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Horror Channel Monsters HD Presents WEEKEND OF THE DEAD
by News Editor (Wed 06-22-2005)
In celebration of the release of LAND OF THE DEAD and for ZOMBIE-lovers who can't get enough, MONSTERS HD, a VOOM Channel available on the DISH Network, will unleash the walking dead with WEEKEND OF THE DEAD on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25. The ... 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... House of the Dead, The
by Coming Attractions (Thu 07-31-2003)
Genre: Video Game Adaptation/Horror.Studio: Unknown.Production Company: Mindfire Entertainment.Project Phase: Post-production.Who's In It: Ona Grauer (Alicia); Jonathan Cherry (Rudy); Tyron Leitso (Simon); Enuka Okuma (Karma); Sonja Salomma (Cynthia); Wil... 
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... 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... 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: 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 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... Lost Weekend - Part Three
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 02-04-2002)
In parts one and two of CINESCAPE's coverage of Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors convention, we looked at the many independent filmmakers who visited the event in hopes of promoting their home-made horror films. Today in the final part of our report, we reco... 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... 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... HOUSE OF THE DEAD finds a home
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-06-2003)
Artisan Pictures has announced that it has picked up North American distribution rights for the already filmed HOUSE OF THE DEAD and soon-to-be-filmed ALONE IN THE DARK horror movies. HOUSE OF THE DEAD, based on the SEGA video game series, is now schedul... Lost Weekend - Part One
by Andrew Hershberger (Fri 02-01-2002)
Now I'm not one to throw superlatives around without a little green palming, but doggone it, if you didn't attend Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in New York a couple of weeks ago, you missed out on a humdinger of an event. Why, all sorts of horror and sci-... 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... HOUSE OF THE DEAD
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 02-02-2004)
A group of young people want to have sex and get drunk, and the perfect place to do this is at an all-weekend-long rave being held on a remote island. When they get to the island they find that nearly everyone who was already at the rave is dead, killed b... Turtles in a Half Shell!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-25-2007)
Step right up, Maniacs! Spin the wheel the Box Office Chance! This weekend we have 6 (Yes, that’s right 6) new movies opening up all at once. 300 has dominated the box office report for two weeks and the studios steered clear giving it a week of... Ferrell wins gold back to back!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-08-2007)
Paramount & Dreamworks scores another victory in the box office race this weekend with stars Ferrell and Heder still racing circles around the competition in their gold plated skating gear. The comedy took the top spot of Easter weekend bringing in... TOP 10: The Doo triumphs over the dead
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 03-29-2004)
It looks like everyone wanted another Scooby snack. Warner Bros. second film about the Mystery Inc. kids, SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED, debuted at the top of the box office this past weekend. The SCOOBY sequel took in an estimated $30.7 million dollar... 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... 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... 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... "Maestros Of Horror" Panel Features at Fangoria's "Weekend Of Horrors" this Saturday
by Randall Larson (Wed 05-16-2007)
La-La Land Records presents the first ever Fangoria Weekend of Horrors "Maestros Of Horror" Composer Panel this Saturday, May 19, 2007 at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel.
