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Preliminary Weekend Box Office (September 28-30)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-01-2001)
Hollywood's recent box office doldrums look to be over, with three new films taking the top three spots.The Michael Douglas starring DON'T SAY A WORD came up on top, taking in an estimated $18M. This was also the biggest opening weekend for any film starr... Box Office: Disney's CHIHUAHUA Takes Down the Eagle Eye
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 10-05-2008)
History tends to repeat itself at the box office year after year and this weekend is no different. Last year for our Mania box office report, we were talking about Walt Disney winning its second consecutive weekend in a row with their family film The Game... Box Office: Disney's MUSICAL Victorious, Lionsgate Banks with SAW V
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 10-26-2008)
We knew High School Musical 3: Senior Year would win this box office weekend due to pre-sales and the teen-focused hype machine coming out of Disney so the film launching into theaters with $42.0 million isn’t surprising. In fact, a lot of p... 
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 ... Final Weekend Box Office Tally (September 21-23)
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 09-26-2001)
Keanu Reeves' inner city baseball flick, HARDBALL, held on to its top spot in what was the worst overall weekend box office take of the year. In the final tally, the film actually made about $200,000 less than initially estimated pulling in a solid $8M.He... 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... Box Office: THUNDER Wins a Slow Labor Weekend
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 08-31-2008)
What a slow weekend at the box office. The estimated winner of this report has $11.5 million dollars. That should say it all or at least, indicate just why late August and September are sometimes referred to as the month where studios insert movies to die... Weekend Box Office Final for September 27-29
by Mike Whybark (Tue 10-01-2002)
The biggest September weekend in BO history is led by the soul of cute 'n' tough, Reese Witherspoon, in SWEET HOME ALABAMA (insert headbanging sequence here) with another tough cutie, Jackie Chan, dollin' up in his TUXEDO.1. SWEET HOME ALABAMA, $35.6 mill... Weekend Box Office Report for February 9-11
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-11-2007)
Hello you box office savvy Maniacs. The estimated numbers for this weekend are in and the choice was clearly made by audiences around the nation as to what they wanted to watch and what they could wait to see another time. This weeks openers was a horror ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (August 31-September 3)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 09-04-2001)
Typically, though it would seem to have strong potential, the Labor Day weekend isn't usually one of the bigger movie box office weekends, especially compared to other summer holiday weekends. Still, UA's JEEPERS CREEPERS had the best holiday weekend open... Box Office: BANGKOK Wins Another Slow Weekend
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 09-07-2008)
What exciting box office news do we have to talk about this weekend? I thought an $11.5 mil winner was pretty bad last weekend but this weekend’s winner takes the cake for pathetic top performers. A whopping $7.8 estimated million for Bangkok Danger... 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... Box Office: Paramount Has An EAGLE EYE for Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 09-28-2008)
Well, it looks like the last weekend of September is the only one worth talking about in terms of box office numbers. After weeks of very slow performances from this month’s releases, D.J. Caruso’s Eagle Eye turned out well for an early fall d... 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... Box Office: LAKEVIEW Debuts Victorious Against Burn
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 09-21-2008)
Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson and Sony Screen Gems find themselves taking the top spot with their debuting thriller Lakeview Terrace. The film, which features Sam as a neighbor gone wrong, opened up in 2,464 theaters this weekend and wound up grossing... Weekend Box Office Report for February 2-4
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-04-2007)
This is the weekend where a large portion of the 18-48+ demographic is out planning their big party and preparing for a big game. Going to the theatres isn’t exactly first and foremost on those individuals’ minds right now. So what does Screen... Spidey Shows Box Office Spunk
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 09-03-2002)
Spider-Man
led the charge in a record-setting summer box office for Hollywood this year.
Fans know well that the web-spinner shattered all kinds of box office records
and landed in the top 5 all-time grossing films.
