Category Archives: Box Office

Box Office: ‘Saw 3D’ Carves Out A Win

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Saw 3D won the  weekend box office, to no one’s surprise.  The perennial Halloween franchise made its 7th (and presumably final) bow at the box office with a healthy $22.5M.  It is reported that almost 90% of that total is … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Paranormal Activity 2’ Has A Spook-Tacular Weekend

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Shannon Hood

After some truly disappointing weekends at the box office for horror movies (Hatchet 2, Pirahna 3D, Let Me In, My Soul to Take) fans can finally breathe easy that the genre is alive and well.  Paranormal Activity 2 catapulted to … Continue reading →

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Box Office: A Couple Of Jackasses Win The Weekend

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Well, the Jackass gang was at it again, this time offering their usual gags, gross-outs and stunts in 3D.  The 3D format payed off as Jackass 3D broke the opening weekend record for Fall (considered the months of September and … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Secretariat’ Stumbles Out Of the Gate

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Shannon Hood

A lot of people thought that Secretariat would be a shoo-in for first place this week. There has been Oscar talk for Diane Lane, and Disney was pinning its hopes on having a “Blind Side” type four-quadrant hit film on … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘The Social Network’ Connects With Audiences

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Shannon Hood

David Fincher’s The Social Network piqued the interest of audiences over the weekend and grossed over $23M, on just over 2,770 screens.  That is a full thousand fewer screens than big releases typically get. The film was enthusiastically embraced by … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Greed Really Is Good as ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ Wins The Weekend

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Matt Raub

Just in case you thought nobody would go see a sequel to a 1987 Oliver Stone flick, the director pulled a rabbit out of his hat and helped the film release at #1 at the box office with an estimated … Continue reading →

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The Expendables vs. The Essentials

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Diane Panosian

As summer dies down with explosive fire power and spiritual journeys to other lands, I recall the glorious action fest that was The Expendables. In turns out Julia Roberts has nothing on protein packed men with a mission on their … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Affleck’s ‘Town’ Cleans Up

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Two new movies had robust openings, while a third couldn’t find any traction at the box office this weekend. Ben Affleck’s latest movie  The Town was warmly received, exceeding most industry expectations and winning the weekend box office with over … Continue reading →

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