Horror film composers take questions directly from the f... The Pirates Steal it All
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-27-2007)
Since this is Memorial Day Weekend and the industry considers Monday’s numbers to be part of the weekend numbers, this isn’t the actual weekend box office report. The actual numbers for the 4 day weekend (including Monday) will be released on ... The Japanese Science-Fiction & Monster Film Weekend
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 07-23-2000)
It’s been fifteen years since a new Toho Godzilla film (Godzilla 1985) was released in U.S. theatres, and with the demise of the revival house (thanks to the advent of home video) opportunities to see older G-Films on the big screen are few and far betwee... THE EXORCIST: William Friedkin at the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 08-25-2000)
William Friedkin has proven talent as a director, but he’s also a great public speaker. Sure, he directed The Exorcist, one of the most successful horror films ever made, and he won an Academy Award for his handling of The French Connection, but get him o... 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... 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... Dead Leaves Streaming Event on 9/28 (Thu 09-09-2004)
BREAKING OUT OF PRISON WAS NEVER THIS MUCH…FUN? "Dead Leaves Literally Resembles An Abstract, Full-Throttle Action Comic Leaping To Life Right Off The Page." - NEWTYPE Magazine Chicago, IL - Manga Entertainment has once again teamed-up with Japan'...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... Dawn of the Dead
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Sat 03-13-2004)
Genre:Horror/Remake.Studio:Universal Pictures.Production Company:Beacon Communications/Strike Entertainment/New Amsterdam Entertainment.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Ving Rhames (Kenneth); Sarah Polley (Ana); Mekhi Phifer (Andre); Jake Weber (Micha... Anime Expo Weekend = Blowout Contest Weekend (Thu 06-24-2004)
While upwards of 25,000 anime fans are going to converge on Anime Expo 2004 next weekend, I won\'t be a part of that (though we\'ll obviously have staff on hand there to cover the event). Since a good chunk of people will be there and enjoying all the \'b...Final Box Office November 15-17
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 11-19-2002)
As expected, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS debuted at the top of the charts, weaving a magical spell over audiences young and old. The second year for Harry at Hogwarts opened bigger than experts expected, given last year's returns on SORCERER'S... 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 ... THE EVIL DEAD: BOOK OF THE DEAD
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Mon 04-15-2002)
It used to be a movie would get released on home video and then when a new medium hit collector's shops (like laserdisc) a brand new print and reissue would surface. With DVD all bets are off. Multiple packages of the same movie can exist on store shelves... Sparta! Let’s break records!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-11-2007)
300 soldiers may have shocked the Persian Empire in 480 BC but even while long dead, they still find ways to make fools of us all. In a stunning weekend debut, Frank Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae has shocked box office analysis... OCEAN'S THIRTEEN Hits the Jackpot
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-10-2007)
Ocean’s Thirteen rolled the dice, overcame the odds and hit the box office jackpot over the last three days bringing in 37.0 million on 3,565 theaters across the nation. Last week, Knocked Up literally tore into the sails of Pirates of the Caribbean... Final Box Office for November 22-24
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 11-26-2002)
The James Bond franchise struck box office gold with DIE ANOTHER DAY, garnering the largest opening in its 40-year history. HARRY POTTER was bumped to second, but still had enough magic to draw in considerable sales. Ice Cube's sequel, FRIDAY AFTER NEXT d... Preliminary Weekend Box Office
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... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (May 3-6)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 05-06-2002)
To borrow a phrase from another comic book series, Holy Cow! We expected a huge opening for SPIDER-MAN, but damn. With $114 million in three days, it broke every opening weekend record in history. It shattered the previous record, held for several months ... 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... Final Box Office Weekend Tally
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 08-07-2001)
The final numbers are in for the weekend on August 3-5, and particularly on RUSH HOUR 2. In the final tally, the film ultimately ended up landing an incredible $67,408,222 on its opening weekend, which is even more than was initially estimated.Here the fi... Final Weekend Box Office tally (Nov. 30-Dec. 2)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 12-04-2001)
Though HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE didn't do the kind of business it had done in previous weeks, the film still made enough to take the weekend top spot when the final numbers were determined.In the final tally, HARRY POTTER grossed over $23.6M ... Final Weekend Box Office Tally (November 2-4)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 11-06-2001)
As expected, after the dust settled for the weekend of November 2-4, MONSTERS, INC. stayed on top of the strongest weekend for movie theaters in months. In the final tally, the top four films scored over $100M with MONSTERS, INC. taking over $62M of that.... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (August 17-19)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-20-2001)
Hollywood pundits didn't expect AMERICAN PIE 2 to be bumped from its top spot, and they were right... though the overall weekend was mediocre compared to the last few record setting weeks. Going up against newcomers RAT RACE, CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN, a... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (December 21-23)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-24-2001)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING took the top spot over the weekend, while setting a box office record for December. In the proper three-day weekend, the film pulled in an estmated $45.2M. Combined with the two previous days of box office buc... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (January 4-6)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 01-07-2002)
A BEAUTIFUL MIND may have got loads of hype, but it still wasn't enough to topple THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. In its third weekend of business, FELLOWSHIP pulled in an additional estimated $23M. That amount also served to bring the film... 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... PIRATES Breaks Memorial Day Records
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-29-2007)
As I said I would, I’m updating the box office numbers with the latest estimates. The actual totals will be added tomorrow night for this Memorial Day Weekend but it seems safe right now to list those numbers as they lie.
