Enough doors have been left open to ensure a sequel, and the fact that X Men took in the 4th largest opening
weekend box office take in history helps a great deal too.
Not exact matches
All this sets up The Force Awakens — the seventh chapter in the Star Wars franchise that
takes place 30 years after The Return of the Jedi — to break the record for the highest grossing opening
weekend at the
box office.
The much anticipated «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,» had a record - setting
weekend at the
box office, as it
took in an estimated $ 166.1 million domestically.
Despite all the negative attention, «War of the Worlds» still went to No. 1 at the
box office during its opening
weekend ($ 65 million), and ended up with a worldwide
take of $ 592 million.
DreamWorks Animation's «The Croods» managed to bring in $ 44.7 million to
take the
box office this
weekend.
The movie
took in an estimated $ 85.3 million, according to Exhibitor Relations, setting the record for the biggest - ever R - rated opening
weekend at the
box office in March.
Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) superhero epic, produced by subsidiary Marvel Studios,
took in $ 103.2 million in U.S.
box - office receipts and another $ 95.4 million overseas over the weekend, resulting in a $ 1.002 billion worldwide haul of this writing, according to Box Office Mo
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office receipts and another $ 95.4 million overseas over the weekend, resulting in a $ 1.002 billion worldwide haul of this writing, according to Box Office
office receipts and another $ 95.4 million overseas over the
weekend, resulting in a $ 1.002 billion worldwide haul of this writing, according to
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The faith - based movie I Can Only Imagine, based on the writing of the smash MercyMe song, completely out - performed
box -
office expectations this
weekend, ranking third overall with a $ 17 million
take, behind Black Panther and Tomb Raider.
«Interstellar» could have a huge opening
weekend at the
box office, with early estimates indicating a
take in the range between $ 50 million and $ 55 million, the Hollywood Reporter said.
Recalling John Milius» 1982 hit Conan the Barbarian (another film that launched the cinematic action career of a then - little - known athlete named Arnold Schwarzenegger), the sword - and - sandal adventure raked in 36 million dollars on its opening
weekend and stayed at the top of the
box office in the weeks following its impressive debut.Though he would return to the ring for the remainder of 2002, it didn't
take Johnson long to soften on the prospect of a return to the silver screen — and with the following year's The Rundown, he did just that.
In 2010 Marvel's Iron Man 2, starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
took the # 1 spot in its first
weekend with a domestic
box office gross of $ 128.1 million.
The critical acclaim and strong
box office tracking, with reports expecting an opening
weekend take to quadruple the film's $ 5 - million production budget, put Peele's career as a multi-hyphenate filmmaker in a promising position.
Also on tap in what is shaping up to be a crowded
weekend in the Specialty
Box Office is Film Movement's
Take Me To The River.
Scarlett Johansson «s «Lucy» pummeled «Hercules» and Dwayne Johnson in a
box -
office battle of the action heroes and sexes,
taking in a muscular $ 44 million over the
weekend.
Box Office: Puss in Boots didn't just
take the top spot for the second
weekend in a row; it demolished the competition.
Take a look at the rest of the top 10 from this
weekend at the
box office.
Nearly a year after it was first scheduled to hit theatres, Paramount's Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is poised to
take first place at the
weekend box office.
The movie is predicted to
take in an additional $ 1.9 million this
weekend at the
box office.
dropped at the
box office two weeks ago and performed poorly,
taking in only $ 7 million its first
weekend while scoring a rare «F» on CinemaScore.
«Cars 3» lapped the field to
take the top spot at the
box office this weekend, according to Box Office Mo
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Black Panther is currently tearing up the
Box Office,
taking in an incredible $ 202 Million over the three day
weekend in North America and over $ 400 Million Worldwide.
This film will
take the
box office this
weekend, no competition, while Tower Heist and Puss in Boots will fight for second and third place.
«Unknown» ends up very well known indeed this
box office weekend,
taking number one from Michael Bay's latest produced feature as Justin Bieber ends up forgotten.
