Horror movie ‘Saw 3D’ topped the Halloween weekend box-office list, earning 24.2 million dollars. It is the seventh and final instalment of the Saw film series, and the first in the series to be shot in 3D, E! Online reported. ‘Paranormal Activity 2’, which had been the weekend box-office hit week before last, was down [...]
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‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’ rules weekend box office with $27.7 mn gross
September 13th, 2010 |
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Resident Evil: Afterlife’—the latest flick in the series has scored the number one position at the box-office, and a franchise-best with a 27.7 million dollar debut. The film is not only the series” best-opening movie, but it”s the first one to be shot in 3D. And the three-week old ‘Takers’ with 6.1 million dollar weekend [...]
â€Inception†tops weekend box office by raking in $43.5 mn
July 26th, 2010 |
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While Angelina Jolie’s ‘Salt’ got a big welcome at the box office, it was ’Inception’ that racked up the most moolah from the ticket window. The Christopher Nolan-Leonardo DiCaprio dreamscape stayed atop the weekend box office with an estimated 43.5 million dollars. ‘Salt’ settled for second, with a gross 36.5 million dollars, reports E! Online. [...]
‘Despicable Me’ beats ‘Eclipse’ to top box office
July 12th, 2010 |
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‘Despicable Me’ has become the top-grossing movie this week, beating big guns like ‘Eclipse’ and ‘Toy story 3’. The Steve Carell CGI toon ruled the weekend box office with an estimated 60.1 million dollars Friday-Sunday debut. ‘Eclipse’ slipped to second with 33.4 million dollar earnings at the ticket window, and is now the top-grossing member [...]
James Cameron Will Direct Black Eyed Peas 3D Concert Film
July 2nd, 2010 |
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James Cameron — the Oscar-winning lensman behind the world’s two top-grossing films, Titanic and Avatar, — has signed on to direct a 3D concert film based on the Black Eyed Peas’ World Tour.“Right now, we are planning our 3D tour movie, and James Cameron is directing it – we have the biggest director, because we [...]
‘Toy Story 3’ remains top box-office grosser despite Tom Cruise comeback
June 28th, 2010 |
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‘Toy Story 3’ remains the highest grosser this week, despite the release of Tom Cruise”s so-called comeback teamup with Cameron Diaz, ‘Knight and Day’. The third film in the ‘Toy story’ animated franchise swept 59 million dollars at the box office, reports E! Online. Second film in the list is Adam Sandler”s latest hit, ‘Grown [...]
‘Dear John’ tops weekend box office, ousts ‘Avatar’
February 8th, 2010 |
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‘Dear John,’ a romantic drama based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, has topped the weekend box office, knocking ‘Avatar’ out of the top spot.
According to studio estimates, ‘Dear John,” opened with sales of 32.4 million dollars for Sony Corp. ‘Avatar’ had 23.6 million dollars in receipts in second place.
‘From Paris with Love’ landed the [...]
James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ tops weekend box office
December 21st, 2009 |
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James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ has topped the weekend box office after raking in 73 million dollars.
According to studio estimates, ‘The Princess and the Frog’ landed the second spot with 12.2 million dollars.
‘The Blind Side’ came third with 10 million dollars while Did You Hear About the Morgans? Stood fourth with 7 million dollars.
‘The Twilight Saga: New [...]
Sandra Bullock’s ‘The Blind Side’ tops weekend box office
December 7th, 2009 |
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Sandra Bullock’s ‘The Blind Side’ has topped the weekend box office after raking in 20.4 million dollars.
As per studio estimates, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ landed the second spot with 15.7 million dollars.
‘Brothers’ came third with 9.7 million dollars while ‘Disney’’s A Christmas Carol’ stood fourth with 7.5 million dollars.
Rounding off the top five was [...]
Doomed Spells Dollars For “2012″ At Weekend Box Office ($225 Million Worldwide)
November 16th, 2009 |
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A film about the end of the world annihilated the weekend box office.
The Sony Pictures action saga 2012 — the story of a scramble to save remnants of humanity aboard giant arks as the earth’s crust shifts and flood waters pour over most of the planet — earned $225 million at the international box office [...]