Category Archives: Box Office

Box Office: Russell Brand Cleans Up With ‘Hop’ & ‘Arthur’

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Depending upon your feelings toward Russell Brand, you will be delighted or horrified by the most recent box office weekend totals. Despite the fact that four new films opened on Friday, last weekend’s holdover Hop managed to remain on top … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Hop’ Thumps the Competition

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Shannon Hood

The top two movies this week showed a huge disconnect between critical reviews and audience satisfaction.  Case in point, Hop. The Easter tale about an adorable rabbit who is the heir to the Easter Bunny empire was soundly denounced by … Continue reading →

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Sucker Punched: ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Takes the Weekend Box Office

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Shannon Hood

At the end of the day, it was a Wimpy Kid who beat up on the highly stylized and sexualized Sucker Punch. An effective trailer campaign launched by Warner Brothers stirred up plenty of interest in Zack Snyder’s latest offering, … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Limitless’ Pulls Off a Surprise

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Bradley Cooper’s mind twisting thriller Limitless outperformed box office predictions and handily won the weekend box office with $19M. It also was a hit with audiences, earning a B+ cinemascore. This is Cooper’s first true starring vehicle, and with a … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Battle: LA’ Conquers the Weekend

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Matt Raub

Not a bad weekend for Hollywood and the domestic box office, as Battle: Los Angeles took the top spot with a decent $36 million for a March opening weekend. That is just about 50% of the $70 Million production budget … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Rango’ Ropes Them In

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Rango just had the largest opening weekend total of 2011. The animated film directed by Gore Verbinski made a cool $38M this weekend, snagging first place at the box office and bragging rights for the biggest opening of 2011 thus … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Third Week is a Charm for ‘Gnomeo and Juliet’

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Audiences collectively thumbed their noses at the new box office releases this past weekend, paving the way for a three week old release to top the box office.  Gnomeo and Juliet only dropped 26% in its third week to nab … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Liam is King With ‘Unknown’

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Liam Neeson continues to enjoy his new status as an action star as his new film Unknown won the box office this weekend. It was just over a year that Taken became an unlikely box office hit, earning over $144 … Continue reading →

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