Category Archives: Box Office Tallies

Weekend Box Office: “Hunger Games” Scarfs Up $155 Million On Opening.

Posted on March 26, 2012 by jlmicek

OK. So this one shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. “The Hunger Games” ruled the box office roost this weekend, taking in a truly insane $155 million, propelling a 111 percent increase in ticket sales over the weekend before. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on March 12, 2012 by jlmicek

The lure of adventures on Mars wasn’t quite enough to get filmgoers to plunk down their hard-earned for Disney’s sci-fi western John Carter. In a battle of average films, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulp hero lost out to the animated adventures … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office and the Monday Must-Read.

Posted on March 5, 2012 by jlmicek

Good Monday Morning, Everyone. Critical brickbats didn’t keep Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” from ruling the box office over the weekend. The anti-corporatism parable took in a quite capitalist $70.7 million, propelling a 34.4 percent improvement in receipts over the weekend … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office and Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on February 27, 2012 by jlmicek

It took an act of valor, or, more appropriately “Act of Valor,” to get filmgoers into the multiplex this weekend. The Navy Seal cinema-verite flick led the weekend. Courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo, here’s the numbers: 1 N Act of Valor Rela. … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by jlmicek

Good Monday Morning, Everyone. “Safe House” won the President’s Day Weekend. But even the lure of seeing Nicholas Cage on fire in 3D wasn’t enough to put “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” atop the box office heap. Once again, courtesy … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on February 13, 2012 by jlmicek

Good Monday Morning, Everyone. Theatergoers decided they liked “The Vow” and hung out in the “Safe House” during a blustery winter weekend here in the Northeast. Courtesy of Box Office Mojo, here’s the weekend by the numbers: TW LW Title … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Box Office And The Monday Must-Read.

Posted on February 6, 2012 by jlmicek

Good Monday Morning, Everyone. The super-powered teens in found-footage flick “Chronicle” just about took the top spot at the box office over the weekend. They narrowly slipped past the reinvigorated Hammer House of Horror feature “The Woman in Black” starring … Continue reading →

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Liam Neeson’s Dance With Wolves Leads The Weekend Box Office.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by jlmicek

Good Morning, Everyone. It’s was a good weekend to be a wolf. Liam Neeson’s Man vs. Wolf Pack adventure “The Grey” leads the weekend box office, while the latest installment of the Vampires vs. Werewolves saga, “Underworld: Awakening,” finished second. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read

Posted on January 16, 2012 by jlmicek

Good Monday Morning, Everyone. A new movie (“Contraband“) and an old favorite with a new coat of paint (“Beauty & the Beast 3D“) ruled the box office roost in a Top 10 filled with some serious Oscar bait. Courtesy of … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter Leads 2011 Box Office.

Posted on January 2, 2012 by jlmicek

And what we have here, campers, is an object lesson that critical brickbats don’t always mean box office death. The final installment of the Harry Potter franchise led the 2011 box office, but “The Hangover II” and “Transformers: Dark of … Continue reading →

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