Category Archives: Box Office

Weekend Box Office: Michael Jackson Was King

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Shannon Hood

The real story from the box office this weekend is the non-story of This Is It. Sure, it won the weekend with $21.3 million, but there were some crazy estimates thrown around last week. I know I wasn’t the only … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Saw’ Gets Spooked By Some ‘Paranormal Activity’

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Shannon Hood

When it comes to horror,  for the last several years October has been monopolized by the persistent and prolific offerings of a one Saw series. Jigsaw might be smarting a bit this Monday, because he was decidedly trounced by “the … Continue reading →

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Max (And ‘Wild Things’) Are King of The Box Office

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Shannon Hood

As predicted, Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are seemingly dominated the Box Office with $32.4M.  It played on a whopping 3,700+ screens, including IMAX screens, for a per-screen average of $8,693.  Sounds decent, but figure in the reported budget … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Audiences Flock to ‘Couple’s Retreat’

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Shannon Hood

Here’s your weekly Box Office report. Studio estimates are from Box Office Mojo. Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau should be feeling pretty good about themselves this Monday morning.  Their film Couples Retreat received a critical drumming, but still made $35M … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Zombieland’ Brings It Home

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Shannon Hood

Overall, it was not a particularly impressive weekend at the box office, with the top films boasting relatively modest numbers. Sony Pictures should be smiling, though, because their studio nabbed the top two spots. According to Box Office Mojo, Zombieland … Continue reading →

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First Trailer for ‘Paranormal Activity’

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Matt Raub

Very rarely does the internet critic community throw around phrases like “scariest movie ever” or “looks amazing”, but those seem to be used a lot when talking about the newest film, Paranormal Activity. It’s said to have the same feel … Continue reading →

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Peter Berg Says Smith and Theron Returning for ‘Hancock 2’

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Matt Raub

With great comic-to-film news coming from left and right this week, there was bound to be one or two stories that make us cringe just a bit. Sadly, that story has to do with director Peter Berg talking up a … Continue reading →

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Box Office: 3D Horror Still A Hit?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Matt Raub

There was a period in time when 3D horror was thought of as a failed gimmick to get butts into theater seats. Using cheap stereoscopic (blue-and-red) technology to make films like 1982’s Parasite or even as far back as the … Continue reading →

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