US-Americas Box Office news
Chronicle sees off Woman in Black at US box office on Super Bowl weekend
Opener Chronicle scores an estimated $22m in North America as top two impress.
Open Road scores number one US launch for The Grey on $20m
Tom Ortenberg’s second release under his new company after Killer Elite delivered as expected a number one result for the critically acclaimed survival story starring Liam Neeson. Joe Carnahan directed.
Contraband steals US number one for Universal on $24m
Baltasar Kormakur’s remake of the 2008 Icelandic thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale was the clear number one, earning an estimated $24.1m.
Paramount be-Devils US box office with $35m launch
Paramount’s poorly reviewed horror The Devil Inside stormed to the top of the first full weekend of 2012 in a full-blooded debut that surprised rival executives.
Ghost Protocol, Sherlock Holmes head for int’l showdown
PPI’s fourth Mission: Impossible episode faces its stiffest test yet from WBPI’s Holmes sequel as it reaches $254m outside North America.
Paramount slate generates $5bn worldwide in 2011
Paramount celebrated another table topping performance for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in the week the studio announced its films crossed $5bn worldwide in 2011.
Ghost Protocol leads US holiday weekend on $27m
The fourth entry in Paramount’s Mission: Impossible action franchise climbed two places after expanding wide just before the holiday weekend and added an estimated $26.5m for $58.9m.
Holmes tops US on $40m, MI:4 scores big limited bow
Guy Ritchie’s second episode in the adventures of the high-kicking Victorian sleuth arrived in first place on an estimated $40m according to Warner Bros.
Breaking Dawn holds on to US box office crown with $17m
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 stayed top for the third consecutive weekend as the runningtotal for Summit’s tween delight climbed to $247.3m.
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Domestic summer season generated record $4.4bn
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Transformers crosses $1bn worldwide
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Paramount first studio to cross $2bn international in 2011
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Brazil has record box-office year driven by Elite Squad 2
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Avatar storms to top of US charts on $77m
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Disney's Princess belle of the ball on $25m as annual box office record tumbles
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The Blind Side finishes top in third weekend on $20.4m
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New Moon leads record Thanksgiving weekend with $42.5m gross
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New Moon casts historic shadow over pack with $142.8m US launch
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New Moon post biggest midnight opening record in US
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New Moon eclipses launch day record with $72.7m in US
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New Moon eclipses North American midnight opening record on $26.3m
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Sony reports eighth number one launch of the year as 2012 takes $65m
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Micro-budget smash Paranormal Activity sweeps past $100m
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Christmas Carol not so merry on $31m as Precious stuns in limited release
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Michael Jackson dominates the international box office
