Tag Archives: Box Office

Box Office: Success of the ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’

Posted on August 8, 2011 by The Flickcast

Every massive summer blockbuster season has to have a few surprises. Last year, a little animated film starring Steve Carrell and Jason Segal called Despicable Me surprised everyone and grossed $251 million to date. That may be what we have … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Ties With ‘Smurfs’ For #1 Spot

Posted on August 1, 2011 by The Flickcast

Last weekend, the world was taken by surprise as Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger blew past the final Harry Potter film and made it to the #1 spot in its very first weekend. Since then, the film has grossed … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Super 8′ Opens to a Weak #1 Spot

Posted on June 13, 2011 by The Flickcast

While most analysts thought that the famous team-up of JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg would be box office gold, but it looked like the film failed to draw a massive audience, as Super 8 only opened to an estimated $38 … Continue reading →

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Box Office: X Marks The #1 Spot with ‘X-Men: First Class’

Posted on June 6, 2011 by The Flickcast

With Fox’s reboot of the X-Men franchise, X-Men: First Class, tallying upwards of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes going into the weekend, it was no surprise that the film would take the number one spot in the Domestic box office. It … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Hangover Part 2′ Takes The Weekend by Storm

Posted on May 31, 2011 by The Flickcast

Box office analysts expected this weekend to be a pretty huge draw, bringing in families with Kung Fu Panda 2 and everyone else with The Hangover Part 2. Nobody, however, expected the R-rated sequel to The Hangover to pull in … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Thor’ Smashes The Competition

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Thor had a mighty weekend, but not quite as spectacular as some of the other Marvel properties. It nabbed the number one spot at the box office with $66M.  Audiences were fairly pleased with the film, and bestowed a “B+” … Continue reading →

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Box Office: A Fast Win For ‘Fast Five’

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Fast Five shot out of the gate with a weekend total of $83.6M.  Obviously, we haven’t seen these type of totals all year, so it comes as no surprise that the film has broken all sorts of records. This is … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Holiday Weekend Goes to the Birds with ‘Rio’

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Many thought this Easter weekend was going to be a slam dunk for Tyler Perry and his third film to be based on the popular “Madea” character.  However, it was a blue macaw and his feathered friends who fended off … Continue reading →

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