List of posts with the tag: Box Office

Photo: Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld True Grit the western film by the Coen Brothers claimed the top spot, ending the reign of Little Fockers over a quiet start to 2011, while new nationwide releases Season of the Witch and Country Strong posted modest results. Overall business was off a precipitous 29% from the same…

Little Fockers in its second week keeps on the first place. This is the magic of Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Owen Wilson and Jessica Alba. New Movies in Theaters Just premiered: Blue Valentine: Ryan Gosling, Mike Vogel, Michelle Williams. Another Year: Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton. Top 10 Weekend Box Office…

Tangled climbed past Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 just as the movies’ trajectories suggested, though neither held well. Hollywood generally shuns the post-Thanksgiving timeframe in regards to new releases, and it was no exception this weekend: The Warrior’s Way was the sole nationwide debut and a weak one at that. In 12…

Families were out in force as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Tangled dominated the Thanksgiving box office with a potent one-two punch, followed by Megamind in a distant third. New Movies in Theaters Just premiered: Tangled: Zachary Levi, Mandy Moore, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, Jeffrey Tambor. Burlesque: Cher, Kristen Bell, Stanley…

In its seventh installment, Harry Potter was as potent as ever, whipping up the all-time sixth biggest-grossing opening weekend and a new franchise high. In terms of estimated attendance, Deathly Hallows Part 1’s start came in slightly behind the first movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and Goblet of Fire. While some may be…

Megamind, Due Date and For Colored Girls each opened solidly or better over the weekend, cumulatively fueling the second highest-grossing holiday season kick-off ever, since 2003. New Movies in Theaters Just premiered: Megamind: Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller. Due Date: Robert Downey, Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx. For…

On Halloween weekend, the Saw franchise saved some face with its supposedly “final chapter” after the disappointment of the last movie, and with the REAL 3D technology (not post-production) it reached the first place in the box office. New Movies in Theaters Just premiered: Saw 3D: Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Gina…

Paranormal Activity 2 delivered the highest-grossing opening weekend ever for a supernatural horror movie. Directed by Tod Williams. The movie PA2 is a prequel and a sequel of the first one. New Movies in Theaters Just premiered: Paranormal Activity 2: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Brian Boland, Sprague Grayden, Molly Ephraim, Tim Clemens. Hereafter: (Director Clint…

Against all the critics and odds, this weekend was the paradise for Jackass 3D, Johnny Knoxville has to be proud to beat Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman in Red. New Movies in Theaters Just premiered: Jackass 3D: Seann William Scott, Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Spike Jonze, Chris Pontius, Jason Acuña, Tony Hawk. Red: Bruce…

The Social Network had enough Facebook friends to lead the box office for the second time over the weekend. New Movies in Theaters Just premiered: Life as We Know It: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Christina Hendricks, Jean Smart. Secretariat: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Scott Glenn, James Cromwell. My Soul to Take: Max Thieriot,…

The Social Network is at the top of this week ranking, which is a great movie about how Facebook was created (like Pirates of Sillicon Valley showed the creation of Apple and Microsoft). It has two great celebrities as main characters: from Zombieland, Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook creator) and the singer Justin Timberlake…

Photo: Red carpet of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Premiere. Director: Oliver Stone Just like the spirit of its main character Gordon Gekko, greed is good for Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. The movie rakes in an estimated $19 million on its debut weekend, placing itself on the top of North American Box Office….