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Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland Surpasses the $1 Billion Mark
People really, really like Tim Burton’s version of “Alice in Wonderland”. In fact, people liked it so much, they kept seeing the film over and over, and has pushed the 3D adventure into the...
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Box Office: Shrek’s Popular Not Ogre Yet, MacGruber MacStinks
It’s not ogre just yet: “Shrek Forever After” opened to $71 million and first place over the weekend, according to studio estimates. Those are killer numbers, to be sure, but it’s also the weakest...
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Box Office: Iron Man OutHeroes Robin Hood
They’re both righters of wrongs, fighters of evil, and basically do-gooders, but the debut of Russell Crowe’s period outlaw “Robin Hood” couldn’t take down Robert Downey Jr.’s costumed superhero “Iron Man 2″ at the...
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Box Office: Iron Man 2 on Top of the Metal Heap
To no one’s surprise, “Iron Man 2″ took the top spot at the box office in its U.S. debut, clutching its iron fist around a nice $133.6 million take over the weekend, according to...
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Box Office: New Nightmare Slashes up Brendan Fraser
Remember when Brendan Fraser actually made movies you weren’t embarrassed to see? Hell, nowadays Brendan Fraser makes movies that makes you embarrassed for the guy. Of course, the fact that he gets paid millions...
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Box Office: JLo’s Silly RomCom Can’t Kick Dragon Ass
Why do Hollywood keep making romantic comedies starring Jennifer Lopez that has her character in silly situations that lead to predictable conclusions? Um, because tripe like “The Back Up Plan” still manages to make...
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Box Office Update: Kick Ass Eeks Out Weekend Victory
By now you’ve probably heard a lot of fanboy movie sites bemoaning the fact that Matthew Vaughn’s “Kick Ass” didn’t exactly light the box office on fire and kicked its ass all over the...
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Box Office: Dragon Slugs it out with Hit Girl for #1
Despite landing at #3 last week, the CG animated “How to Train Your Dragon” roared back into first place, just barely edging out newcomer “Kick Ass”, according to studio estimates. The margin is so...
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Kick Ass’s Friday Box Office is Mildly So
It made fanboys giddy, but what about everyone else? Kinda, though it probably won’t be the mega hit that many were predicting. Still, the film took in $7.6 million in its Friday opening, and...
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Box Office: More Proof That as Long as it’s in 3D, Moviegoers Will See Anything
What have we learned this week, boys and girls? Regardless of a film’s merits, all you have to do is convert it to 3D, and moviegoers will flock to see it. That’s the lesson...
Read More »Box Office: Alice Rules Again, Bourne in Iraq Bombs. Get it? Ahem.
Despite across the board middling reviews, Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” continues to defy expectations. The fantasy film took the box office for the second straight week with another powerhouse performance, raking in another...
Read More »Box Office: Alice’s Rabbit Hole is Filled with Cash
You may have heard, but there’s a little shindig going on in Hollywood tonight. Something about some bald golden fella or some such. In any case, despite the big happenings in the evening for...
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Box Office: Cop Out and Crazies Shuttered
For the second straight week, Martin Scorsese’s psychological thriller “Shutter Island” was king of the box office, fending off two new studio competition in Kevin Smith’s badly reviewed buddy cop comedy “Cop Out” and...
Read More »Box Office: Leo and Marty Shutter The Competition
Hard to believe, but for all their notoriety, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio have never actually been really huge box office draws. Their fourth film together, “Shutter Island” might have changed all that, as...
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Box Office: Valentine’s Day for Percy and the Wolfman
With everyone and their momma having already seen James Cameron’s “Avatar” in its first history-making first seven weeks, it was probably only natural that the film would start to slide down the box office...
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Sappy Chick Flick Downs Avatar in Week 8
Of all the movies in all the world, who would have thought it would be a sappy chick flick starring Channing Tatum called “Dear John” that would eventually end “Avatar’s” reign at the top...
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Box Office: Avatar’s Audience Continues to be Legion in Week 6
The Titanic is about to sink again — this time from the list of all-time box office champs. After taking in $1.842 billion in worldwide receipts back in the glory days of 1997, James...
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Box Office: Eli Can’t Close the Book on Avatar’s Reign
Eli and his humanity-changing book came close, but they couldn’t quite close the deal — for the fifth straight week, James Cameron’s “Avatar” reign supreme at the box office, taking the #1 spot for...
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Box Office: Avatar Shakes Off Vampires, Youths, and Amy Adams
Three new studio films opened this week, each hoping to make some sort of dent in “Avatar’s” reign. They didn’t even come close. The horror/sci-fi entry “Daybreakers” came the closeset, but even so it...
Read More »Box Office: Avatar Crosses the Billion Dollar Mark in Week 3
James Cameron truly is the king of the world. Or at least, the box office. With his 1997 monster hit “Titanic” still riding the waves of success (it’s $1.8 billion dollar worldwide box office...
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