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Box Office Report: 'Texas Chainsaw 3D' Massacres the Competition | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Leatherface. Remember all that hand wringing about how Americans were going to be more squeamish about screen violence in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting? Well, scratch that. This week's chart offered...
January 6, 2013 1:55 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Hobbit' Wins Narrow Threepeat Over 'Django,' 'Les Mis' | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Bilbo Baggins. You know, most people won't admit to being Tolkien geeks. Yet we spent billions of dollars watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy a decade ago, and now we've made
December 30, 2012 2:30 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Hobbit' Fends Off 'Jack Reacher' and Army of Newcomers | ARTICLE
WINNERS OF THE WEEK: The little guys. And by that we mean Bilbo and his dwarf pals, plus Tom Cruise and Paul Rudd. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey fell an expected 57 percent in its second...
December 23, 2012 2:40 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'The Hobbit' Opening Sets December Record, Sort Of | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey made a not-at-all unexpected journey to the top of the box office chart. Its debut, estimated at $84.8 million, set a record for the largest December opening weekend...
December 16, 2012 2:01 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Skyfall' Reclaims Crown, 'Playing for Keeps' Fizzles | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Disney. In a ho-hum week at the box office, the House of Mouse boasts the best news: It crossed the $2 billion mark in international ticket sales for the third straight year. (It crossed...
December 9, 2012 2:55 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Twilight' Threepeats, 'Killing Them Softly' Dies Noisily | ARTICLE
WINNERS OF THE WEEK: Leftovers. Just like that turkey carcass occupying most of your fridge, Thanksgiving leftovers refused to budge from the box office chart. This weekend's top six movies were the same as last week's: The Twilight...
December 2, 2012 2:23 PM ET -
Box Office Report: Ang Lee's 'Pi' Shows Unexpected Life | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Life of Pi. It's not like anyone expected Ang Lee's star-free movie about a boy and a tiger trapped together in a lifeboat to defeat the Volturi or James Bond. The top three...
November 25, 2012 2:10 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Breaking Dawn Part 2' Falls Shy of 'Twilight' Record | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. Okay, Steven Spielberg's Lincoln didn't exactly take an ax to the massive grosses of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, but it still took a bigger-than-expected bite out of the weekend box...
November 18, 2012 3:22 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Skyfall' Sets James Bond Franchise Record | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Bond, James Bond. Skyfall lived up to its hype, setting a record for the 50-year-old franchise with a debut estimated at $87.8 million. Strong reviews and positive word-of-mouth joined half a century...
November 11, 2012 2:40 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Wreck-It Ralph' Shatters Disney Record, 'Flight' Soars | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: John C. Reilly. The veteran character actor and Will Ferrell sidekick (Talladega Nights, Step Brothers) has never enjoyed an opening as big as the enormous $49.1 million estimated haul of
November 4, 2012 3:31 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Argo' Outshines Four Newcomers | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Stalwart '70s Spies. Hanging in there and holding onto most of its audience for three weeks finally paid off for Argo, which ascended from second place to the top spot this week, outshining...
October 28, 2012 1:39 PM ET -
Box Office Report: Sales Are Chilly For 'Paranormal Activity 4' | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Argo. Sure, Ben Affleck's movie remained only in second place and earned half what Paranormal Activity 4 did. Still, it mostly held onto last week's business, declining a negligible 15 percent to an...
October 21, 2012 2:40 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Taken 2' Defeats Newcomers | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Liam Neeson. You don't want to mess with the 60-year-old butt-kicker. Taken 2 lost nearly 55 percent of last week's business, falling to an estimated $22.5 million, and yet it still made...
October 14, 2012 3:30 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Taken 2' Trounces 'Frankenweenie' | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Liam Neeson. The 60-year-old's reputation as moviegoers' senior ass-kicker of choice was already secure, but Taken 2 carves it in stone. The action sequel opened this weekend with an estimated $50 million, outperforming even...
October 7, 2012 4:00 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Hotel Transylvania' Sets September Record | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Sony. The studio's new releases grabbed the top two spots and an estimated $64 million in ticket sales. Debuting at Number One was Hotel Transylvania, which scared up a monstrous $43.0 million, according...
September 30, 2012 2:12 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'End of Watch' Wins by Tying 'House at the End of the Street' | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: End of Watch. At this writing, End of Watch is actually tied with House at the End of the Street, with both movies claiming $13 million debuts in early Sunday estimates, while Trouble...
September 23, 2012 2:34 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Resident Evil' Upsets 'Nemo,' 'The Master' Sets Record | ARTICLE
WINNERS OF THE WEEK: Directors Named Paul Anderson. Both Paul W.S. Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson had great weekends. W.S. saw Resident Evil: Retribution, the latest movie in his horror/thriller series starring Mrs. W.S. (Milla Jovovich), earn...
September 16, 2012 2:23 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Possession' Wins Worst Weekend in 11 Years | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Lionsgate. The indie studio has held the box office crown for four straight weeks, two with The Expendables 2 and now another two with The Possession. The exorcism tale lost 46 percent of...
September 9, 2012 1:47 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Possession' Owns the Weekend, 'Oogieloves' Sets Dubious Record | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: The horrific. Exorcism chiller The Possession easily won the holiday weekend, debuting with an estimated $17.7 million from Friday to Sunday and $21.3 million over the four-day weekend. Labor Day has been a good weekend to...
September 3, 2012 3:50 PM ET -
Box Office Report: 'Expendables 2' Still Rules, New Releases Barely Register | ARTICLE
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Republicans. The Expendables 2, starring Hollywood conservative all-stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Chuck Norris, continued to reign at the box office for the second straight week. According to studio estimates,...
August 26, 2012 1:56 PM ET
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