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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... 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 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 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... Weekend Box Office Report for February 9-11
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-11-2007)
... 5 of our 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... 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..... 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... 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... Weekend Box Office Report for February 2-4
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-04-2007)
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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... 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 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: 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 January 12-14
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-14-2007)
In a surprise outcome, Stomp The Yard(pulling in 22 mil) trampled over the champions of the 1st and 2nd spots. Fox’s Night at the Museum and Sony’s Pursuit of Happyness has ranked 1 and 2 for 3 weeks straight going into this weekend and now 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... 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... 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: 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: "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: 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... 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... 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 ... 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: 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... 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... 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 - 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: 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... 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: 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: 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 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... 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: 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... 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... 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... 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: 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... 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... 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 ... 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... 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 ... 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... 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 ... 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 ... 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.... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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: 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... 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... 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... 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 ... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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 ... 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... 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 ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Jan. 25-27)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 01-28-2002)
Ridley Scott's BLACK HAWK DOWN was able to hold off genre newcomer THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES and actioner THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO at the weekend box office. According to preliminary numbers, HAWK was number one for the second week in a row, with five new f... Final Weekend Box Office Tally (October 12-14)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 10-16-2001)
Though it was close, in the final weekend box office tally, TRAINING DAY took the top spot edging out MGM's BANDITS. TRAINING DAY realized a solid $13.4M against BANDITS $13.1M.Here are the rest of the top ten numbers:1. TRAINING DAY, $13.4M this weekend,... 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... Final Weekend Box Office (April 26-28)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 04-30-2002)
Here's the weekend box office top ten now that the final numbers have come in: 1. THE SCORPION KING, $18.0 million this weekend, $61.3 since opening. 2. CHANGING LANES, $9.0 million this weekend, $44.6 since opening. 3. JASON X, $6.6 million this weekend,... Final Weekend Box Office (May 31-June 2)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 06-04-2002)
The final numbers are in for the weekend box office, and little has changed since the first reports yesterday. Here's the list: 1. THE SUM OF ALL FEARS, $31.2 million this weekend, $31.2 million since opening. 2. STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONE... Final Weekend Box Office for October 4-6
by Mike Whybark (Tue 10-08-2002)
Finals for the weekend box office totals today show yesterday's projections a bit optimistic for RED DRAGON, while the film ordering has remained consistent. It's not unusual for estimates to come in a tad high, but in RED DRAGON's case, the estimate was ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (October 12-14)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-15-2001)
