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'Jack' Doesn't Quite Slay The Box Office

Posted 3/4/13 9:34 am EST by in Box Office

Jack

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This past weekend at the box office made for plenty of giant-related puns to describe the weak opening of "Jack the Giant Slayer," and that's because with just a cursory glance at the numbers from the three major debuts, it's easy to see that things were fee-fi-fo-glum. sigh

The fairytale adventure from director Bryan Singer took in a $28 million after spending a reported $195 million to bring the beanstalk and giants to the big screen. The flop as already drawn unfavorable comparison's to last year's "John Carter," because that's the only kind of comparison one can make to "John Carter."

The week's two other debuts, "21 and Over" and "The Last Exorcism: Part II," also failed to land with audiences. The college party movie debuted to $9 million, while the horror sequel did $8 million.

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Dwayne Johnson Couldn't Handle 'Identity Thief' At Weekend Box Office

Posted 2/25/13 9:06 am EST by in Box Office

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A big night in Hollywood for the Oscars meant a pretty light weekend everywhere else at the box office. The Melissa McCarthy holdover "Identity Thief" reclaimed its top spot on the charts in its third week in release and beat Dwayne Johnson's latest action effort "Snitch." The comedy took in a modest $14 million ahead of "Snitch"'s $13 million.

Perhaps the most surprising story of the weekend came from "A Good Day to Die Hard." Last week's champion suffered a pretty massive drop-off, falling 60 percent in its second weekend, taking in just $10 million, good enough for a fifth place finish.

The other debut of the weekend, "Dark Skies," opened just behind "Die Hard" with $8.8 million.

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'Die Hard' Pulls Off Photo-Finish Victory At Box Office

Posted 2/19/13 9:00 am EST by in Box Office

Die Hard

It was a surprisingly good weekend to be Bruce Willis. The fifth film in the "Die Hard" series, despite atrocious reviews and a TomatoMeter reading of 16 percent, won the holiday box office by a nose with $29.3 million, over the returning champions of Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in "Identity Thief," which took in $27.8 million.

Two other debuts performed moderately well. The latest Nicholas Sparks adaptation, "Safe Haven," and the animated family film "Escape from Planet Earth" came in third and fourth place, respectively. The romance starring Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough grabbed $25 million, with "Escape" taking in $21 million.

The biggest disappointment of the weekend goes to the YA newbie, "Beautiful Creatures." The adaptation only managed to scrounge up $8.9 million. The take will likely put any plans to continue adapting the book series by authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl on hold.

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'Identity Thief' Box Office Success Certifies Melissa McCarthy's Star Power

Posted 2/11/13 9:47 am EST by in Box Office

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Melissa McCarthy's headlining debut in "Identity Thief" made for a box office surprise this past weekend. The comedy, which also stars Jason Bateman, opened to an impressive $36.5 million, beating out the returning champion, "Warm Bodies," and Steven Soderbergh's final theatrical effort, "Side Effects."

The zombie romance did, however, manage to hold onto a decent box office haul, adding $11.5 million to its total, which currently sits at $36.6 million.

"Side Effects," which stars Rooney Mara, Jude Law, and Channing Tatum, opened to $10 million, well below the impressive start for Soderbergh's previous film, "Magic Mike." The stripper drama made for a surprise hit, taking in over $100 million in the US last year.

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'Warm Bodies' Sinks Its Teeth Into The Box Office

Posted 2/4/13 9:36 am EST by in Box Office

Warm Bodies

Another slow weekend at the box office has led to a zombie takeover. "Warm Bodies" debuted to $19.5 million, and easily topped the only other new release of the week, Sylvester Stallone's "Bullet to the Head," which managed to muster just $4.5 million.

The zombie romance starring Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer, in addition to taking the top spot at the box office, managed to score some of the year's best reviews, currently sitting at a 78 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The same cannot be said for Stallone and "Bullet to the Head." The Walter Hill-director film marks the second box office failure for a member of "The Expendables" this year. Arnold Schwarzenegger's "The Last Stand" has been pulled from wide release after just three weeks in theaters. To date, it has made only $11.7 million.

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'Hansel And Gretel' Leads Slow January Weekend Box Office

Posted 1/28/13 9:42 am EST by in Box Office

Hansel

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This weekend's box office results stuck closely to the expectations of a soft set of January openings. None of the new releases fared particularly well, with "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" being the only debut to stand up against the returning movies.

The revisionist fairytale took in a modest $19 million against a reported $50 million budget, while "Parker" and "Movie 43" did much worse.

Jason Statham played the latest iteration of the classic Donald Westlake anti-hero in "Parker," but he did not live up to the legacy, collecting only $7 million, good enough for a fifth place finish.

The ensemble comedy "Movie 43" opened to a rough $5 million, coming in at seventh place for the weekend.

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Arnold Suffers A Double Chastain Beatdown

Posted 1/22/13 9:55 am EST by in Box Office

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Though she's a hit on the indie scene and awards circuit, Jessica Chastain had never proven herself as a bankable leading woman until this past weekend. While "Zero Dark Thirty" continued to perform strongly, it was the success of "Mama," Chastain's new horror movie, and utter failure of Arnold Schwarzenegger's big return, "The Last Stand" that has people so shocked.

From executive producer Guillermo del Toro, "Mama" took in an impressive $33 million at the box office over the three-day weekend (via Box Office Mojo), and "Zero Dark Thirty" held in its second week of wide release with $18.7 million.

"The Last Stand" clocked in at a dismal tenth place, behind "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," earning $7.2 million. Schwarzenegger's next chance to test his return to acting will come this September with "The Tomb," which co-stars Sylvester Stallone.

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'Zero Dark Thirty' Captures Weekend Box Office

Posted 1/14/13 9:55 am EST by in Box Office

FROM MTV NEWS

The story of this past weekend's box office breaks down to simple arithmetic.

Controversy + Oscar nominations = $$$

Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden drama, "Zero Dark Thiry," expanded to nearly 3,000 screens after generating buzz on a limited release and just one day after scoring five Oscar nominations. The movie, which stars Jessica Chastain as a dedicated CIA analyst, easily took the top spot at the box office, beating out newcomers "A Haunted House" and "Gangster Squad" with $24 million.

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'Texas Chainsaw' Cuts It Up At The Weekend Box Office

Posted 1/7/13 10:00 am EST by in Box Office

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The first weekend January, a notoriously slow month at the box office, found a surprise hit in Leatherface and his trusty piece of hardware.

The latest entry in the horror series, "Texas Chainsaw 3D," earned $23 million in its first weekend at US theaters. The sequel, which takes place immediately after Tobe Hooper's 1974 cult classic, won the weekend from December holdovers "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," which continued to perform surprisingly well adding $20 million to its total.

"Django Unchained"'s second-place weekend was actually enough to push it past the $100 million mark, so congrats to Tarantino and good movies performing well.

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Bond Finally Crosses ONE BILLION DOLLARS!

Posted 12/31/12 9:37 am EST by in Box Office

Dr. Evil

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A hobbit, 13 dwarves, and a wizard ruled the weekend box office once again, but a secret agent grabbed just as many headlines.

Though "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" topped ticket sales, "Skyfall" made history by becoming the first film in the 007 series to cross the $1 billion mark. The previous record-holder for the franchise, "Casino Royale," earned $600 million, a measly sum by comparison.

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