weekend, pulli... THE INCREDIBLES performs incredibly at the box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 11-06-2004)
Pixar's latest animated movie, THE INCREDIBLES, got off to an incredible start at the box office yesterday. In the film's first day of release it earned an estimated $20.8 million dollars from 3,933 screens, surpassing the company's last record holder in ... Final Box Office for December 20-22
by Mike Whybark (Tue 12-24-2002)
BOX OFFICE GURU reports that THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS utterly dominated the box office this weekend with final results putting weekend-only revenues at $62 million, bringing the film's 5-day total to $102 million. STAR TREK: NEMESIS' deeply l... Final weekend box office (August 23-25)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 08-27-2002)
SIGNS stood tall again, regaining the top spot at the box office after weeks of being released. The feat is almost unheard of in an era where movies open on top -- if they get to the top at all -- then fade away. The fact SIGNS topped the box office was a... Final Box Office for November 8-10
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 11-12-2002)
As expected, Eminem's feature film debut 8 MILE won the box office crown over the weekend, earning twice as much as last week's number one film, THE SANTA CLAUSE 2. THE RING is still going strong after four weeks, coming in third. I SPY and JACKASS: THE M... Final Box Office for November 22-24
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 11-26-2002)
The James Bond franchise struck box office gold with DIE ANOTHER DAY, garnering the largest opening in its 40-year history. HARRY POTTER was bumped to second, but still had enough magic to draw in considerable sales. Ice Cube's sequel, FRIDAY AFTER NEXT d... Preliminary weekend box office (August 23-25)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 08-26-2002)
This week saw another high profile genre pic crash and burn at the same time another genre hit, SIGNS, regains the top spot at the box office. The synthetic actor dramedy SIMONE, starring Al Pacino, opened in ninth place despite a huge ad campaign and glo... Final Weekend Box Office (Feb. 22-24)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 02-26-2002)
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED still rested atop the box office throne when all the final nickels and pennies were counted at the weekend box office. Aaliyah's final film took in almost $15 million, more than enough to push off JOHN Q from the top spot. Kevin ... COMPASS Comes Up Short in Dismal Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-09-2007)
...ll in the box office reports and their average per showings reflect that result. Well, No Country For Old Men would be an exception due to its moderate per showing rate but the rest were dismal.
Warner Bros’ Fred Claus flew into 4th plac... Halloween Box Office is Hot for Horror! (Tue 11-02-1999)
Warner Brothers` scary remake, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, exceeded weekend box office estimates, climbing to $15.9-million for the Halloween weekend. Meanwhile, both USA Films` BEING JOHN MALKOVICH and Miramax`s PRINCESS MONONOKE made strong bows in exclusive...Musical Chairs at the Box Office
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 01-11-2000)
Most of the estimates for this weekend`s box office were overly optimistic, with some films off by as much as $500,000. In one case, two films even switched positions in the weekly ranking when one came up short of expectations. Meanwhile, Disney`s FANTAS... Bowl Weekend is No Box Office Supernova
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 02-01-2000)
It was a slow weekend at the box office for the genre, with no new science fiction, fantasy, or horror films opening. That should change this weekend, with the debut of SCREAM 3 from Dimension (the genre division of Miramax). In the meantime, fans had to ... TOP 10: FAHRENHEIT 9/11 heats the box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 06-27-2004)
Filmmaker Michael Moore's FAHRENHEIT 9/11, his controversial documentary about the terrorists attacks of 2001 and the Bush Administration, rose to the top of the box office even though the film is showing on less than one thousand screens. Playing on just... Box Office Finals: Dinos Take Huge Bite of Ticket Sales
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 05-23-2000)
When the final numbers were tallied, it was clearly a slow weekend for science fiction, horror and fantasy at the box office, with only a handful of films earning more than $1-million; or at least, it was a slow weekend if you don’t count Disney’s DINOSAU... TOP 10: When there's no more room at the box office...