Here’s how t... Pirates Sail to Top Spot Again
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-03-2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End sailed into the number one spot for its second weekend, pulling in 43.1 mil here in the states. The 3rd installment in the franchise averaged $9,900 per showing on it’s 4,362 theaters around the world. ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Oct.26-28)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-29-2001)
Kevin Spacey's spacey new age alien film, K-PAX, took the top spot on the last weekend prior to Halloween, despite holiday geared films like 13 GHOSTS, FROM HELL and BONES. K-PAX took in an estimated $17.5M.13 GHOSTS took the second slot pulling in $15.7M... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (May 24-27)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 05-28-2002)
The three day Memorial Day weekend pulled in over $200 million, a record haul for any weekend on any year. Why? Because STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES and SPIDER-MAN remained on top of almost everyone's to-see list. And a few more films opened... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (May 17-19)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 05-20-2002)
It took a force the size of STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES to shove SPIDER-MAN from the top slot, though both films made several tanker-loads of cash. WARS, boueyed by great word of mouth among fans if not by critical raves, took in $117 milli... 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 Weekend Box Office (December 28-30)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-31-2001)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING stayed firmly in the top slot for its second weekend, pulling in an estimated $37.3M. In the process, in just over two weeks, the film has grossed over $150M.Perhaps more surprising is who came in second. ... Final Weekend Box Office (Mar 29-31)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 04-02-2002)
David Fincher's latest, PANIC ROOM, remained locked in first place after all the final numbers came in for the weekend. It kept $30.2 million inside its vault over the Easter weekend, but left $18.6 million outside for ICE AGE to keep, which allowed the m... 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 (December 14-16)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-17-2001)
Tom Cruise's VANILLA SKY, directed by Cameron Crowe, moved into the top spot over the weekend, just edging Steven Soderbergh's OCEAN'S ELEVEN. In the process, SKY took in an estimated $25M, compared to ELEVEN's second weekend take of just slightly over $2... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Nov. 30-Dec. 2)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-03-2001)
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE's third weekend saw the film holding on to its top spot for the third weekend, though this time making significantly less than the last two weeks.Over the weekend, the film was estimated to have pulled in a solid $24M... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (August 3-5)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-06-2001)
The pundits wondered if RUSH HOUR 2 had what it took to bump PLANET OF THE APES from the top spot. Boy, did it ever.No one really expected the Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker starring sequel to do as well as it did, once again setting a record for a movie openin... 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... Preliminary weekend box office (August 9-11)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 08-12-2002)
The new Vin Diesel spy flick XXX took the top spot from the alien thriller SIGNS this weekend, pulling in $46.0 million. While that was enough to best SIGNS' second week haul of $30 million, it was far below SIGNS opening weekend pull of $60 million, leav... 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 Tally (November 16-18)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 11-20-2001)
When the dust finally settled on the phenomenal opening weekend of HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, the film still pulled in just over $90M, setting a number of records, specifically best opening day, best opening three-day weekend and best November... 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... POTTER powers it in
by Mike Whybark (Mon 11-18-2002)
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS took bad-boy-becoming-mizundastood-man Eminem to school this weekend with a widely-anticipated boffo opening of $87.7m. That may land the film in third place for opening weekend earnings of all time. Topping it are ... 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: 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... 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 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... 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 ... EVIL DEAD II: Collectors Disc
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 09-12-2000)
Hands down absolutely one of the greatest achievements in the horror genre—ever. Evil Dead 2 is literally one of those films that have to be seen to be believed—it’s outrageous, over-the-top, and beyond what you could possibly imagine, if you haven’t alre... Weekend Box Office Final Tally
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 07-17-2001)
After all the numbers were finally added up, this last dud of a summer weekend still had LEGALLY BLONDE sitting on the top of a somewhat mediocre stack. Here are the final figures for a weekend that Hollywood distributors most likely wish hadn't happened:... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (July 27-29)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-30-2001)
