Box Office

The Top Grossing Indie Films of Summer 2013 (A Running List)

Peter Knegt — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:39:00 GMT

The summer movie season is in full swing, and while most of the box office related attention will be paid to the various $100 million opening weekends meeting the likes of various superhero movies,...

Arthouse Audit: 'Bling Ring' Continues Strong Specialized Openings; 'Before Midnight' Disappoints in Expansion

Tom Brueggemann — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:29:19 GMT

Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring" is the latest in a series of solid performers among limited specialized openings, joining "Frances Ha," "Before Midnight" and "Much Ado About Nothing" as...

'Man of Steel' Hits Its Marks; 'This Is the End' Is Counterprogramming Hit

Tom Brueggemann — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:12:27 GMT

Last week Steven Spielberg predicted that the movie business could soon implode-- speaking to film students at USC with George Lucas--should a handful huge-budgeted films flop at the same...

Box Office: 'Man Of Steel' Flies Above The Rest With $113 Million; 'This Is The End' Made Ends Meet With $32.8 Million

Diana Drumm — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:52:49 GMT

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a massive hit for Warner Bros. this Father's Day weekend. The Zack Snyder-directed Superman reboot "Man of Steel" is set to rake in a bit over $113 million ($125...

Specialty Box Office: Sofia Coppola's 'Ring' Scores Serious Bling In Solid Limited Debut

Peter Knegt — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:44:55 GMT

This summer continues its parade of exceptional indie debuts, with Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring" following in the footsteps of "Frances Ha," "Before Midnight," "The East" and "Much Ado About...

Weekend B.O. June 14-16 (Is Hollywood Headed For Destruction?)

Sergio — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:15:04 GMT

Or will it continue to be business as usual?That huge sigh of relief you’re hearing at this very moment is coming from Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures execs, who sold the farm for a reported...

'Man of Steel' Opens to Second Best Gross of 2013; 'Bling Ring' Debut Glitters

Tom Brueggemann — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:15:00 GMT

"Man of Steel," Warner Bros.' reboot of the "Superman" franchise, grossed a super $44 million on Friday (including midnight shows, but not Thursday evening Walmart-promotion screenings, which took in...

Oscar Watch: Disney Gives 'Saving Mr. Banks' a Limited December Run Ahead of Wide Holiday Release

Tom Brueggemann — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:27:42 GMT

Early buzz is good on Disney's indie pick-up "Saving Mr. Banks," and the studio appears confident that critical reaction and word-of-mouth will be upbeat, as they are moving the anticipated year-end...

Summer Line-Up Lacks Women: Thank God for Paul Feig's 'The Heat' and Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine' (Trailers)

Anne Thompson — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:28:52 GMT

We all know Hollywood ignores the female audience, because half of the moviegoing public supposedly can't be counted on to show up in vast numbers on opening weekends. But the male bias also exists...

Arthouse Audit: 'Much Ado' Opens Well, 'Before Midnight' Expands Well

Tom Brueggemann — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:01:11 GMT

Joss Whedon's take on Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" continued the May/June rollout of well-hyped specialized releases, and more significantly, joined "Frances Ha" and "Beyond Midnight" --...

Weekend Box Office Top Ten: 'The Purge' Beats Big-Budget Rivals

Tom Brueggemann — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:12:33 GMT

Ethan Hawke is smiling. "The Purge" kicked its rivals to the curb with a surprise $36 million opening. After two weekends that pulled ahead of last year's numbers (a rare occurrence in 2013), grosses...

Box Office: ‘The Purge’ Surges With $36 Million; ‘The Internship’ Doesn’t Get Hired

Diana Drumm — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:36:32 GMT

The dystopian horror-thriller “The Purge” is destined to gross roughly $36.4 million domestically for its opening weekend ($16.7 million dollars from the opening night alone) and has become the...

Weekend B.O. June 7-9 (Where Did That Come From?)

Sergio — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:26:24 GMT

"That," being the Ethan Hawke film The Purge. The low budget /horror/suspense thriller, that no one was paying attention to, shot to the top of this weekend's Box office list, with an amazing...

