Tag: box office report
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March of the box-office zombies
HOLLYWOOD – The directorial debuts of two well-known stars didn’t combine to do half the business of a new horror comedy this weekend.Ricky Gervais’ “The Invention of Lying” and Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It” both had weak openings, collecting a studio-estimated $7.4 million and $4.9 million, respectively. The films, which co-starred and were aggressively publicized by…
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‘Meatballs’ sticks to movie menu top with $24.6M
LOS ANGELES – Movie fans lined up for a second helping of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” which took in $24.6 million to remain No. 1 at the box office for a second straight weekend. The Sony animated tale raised its domestic haul to $60 million after 10 days in theaters, according to studio…
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‘Potter’ enchants fans with $58.4M opening day
LOS ANGELES — A long school break has been kind to “Harry Potter.” After a two-year gap since the last film, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” opened with a whopping $58.4 million domestically in its first day, distributor Warner Bros. said Thursday. Early estimates put the film’s worldwide total at more than $100 million for the…
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‘Night at the Museum’ tops ‘Terminator’
LOS ANGELES – “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” claimed a box office victory over “Terminator Salvation.” The live-action family comedy starring Ben Stiller won $70 million over the Memorial Day weekend, according to estimates from distributor 20th Century Fox. That put it well ahead of the first “Night at the Museum” movie,…
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‘Christmases’ repeats at No. 1 with $18.2M take
LOS ANGELES – Movie crowds kept up their holiday spirit as Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn’s comedy “Four Christmases” rang up $18.2 million to lead the box office for a second-straight weekend.The Warner Bros. flick raised its 12-day total to $70.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.”‘Four Christmases’ was set up perfectly. It’s an evergreen…
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‘Four Christmases’ finds $31.7M in holiday cheer
LOS ANGELES – Thanksgiving weekend movie crowds gobbled up the Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn holiday comedy “Four Christmases,” which debuted at No. 1 with $31.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.The Warner Bros. release, featuring Witherspoon and Vaughn as a couple suffering through four separate family holiday gatherings, raised its total to $46.7 million…