Denzel Washington's TRAINING DAY held on to the weekend box office top slot for the secod week in a row, taking in an additional estimated $13.55M.Newcomers, BANDITS and CORKY ROMANO, came in, taking the second and third slots with $13.46M and $9.3M, resp... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (June 14-16)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 06-17-2002)
SCOOBY-DOO mauled his way to the top of the heap in the weekend box office, holding off Matt Damon's spy turn in THE BOURNE IDENTITY and far outpacing the pallid performance of new war pic WINDTALKERS. Shoved down to fourth is the top player of the last t... 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... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (June 18-24, 2001)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 06-25-2001)
The weekend box office numbers are in, and THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS was enough of those things to take the top spot. It, along with Eddie Murphy's new comedy DR. DOLITTLE 2 were strong enough to dethrone last week's cash champ, TOMB RAIDER. As for t... 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... Studios Report Record $9.62 Billion Year
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-03-2008)
Industry box office grosses in totaled $9.62 billion in 2007, or 5% more than a year earlier and 4% more than the industry's previous high from 2002. Ticket sales also were up from 2006, with 1.41 billion admissions marking a 1% year-over-year uptick and ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 (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... Weekend Box Office: POSEIDON Sinks!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 05-15-2006)
Another week, another disappointment. The mighty Poseidon, ruler of the sea, sank to the bottom at this weekend's box office.Pulling in a disappointing $20,325,000 at 3,555 theaters, Poseidon couldn't even manage the top spot for the weekend. That honor... 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... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (November 9-11)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-12-2001)
For the second weekend in a row, Disney Pixar's MONSTERS, INC. has taken the weekend's box office top spot.In its second weekend, the film pulled in an impressive estimated take of $46,200,000, which served to bump the film well over the $100M mark.Meanwh... 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 ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (November 16-18)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-19-2001)
You knew the weekend was going to be really big for HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE after the film set an all-time first opening day record of $31,635,000. That beat out PHANTOM MENACE ($28.5M) and PLANET OF THE APES ($24.6M) own opening weekend Fri... Final Weekend Box Office (May 24-27)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 05-29-2002)
This last weekend was the gold standard when it comes to box office heat. The Memorial Day span saw over $205 million taken in by all the films in release, a massive record for any three day period, ever.What were the planets that aligned to make the reco... Preliminary Weekend Box Office
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-13-2001)
Those moribund box office numbers of the mid-summer are well behind us now with yet another big weekend opening, this time for AMERICAN PIE 2. The comedy sequel packed them in this weekend pulling in an estimated $45.1M.In the process, RUSH HOUR 2 got bum... Final Weekend Box Office (May 24-27)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 05-29-2002)
This last weekend was the gold standard when it comes to box office heat. The Memorial Day span saw over $205 million taken in by all the films in release, a massive record for any three day period, ever.What were the planets that aligned to make the reco... Final Weekend Box Office (Mar 1-3)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 03-05-2002)
WE WERE SOLDIERS retained the top spot after all the final beans were counted in the weekend box office. The Mel Gibson Vietnam epic took in $20.2 million in its first three days, while last week's top moneymaker, QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, fell to sixth ... Box Office Update: WB Has SMART Victory While HULK Drops
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-23-2008)
It’s happening again for Universal Pictures and fans of the Hulk.
While the drop is just a tad lower this time around, it’s still significant. In 2003, Ang Lee’s version of The Hulk opened in theaters on June 20 to the tune of a $62.1 ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Mar 1-3)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 03-04-2002)
As expected, Mel Gibson's WE WERE SOLDIERS took the top spot in the weekend box office, raking in $20 million in its first three days. Last week's number one, QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, crashed in its second week, losing 60.5 percent of its business, whil... 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 ... 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 Tally (December 21-23)
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 12-27-2001)
It took a few more days than normal due to the holiday, but the weekend's final tally resulted in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING remaining firmly on top of the weekend's box office earners. Over its five-day opening weekend (including the p... Final Weekend Box Office Tally (November 9-11)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 11-13-2001)
After a troubling year at the box office, Disney's gotta be thrilled that MONSTERS, INC. clicked with audiences two weeks in a row, already grossing over $120M. In the final tally, the film's take for its second weekend was $45.5M, followed by SHALLOW HAL... Weekend Final Box Office Tally (June 20-July 1)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 07-03-2001)