Specialty Box Office: Much Ado About 'Nothing' Indeed As Joss Whedon's Shakespeare Take Opens Big

Peter Knegt — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:02:09 GMT

Sure, they aren't "The Avengers"-size numbers, but Joss Whedon had a fantastic debut for his micro-budgeted take on Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." The film -- distributed by Roadside...

'The Purge' Opens Friday to Five Times Its Budget; 'Much Ado' Opens Strong Limited

Tom Brueggemann — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:11:10 GMT

"The Purge," the first film from horror producer Jason Blum ("Paranormal Activity," "Insidious") to be released by Universal, grossed almost $17 million on Friday (including Thursday night late...

Box Office: 'Before Midnight' Carries 'Lowest-Grossing Trilogy' to New Heights

Ben Travers — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:22:54 GMT

Long before its impressive opening weekend put its predecessors to shame, Richard Linklater's long-awaited third part of the "Before" franchise screened on March 9 at the SXSW Film Festival in...

Specialty Box Office: 'Hannah,' 'The East' and 'Kings' Make For Trio of Strong Newbies; 'Midnight' and 'Frances' Keep It Coming

Peter Knegt — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:44:00 GMT

A trio of debuting indies got off to strong starts this weekend, with Zeitgeist's "Hannah Arendt," Fox Searchlight's "The East" and CBS Films' "The Kings of Summer" each meeting or exceeding...

Arthouse Audit: 'Hannah Arendt' Leads New Openings, 'The East' and 'Kings of Summer' Open Just OK

Tom Brueggemann — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:29:09 GMT

Early summer specialized releases are falling short of the initial grosses of breakout films from the last two years. But several films representing a range of audience appeal (primarily...

Weekend Box Office Top Ten: Falling 'Fast & Furious' and Sleeper 'Now You See Me' Trounce Shyamalan/Smith Combo 'After Earth'

Tom Brueggemann — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:02:18 GMT

With the help of an unexpected sleeper success ("Now You See Me") and a continued decent showing for "Fast and Furious 6," the combined weekend gross for the top 10 again rose above last year's...

Weekend B.O. May 31-June 2 (Jaden Should Have Asked For The Car)

Sergio — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:24:15 GMT

I think the New York Times got it right when it said in its review of After Earth that not too long ago, Hollywood stars used to buy their children expensive sports cars as gifts. Now they give...

Box Office: Will Smith Tumbles With 'After Earth'; 'Fast & Furious 6' Holds On To #1

Gabe Toro — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:08:34 GMT

Has there ever been any franchise quote like the "Fast And Furious" films? Since Justin Lin took over the series, the grosses have risen with each installment. His "The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo...

'After Earth' Fails to Open at Number One, Lags Behind 'Now You See Me' As Top Newcomer

Tom Brueggemann — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:37:33 GMT

As Sony's "After Earth" opened Friday, an irresistible force (Will Smith, with a two-decade record of #1 openings) met an unmovable object (director M. Night Shyamalan's declining box office and...

Specialty Box Office: 'Before Midnight' Leads Memorial Day Debuts; 'Frances Ha' Huge In Expansion

Peter Knegt — Mon, 27 May 2013 21:00:00 GMT

While the male-centric likes of "Fast & Furious 6" and (to a lesser, quite disappointing degree) "The Hangover Part III" led the overall box office this weekend, two films generally (though...

'Before Midnight' & 'Fill the Void' Both Score For Sony Classics

Tom Brueggemann — Sun, 26 May 2013 20:04:54 GMT

Over the past two years, the Memorial Day weekend has become a significant time to release important new specialized films. Last year, coming off its Cannes debut, "Moonrise Kingdom" opened to a...

Weekend Box Office: 'Furious 6' Leads Biggest Memorial Day In History, Doubles 'Hangover Part III' Opening

Gabe Toro — Sun, 26 May 2013 17:28:33 GMT

It was touted as one of the biggest box office match-ups of the year, but now that the dust has settled, it wasn’t even close. “Fast & Furious 6” more than doubled the weekend take of closest...