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Box Office Update: KNIGHT Captures Box Office History for WB
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 07-21-2008)
...ussed the box office possibilities even within articles not relating to the Bat sequel so yes, there is no doubt that many fans were awaiting the estimates to come in this Sunday afternoon, wanting to see if it breaks box office expectations. &nbs... Prepare for Box Office Glory!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-18-2007)
...helons of Box Office Glory. The film which has had genre fan boys drooling in anticipation for so long continued to etch victory marks in their shields by pulling another 31.1 mil this weekend. The adaptation was added into 167 more screens and rul... Weekend Box Office Report: February 23-25
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-25-2007)
... 15.1 mil box office draw. The number focused film was in 2,759 screens and had an average of 5,475 per screen per showing.
Coming in 3rd place behind that was the Disney fantasy Bridge to Terabithia. It dropped 39% from its previous ... 
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 Report: Hogs rolls in the money.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-04-2007)
...d’s box office chart in our 9th and 10th spots this weekend with numbers nothing worth shouting for. Reno had one of the lowest averages per screen (even worse then Farmer’s debut weekend numbers) at $1,387 per screen but it has still m... 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: 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 ... Weekend Box Office Report for February 16-18
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-18-2007)
...at in the Box Office. The Nic Cage starring vehicle pulled in 44.5 mil this weekend in the 1st spot and it averaged $12,296 per screen. Its budget is listed as 110 mil.
The Disney fantasy Bridge to Terabithia landed in 2nd spot taking in 22.0... 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: 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... The SIMPSONS Dominate Box Office
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-29-2007)
...amount of box office cash. For this weekend being the last box office report of July, it’s just as incredible looking at the box office totals of the other films in theaters. 2nd -6th place all pulled in eight figures for their respective studios... 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... 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... 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 ... 21 Doubles Down at the Box Office.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-06-2008)
...ul at the box office. That’s not really spectacular numbers for a #1 film but it still won out with less theater screens then everyone else in the top 5. It also can be called a profitable film for Sony Pictures with a domestic gross of 46.5 mil ... 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... Box Office: HANCOCK Flies into July 4th Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 07-06-2008)
...e another box office smash and another notch on the superstardom credentials of Will Smith. As a side note, in terms of Will Smith films opening in July, this $66.0 mil debut is the best debut ahead of I, Robot ($52.1 mil), Men in Black II ($52.1 mil),... 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... 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... 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... Weekend Box Office Report for January 19-21
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-21-2007)
...ay tuned, Box Office Maniacs.
Rogue Picture’s remake The Hitcher comes into 4th place in it’s opening day weekend with 8.2 mil. Not a very stellar opening for this horror remake. See my talking points later on.
Pursu... 1999 Domestic Box Office Review
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 01-06-2000)
1999 was a year in which science fiction, fantasy, and horror films dominated the domestic box office like never before: eight of the Top Ten positions were occupied by genre efforts, including all of the Top Five; of those Top Five, four broke the magic ... Box Office: 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... 1999 Domestic Box Office Review
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 01-07-2000)
1999 was a year in which science fiction, fantasy, and horror films dominated the domestic box office like never before: eight of the Top Ten positions were occupied by genre efforts, including all of the Top Five; of those Top Five, four broke the magic ... TOY STORY 2 Is Still #1 at Box Office
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 12-15-1999)
It`s getting to be an old story. Two studios, each vying for the coveted top spot at the box office, hold off on announcing estimates for their films` weekend grosses. Then, when one studio finally announces a figure for its film, the other studio announc... 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: 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... Welcome to the NHK Empty Art Box Contest (Sat 11-01-2003)
After converting the bulk of our DVD collection to thinpaks in order to conserve space, we ended up with a huge stack of empty art boxes. Rather than just have them laying around here or being put in storage...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... Weekend Box Office: Mel is WHAT WOMEN WANT: EMPEROR Grooves in 4th
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 12-19-2000)
...on at the box office, and strangely enough they shared something in common: the sight of women performing some incredible martial arts aerodynamics. Sony’s Charlie’s Angles was in 12th place (down from 9th) with $1.10-million, raising its cume to $121.... 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... 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 Finals: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror Falls Behind Action and Comedy
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 06-20-2000)
...on at the box office was Disney’s Fantasia 2000, which wound up in 11th place with $2.91-million. In other minor news, two box office disappointments, Mission to Mars and American Psycho, saw boosts in their tickets sales after moving into second run h... Box Office: DARK KNIGHT Takes Down The Pineapple
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 08-10-2008)
....0 mil in box office sales. The Nolan-directed sequel is still showing in 4,025 theater prints across the nation so its average with audiences is still a respectable $6,467.
