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Watch as moviegoers rave about director James Wan's thriller, which broke box office records last weekend.

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Not exact matches

Comcast's (cmcsa) Universal Studios held the previous single - year box office record, which it set just last year, and the studio has a handful of sequels from franchises that have recently produced billion - dollar films on deck for 2017 — The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 — as well as the sequel to last year's sleeper hit, Fifty Shades of Grey.

While the film is set to break numerous box office records, it's strong, inclusive characters will have a lasting impact.

After its record - breaking debut last weekend, Straight Outta Compton once again topped the box office, bringing in an estimated $ 26.8 million and handily beating this weekend's three other new releases.

Although the films Alibaba Pictures Group has invested in like So Young (by actress - turned director Zhao Wei, who is also a major shareholder of the company) and Tiny Times (by popular writer Guo Jingming) have recorded remarkable box - office revenues, the company has yet to turn a profit, with a net loss of HK$ 443.54 million for the first half of last year.

Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm «s Star Wars: The Last Jedi drew in a near - record $ 220 million in the domestic box office, the second - highest opening weekend of all time behind 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Black Panther obliterated box - office records last weekend as it earned over $ 192 million during the three - day weekend, good enough for the second biggest superhero opening ever behind The Avengers (2012).

The overall box office is running nearly 20 percent behind last summer's record season, and while this weekend was still about 13 percent behind the same frame last year, the strong performances of the top films is an encouraging sign.

The latest film, Black Panther, ended up being one of the most successful Superhero Debut movie of all time and generated record box office gross worldwide surpassing even Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

«Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» will fly into theaters Dec. 16, on the heels of last year's box office record - smashing hit «Episode VII — The Force Awakens.»

Then he looks at what box office record American Sniper did not snatch last weekend before leading the audience in the world - famous DVD Round - Up!

«Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,» starring Felicity Jones, will fly into theaters Dec. 16, on the heels of last year's box office record - smashing hit «Episode VII — The Force Awakens.»

Ultimately Chan's accomplishments, however breathtaking, seem to have more to do with the Guinness Book of World Records than they do with the history of art — though it's worth adding that, according to the New York Times, Rumble in the Bronx was the number - one box - office hit in mainland China last year.

The Sony Pictures Classics release, which last week set the year's box - office record for best screen - average in its limited - release debut, also won best feature at last week's Gotham Awards.

Black Panther, which debuted Friday nationwide, has been felling box - office records left and right, even slipping past the opening - weekend haul of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

What You Need To Know: Given that the original trilogy was near - universally beloved, a giant box - office hit (taking close to $ 3 billion worldwide) and even managed to be win a record haul of Oscars with its last installment, getting «The Hobbit,» J.R.R. Tolkien «s novel set, and written, before «The Lord of the Rings» proved surprisingly tricky, with rights issues and studio bankruptcy holding the project up for years, even before original director Guillermo del Toro bailed.

Last weekend, Ryan Coogler's Black Panther slashed box office records left and right around the world, answering the question of whether or not we are tired of superhero films with a resounding «NO».

Though the box office record may suggest otherwise (still, when was the last time a black and white silent movie or anything from France made $ 45 million domestic?)

That should be within reach based on Washington's consistently solid box office record and whatever boost comes from having Pratt accept a deuteragonist role coming off headlining two of the biggest hits of the last two years.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: With «Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2» tearing up box office records and the last of the summer blockbusters preparing to drop — «Rise of the Planet of the Apes» appears to be the last major tent pole on the horizon — now seems like -LSB-...]

After September 2017 — bolstered in large part by IT — set a new box office record, last month saw the industry take a significant nosedive, to its lowest total in a decade.

The seventh entry in the series opened this last April to strong reviews, and even stronger audience reaction, skyrocketing past $ 1 Billion at the box office in record time, only to be beaten by Jurassic World...

Despite a few strong performers, the year's total box office fell short of 2016's record year, coming in approximately 2.8 percent under last year's haul.

Last weekend's box office was lower than expected with Kingsman: The Golden Circle failing to hit $ 40 million, The LEGO Ninjago Movie barely earning $ 20 million, and Friend Request recording the worst wide opening of all - time with a mere $ 2 million across 2,500 screens.

If you're an Elvis Presley fan, either one of those last two incarnations will remind you that long before Celine Dion and Cirque du Soleil ruled the strip, Presley broke all the box office records established before him during his run from 1969 through the early 1970s.