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'Moonrise Kingdom' Banks in Limited Release While Wes Anderson Talks His Next Film

Brad Brevet — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:00:37 +0000

The results are in and Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom has broken the previous per-theater record for an opening weekend and while that's going on Anderson is talking to everyone about his next film.

Weekend Box-Office: 'Men in Black 3' Slumps to $55 Million While 'Exotic Marigold' Goes Big

Brad Brevet — Sun, 27 May 2012 17:05:27 +0000

Men in Black III may have finished at #1, but it wasn't anywhere near the film's expected return. Thoughts were it would finish around $90 million for the four-day holiday weekend, but $70 million looks to be the ceiling at this point. In other news, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is crushing things across the globe.

Friday Box-Office: 'Men in Black 3' Looking at $60+ Million 3-Day and Potential $75 Million Holiday

Brad Brevet — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:30:32 +0000

Men in Black III appears to have maintained its mojo after a ten year hiatus from theaters, opening with results on par with those back in 2002 when you take inflation and 3-D/IMAX ticket surcharges, but can it maintain the momentum?

Box-Office Oracle: 'Men in Black 3' Hopes to Dethrone 'The Avengers'

Laremy Legel — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:00:14 +0000

The Avengers faces a test this weekend with Men in Black III hitting theaters and a surprising number of critics saying it is nowhere near as bad as many of us suspected it may be.

Weekend Box-Office: 'The Avengers' Sunk Universal's 'Battleship'

Brad Brevet — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:29:12 +0000

It's another first place finish for The Avengers making it three weeks in a row while Battleship couldn't even must up $30 million in its opening weekend.

Friday Box-Office: 'Battleship' is Sinking, 'Dictator' Weak and 'Avengers' Still Strong

Brad Brevet — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:06:23 +0000

The Avengers continues its path to box-office glory and will win its third weekend in a row while newcomers -- Battleship, What to Expect When You're Expecting and The Dictator -- aren't posing much competition.

Box-Office Oracle: 'The Avengers' Go for Three in a Row Against 'Battleship' and 'The Dictator'

Laremy Legel — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:30:37 +0000

The Avengers is going for its third weekend in a row up against Battleship and The Dictator as it continues to rock the box-office domestically and internationally.

Weekend Box-Office: 'Avengers' Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide and Continues to Crush Records

Brad Brevet — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:19:11 +0000

Guess what ended up in first place. Guess what film is already over $1 billion in just its second weekend. Guess what film dropped only 50.2% after becoming the first film to ever crack $200 million on opening weekend and managed to follow that up by becoming the first film to crack $100 million in [...]

Friday Box-Office: 'Avengers' Has a Chance at a $100 Million Second Weekend

Brad Brevet — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:54:15 +0000

The Avengers is breaking records with such absolute ease it's not even a challenge or surprise as much as it has become an inevitability, but when will the string stop as it will soon need to relinquish its screens to other summer features.

Box-Office Oracle: Can 'Avengers' Reach $100 Million in Its Second Weekend?

Laremy Legel — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:23 +0000

The Avengers is already a massive success, and this weekend it's not a question of where it will finish, but how much will it finish with? Can the superhero flick manage over $100 million in its second weekend?

Weekend Box-Office: 'The Avengers' Smashes Opening Record with $200.3 Million!

Brad Brevet — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:33:45 +0000

How high did you have The Avengers going? My guess is not high enough as only two RopeofSilicon readers had it breaking the $200 million mark as the superhero assembly becomes the first film to crack $200 million on its way to a record smashing opening weekend.

Friday Box-Office: 'Avengers' Hauls in $80.5 Million on Way to Potential Record Breaking Weekend

Brad Brevet — Sat, 05 May 2012 15:29:33 +0000

The stars are aligning for The Avengers which brought in the second highest opening day ever with $80.5 million with the potential for a record-breaking $170+ million weekend in sight.

Box-Office Oracle: How Many Millions Will 'The Avengers' Assemble?

Laremy Legel — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:33:06 +0000

The winner at the box-office this weekend is obvious, the question, however, is just how much money will The Avengers bring in? Click on through and add your prediction to the conversation.

Weekend Box-Office: 'Think Like a Man' Repeats, but 'The Avengers' are the Big Story

Brad Brevet — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:21:30 +0000

Think Like a Man destroyed all four of this weekend's new releases while overseas The Avengers is causing enough waves to suggest it may be able to become the twelfth film to hit $1 billion worldwide.

Friday Box-Office: 'Think Like a Man' Looks to Stay #1 While New Releases Fail to Bring in Audiences

Brad Brevet — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:20:42 +0000

Things aren't looking good at the box-office for our four new releases as Think Like a Man will enjoy a second weekend in the number on slot over the likes of The Five-Year Engagement and The Pirates! Band of Misfits.

