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Holiday Box Office Update: 'Les Miserables' and 'Django Unchained' Start Strong

Jacob Hall — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:38:15 +0000

Who says Christmas is about staying warm by the fire and exchanging gifts with your loved ones? Everyone knows that the holidays are all about movies! A depressing musical adaptation of a Victor Hugo novel and an ultra-violent revenge fantasy may not sound like Christmas material, but the opening days of 'Les Miserables' and 'Django Unchained' prove otherwise.

Weekend Box Office Report: 'Amazing Spider-Man' Lives Up to its Title

Jacob Hall — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:32:19 +0000

With the exception of poor Katy Perry, everyone was a winner at the box office this week. Seriously. Of the top ten films, nine of them either opened well or held well, making this one of the most consistent weekends of the summer season. Filmmakers and studios: pat yourselves on the backs. You’ve earned this one.

New Movie Releases — 'The Darkest Hour' and 'War Horse'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:49:01 +0000

Movie studios inundated us with releases last week, which meant some were bound to get lost in the shuffle — especially the two that bowed on Christmas Day. Let’s take another look at them, shall we? ‘The Darkest Hour‘ is the story of five people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'Contagion' Takes Top Spot from 'The Help'

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:08:24 +0000

It took a global epidemic to do it, but ‘The Help’ has finally been knocked out of the number one spot at the box office after three weeks at the top of the list.

The Steven Soderbergh-directed ‘Contagion,’ about a deadly and fast-spreading disease and the panic it causes, earned $23.1 million at theaters in its first week of release, relegating ‘The Help’ to a runner-up status. The mixed-martial arts action flick, ‘Warrior,’ came in third during its debut week, with ‘The Debt’ and ‘Columbiana’ rounding out the top five.