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Jun 2, 2019 4:00 PM CDT

Weekend Winner Kind of Lost

While 'Rocketman' and 'Ma' debut in the top 5

(Newser) - The latest iteration of the Godzilla franchise took over the top spot from Aladdin and roared louder than Elton John at the weekend box office, but it still left a notably smaller footprint on North American theaters than its city-wrecking predecessors, the AP reports. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Warner...

Aladdin Casts
a Spell Over
Raunchy New
Comedy

box office

May 26, 2019 11:57 AM CDT

Aladdin Casts a Spell Over Raunchy New Comedy

Will Smith-starrer takes first, crushing other new movies

(Newser) - A Middle Eastern folk tale just trounced a raunchy high school comedy at the weekend box office, Variety reports. Aladdin grabbed top spot with a higher-than-expected $86.1 million and will likely hit $105 million by Monday, making it the sixth-highest Memorial Day long weekend grosser ever. Among other new...

John Wick 3 Takes
Avengers Down a Notch

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May 19, 2019 11:03 AM CDT

John Wick 3 Takes Avengers Down a Notch

Three-week run atop weekend box office ends

(Newser) - The box office has a new king, and his name is John Wick. The third installment of the hyper violent Keanu Reeves franchise has taken the top spot at the North American box office, the AP reports, and ended the three-week reign of Avengers: Endgame. Studios on Sunday say John ...

Pikachu
Challenges
Avengers

box office

May 12, 2019 11:18 AM CDT

Pikachu Challenges Avengers

Superheroes top newcomers to win weekend box office again

(Newser) - Avengers: Endgame has topped the box office again in its third weekend in theaters. The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday that the superhero pic earned an estimated $63.1 million from North American theaters, the AP reports, bringing its domestic total to $723.5 million.

Endgame Sinks Titanic in Worldwide Blowout

Now, It's Just
Endgame vs.
James Cameron

box office

May 5, 2019 3:20 PM CDT

Now, It's Just Endgame vs. James Cameron

The Marvel epic is ahead of 'Titanic' but behind 'Avatar'

(Newser) - Avengers: Endgame crushed the global box office for a second straight week and hit $2.189 billion worldwide—putting it ahead of one James Cameron-directed movie and behind another for the highest-grossing movie ever, per the Hollywood Reporter . Specifically, Endgame is ahead of Titanic ($2.187 billion, adjusted for inflation)...

Endgame Demolishes Record

BOX OFFICE

Apr 28, 2019 11:25 AM CDT

Endgame Demolishes Record

Avengers blockbuster brings in $350M

(Newser) - Avengers: Endgame has shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in domestic ticket sales and $1.2 billion globally, per the AP . The Marvel Studios superhero blockbuster far exceeded even its own gargantuan expectations. The movie's domestic haul blew past the previous record of...

Filmgoers Don't Fear The Curse of La Llorona

The Curse
of La Llorona
Terrifies
America

box office

Apr 21, 2019 1:06 PM CDT

The Curse of La Llorona Terrifies America

The Warner Bros. horror flick wins the weekend box office

(Newser) - The Curse of La Llorona had only good fortune at the box office. The Warner Bros. horror film based on a Mexican legend about a woman who murdered her children and wanders the world looking for them brought in $26.5 million as the weekend's top film, the AP...

Lightning
Strikes for
Shazam!

box office

Apr 7, 2019 12:45 PM CDT

Lightning Strikes for Shazam!

The superhero flick wins the weekend box office

(Newser) - Seven films in, the DC Extended Universe is finally flying with some wind behind its back. The well-reviewed, more modestly budgeted Shazam! debuted with $53.5 million over the weekend, the AP reports. Shazam! has collected an estimated $56.8 million in total, including about $3 million from early advance...

Dumbo Isn't Exactly Soaring

BOX OFFICE

Mar 31, 2019 10:57 AM CDT

Dumbo Isn't Exactly Soaring

Tim Burton-directed remake takes No. 1 with $45M, but cost $170M to make

(Newser) - Disney's Dumbo isn't exactly taking flight at the North American box office the way its other live-action remakes of animated classics have, reports the AP . The Walt Disney Co. says Sunday that the Tim Burton-directed film has earned an estimated $45 million domestically against a $170 million production...

Us Has a Terrifying Debut

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Mar 24, 2019 10:33 AM CDT

Us Has a Terrifying Debut

Jordan Peele scores again with his sophomore effort, pulling in $70.3M

(Newser) - Jordan Peele has done it again. Two years after the filmmaker's Get Out became a box-office sensation, his frightening follow-up, Us, debuted with $70.3 million in ticket sales, according to estimates Sunday. Us took over the top spot at the box office from Captain Marvel, which had reigned...