The final box office tallies for the weekend of June 29-July 1 have been determined. A.I. still sits on top, though the film ultimately pulled in $29,352,630, a little less than a million originally estimated. Meanwhile, PEARL HARBOR did slightly better t... Spidey’s Records set Studio Standards High
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-06-2007)
We already knew this week would already be all about Spider-Man 3. With the anticipation so high, the presales from Fandango.com and Movietickets.com being in the upper stratosphere and news everywhere on Spider-Man 3 the past few weeks, the question wasn... 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... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Sept. 7-9)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 09-10-2001)
A number of new movies hit theaters this weekend, but that didn't really result in big bucks at the box office. Out of the group of newcomers, Universal's THE MUSKETEER took the top spot with an estimated take of $10.7M. Following that actioner came ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Feb. 8-10)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 02-11-2002)
A slew of big time releases finally moved things around in the weekend box office, namely newcomer actioner COLLATERAL DAMAGE pushing BLACK HAWK DOWN from the top spot. And despite nearly a year of on-and-off marketing, ROLLERBALL could only make it... 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... Final Weekend Box Office (April 12-14)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 04-16-2002)
Little changed when the final numbers rolled in for last weekend's box office race. CHANGING LANES, PANIC ROOM, THE SWEETEST THING, ICE AGE and THE ROOKIE were still in their slots in the top 10, as the others shook out down below. Here's the rest of the ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Jan. 18-20)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 01-21-2002)
After four weeks at the top, towering over its competition, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING has fallen from the first spot in the box office race. Overtaking RINGS is BLACK HAWK DOWN, which took in almost $30 million, and SNOW DOGS which... Final Weekend Box Office Tally
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 08-21-2001)
The final numbers are in for this last weekend's box office with AMERICAN PIE 2 retaining its top spot, with just slightly less than estimated. The film officially pulled in $21.1M rather than $21.4M.Here are the rest of the top ten final numbers:1. AMERI... Final Weekend Box Office Tally (October 5-7)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 10-09-2001)
In the strongest weekend in nearly a month's time, Denzel Washington's TRAINING DAY did respectable business. In fact, it was the actor's best opening ever, beating last year's his starring gig in REMEMBER THE TITANS, a film that stayed around for awhile ... Final weekend box office (August 2-4)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 08-06-2002)
The final numbers are in, and SIGNS stood astride the box office peak when the last beans were counted. AUSTIN POWERS newcomer MASTER OF DISGUISE and the concert film MARTIN LAWRENCE LIVE stepped in behind it, but expect the new Mel Gibson film to rule, w... 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... 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... Final Weekend Box Office (Mar 15-17)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 03-19-2002)
ICE AGE blew away all expectation by setting a March record with a $46.3 million box office take in just three days. This, the same weekend TIME MACHINE tumbled a hard 52 percent from its opening just seven days back. The update of the H.G. Wells classic ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (May 31-June 2)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 06-03-2002)
The monster box office through most of May slowed down in its final days, allowing THE SUM OF ALL FEARS to debut at number on and slap down the bohemouths STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES and SPIDER-MAN, and fend off wacky newcomer UNDERCOVER BR... Final weekend box office (August 9-11)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 08-20-2002)
The final numbers are in from this weekend's box office race, and the picture, now that the dust has settled, can be seen clearly below. 1. XXX, $22.1 million this weekend, $84.0 million since opening. 2. SIGNS, $19.4 million this weekend, $150.5 million ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (November 2-4)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-05-2001)
America's lingering box office doldrum is over with Disney's MONSTERS, INC. pulling in an astounding estimated $63.5M, the biggest opening ever for the Mouse Factory. Previous company record holders were PEARL HARBOR and TOY STORY 2 with $59.1M and $57.4M... Final Weekend Box Office (April 5-7)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 04-09-2002)
The difference between the preliminary and the final numbers for this week's box office? A few beans in either direction. That's why PANIC ROOM held on to the top spot, followed by newcomer HIGH CRIMES and, distantly by the frat comedy NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (April 26-28)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 04-29-2002)
SCORPION KING stood astride the box office of North America for the second week, despite losing half its business. The newest genre release, the two-years in the editing JASON X opened to a lackluster $6.5 million, only enough money to come in fourth ove... Early returns: Weekend Box Office for October 4 - 6, 2002
by Mike Whybark (Mon 10-07-2002)
