Box Office – Page 177
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NewsSkyfall shoots back to the top of the UK box office
Latest Bond mission on brink of overtaking Avatar as the all-time champion; Breaking Dawn - Part 2 becomes eOne’s biggest film ever; Ben Wheatley’s critically acclaimed Sightseers opens with $342,000 (£213,014) from 92 sites.
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NewsTwilight franchise finale rules international on $49m
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 stands on the cusp of $450m following a third dominant weekend through Lionsgate International and has become the biggest of the five-film franchise outside North America.
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NewsBreaking Dawn Part 2 holds on in sluggish US session
Traditionally the post-Thanksgiving weekend is a slow one and so it proved to be as Lionsgate’s Twilight finale held on to number one spot in its third weekend, adding an estimated $17.4m to reach $254.6m.
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NewsBreaking Dawn – Part 2 heads for the history books
Lionsgate International’s franchise finale could overtake the $430.9m mark set by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 by the end of its third session to become the biggest in the series outside North America.
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NewsTwilight holds firm at the UK box office
Climactic instalment of eOne’s popular franchise adds $8.4m (£5.3m) to retain top spot ahead of Skyfall and impressive debutant Nativity 2.
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NewsBreaking Dawn, Skyfall dazzle over record Thanksgiving
The five-day US holiday session generated approximately $288m as the Twilight finale held on to rule them all with a $43.1m weekend. Meanwhile Skyfall became the first James Bond release to cross $200m in North America.
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NewsTwilight powers Lionsgate International to first $1bn year
UPDATED: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 dominated its second weekend through a confirmed $104.2m haul that came in much higher than Sunday estimates and propelled the early tally to $365.5m. In an unprecedented one-two for the company, combined box office crossed $1bn internationally and $2bn worldwide.
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NewsCJ's Masquerade clocks up 12m admissions
CJ Entertainment’s period drama Masquerade has clocked up more than 12 million admissions, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), contributing to a record box office haul for local films in Korea this year.
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NewsUK on course for record box office in 2012
UK cinema box office receipts crossed the £1bn threshold this week and are running 1% ahead of the same point in 2011.
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NewsTwilight on course to cross $350m in second session
Lionsgate International top brass expect The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 to dominate the arena yet again as they look to build on the running total, now well over $200m. Separately, Pixar’s Brave has crossed $300m.
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NewsLooper closes in on $100m at international box office
EXCLUSIVE: Endgame Entertainment’s sci-fi thriller has amassed $96.6m through FilmNation licensees and co-producer and co-financier DMG Entertainment in China.
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NewsTwilight sinks its fangs into Skyfall at UK box office
Climactic instalment of eOne’s Twilight saga topples Skyfall with $25.1m (£15.8m) debut - the highest of the series.
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NewsTwilight scores $141.3m US debut; Lionsgate reaches $1bn
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 arrived on $141.3m for the second biggest launch in the Twilight franchise just behind New Moon’s $142.8m set exactly three years ago.
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NewsTwilight rules int'l on $199.6m as Sony crosses $4bn global
Summit’s record breaker Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 arrived on 12,812 screens in 61 territories through Lionsgate International for an estimated $199.6m opening weekend.
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NewsTwilight finale prepares to sink teeth into global box office
UPDATE: The final episode in the franchise had reached more than $162.2m worldwide by Saturday (17), Lionsgate sources said. The number includes approximately $91m from 61 territories and $71.2m from the opening day in North America, which includes $30.4m from Thursday midnight shows for the sixth biggest opening day in ...
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NewsChina box office monthly round-up: Bait 3D makes surprise attack
Bait 3D, Huayi Brothers’ Tai Chi films and The Bourne Legacy all took a bite out of the China box office in October.
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NewsCloud Atlas scores $9.1m number one debut in Russia
Distributor A Company Russia announced the stunning result on Monday morning (12) as the ambitious adaptation by Wachowski siblings and Tom Tykwer began its international run in earnest.
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NewsSkyfall records hat-trick as it climbs UK's all-time list
Latest Bond mission now biggest-ever non-3D film and fourth biggest overall in UK history following a storming estimated $18.2m (£11.4m) third weekend.
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NewsSkyfall notches record debut in the US
Eon, Sony and MGM’s Skyfall pulled off the biggest debut of the franchise on an estimated $87.8m through Sony and powered a 31% climb for the top 12 box office against the same session last year.
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NewsSkyfall adds $86.5m to soar to $427.8m overseas
UPDATE: Skyfall brought in a confirmed $86.5m international through Sony Pictures releasing International (SPRI) and MGM licensees from 11,843 screens in 83 territories as the tally climbed to $427.8m.