Everyone expected the PLANET OF THE APES to open big... but perhaps not this big. The Tim Burton film opened to an incredible weekend taking in an estimated $69.6M. That amount resulted in landing the film the largest non-holiday three day openi... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (July 4-8)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-09-2001)
It was neck and neck between CATS & DOGS and SCARY MOVIE, but in the end, the CG/animatronic animal comedy looks to have won out the 4th of July holiday weekend with an estimated take of $35.7M. The SCARY sequel still came close, taking in $34.5M... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (June 29-July 1, 2001)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-02-2001)
As expected, Steven Spielberg's A.I. took the weekend's top spot, though it certainly wasn't a massive weekend hit. The film, which had been long in development by the late Stanley Kubrick, took in an estimated $30,135,000 in its opening weekend. In the p... 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... 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... 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... 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 ... 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... Final Weekend Box Office (Mar 22-25)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 03-26-2002)
BLADE 2 roared out of the gate, pulling in a final $32.5 million in three days. The take was strong enough to outdistance the surprisingly strong second week numbers for ICE AGE, which fell just 35 percent from last week. AGE took in a hair over $30 milli... 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 (Feb. 1-3)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 02-04-2002)
Looks like SLACKERS lived up to its name, barely breezing into the top ten with a number ten slot. That limp performance was a long way from BLACK HAWK DOWN's third week take of $11.5 million. The strong showing was enough to keep HAWK in the top slot, wi... Final Weekend Box Office Tally (October 19-21)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 10-23-2001)
The weekend's final figures are in, and, as expected, FROM HELL held on to its top spot with a solid take of $11M. Coming in close behind in the second slot was Drew Barrymore's RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS, taking in $10.4M.Here are the rest of the final top... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (October 19-21)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-22-2001)
Out a pack of new films, FROM HELL, starring Johnny Depp, took the weekend's top spot. The Hughes Bros. helmed production took in an estimated $11.3M. Coming up behind the Ripper flick was Drew Barrymore's RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS, which took in $10.8M.Th... 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 (Jan. 18-20)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 01-22-2002)
Ridley Scott's BLACK HAWK DOWN ruled all as it and SNOW DOGS overtook THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS at the box office. It seems BLACK HAWK also made $6 million more when the final numbers came in than the preliminary box office number... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (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 (April 5-7)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 04-08-2002)
PANIC ROOM held on to the top spot in a week that saw three new and relatively weak films debut in the top ten.The Ashley Judd thriller HIGH CRIMES debuted in second place, $3 million behind ROOM with $15.0 million take, while the frat house comedy NATION... 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 (Jan. 25-27)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 01-29-2002)
When the final numbers were crunched for this weekend's box office, BLACK HAWK DOWN and SNOW DOGS held on to the spots they had last week. What's surprising is the new genre scarer THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES dropped two spots, to debut at number six. Initial ... 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 (June 28-30)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 07-01-2002)
Looks like all the talk of Adam Sandler's ship having sailed is at an end. His new release, MR. DEEDS, easily rose over second weekers LILO AND STITCH and MINORITY REPORT. And on that second week dual between STITCH and REPORT, it seems in this round of t... Final Weekend Box Office (June 14-16)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 06-18-2002)
SCOOBY-DOO remained on top when all the final beans were counted, by a long shot. The first installment of the big screen SCOOBY adventures made $54.1 million, twice as much cash as another newcomer, THE BOURNE IDENTITY and head and tail above John Woo's ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (June 7-9)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 06-10-2002)
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS was strong enough to stay on top for a second week in a row, holding off both THE DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD as well as Joel Schumacher's BAD COMPANY. Here's the week's top box office: 1. THE SUM OF ALL FEARS, $18.7 milli... 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 08-13-2002)
The final numbers for this weekend's triumph of XXX are in, and here they are without further adieu1. XXX, $44.5 million this weekend, $44.5 million since opening. 2. SIGNS, $29.4 million this weekend, $117.7 million since opening. 3. SPY KIDS 2: ISLAND O... 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... THE DEAD HATE THE LIVING: Low-Budget Zombies
by John Thonen (Tue 02-15-2000)
Even at a quick glance, the VHS box for Full Moon Video`s latest release--the evocatively titled THE DEAD HATE THE LIVING--makes it obvious that this is different from that company`s standard fare. The usual photo-realistic artwork, which has graced the c... Director Patrick Gleason brings THE LAUGHING DEAD to life.