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 03-22-2004)
The remake of George Romero's zombie fest DAWN OF THE DEAD catapulted its way to the top of the box office this past weekend. Made for a cost of about $28 million, the Universal distributed film recouped its cost back and brought the return of R-rated hor... Box Office Finals: MI2 Beats BIG MAMA
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 06-06-2000)
There were few surprises when the final box office results were tallied. Three genre films retained slots in the Top 10, while BATTLEFIELD EARTH continued its precipitous plunge down the chart. As expected, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE edged out BIG MAMA`S HOUSE fo... Early Returns: Preliminary Box Office November 22-24
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 11-25-2002)
Audiences had franchise fever this weekend, as the top four movies are all based on bonafide box office gold. As expected, James Bond's 20th film, DIE ANOTHER DAY came out on top, generating enough sales to become the largest Bond opening ever. HARRY POTT... Post Holiday Box Office Blues
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 12-29-1999)
When the final tally was in for the Friday-to-Sunday Christmas weekend, several films fell well short of studio estimates. Of course, because Christmas Day fell on Saturday, many potential viewers had Monday off, so there is a chance that many films will ... Box Office Finals: M2M Blasts into 1st; NINTH GATE opens in 2nd.
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 03-14-2000)
The final box office tally held no great surprises, but there were a few departures from studio estimates: most notably, PITCH BLACK wound up in 10th place (not 9th as predicted), with $2.9-million instead of $3.1; the film was edged out by the kids comed... Box Office Bondage
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 11-24-1999)
James Bond fell slightly short of estimates for its opening weekend box office take. MGM`s THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH took in $35.5-million in its first three days, easily taking the Number 1 spot. The weekend`s other wide debut, Paramount`s SLEEPY HOLLOW, r... Final Weekend Box Office for October 18-20
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 10-22-2002)
As expected, THE RING sent enough chills down audiences spines to take first place at the box office over the weekend. However, ALABAMA, RED DRAGON and WEDDING are still forces to be reckoned with. The final numbers for the weekend broke the ties for THE ... TOP 10: A desperado sweeps box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 09-14-2003)
Robert Rodriguez's ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO blasted its way to the top of the box office this weekend. The third in the EL MARIACHI series had the highest opening of the trilogy, grossing an estimated $24 million dollars Friday to Sunday. Guess those co... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (November 23-25)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-26-2001)
Bet you're not surprised to hear that HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE held on to its weekend box office top slot. In addition, taking in the full Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the film set yet another record.In the formal three-day weekend, the film... TOP 10: UNDERWORLD takes a bite out of the box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-22-2003)
Last week I predicted that UNDERWORLD would take in $30 million at the box office on its opening weekend and it turns out I was off by about $8 M. The Screen Gems genre picture netted an estimated $22 M in its first three days of release, which is better ... Preliminary Extended Weekend Box Office (Feb. 15-18)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 02-19-2002)
Because one box office top ten sometimes isn't enough in one weekend, we're bringing you the extended weekend box office for this President's Day extended holiday. As expected, JOHN Q took in the most, followed by Britney Spear's CROSSROADS and the ... Final Box Office for October 25-27
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 10-29-2002)
As expected yesterday, the feature adaptation of MTV's popular series, JACKASS, won the box office crown. With Halloween looming around the corner, horror flicks THE RING and GHOST SHIP came in second and third, respectively. Here's how the box office ro... Final Weekend Box Office (Jan. 18-20)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 01-22-2002)
Ridley Scott's BLACK HAWK DOWN ruled all as it and SNOW DOGS overtook THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS at the box office. It seems BLACK HAWK also made $6 million more when the final numbers came in than the preliminary box office number... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (December 21-23)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-24-2001)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING took the top spot over the weekend, while setting a box office record for December. In the proper three-day weekend, the film pulled in an estmated $45.2M. Combined with the two previous days of box office buc... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (January 4-6)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 01-07-2002)
A BEAUTIFUL MIND may have got loads of hype, but it still wasn't enough to topple THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. In its third weekend of business, FELLOWSHIP pulled in an additional estimated $23M. That amount also served to bring the film... Final Weekend Box Office Tally (September 14-16)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 09-18-2001)
When all the final numbers for last weekend's box office were added up, the Keanu Reeves starrer HARDBALL remained at the top of the list. However, the film finally earned $9.3M, which was roughly $800,000 less than initially estimated.Meanwhile, TWO CAN ...