Weekend Box Office: Thor: The Dark World lights up the box office

As predicted, Thor: The Dark World completely dominated this past weekend’s box office with more than $38m in ticket sales, bringing its cumulative domestic revenue to $147m. However, thanks to a very strong international release, the film has grossed close to $480m worldwide, already eclipsing the original Thor‘s $449m. However, Thor: The Dark World will face its first actual […]

Weekend Box Office: Bad Grandpa defies Gravity

It took all month, but Gravity‘s reign at the top box office spot has come to an end thanks to an old friend. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa opened to a resounding $32m this weekend, beating Gravity‘s $20.3m by a large margin. Who would have known that a hidden camera film about Johnny Knoxville in old man prosthetics would […]

Weekend Box Office: 10/18 – 10/20

Gravity topped the box office again with $31m over the weekend, making a cumulative $170m since its release. In second is the Tom Hanks-led Captain Phillips with $17.3m, and the Chloe Grace Moretz-led Carrie remake rounding out the Top 3 with an even $17m. The weekend’s other new releases, Escape Plan and The Fifth Estate, made $9.8m and $1.7m, respectively. […]

Weekend Box Office: 10/11 – 10/13

In no surprising news, Gravity topped the box office again with a massive $44.2m take in its second weekend at the box office, bringing its total revenue to $123m. In second comes the Tom Hanks-led Captain Phillips with a solid $26m opening weekend. The other new release, Machete Kills, underperformed with $3.8m for 4th place. Runner Runner continues its […]

Weekend Box Office: 10/4 – 10/6

In a surprise to no one, Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity took the top box office spot this weekend with a record-setting $55.5m opening. In a month mostly known for horror films and in a year where big-budgeted sci-fi films underperformed, Gravity‘s $50m+ intake was a pleasant surprise for Warner Bros. Then again, a huge fraction of that massive […]

Weekend Box Office: 9/27 – 9/29

The power of a family-friendly animated film was in full force this weekend as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 topped this weekend’s box office by tripling the second place film’s sales. The sequel to the surprisingly funny and witty Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs had a great first weekend return for Sony Pictures Animation, proving popular […]