Box-Office Oracle: 'Five-Year Engagement' Hopes to Walk Aisle to #1

Laremy Legel — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:30:44 +0000

Laremy is going with the new Jason Segel and Emily Blunt rom-com The Five-Year Engagement at the top over fellow newcomers The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Raven and Safe.

Weekend Box-Office: 'Think Like a Man' Dominates with $33 Million Opening Weekend

Brad Brevet — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:05:13 +0000

You have to be impressed with Think Like a Man's numbers as the film hit theaters with 1,140 fewer theaters than its closest competition and smoked The Lucky One by more than $10 million.

Friday Box-Office: 'Think Like a Man' Appropriately Opens Big Over 'The Lucky One' and 'Hunger Games'

Brad Brevet — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:13:34 +0000

They were saying Think Like a Man was going to take the top spot despite it's theater count and boy has it busted out of the gates to a strong lead over The Lucky One and last week's fourpeat champion The Hunger Games.

Box-Office Oracle: 'The Lucky One' Looks to End 'The Hunger Games' Winning Streak

Laremy Legel — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:11:09 +0000

This weekend The Hunger Games is going for five straight weekends in the #1 spot, but the new Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Lucky One is looking to dethrone the current 2012 box-office champ.

Weekend Box-Office: 'Hunger Games' Makes It Four in a Row Reaching $531 Million Worldwide

Brad Brevet — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:41:57 +0000

There you have it, after two years The Hunger Games becomes the first film since Avatar to win four weekends in a row, besting newcomers The Three Stooges and The Cabin in the Woods.

Friday Box-Office: 'Hunger Games,' 'Stooges' and 'Cabin' Battle for Weekend #1

Brad Brevet — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:39:55 +0000

A fourth weekend in a row is in sight for The Hunger Games as it bested both The Three Stooges and The Cabin in the Woods on Friday and should take the win this weekend.

Box-Office Oracle: Predicting 'The Hunger Games' for the Fourpeat at #1

Laremy Legel — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:00:17 +0000

Can The Hunger Games become the first film since Avatar to win four weekends in a row at the weekend box-office? That's what we're looking at as it faces off against The Three Stooges and The Cabin in the Woods.

Weekend Box-Office: 'The Hunger Games' is Now Eying First #1 Fourpeat Since 'Avatar'

Brad Brevet — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:12:13 +0000

The Hunger Games continues to dominate with its third weekend in the #1 slot as it crosses the $300 million mark. The question now is whether or not it can become the first film since Avatar to repeat at the box-office four weekends in a row.

Friday Box-Office: 'Hunger Games' Stays Strong On Its Way to $300 Million

Brad Brevet — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:43:29 +0000

The Hunger Games is on its way to another #1 finish at the box-office and a domestic cume over $300 million as it takes on newcomers American Reunion and Titanic 3-D and passes them by.

Box-Office Oracle: Can 'The Hunger Games' fend off 'Titanic 3-D' and 'American Reunion'?

Laremy Legel — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:36:35 +0000

Laremy has a tough weekend to predict as The Hunger Games is going for three weeks in a row up against the 3-D re-release of Titanic the return of the American Pie crew in American Reunion.

Weekend Box-Office: 'Hunger Games' #1 as it Crosses $250 Million Mark and Beats 'Avatar's Record

Brad Brevet — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:48:27 +0000

The Hunger Games is now the fastest non-sequel to hit the $250 million mark and the fourth fastest of all-time as it takes the #1 spot for the second weekend in a row over Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror.

Friday Box-Office: 'Hunger Games' Crosses $200 Million Mark and the 'Titans' of 'Wrath' Can't Outdo 'Clash'

Brad Brevet — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:37:49 +0000

No surprises at the box-office so far as The Hunger Games will again be the number one film in the land, taking the top spot over newcomers Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror.

Box-Office Oracle: 'Hunger Games' Looks to Repeat over 'Wrath of the Titans' and 'Mirror Mirror'

Laremy Legel — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:05:30 +0000

With this week's box-office predictions Laremy sees The Hunger Games pulling off a repeat at #1 against Mirror Mirror and Wrath of the Titans, but just how much exactly will Katniss Everdeen pull in after the film's record-breaking opening?

Weekend Box-Office: 'Hunger Games' On Fire with Third Best Opening Ever

Brad Brevet — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:37:13 +0000

The Hunger Games now claims a better opening than all of the Twilight films, more than Spider-Man 3, more than the Pirates films and, well, pretty much more than everyone except two films as it is now owns the third highest opening at the box office for all-time.

Box-Office: 'Hunger Games' Earns an 'A' from Audiences and Big Friday Numbers

Brad Brevet — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:15:43 +0000

The Hunger Games scores nearly $70 million on opening day and is now looking at anywhere from $135-145 million for the weekend while another faith-based film pops up and finds a place in the top ten.