With this fourth victory, the film is now ranked on 3rd on the All-Time Bloc... 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... 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: 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... 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... TOP 10: FAHRENHEIT 9/11 heats the box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 06-27-2004)
Filmmaker Michael Moore's FAHRENHEIT 9/11, his controversial documentary about the terrorists attacks of 2001 and the Bush Administration, rose to the top of the box office even though the film is showing on less than one thousand screens. Playing on just... Box Office: Paramount Finds Memorial Day Treasure with INDY
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-25-2008)
...il at the box office. It still has a way to go before it gets to its 200 mil budget but in 10 days of release, it has a 91.0 mil domestic gross and 22.1 foreign (last weekend’s numbers). It seems to be mirroring Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, ... Box Office Finals: Dinos Take Huge Bite of Ticket Sales
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 05-23-2000)
When the final numbers were tallied, it was clearly a slow weekend for science fiction, horror and fantasy at the box office, with only a handful of films earning more than $1-million; or at least, it was a slow weekend if you don’t count Disney’s DINOSAU... Post Holiday Box Office Blues
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 12-29-1999)
...e weekend box office is listed below. Titles are followed by a number indicating their overall ranking. Weekend take and box office totals are then given, in millions of dollars.Stuart Little (3)$11.82/$39.47Toy Story 2 (4) 10.38/177.55The Green Mile (... 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... Box Office: KNIGHT Slides Past The Mummy
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 08-03-2008)
The Dark Knight continues to be a phenomenon for Warner Bros. and director Christopher Nolan. With the film pulling in $351.0 million by Thursday night, the film’s 14th day of theatrical release, there seemed little chance that it would rule the box... Weekend Box Office Report
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... 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... 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 for February 2-4
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-04-2007)
...e Weekend Box Office Report
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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: 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... EPISODE II slashing through box office
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 05-17-2002)
... with the box office busting grosses of the previous WARS films. Though first day numbers aren't yet available, the opening day number to beat is SPIDEY's $39.4 million, and word from early box office sources say CLONES took in $6 million at midnight s... Box Office Finals: MI2 Barely Edges out BIG MOMMA for 2nd Place.
