Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight scored a three-peat this weekend, landing atop the domestic boxoffice again with $43.8 million. The latest Batman sequel dipped just 42% from the previous frame in pushing its domestic cume to $394.9 million. Earning horrid reviews, Universal’s three-quel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor unraveled a franchise-low $42.5 million in [...] [...more]
Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the action fantasy from celebrated director Guillermo del Toro grossed an estimated $35.9 million to top the domestic boxoffice this weekend. Sony’s Will Smith starrer Hancock, a film about another kind of superhero, dropped 47% in its sophomore outing to ring up $33 million in second place and a 10-day cume of $165 million. Including 900 [...] [...more]
The critically-reviled Hancock started off powerful with a $17.3M Wednesday opening (from its full run in 3,965 venues), easily landing it to a #1 finish. That said, the Will Smith/Charlize Theron actioner should have a fairly easy time reaching $100M for the 5-day holiday. Wednesday’s Box Office Numbers: 1.) Hancock $17,386,000 2.) Wall-E $6,709,000 3.) Wanted $3,588,000 4.) Get Smart $1,830,000 5.) Kung Fu Panda $1,360,000 [...more]
The weekend box office was HOT HOT HOT with both Wall-E and Wanted, taking the top two spots. The critically-acclaimed Disney-Pixar film was #1, raking in over $62 million. This marked the 2nd best June opening ever, behind Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($94.7 million). The Angelina Jolie actioner Wanted blasted to [...] [...more]
I know, it’s a close one… The Disney/Pixar film Wall-E arrives in a whopping 3900 screens this weekend and is expected to do boffo box office. And the reviews are stellar, with a staggering 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Also doing well with the critics is Wanted, opening this weekend on 3100 screens. The Angelina Jolie actioner [...] [...more]
Get Smart, starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, emerged the winner at the box office this weekend, raking in over $39 million. However, that other comedy opening, The Love Guru, came in 4th, petering to a disasterous $14 million. Kung Fu Panda and The Incredible Hulk battled for 2nd place, each making around $21 million. And The Happening, which [...] [...more]
Universal’s The Incredible Hulk smashed all pundits’ predictions and grossed nearly $55 million over the weekend. Kung Fu Panda came in 2nd with around $34 million. The animated phenom is at a $118 total cume. Also outperforming expectations, M. Night’s The Happening snagged $30 million, rounding out the top 3. Overall North American box office [...] [...more]