by John Thonen (Fri 01-21-2000)
Director Patrick Gleason cringed as the police officers approached. It was early in the 1996 production of his debut film, and his long-expired city filming permit was the least of his worries. If the officers found out he was shooting without the permiss... 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... 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... 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 ... 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 Tally
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-15-2001)
When the final numbers were fully added up for the last weekend, AMERICAN PIE 2 actually scored even more money than previously estimated. Initially, guesses gave the film a take of $41.5M. The final sum ended up being $45.1M.Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman's TH... CONTEST: Win an ultimate edition DVD of DAWN OF THE DEAD!
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-07-2004)
When it was first released in 1978, George Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD shocked audiences with its vision of society breaking down in the face of an apocalyptic nightmare. Following on the aftermath of his groundbreaking NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD feature a de... Dead or Alive Ultimate
by James Stevenson (Wed 03-10-2004)
Plot:Take the best fighters from Dead or Alive 2, mix them with the best fighters from Dead or Alive 1, upgrade the graphics so that it surpasses those of Dead or Alive 3 and you toss in the online play. What do you have? Potentially the greatest fighting... 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... Final Weekend Box Office (April 19-21)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 04-23-2002)
The final numbers are in, and nothing essential has changed since yesterday. Here's the rest of the list: 1. THE SCORPION KING, $36.1 million this weekend, $36.1 since opening. 2. CHANGING LANES, $11.1 million this weekend, $11.1 since opening. 3. MURDER ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (April 19-21)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 04-22-2002)
Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock, slashed his way to the peak of the top ten, brining in his SCORPION KING at $36.2 million in three days and knocking last week's champ CHANGING LANES to second with $11.1 million. Sandra Bullock's new police vehic... 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 (April 12-14)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 04-15-2002)
CHANGING LANES changed the make up of the top ten, dethroning two-time champ PANIC ROOM in the number one spot. One of this week's other new entries, Cameron Diaz's THE SWEETEST THING, penned by a former SOUTH PARK writer, slipped in at third while the ne... 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... Final Weekend Box Office (May 3-6)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 05-07-2002)
The numbers still astound even after the last beans have been counted. In only three days, SPIDER-MAN has made more money than most films that are declared huge hits. Even if it drops by 50-percent in next weekend's numbers, it's still on track to become ... Preliminary weekend box office (August 16-18)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 08-19-2002)
The story this week isn't what's on top, but what's down below. After being in the can for over a year, with fits and starts of marketing as the release date changed, the Eddie Murphy space comedy PLUTO NASH finally hit screens, and opened at the very bot... Final Weekend Box Office (May 10-12)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 05-14-2002)
SPIDER-MAN set a second week record for the simple task of racking in gobs of cash. How did it do, and how much did it siphon from the other films out now? Look down and have a peek. Here's the list: 1. SPIDER-MAN, $71.4 million this weekend, $223.0 since... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (May 10-12)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 05-13-2002)
If this were a site where we routinely ran swear words, this is the story in which you would be reading Holy S***. In its second week, SPIDER-MAN slipped just 37 percent, and in 10 days of release, it has taken in $223.6 million. That's on a clip to give ... 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 ... 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 (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,... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (January 11-13)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 01-14-2002)
Though THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING took the weekend top spot for the fourth week in a row, A BEAUTIFUL MIND wasn't all that far behind.This last weekend, FELLOWSHIP pulled in an estimated $16.15M followed by MIND with $15.8M.Meanwhil...