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 06-13-2000)
...en bigger box office disappointing than MISSION TO MARS (#43), which finally passed the $60-million mark. And SCREAM 3, in 59th place, with a total of over $89-million seems unlikely to reach the $100-million mark passed by its predecessor, unless Dime... RELOADED claims top spot at box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 05-19-2003)
The bills are still being counted but the estimates guarantee that the record books will have to be rewritten. Over the weekend THE MATRIX RELOADED claimed pole position at the box office, surprising no one really, and grossed an estimated $93.3 million ... TOP 10: More DATES for the box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 02-22-2004)
50 FIRST DATES kept its hold on the number one spot at the box office this weekend, earning another $21 million dollars for Sony Pictures. That's a drop of 47% from last week's $40 M opening and cause for celebration for Adam Sandler's agent and represent... 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 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... 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 ... 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... Early Returns: Preliminary Box Office for October 25-27
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 10-28-2002)
The feature adaptation of MTV's popular series, JACKASS, won the box office crown this weekend, demonstrating once again that audiences just can't get enough of crude stunts. THE RING fell to second, but generated more sales than its opening weekend. GHO... 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 weekend box office (August 23-25)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 08-27-2002)
SIGNS stood tall again, regaining the top spot at the box office after weeks of being released. The feat is almost unheard of in an era where movies open on top -- if they get to the top at all -- then fade away. The fact SIGNS topped the box office was a... Final Box Office for November 8-10
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 11-12-2002)
As expected, Eminem's feature film debut 8 MILE won the box office crown over the weekend, earning twice as much as last week's number one film, THE SANTA CLAUSE 2. THE RING is still going strong after four weeks, coming in third. I SPY and JACKASS: THE M... Final Box Office for November 22-24
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 11-26-2002)
The James Bond franchise struck box office gold with DIE ANOTHER DAY, garnering the largest opening in its 40-year history. HARRY POTTER was bumped to second, but still had enough magic to draw in considerable sales. Ice Cube's sequel, FRIDAY AFTER NEXT d... 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... Early Returns: Preliminary Box Office for Oct 11-13
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 10-14-2002)
Even though there was plenty of fresh meat at theaters this weekend, RED DRAGON still managed to gobble up the lion's share of the box office. ALABAMA still is sweet for audiences, hanging onto second, while newcomers BROWN SUGAR and TRANSPORTER made thei... No Buts About it, ASS is Number One at Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 09-25-2006)
Johnny Knoxville's JACKASS NUMBER TWO took the number one spot at the box office this weekend. The film debuted with $28.1 million in ticket sales.JET LI'S FEARLESS came in second with $10.6 million, while GRIDIRON GANG brought in $9.7 million to land in ... 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 for January 12-14
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-14-2007)
...ts in the box office report. Of course, that doesn’t really mean much. It just translates to the average movie going public having already seen the December released movies & the amount of screens being dedicated to January opened movies..
&... 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... 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... FOG Engulfs Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 10-17-2005)
The remake of THE FOG claimed the number one spot at the box office this past weekend with a take of $12.2 million. WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT took in $11.7 million and dropped to the number two spot.ELIZABETHTOWN came in third with $1... Foster's PLAN Flies Highest at Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 10-03-2005)
Jodie Foster's FLIGHTPLAN stayed at the top of the box office for a second week with a take of $15 million in ticket sales.Joss Whedon's SERENITY opened at number two with $10.1 million and TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE went to number three with $9.8 million ... Box Office Finals: The Past Rules
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 05-10-2000)
It was nostalgia time at the box office, with the Top 4 films all in some way connected to the past, either recent, historical, or prehistorical. Contrary to standard operating procedure, the weekend’s #1 film, Gladiator, actually did better than predicte... 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... TOP 12: FOCKERS continues to dominate the box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 01-02-2005)
...estimated box office receipts of the top twelve films from December 31 through to January 2 with their weekend gross and the movie's total domestic gross to date. Any new films opening this week would have been signified in red.BOX OFFICE FRIDAY DECEMB... ROBOTS Take Over Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 03-14-2005)
Fox's CGI film "Robots" took the top spot at the box office this weekend with an estimated take $36.5 million.Disney's "The Pacifier," pulled in another $18.1 million second week of release for second place honors. "Be Cool" finished third with $10.3 mil... 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 ... Preliminary Extended Weekend Box Office (Feb. 15-18)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 02-19-2002)
