The early returns are in for the Friday box office, and it looks like at the moment everything is going to open a little bit lower than expected — and we may in many ways have a snowstorm hitting the northeast to thank for that. “Puss in Boots” led the weekend with $9.6 million — […]
The total receipts are in for the weekend, and “Paranormal Activity 3” somehow managed to scare up even more money than we even expected — and set a pair of records in the process. Overall, the newest installment in the horror franchise brought in an astounding $54 million for the weekend. Not only is this […]
We all thought that “Paranormal Activity 3” was going to pull in some fantastic money the weekend before Halloween — but who thought it would earn back this much money so far? The new installment in the horror franchise successfully managed to earn $26 million on Friday (including midnight showings), which is leading early predictors […]
After a series of big-time bombs at the North American box office, it now appears that horror is going to come back in a big way courtesy of “Paranormal Activity 3.” In terms of just midnight showings alone, the newest film in the franchise grossed a spectacular $8 million. If it continues along this trend, […]
At the start of the weekend, it appeared to be almost a given that “Footloose” was going to dance all over the competition. However, Hugh Jackman and a team of robots have just managed to pull out a shocker. When it comes to total receipts, here is where the top 5 stack up at the […]
We are starting to get our first real numbers of the weekend at the box office, and it seems like we are ultimately going to see “Footloose” dance away with the crowd. The Julianne Hough remake grossed $5.57 million in its first day in theaters Friday, and at the moment seems likely to get close […]
While “Real Steel” did not ultimately have the sort of beginning at the American box office that many people initially predicted, the Hugh Jackman film can at least celebrate one thing — doing at least a little bit better than many people initially projected. 1. Real Steel ($27.3 million) – After picking up $8.6 million […]
There is not going to be much of a race this weekend for the #1 crown at the box office — but based on some of the current totals, the real question is going to be whether or not certain expectations are met. The first example of this comes courtesy of “Real Steel.” The robot […]
While the past couple of weeks have been pretty contentious at the American box office, this weekend on the surface looks to be a cakewalk. By the time Sunday rolls around, expect to see Hugh Jackman’s “Real Steel” sitting pretty at the #1 position with somewhere near $25 million for the weekend. However, this is […]
The weekend estimates are in from the box office, and we once again have proof that movies with high CinemaScores typically hold up way over a long period of time. In its second week in theaters, “Dolphin Tale” — which received an A+ grade for viewers — dropped only 25.6% from its first run to […]