An Associated
Press wire report ... Preliminary weekend box office (September 6-8)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 09-09-2002)
The teen-FATAL ATTRACTION film SWIMFAN took over the top spot from recent champion SIGNS, while Robert DeNiro's cop drama CITY BY THE SEA was strong enough to open in third place. Outside of that, the top ten looks like a snapshot of the summer, with AUST... Final weekend box office (September 13-15)
by Mike Whybark (Tue 09-17-2002)
Newcomers BARBERSHOP and STEALING HARVARD join the top ten this week at numbers one and five respectively, with MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING continuing the party at number two. Last week's number one splash, SWIMFAN, takes a dive to fourth, while ONE HO... Final weekend box office (September 6-8)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 09-10-2002)
SWIMFAN has slain all comers in its first weekend of release, taking the top spot from recent champion SIGNS. SIGNS dropped to fourth place, making room for the anti-summer movie hit MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING to stay in second place, while Robert DeNiro's... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (September 21-23)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 09-24-2001)
In a weekend where Mariah Carey's GLITTER was the only new film release, the American public stayed away. Given recent events, the Friday night telethon and a lack of new films, it's understandable that this was an extremely slow weekend at theaters.Keanu... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (September 14-16)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 09-17-2001)
Keanu Reeves baseball melodrama, HARDBALL, took the top spot in a weekend where most people seem to be staying away from theaters and dealing with the week's tragic events. Still, the film did take in an estimated $10.1M.Coming up second was the Leelee So... Superheroes save summer box office (Fri 08-22-2008)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood studios are nearing the end of their summer of superheroes with domestic box office receipts expected to roughly match last year's record $4.18 billion sum despite lower movie attendance. Led by the blockbuster Batman se...Early Returns: Weekend Box Office for September 20-22
by Mike Whybark (Mon 09-23-2002)
Big hit BARBERSHOP hangs tough at number one this week, while some feel MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING won't ever end. Aging shady ladies THE BANGER SISTERS score number two, while SIGNS still dominates in total revenue since release.1. BARBERSHOP, $13.3 mi... 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... Final Weekend Box Office for September 20-22
by Mike Whybark (Tue 09-24-2002)
The Ice Cube phenom BARBERSHOP kept the lead slot this weekend while the Fox Searchlight release THE BANGER SISTERS had the biggest debut and widest opening ever for the distributor.1. BARBERSHOP, $12.8 million this weekend, $38.4 million since opening.... Final Weekend Box Office Tally (September 28-30)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 10-02-2001)
All the final numbers are in for the last weekend, which not only showed that America had quietly returned to theaters, but that Michael Douglas could still pull them in.The suspenser, DON'T SAY A WORD, settled with less than originally estimated, though ... Final weekend box office (August 30-September 2)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 09-04-2002)
The last weekend of the summer was ruled over by the movie which dominated over the last month, i.e. M. Night Shyamalan's SIGNS. The only genre newcomer, the weakly reviewed FEARDOTCOM opened in a distant fifth place. Here's the rest: 1. SIGNS, $17.0 mill... Preliminary Box Office returns for September 27-29
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 09-30-2002)
ALABAMA sure is sweet for moviegoers and wearing a TUXEDO never looked so good. BALLISTIC takes a tumble, while SIGNS is still speaking to audiences.1. SWEET HOME ALABAMA, $37.5 million this weekend, $37.5 million since opening.2. THE TUXEDO, $15.1 millio... Preliminary weekend box office (August 30-September 2)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 09-03-2002)
Little changed in the top then this week. SIGNS rested in the top spot again, the slot it regained last week, while the only genre newcomer, the horror film FEARDOTCOM opened in fifth place. That new opening was sandwiched between other summer films, out ... Box Office: Fans Drive TWILIGHT To Box Office Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 11-23-2008)
It seems the early polls were correct for fan anticipation playing a factor for the adaptation of Twilight, which is based on Stephenie Meyer’s popular vampire novels. When asked for “The Most Anticipated Film of the Fall” a... Box Office: Families Give Box Office Thanks to FOUR CHRISTMASES
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 11-30-2008)
With Thanksgiving being the holiday celebrated for a lot of people, it was a week where most families gather together to eat some turkey, try to find digestive room for even more tasty pie and then pass out before they have to think about survivin... 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... 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... Music Box Massacre
by Brian Thomas (Wed 10-11-2006)
