Tag Archives: Box Office Receipts

The Weekend Box Office and Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on June 18, 2012 by jlmicek

“Madagascar 3” enjoyed its second week atop the box office heap, beating out scary aliens and even scarier 80s hair metal, taking in $35.5 million over the weekend, according to the good folks at Box Office Mojo. Here’s the weekend, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: “Hunger Games” Passes $300 Million.

Posted on April 9, 2012 by jlmicek

The “Hunger Games” juggernaut barreled through the Easter weekend, breaking $300 million in domestic box office tallies. Courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo, here’s the weekend, by the numbers: 1 1 The Hunger Games LGF $33,500,000 -42.8% 4,137 – $8,098 $302,839,000 $78 3 … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on March 19, 2012 by jlmicek

All right — shows how much I know. Buttressed by fond reviews, filmgoers put Jonah Hill’s and Channing Tatum’s spoof of “21 Jump Street” at the top of the box office heap this weekend. Nonetheless, overall receipts declined by 20 … 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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The Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on December 19, 2011 by jlmicek

Happy Monday, Everyone. Because they had nowhere to go but up, box office receipts improved 64 percent over last weekend. But before you start breaking out the party hats, the “Sherlock Holmes” sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. and the new … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office And One To Read.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by jlmicek

OK.  So now we know. When they’re stuck in a gigantic blizzard, moviegoers prefer the adventures of an animated cat to those of a drunken and dissolute writer. The “Shrek” spin-off “Puss in Boots” ruled the box office roost this … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must Read.

Posted on October 24, 2011 by jlmicek

With Halloween Upon Us … … movie lovers flocked to see “Paranormal Activity 3” over the weekend. The movie opened strong, helping to drive a more than 43 percent increase in box office receipts over last weekend. Via BoxOfficeMojo, here’s … Continue reading →

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