Because one box office top ten sometimes isn't enough in one weekend, we're bringing you the extended weekend box office for this President's Day extended holiday. As expected, JOHN Q took in the most, followed by Britney Spear's CROSSROADS and the ... Final 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... 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 ... 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... TOP 10: A desperado sweeps box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 09-14-2003)
Robert Rodriguez's ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO blasted its way to the top of the box office this weekend. The third in the EL MARIACHI series had the highest opening of the trilogy, grossing an estimated $24 million dollars Friday to Sunday. Guess those co... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (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 (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... Halloween Box Office is Hot for Horror! (Tue 11-02-1999)
Warner Brothers` scary remake, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, exceeded weekend box office estimates, climbing to $15.9-million for the Halloween weekend. Meanwhile, both USA Films` BEING JOHN MALKOVICH and Miramax`s PRINCESS MONONOKE made strong bows in exclusive...Musical Chairs at the Box Office
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 01-11-2000)
Most of the estimates for this weekend`s box office were overly optimistic, with some films off by as much as $500,000. In one case, two films even switched positions in the weekly ranking when one came up short of expectations. Meanwhile, Disney`s FANTAS... Bowl Weekend is No Box Office Supernova
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 02-01-2000)
It was a slow weekend at the box office for the genre, with no new science fiction, fantasy, or horror films opening. That should change this weekend, with the debut of SCREAM 3 from Dimension (the genre division of Miramax). In the meantime, fans had to ... 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... TOP 10: UNDERWORLD takes a bite out of the box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-22-2003)
Last week I predicted that UNDERWORLD would take in $30 million at the box office on its opening weekend and it turns out I was off by about $8 M. The Screen Gems genre picture netted an estimated $22 M in its first three days of release, which is better ... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (January 4-6)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 01-07-2002)
...s overall box office gross over the $200M mark.Mind you, MIND didn't really do badly, securing the second slot with a strong wide opening of over $17M.Meanwhile, HARRY POTTER has broken yet another milestone. Over the weekend, the film moved up and jus... 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... 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: 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 ... 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... 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... 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 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... 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... 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... 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 ... 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... Final Extended Weekend Box Office (Feb. 15-18)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 02-20-2002)
With the final numbers in, we know how big JOHN Q lorded over the box office top ten this last weekend, and how far ROLLERBALL fell in its second week.When the final beans were counted, JOHN Q opened to $23.6 million, followed still by CROSSROADS an... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Feb. 22-24)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 02-25-2002)
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED was took in enough cash to rule the box office, smiting JOHN Q to second place and out distancing the other newcomer, Kevin Costner's DRAGONFLY. And for those of you watching, COLLATERAL DAMAGE, Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest att... 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 (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... 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... 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 (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... 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 (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 (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 (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 (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... Weekend Box Office Totals (Mon 01-15-2001)
Save the Last Dance took in $24 million to top the weekend’s box office receipts, followed by Tom Hanks’ Cast Away with $17.1 million.Traffic--the Michael Douglass drug corruption thriller—took in $11.2 million.Here’s the rest of the weekend’s top 10:What...Box Office Finals: SCREAM 3 Easily Beats THE BEACH.
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 02-15-2000)
There were few surprises when the final numbers rolled in for this weekend`s box office. Studio estimates proved relatively reliable, and SCREAM 3 easily retained the number one position with $16.32-million dollars, over $1-million ahead of its nearest co... Box Office Finals: DESTINATION Higher Than FIDELITY.
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 04-18-2000)
...nt at the box office, as far as science fiction, horror and fantasy were concerned. ROAD TO EL DORADO ended up in 5th place as predicted, with $6.17-million this week, pushing the total up to $33.05-million. AMERICAN PSYCHO made its debut in 7th with $... STUART LITTLE Tops Box Office.