Horror films are doing very well at the box office recently, but that's not big news. Horror films have always done well since they're selling a good scare rather than big stars or even special effects, they're relatively cheap to produce, and studios ca... 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... Countdown - August 27-September 2, 2006
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Thu 09-07-2006)
Welcome again to another run of the Countdown. Right now it seems the countdown to school is over, with a bunch of people going back to hit the books. This is the thing that signals the return of released videogames for us to play, like it is each year. T... Prepare for Box Office Glory!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-18-2007)
Just one memorable quote from Gerard Butler’s character is of course “Give them nothing! But take from them everything!”. It seems that 300 continue to enact that motto all way to the bank for Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures. The ... Office Space
by Andrew Kardon (Thu 05-16-2002)
So I just started a new job. No, contrary to public opinion, writing about toys is not a million-dollar career. In order to support the evil, toy-addicting life we lead, many of us need to actually take on... gasp... yes, work.Now, what I actually do is u... 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 ... Box Office Report: Hogs rolls in the money.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-04-2007)
Disney’s Wild Hogs overtook the other biker this weekend and continued down that open road to box office success. The comedy shot into first with a very nice 38.0 mil opening debut. Wild Hogs (starring John Travolta, William H. Macy, Tim Allen... Weekend Box Office Report: February 23-25
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-25-2007)
This is the highly anticipated weekend of the Oscars. It’s the weekend where the industry rewards quality “films” over “movies”. It’s the weekend where actors, directors & distribution studios are hoping to bring ho... 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... 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... King Shrek Rules the Box Office
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-20-2007)
Shrek 3 may not want to be king but he ruled over the box office competition in its opening weekend this year, opening in 4,122 theaters with a running time of 1 hr & 21 minutes. With that kind of running time and amount of screens, it was a sure bet ... 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... A New Concept In 'taster' discs - ADV Films' Anime Bento Box! (Wed 09-20-2006)
FULL OF SUPER YUMMY ANIME GOODNESS - YOURS TO OWN ON 16th OCTOBER 2006 LONDON, UK, 20TH SEPTEMBER 2006 ADV Films, the leading producer-distributor of anime in the U.K., bring you on the 16th October 2006 a new concept in 'taster' discs - ADV's Anime B...Weekend Box Office Report for February 16-18
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-18-2007)
Nothing says “I love you” like a cursed soul sporting leather on a decked out roadhog and of course on flames. What? You think I’m wrong?
America while celebrating Valentines Day for the most part seems to agree with it..... 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 ... ADV Films UK Sets September Schedule (Wed 08-02-2006)
ANIME GOES TOP GUN IN AREA 88: TReACHERoUs Skies! KILL OR BE KILLED UNDER THE DESERT SUN FROM 18th SEPTEMBER 2006 LONDON, UK, 1st August 2006 ADV Films, the leading producer-distributor of anime in the U.K., is proud to release Area 88: Treacherous ...'Iron Man' flies home in September (Fri 08-08-2008)
Paramount Home Entertainment has set September 30, 2008 as "Iron Day" with the smash hit Marvel movie 'Iron Man' coming home to DVD in three editions. Press Release Follows $315 Million Box Office Smash Debuts September 30, 2008 in Ultimate Ed...The 2006 HD Buying Guide
by John Sinnott (Sun 11-26-2006)
With Thanksgiving past us and the holiday buying season in full swing, I thought this would be the perfect time to present the first Annual High Def Review HD Buying Guide. Instead of our usually news and review, this time I’m going to high... Gundam Creator to appear at Chicago Film Festival (Mon 09-25-2006)
CHICAGO, September 20, 2006 " In anticipation of his appearance at The 42nd Chicago International Film Festival, The Japan America Society of Chicago is busy rolling out the "red carpet" for Yoshiyuki Tomino, a director who has redrawn the landscape of...Disney Finds TREASURE At the Box Office
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-23-2007)
Updated: International numbers have been added...
The box office cash for this weekend was spread out as expected. With so many new releases this weekend (and this week), audiences chose a bit of everything making for some big moneymakers in the t... The SIMPSONS Dominate Box Office
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-29-2007)
Homer Simpson can begin pondering the justification of buying a life time supply of doughnuts with the cash rolling in this weekend. Given his dim witted nature over the course of the past 18 odd years, him spending the money on such a... 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... Box Office Update: THUNDER Strikes Twice at B.O.
by Associate News Editor and Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 08-25-2008)
TROPIC THUNDER remained at the top of the box office with $16.1 million in ticket sales. It beat out new comer THE HOUSE BUNNY, which brought in $15.1 million.