The nearly 70 percent drop in Cloverfield «s
box office take last
weekend has not deterred Paramount Pictures from starting early talks with director Matt Reeves to helm a sequel to the Monster Movie That Ate the Internet.
Prisoners
took top honors at the domestic
box office this
weekend, with an estimated $ 21.4 million from 3,260 locations.
After pretty much destroying the
box office this past
weekend, and on track to
take home a cool $ 1 billion dollars, «Iron Man 3» is a triumphant return for writer / director Shane Black.
The big winner of the holiday season is Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which earned $ 52 million over the three - day
weekend, which was enough to surpass Beauty and the Beast and
take the top spot at the
box office biggest movie of 2017.
For the first time since January, six films managed # 1m in
weekend takings at the UK
box office, spreading the wealth evenly.
It seems most of the world
took up the invitation to «be our guest» this
weekend as Disney's latest live - action remake, Beauty and the Beast, has shattered
box office records across the globe to rule the charts.
The first movie of 2018, Insidious: The Last Key,
takes on the biggest movie of 2017, Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the
box office this
weekend.
Steven Soderbergh's Contagion has
taken the
box office this
weekend, finally removing The Help from its number one position and amassing an estimated $ 23.1 million.
Whatever force — depression, weather, online review aggregators — that's been
taking a bite out of this summer's
box office receipts appears to have been repelled by the power of scary clowns; Deadline reports that Andy Muschietti's Stephen King adaptation It is on track to have one of the most successful opening
weekends...
The reboot of 1995's «Jumanji»
took in $ 50.57 million at the
box office Friday through Sunday, but strong New Years Day projections have the movie earning $ 67 million through Monday, surpassing the holiday
weekend projections for «The Last Jedi» at $ 65.6 million.
Over the
weekend passed «21»
took the
box office for an expected win.
Marvel's highly - anticipated crossover event film Avengers: Infinity War has
taken the world by storm, its opening
weekend box office now hailed as the biggest worldwide opening of all time.
First, though, Hoult stands to possibly rule the
box -
office this
weekend with Warm Bodies, a surprisingly well - received zombie love story, in which Hoult
takes the lead as a malcontent member of the undead.
Female ticketbuyers made up nearly 40 percent of the film's $ 35 million
weekend take at the
box office.
Although it trailer behind the blockbuster, it managed to
take the number two spot in this
weekend's
Box Office Challenge.
No real surprise that Katniss Everdeen
took the
box office for the opening
weekend of The Hunger Games:...
The Mark Wahlberg videogame adaptation Max Payne shot down all - comers at the US
box office at the
weekend,
taking a respectable $ 18m on debut to open in the top spot.
It
took a long time to get the original made, so expect the filmmakers to fight even harder to get a sequel into production if the original performs well at the
box office this
weekend.
Even though Pixar's The Good Dinosaur wasn't able to beat out The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 for the holiday
box office last
weekend, it still
took the # 2 spot.
Paramount Pictures» horror hit A Quiet Place
takes third place in its fifth
weekend at the
box office.
Get Out opened with over $ 33 million this
weekend to
take top spot at the
box office.
Black Panther has not only
taken the
box office by storm during its opening
weekend, but is inspiring movements in fashion, voting and even random acts of kindness.
That projection puts Black Panther in range to potentially
take the President's Day
box office record, currently held by 2016's Deadpool, which
took in $ 152 million over the holiday
weekend.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the movie all your friends are complaining about on Twitter,
took a
box -
office nose dive of 68 percent in its second
weekend — down to about $ 58 million.
Dumb and Dumber To was released to huge
box office takings this last
weekend, landing straight into the No. 1 spot in the States -LSB-...]
It seems all but inevitable that Marvel's latest will become the most lucrative comic - book movie ever made by the end of this
weekend, finally slaying the cumulative domestic
box office of Joss Whedon «s affable Avengers and
taking its rightful place in the top five highest grossing movies of all time domestically.
It has a current domestic
box office take of $ 6.6 million in its fifth
weekend, 300 % ahead of last year's Room at the same point in time.