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 12-20-1999)
Columbia Pictures` mouse epic succeeded in toppling TOY STORY from the #1 position at the box office this weekend. The film took in $15.4-million for its debut showing, easily surpassing the competition.In second place for the second weekend in a row was ... 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...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... PSYCHO Killer Dies at Box Office
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 04-24-2000)
It was a weak weekend for the genre at the box office. AMERICAN PSYCHO disappeared from the Top 10 in only its second week of release, and science fiction, horror, and fantasy films were shut out of the Top 5 positions, which were held by U-571, LOVE AND ... Final Box Office Tally (July 6-8)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 07-10-2001)
The final solid box office numbers for the weekend of July 6-8 have been tallied. Here are the results:1. CATS & DOGS, $21,707,617 this weekend, $35,756,549 since opening 2. SCARY MOVIE 2, $20,503,356 this weekend, $34,013,007 since opening 3. A.I., A... 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 (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 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 ... 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
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 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,... VIRGIN 's First Time Brings in Box Office
by News Editor (Sun 08-21-2005)
THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN took the number one spot at the box office this weekend with a take of $20.6 million. Wes Craven's RED EYE came in second with $16.5 million in its first weekend.FOUR BROTHERS took third place with $13 million. Disney's VALIANT open... 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... SILENT Speaks Volumes at Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 04-24-2006)
Sony's SILENT HILL opened with $20.2 million ticket sales and took the number one spot at the box office this past weekend. SCARY MOVIE 4 slipped to second place with $17 million. In the number three spot was Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland's THE SE... FAILURE Launches to Top of Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 03-13-2006)
FAILURE TO LAUNCH took the number one spot at the box office over the weekend with $24.6 million in ticket sales. In second place, was Tim Allen's THE SHAGGY DOG with $16 million. Fox Searchlight's horror remake of THE HILLS HAVE EYES landed at number th... It was a GLORY'ous Weekend at the Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 01-16-2006)
GLORY ROAD took the top spot at the box office this past three-day weekend with $13.5 million gross.LAST HOLIDAY opened in second with $13 million and HOODWINKED came in third with $12.2 million.THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA landed in the number four spot with... CHICKEN Flies at Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 11-07-2005)
CHICKEN LITTLE opened this past weekend in the number one spot at the box office with $40.1 million in ticket sales. JARHEAD took second place with $28.8 million.In third, SAW II brought in $17.2 million, while THE LEGEND OF ZORRO and PRIME took the four... Weekend Box Office: Bombs Away?
by Karl Schneider (Mon 05-08-2006)
...urtesy of Box Office Mojo Weekend Box Office Report: Pirates Land!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-10-2006)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST stormed into theaters this past Friday night and boy did it ever leave an impression! When the dust settled, PIRATES had hauled in $55.5 million on Friday alone, a number that gives the film the single-day box o... Weekend Box Office Report: 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: 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... Weekend Box Office Report: Got Grudge?
by Karl Schneider (Mon 10-16-2006)
...ns at the box office. I expected the film to tank, and while it is by no means a smashing success, I am none-the-less impressed.Other notes of importance: TCM: THE BEGINNING managed not to drop over 60% despite poor reviews and direct competition fro... Weekend Box Office Report: Tis the Season
by Karl Schneider (Mon 10-02-2006)
...weekend's box office. The other new opener in the Top 10 was SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS, opening to a smaller gross at $9 million.Among holdovers the JACKASS was king again. The crude comedy had a solid weekend to weekend drop and managed $14 million for ... Weekend Box Office Report: Boring Holiday
by Karl Schneider (Tue 09-05-2006)
...views and box office receipts. This weekend it pulled in another $9.7 million, pushing it's total to over $35 million so far. Expect it to keep shining in the coming weeks, how bright is all that remains to be seen.THE ILLUSIONIST also did well, gros... HEAVENly Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 09-19-2005)
The romantic comedy JUST LIKE HEAVEN, took the number one spot at the box office this weekend with a take of $16.5 million.THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE slipped into the number two position with $15.3 million, while Nicolas Cage's LORD OF WAR opened with $9.... Scary ROSE Smells Sweet at Box Office
by News Edtior (Mon 09-12-2005)
THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE took the number one spot at the box office this past weekend with a take of $30.2 million.THE 40-YEAR-OLD-VIRGIN held in second place with a take of $7.9 million, while TRANSPORTER 2 slipped to third with $7.2 million.Rounding o... 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 ... 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... 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...