Universal's DEATH RACE came in third with just $12.3 million and TH... DVD This Week: September 25th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-25-2001)
VIDEO NEWSJOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS OF MARS died a quick death at the box office, but audiences will get a second chance to check out its off-the-wall pleasures when Columbia releases it to video on December 4th, making it a priority on my Christmas wish li... DVD & VHS: September 10
by John Thonen (Tue 09-10-2002)
VIDEO NEWSThe Fangoria website recently put an end to any ongoing belief in the luck of the Irish, with their announcement that Trimark Pictures has begun casting on LEPRECHAUN: BACK IN THE HOOD. Now, I'm sure little person, and the actor inside Gabe Bart... Comicscape - June 7, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 06-07-2006)
Last week's mixed-bag review of X-MEN: THE LAST STAND generated a small truckload of mail. The reactions ranged from complete agreement with my review, to total disagreement from fans that thought the film met or exceeded the previous two. Regardless, t... 21 Doubles Down at the Box Office.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-06-2008)
The attraction of beating the odds and Vegas wins again for audiences around the country. For the second weekend in a row, the crime thriller 21 has landed in the top spot spoiling the hopes of debuting films Leatherheads, Nim’s Island and The Ruins... Comicscape - May 3, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-03-2006)
Greetings, and welcome to another week of COMICSCAPE, where I make sequential art matter. Last week, I expounded upon the relative merits (and lack thereof) of Marvel and DC's new plan to accept advertiser money for ostensibly discreet product placement i... Box Office: Bond's SOLACE Makes for Best 007 Opening
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 11-16-2008)
Two years ago, Daniel Craig became the new Bond when Casino Royale rolled into theaters with a debut of $40.8 million. With his second effort two years later, MGM has nearly doubled that mark with Quantum of Solace by grabbing the best Bond openin... Box Office: INDY Cuts into CITY Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-01-2008)
It was a case of extreme ends in the demographic spectrum this week at the box office and as such, the results show a case of how that translated to cash receipts. The film which took the #1 spot did so because it won by a certain margin on Friday alone w... Box Office: PAYNE Takes Down the Chihuahua
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 10-19-2008)
So, could Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua do it again for a third weekend in a row? Well, judging by the tickets the film was selling on Saturday in some theaters, it looked possible for the house that Mickey built. Unfortunately for those ... Weekend Box Office Report for January 19-21
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-21-2007)
The weekend estimates are in and it looks too close to call. I’ll go ahead and call it anyway though, folks. 1st place goes to Stomp The Yard (pulling in 13.3 mil) while Night of the Museum is only 300,000 dollars behind at 2nd place. Yes, that&rsqu... 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... TOP 10: September doldrums for DICKIE
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-08-2003)
For the first weekend since May of this year, the box office failed to produce a movie that earned more than $10 million dollars. Welcome to the weekend after Labor Day.David Spade has bragging rights for the top movie at theaters, with Paramount's DICKIE... 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... DVD This Week: September 17
by John Thonen (Tue 09-17-2002)
VIDEO NEWSThe FX cable network's groundbreaking Emmy-nominated cop show, THE SHIELD, will soon join 24 as a TV series released to DVD after the airing of only its first season. The series is packed with profanity, nudity, sex and police corruption, plus a... Comicscape - September 14, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-14-2005)
Kurt: How did you break into the comics industry? Tim: I worked my way up through the role playing game industry. I started doing that in 1986 and worked pretty steadily until about 1996. I started at the bottom and worked my way up the totem pole. By the... '300' IMAX poster
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 01-26-2007)
Warner Bros. Pictures have provided Comics2Film with the poster promoting the Frank Miller adaptation '300' in IMAX theaters. It was announced late yesterday that the film would enjoy simultaneous release in the HUGE screen format.
click for ... 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 ... Hayes office objects
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 03-18-2006)
A lot of voices in the news the past week. Isaac Hayes, the voice of "Chef", has decided to quit the cast of SOUTH PARK over a recent episode criticizing Hayes' chosen religion, the Church of Scientology. When the episode, which goes into detail about the... Mortadelo Tops Spanish Box Office
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 02-11-2003)
A comic book
movie that we've never reported on before is apparently burning up the box
office according to a write-up in today's Variety.