Captain Marvel Roars
Through Another Weekend

BOX OFFICE

Mar 17, 2019 10:36 AM CDT

Captain Marvel Roars Through Another Weekend

Brie Larson & Co. pull down another $69M, romp toward $1B overall

(Newser) - Captain Marvel romped through the box office for a second weekend in a row, chalking up $69 million domestically for another first-place finish and some pretty eye-popping overall numbers. The Brie Larson-led flick now has a total of $760 million worldwide, and the Hollywood Reporter notes that there's little...

Sorry, Trolls: Captain Marvel
Had a Monster Weekend

BOX OFFICE

Mar 10, 2019 11:16 AM CDT

Sorry, Trolls: Captain Marvel Had a Monster Weekend

$153M opening is the top ever for a female-fronted movie

(Newser) - Captain Marvel launched with an estimated $153 million domestically and $455 million globally—setting a record for a female-fronted movie and scoring the second-largest opening for a comic book adaptation, notes the Hollywood Reporter . The result came in at the high end of expectations for Captain Marvel, reports the AP...

Dragon Trains Madea's Funeral

BOX OFFICE

Mar 3, 2019 11:07 AM CST

Dragon Trains Madea's Funeral

But Tyler Perry's final installment still captures $27M

(Newser) - Tyler Perry put the final nail in his Madea franchise this weekend, but moviegoers left Madea Family Funeral in second place, with $27 million, notes the Hollywood Reporter . That's the third biggest opening for the 15-year-old franchise. Topping the box office a second weekend in a row was How ...

President's Day Weekend
Movies Plunge 60%

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Feb 17, 2019 12:43 PM CST

President's Day Weekend Movies Plunge 60%

Of course, 'Black Panther' broke records last year

(Newser) - Alita: Battle Angel wasn't exactly blessed at the box office this President's Day weekend but did come in first with a domestic bow of $41.7 million, per the Hollywood Reporter . The CGI cyberpunk flick, with a high net budget of around $165 million, will need to overcome...

Lego Movie 2:
Everything Is Not Awesome

BOX OFFICE

Feb 10, 2019 11:16 AM CST

Lego Movie 2: Everything Is Not Awesome

Sequel wins the box office, but falls well short of expectations

(Newser) - The good news for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part: The blockbuster's sequel won the weekend box office with a $35 million haul. The bad news: It fell far short of becoming a blockbuster in its own right, and short of its own expectations, which were more in...

This Weekend's
Biggest Loser:
Basically
All Movies

BOX OFFICE

Feb 3, 2019 11:06 AM CST

This Weekend's Biggest Loser: Basically All Movies

Box office has its worst Super Bowl weekend in 19 years

(Newser) - The bad news for M. Night Shyamalan's Glass is that it didn't quite manage to crack double-digit figures this weekend. The good news is that nobody else did, either, as the box office suffered its worst Super Bowl weekend in nearly 20 years, reports Variety . That gave Glass...

Americans
Weren't Looking
for Serenity in Theaters

box office

Jan 27, 2019 11:27 AM CST

Americans Weren't Looking for Serenity in Theaters

The Matthew McConaughey- and Anne Hathaway-led film debuted at No. 8

(Newser) - M. Night Shyamalan's Glass made about half as much this weekend as it did the weekend prior, but the film still managed to hang on to the No. 1 slot. Its $19 million weekend take puts its 10-day domestic total at $73.5 million. Variety reports some "holdovers"...

Glass, Broken
by Reviews?
Not at All

box office

Jan 20, 2019 2:59 PM CST

Glass, Broken by Reviews? Not at All

But the biggest surprise is a Japanese anime movie

(Newser) - M. Night Shyamalan scored his fifth No. 1 movie as the director's Glass, while not quite the blockbuster some expected, nevertheless dominated Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend at the box office with $40.6 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday, the AP reports. Universal Pictures...

Oscars, Schmoscars:
Kevin Hart Finds an Upside

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Jan 13, 2019 11:05 AM CST

Oscars, Schmoscars: Kevin Hart Finds an Upside

Meanwhile, Keanu Reeves finds a career low with 'Replicas'

(Newser) - Kevin Hart isn't hosting the Oscars, but the AP reports that he's got a No. 1 movie. Hart's The Upside surpassed expectations to open with $19.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The strong performance of The Upside pushed Aquaman to second after...

Aquaman Just
Brought Down a
DC Universe Record

BOX OFFICE

Jan 6, 2019 11:09 AM CST

Aquaman Just Brought Down a DC Universe Record

Wins the box office for a 3rd week in a row, crosses $1B mark, stomps Batman v. Superman

(Newser) - Aquaman is still the champ at the box office three weeks in, reports the AP , but the high-concept thriller Escape Room also drew some substantial crowds in its debut weekend. Warner Bros. on Sunday said that Aquaman has added an estimated $30.7 million from over 4,000 North American...