Posted 4/3/10 1:30 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Clash of the Titans" ($26.4 million)
2. "Why Did I Get Married Too" ($12.3 million)
3. "How To Train Your Dragon" ($11 million)
4. "The Last Song" ($7.1 million)
5. "Hot Tub Time Machine" ($2.9 million)
The gods are surely smiling on director Louis Leterrier's "Clash of the Titans," the new swords-and-sandals epic from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures that took a $26.4 million haul on Friday evening, a total helped by the $4.2 million earned from midnight screenings. Read More...
Posted 3/28/10 2:20 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "How to Train Your Dragon ($43.3 million)
2. "Alice in Wonderland ($17.3 million)
3. "Hot Tub Time Machine ($13.7 million)
4. "The Bounty Hunter ($12.4 million)
5. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid ($10 million)
Moviegoers pledged their 3-D loyalty to "How to Train Your Dragon" over reigning champion "Alice in Wonderland" this weekend, as the DreamWorks animated family film won the top spot at the box office with $43.3 million. Playing in over 4,000 locations with a per theater average of $10,678, the end result for "Dragon" wasn't nearly as satisfying as the studio would have hoped for given the movie's hefty $165 million production budget. Read More...
Posted 3/21/10 4:47 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Alice in Wonderland" ($34.5 million)
2. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" ($21.8 million)
3. "The Bounty Hunter" ($21 million)
4. "Repo Men" ($6.2 million)
5. "She's Out of My League" ($6 million)
Given the massive success of James Cameron's "Avatar" and now Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," it's certainly looking like 3-D is the format to beat. For the third weekend in a row, "Alice" scored the top prize at the box office with a $34.5 million haul, just a 45% drop from last weekend's $62.7 intake. As of now, the film is sitting on top of a domestic gold pile worth $265.8 million. Read More...
Posted 3/20/10 3:26 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Alice in Wonderland" ($9.9 million)
2. "The Bounty Hunter" ($7.7 million)
3. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" ($7.4 million)
4. "Repo Men" ($2.2 million)
5. "She's Out of My League" ($1.9 million)
Moviegoers can't seem to get enough of the confusing world of "Alice in Wonderland," as the 3-D fantasy adventure from Disney and director Tim Burton continued to hold onto first place at the box office going into its third weekend in theaters. "Alice" managed $9.9 million on Friday, bringing the feature's current domestic total to $241.1 million. Read More...
Posted 3/14/10 1:40 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Alice in Wonderland" ($62 million)
2. "Green Zone" ($14.5 million)
3. "She's Out of My League" ($9.6 million)
4. "Remember Me" ($8.3 million)
5. "Shutter Island" ($8.1 million)
Even with four new wide releases in theaters this weekend, director Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" proved its staying power by claiming the gold medal at this weekend's box office. Suffering a 46.6% drop from last weekend's $116.1 million intake, "Alice" still managed an impressive $62 million stateside result. Combined with foreign box office numbers, "Alice" has made $429.6 million worldwide in just two weeks. Read More...
Posted 3/13/10 1:19 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Alice in Wonderland" ($17.4 million)
2. "Green Zone" ($5 million)
3. "Remember Me" ($3.6 million)
4. "She's Out of My League" ($3.3 million)
5. "Our Family Wedding" ($2.5 million)
Moviegoers proved that there's still plenty of wonder to be had within the 3-D world of Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland." The Disney fantasy film took a decisive $17.4 million first place finish on Friday, bringing the worldwide total to $258 million thus far. The weekend is still young, but it'll take quite a bit of effort to dethrone "Alice" for its second week in a row. Read More...
Posted 3/7/10 5:05 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Alice in Wonderland" ($116.3 million)
2. "Brooklyn's Finest" $13.5 million)
3. "Shutter Island" ($13.3 million)
4. "Cop Out" ($9.1 million)
5. Avatar" ($7.7 million)
The vast majority of moviegoers traveled through the looking glass and into theaters to see "Alice in Wonderland" this weekend, Disney and director Tim Burton's 3-D exploration of the classic Lewis Carroll tale that debuted at the box office with a decisive first place finish. Read More...
Posted 3/6/10 4:47 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Alice in Wonderland" ($41 million)
2. "Brooklyn's Finest" $4.7 million)
3. "Shutter Island" ($4 million)
4. "Cop Out" ($2.8 million)
5. The Crazies" ($2.3 million)
Moviegoers opted to take a trip down the rabbit hole in a very big way on Friday, as director Tim Burton's unique version of "Alice in Wonderland" claimed the top spot at the box office with an impressive $41 million haul. Read More...
Posted 2/28/10 2:22 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Shutter Island" ($22.2 million)
2. "Cop Out" ($18.6 million)
3. "The Crazies" ($16.5 million)
4. "Avatar" ($14 million)
5. "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" ($9.8 million)
The ghosts of "Shutter Island" continued to haunt the box office this weekend with another first place finish. Having already won the top spot last weekend and on Friday, director Martin Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio's most recent collaboration remained in front of the pack by Sunday's conclusion with $22.2 million. With a domestic gross of $75 million and a foreign intake of $4.6 million after two weeks in theaters, Paramount's latest thriller is a stone's throw away from earning back its $80 million production budget. Read More...
Posted 2/27/10 3:50 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Shutter Island" ($6.7 million)
2. "Cop Out" ($5.975 million)
3. "The Crazies" ($5.97 million)
4. "Avatar" ($3.1 million)
5. "Valentine's Day" ($2.9 million)
Friday initiated a relatively quiet start to the weekend as director Martin Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio's "Shutter Island" continued its first place lead at the box office with $6.7 million. With Friday's intake, Paramount's latest thriller now boasts a cumulative total of $59.5 million from domestic ticket sales and an additional $4.6 million at the foreign box office. It's likely that "Shutter Island" will recoup its production budget of $80 million by the weekend's conclusion. Read More...