Like Spider-Man
last year, the comic-based Mortadelo & Filemon (The Big Adventure)
is shattering box-office r... Box Office BURNS After Viewing
by Associate News Editor (Sun 09-14-2008)
BURN AFTER READING, from the Cohen Brothers, debuted at the top of the box office with an estimated $19.4 million in ticket sales.
In second place was TYLER PERRY'S FAMILY THAT PREYS with $18 million, followed by RIGHTEOUS KILL with ... 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 (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 ... 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... 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... Comicscape - May 31, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 05-31-2006)
My Thoughts on X-Men: The Last Stand After a year of fan anticipation rife with both trepidation and outright, venom, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND opened in theaters last Friday to the second-highest single day box office gross ever, following REVENGE OF THE SIT... Box Office: 'Dark Knight' puts KA-POW on 'Pineapple' (Mon 08-11-2008)
'The Dark Knight' cleaned up again, ranking #1 at the box office against the relatively weak competition, according to estimates published by Box Office Mojo. The Bat-film, now in its fourth week of release, rang up another $26million, claiming the top r...Box Office: DARK KNIGHT Takes Down The Pineapple
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 08-10-2008)
Even though there were two new wide releases this weekend for audiences everywhere, the champion of all continues to be the one who toppled the previous two new wide releases from the weekends before. Yes, The Dark Knight has won the report for its ... 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... Box Office Report: CASPIAN Scores Victory for Disney
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-18-2008)
Last summer’s box office season kicked off with a wild beginning as Spider-Man 3 entered the fray in 4,252 theaters and hauled 151.1 mil in tickets for a nice debut. It would go onward to win the second weekend in release by earning another 58.1 mil... Box Office: Disney's MUSICAL Beats Smith's PORNO
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 11-02-2008)
On Halloween, Saw V jumped ahead of everyone for the weekend by grabbing $3.1 million. But once everyone was done trick and treating, Disney’s singing teenagers took over once again for Saturday and Sunday making High School Musical 3: Senio... 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... 'Spidey 3', 'Transformers' bolster record box office year
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 01-02-2008)
It's been a roller coaster ride for the 2007 box office, with a gangbuster Summer followed by a weak Fall and then rescued by a magical Holiday season. All in all the year proved to be the best since 2004, according to analysis provided by <a href=&quo... Box Office: Spidey Hits $400m
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 07-09-2002)
Brandon Gray of Box
Office Mojo offers some additional analysis of the weekend box office.
The bad news for
Spider-Man is that it fell short of setting one last record, which
would have been becoming the movie to gross $400 million domestically in t... LEGEND Worthy Box Office Take Overseas
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 12-31-2007)
Studios banked at the international box office in the same way as they did here in the states for this past holiday week. For a second consecutive week, I AM LEGEND continued in 1st place with 46.1 mil in receipts from 25 markets. 21.8 million of that cam... 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 ... 'Fantastic Four 2' burns up the box office
by Christian Koch (Sun 06-17-2007)
With an estimated box office result of $57,400,000 the Tim Story directed Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer easily takes over this weekend's box office and also sails beyond the opening weekend result of its predecessor. 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... Box Office: 'Hancock' rocks, comics rule (Mon 07-07-2008)
The weekend box office is crowded with superheroes with an amazing four pictures in the current top 12 and two more comic based films on the way. 'Hancock' while not based on a comic book provides a skewed view of the 'Superman' story, recasting th...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... Spider-Man 3 Tops Box Office (Sun 05-13-2007)
Spider-Man 3 continued to dominate the box office on Friday, pulling in an estimated $17.8 million. With a domestic total of $199.8 million after Friday, Spider-Man 3 passed the $200-million mark on Saturday. With nearly $14 million more than runn...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 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 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 ... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Box Office: Catwoman sinks, Spidey swims
by Rob M. Worley (Sun 08-08-2004)
'Catwoman' hung on by a whisker to a spot in the top 10 domestic box office. The DC Comics-based movie fell to the #10 spot in its third week, bringing it's total domestic gross to just over $37/3 million. 'Spider-Man 2' continues to show its legs (all ei... Box Office: 'Iron Man' still flying, 'Speed' stays in top 10
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 06-02-2008)
'Iron Man' continued its impressive performance at the box office this weekend.
