Box Office Recap

The Croods goes caveman at the box office

Shanee Edwards — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:00:00 -0700

What happens when a Neanderthal girl falls for a Homo sapiens boy? The box office erupts! The Croods, an adorable animated feature in 3-D, surprised Hollywood this weekend as it evolved past action-thriller Olympus Has Fallen. See what other films made the top 10.

Box office is off to see the Wizard — again!

Shanee Edwards — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:00:00 -0700

Sadly, the magic is gone for Burt Wonderstone, whose sleight-of-hand comedy was no match for the power of the Wizard. But Halle Berry's new thriller impressed with its own magic touch.

Oz sees emerald green at the box office

Shanee Edwards — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:00:00 -0700

With the best opening of 2013 so far, Oz followed the yellow brick road to $80 million at the box office. James Franco stars in this 3D fantasy adventure and is already rumored to be in talks for a sequel to this Wizard of Oz prequel.

Jack the Giant Slayer slays the box office — barely

Shanee Edwards — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 06:00:00 -0800

Although it leads the pack with Jack this weekend, Warner Bros. is looking overseas to make up for poor US box offices. But the comedy Identity Thief is still delivering laughs three weeks after its release.

Identity Thief cons its way to No. 1 at the box office

Shanee Edwards — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:00:00 -0800

Comedy was queen this weekend at the movies, which is great news for Melissa McCarthy. She can look forward to more starring roles, now that she's proven she can deliver at the box office.

Box office delivers an early zombie valentine

Shanee Edwards — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:00:00 -0800

On this sports-tastic weekend, teenage girls represented at the box office, making the undead romance Warm Bodies No. 1.

Hansel and Gretel leave popcorn trail to No. 1 at the box office

Shanee Edwards — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:26:00 -0800

This reinvention of the classic Grimm fairy tale was anything but grim at the box office this weekend, but how did the other newcomers fare? Let’s just say there’s no gingerbread house for Parker or Movie 43.

Zero Dark Thirty targets weekend box office

Tyler Kurbat — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:00:00 -0800

Sorry Gosling. The hunt for Osama Bin Laden took you out by a long shot.

Texas Chainsaw 3D slashes through the box office

Tyler Kurbat — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:55:00 -0800

It's that time again: We're rounding up the top 10 box office flicks to help you decide your next moviegoing experience! This week's breakthrough might surprise you.

The Hobbit sets record weekend at the box office

Tyler Kurbat — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:17:00 -0800

As if we didn't see it coming, the debut weekend for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings prequel made a gigantic dent in the weekend box office, although the Hobbits didn't quite live up to their projections.

Skyfall reclaims box office throne

Tyler Kurbat — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:00:00 -0800

Gerard Butler may have been playing for keeps this weekend, but the box office numbers are showing Bond isn't playing around. Reclaiming the top seat this week, Skyfall proves it's not done just yet.

Breaking Dawn — Part 2 commands weekend box office

Tyler Kurbat — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:50:00 -0800

Not even Bond could stop the Twilight pandemonium.

Skyfall slays weekend box office

Tyler Kurbat — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:00:00 -0800

Big surprise: James Bond and Skyfall smoke the competition.

Argo soars over clouds in weekend box office

Tyler Kurbat — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:25:00 -0700

Argo infiltrates the top spot this weekend despite the efforts of three new box office contenders, including the Tom Hanks/Halle Berry-fueled Cloud Atlas debut.

Shock value scores Paranormal box office success

Tyler Kurbat — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:30:00 -0700

It may have topped the box office this weekend, but Paramount Pictures may be more alarmed by the numbers than by any sort of Paranormal Activity in the near future.

The Dark Knight Rises nabs box office No. 1 again

Jenna Milly — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Despite fears there might be a repeat of last week’s shooting, The Dark Knight Rises nabs the number one spot with a promising turnout from fans this weekend.

Dark Knight Rises breaks records with mega box office No. 1

Jenna Milly — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Christopher Nolan’s dark interpretation of the Batman series comes to an end with The Dark Knight Rises breaking records for best weekend opening for a 2-D film giving it easy flight into the number one movie this weekend.

Ice Age 4 freezes out Spider-Man for box office No. 1

Jenna Milly — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:00:00 -0700

The fourth installment in the popular Ice Age series takes out Spidey with its iceberg of laughs for No. 1 this week at the box office.

Spider-Man spins amazing No. 1 at box office

Jenna Milly — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Superhero movies are the new lovechild in Hollywood as fans come out in droves to see The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.

Ted knocks out Magic Mike for box office No. 1

Jenna Milly — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Ted, the rated R comedy about a man and his raunchy teddy bear takes audiences by surprise this weekend as it climbed the charts to number one.

Brave hits bull’s-eye with No. 1 at box office

Jenna Milly — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 06:00:00 -0700

The girl-power movie about a fiery redheaded princess who doesn’t want to get married beats out the president who hates bloodsuckers for number one at the box office this weekend.