RED DRAGON eats 'em all up, bumping Reese down a notch in SWEET HOME ALABAMA just a week after she was crowned box-office queen. Jackie Chan's TUXEDO fared the same, while MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING became the highest grossing indie flick of all time and h... 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 (December 7-9)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 12-11-2001)
In the final tally, with only some slight settling, OCEAN'S ELEVEN held its top spot easily with $39.25M.HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE landed in the second slot with an additional $14.8M, which brings its overall box office over $239M.Here are the... Final Weekend Box Office (Feb. 1-3)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 02-05-2002)
When all was said and done, this week's box office was almost exactly like last week's... only with a little less money. The Super Bowl weekend was down about 20 percent from the previous week. No new films cracked the top ten once all the cash was counte... Preliminary Weekend Box Office
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-23-2001)
As expected, JURASSIC PARK III opened big fighting off the last two weeks' box office doldrums. Not only did the film have a great opening day, but the filmed scored roughly $50.3M over the three day weekend. The film's major challenger, AMERICA'S SWEETHE... Final Weekend Box Office (March 8-10)
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 03-12-2002)
As expected, DreamWorks' TIME MACHINE emerged victorious as the weekend's top box-office draw. The time-travel fantasy earned over $22.6 million during its first weekend. Last week's king of the hill, WE WERE SOLDIERS slipped to the number two spot, but s... INSIDE the Weekend Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 03-27-2006)
INSIDE MAN took the top spot at the box office this weekend with $29 million in ticket sales.Warner Bros.' V FOR VENDETTA slipped to second with $12.3 million and STAY ALIVE came in third with a $11.2 million gross.FAILURE TO LAUNCH and THE SHAGGY DOG too... Final Weekend Box Office Tally (December 14-16)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 12-18-2001)
The final numbers are in for last weekend with, as expected, VANILLA SKY holding the top spot. The film even made a tiny bit more than initially expected, settling in at $25,015,518.Following the Cameron Crowe helmed flick in a strong second was OCEAN'S E... 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 Weekend Box Office tally (November 23-25)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 11-27-2001)
No surprise. When all the dust settled after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE remained firmly at the top of the box office money generating list. The final tally figure for the film in the three-day weekend ended up ... 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... 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... Final Weekend Box Office for Oct 11-13
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 10-15-2002)
As anticipated, RED DRAGON is still at the top of the box office with ALABAMA and GREEK WEDDING hanging tough. BROWN SUGAR and TRANSPORTER made solid debuts, while KNOCKAROUND GUYS fought to stay in the top ten its first week in distribution.Here's how th... Preliminary Weekend Box Office Figures (July 13-15)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-16-2001)
Reese Witherspoon's LEGALLY BLONDE looks to have surprised everyone, coming out of the pack to take this mid-summer weekend's top box office spot with an estimated $20.35M, followed by THE SCORE, with $19M. Last week's top spot holder, CATS & DOGS lan... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Mar 15-17)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 03-18-2002)
Maintaining the steroid-like effect on the box office of recent CGI animated films, ICE AGE set a March record by pulling in $47.8 million its first weekend in release. A distant, distant second is the semi-adaptation of the popular video game series RESI... 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... Weekend Box Office Totals (Mon 01-22-2001)
Save the Last Dance stayed at the top of the box office for the second weekend in a row, pulling in $16 million.Cast Away and Traffic came in second and third with $11.3 million and $8.2 million respectively.Here’s the complete list of the top 10 movies o...Preliminary Weekend Box Office Numbers (August 24-26)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-27-2001)
Five new films opened over the weekend to challenge the top spot holder of the last couple of weeks, AMERICAN PIE 2. None of them could bump the film from its #1 slot, not that anybody's really celebrating. In fact, this last weekend seems to have suggest... Weekend Box Office Totals (Mon 01-29-2001)
The Wedding Planner, starring Jennifer Lopez, took the top box office spot over the weekend, taking advantage of the women`s audience during Super Bowl hoopla.Here`s the top 10 earners for the weekend.The Wedding Planner, $14 million Save the Last Dance, ...Weekend Box Office Final Tally
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 07-24-2001)
JURASSIC PARK III dinos stayed strong over the weekend, with the final count showing slightly more than previously estimated.Also, SCARY MOVIE 2 managed to just slightly squeek out more than DR. DOLITTLE 2, breaking their tie.Here are the rest of the fina... Preliminary box office returns (July 19-21)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 07-22-2002)
The little mouse STUART LITTLE 2 was big enough to trounce all other movies in the weekend box office, though the comic book movie ROAD TO PERDITION stayed strong enough to hold the number two spot. It did so even as last week's champ, MEN IN BLACK II, fe...