The Marvel film held on the #4 postion, according to estimates published by Box Office Mojo. The movie took in another $14 million in its fifth week, surpassing the performan... MIIB, Road: Box Office Actuals
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-17-2002)
Box
Office Mojo reports that actual numbers for the weekend box office for Men
In Black II were slightly lower than the estimates announced on Sunday.
The comic sequel took in less than $24.5 million in it's second weekend, falling
off 53%.
The oth... 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... 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 ... Box Office: 'Dark Knight' sets more records
by Jim Harvey (Mon 07-28-2008)
'The Dark Knight' continues its amazing box office run this week. 'Hancock', 'Hellboy II' and 'Wanted' remain in the top 10.
The Batman sequel was #1 for a second week in a row, fending off comedic contender 'Step brothers' which debuted at #2, according... Box Office: 'Dark Knight' tops half-billion mark (Mon 09-01-2008)
'The Dark Knight' passed the half-billion dollar mark this weekend and made a rare upward move in spite of three new films opening. The bat-sequel went up from #4 to #3 this week, hopping over 'The House Bunny' and 'Death Race', but giving up a spot to t...Box Office: 'Stardust' bows at #4, 'Transformers' tops $300 million
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 08-13-2007)
According to weekend sales estimates published by Box Office Mojo, 'Stardust', the film based on the illustrated novel by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, debuted this week at #4 on the charts.
The movie took in about $9 million against its estimated budg... 'Legend' continues to bank legendary box office
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 12-24-2007)
In its second week of release 'I Am Legend' dropped to the #2 but still took in legendary bank according to weekend box office charts published by BoxOfficeMojo.com.
The film, which is rich with comics tie-ins, earned another $34.2 million this week, bri... 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 ... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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 ... 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 (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 ... 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... ADV Films Details September 19th Releases (Fri 07-28-2006)
HOUSTON, July 21, 2006 " ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce three exciting titles set to hit the streets on September 19, including the first volume of Comic Party: Revolution TV, the fifth vol...Box Office: Scott's Lies, Quarantine Defeated by Disney's CHIHUAHUA
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 10-12-2008)
I honestly didn’t expect to be talking about a Beverly Hills Chihuahua again in this weekend’s box office report. Not with the highly marketed horror Quarantine and definitely not with Ridley Scott’s thriller Body of Lies hitting... 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 ... ADV Films Announces September 5th Titles (Sat 07-22-2006)
HOUSTON, July 19, 2006 " ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce three exciting new titles set to hit the streets on September 5, including the first volume of Jinki: Extend, the second volume of T...SCOOBY-DOO 2 comes home September 14
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-07-2004)
After gathering $85 million dollars at the box office, Warner Home Video has announced that they will release SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED on DVD and VHS on September 14, 2004. The DVD will feature bonus material including:10 minutes of deleted footag... 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... 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... 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... 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... Weekend Box Office Report for January 5-7
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-07-2007)
With the beginning of any year, expectations are usually lower in the minds of box office experts primarily because this is the first week of a month & after the holiday season. The average movie goer is recovering from spending all that cash on their... 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 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... 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... Box Office: DreamWorks Banks $63 Mil with MADAGASCAR 2
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 11-09-2008)
We knew the winner for this weekend’s report would be DreamWorks’ Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa so there’s no surprise to write about here. Anytime a family friendly animation hits over 4,000 screens and clocks in at only 1 hr and ... 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 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 ... 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... 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 ... 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... 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... 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...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... 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... Box Office: 'Wanted' kills, 'Hulk' coasts, 'Iron Man' lands (Mon 06-30-2008)
It's a wild week at the box office for comic-based movies as 'Wanted' bows to impressive numbers, 'Incredible Hulk' marches on, but still can't catch its predecsessor, and 'Iron Man' finally exits the top 10. The indie-comic adaptation 'Wanted' could not...