All Box Office articles – Page 182
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NewsStudios look to Eastern promise
The box office might of China was underlined last weekend when Warner Bros Pictures International’s The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug delivered a titanic debut to rule the roost.
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NewsLego retains UK lead
Warner Bros’ animation crosses £20m as it stays top of the chart; Artificial Eye’s event release of Nymphomaniac grosses $237,000 (£142,922) from 74 sites for Lars von Trier’s best-ever UK bow.
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NewsLego Movie stays top in US on $32m
Muted debuts from Relativity and EuropaCorp’s thriller 3 Days To Kill and Constantin/Impact Pictures’ adventure Pompeii allowed Warner Bros smash The Lego Movie to hold on to pole position for the third consecutive weekend.
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NewsSmaug runs riot in China
UPDATED FEB 24: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug scored a record three-day launch in China for Warner Bros as an estimated $32.7m from 5,500 screens delivered an easy local number one and dominated the international arena.
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NewsRoboCop looks to consolidate
Robocop ruled the roost last weekend and executes at Sony and MGM will be looking for a repeat performance.
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NewsBeijing Love Story tops China box office
Wanda Media’s Beijing Love Story topped the China box office last weekend, grossing $33.15m in three days, according to figures compiled by EntGroup.
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NewsLego tops UK chart
Warner Bros’ animation debuts top with the year’s biggest debut so far; Fox’s The Monuments Men starts off UK run with non-final $2.7m (£1.6m) in second.
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NewsRoboCop rules int'l on $35m
UPDATE: MGM-Columbia’s RoboCop emerged as the dominant US film of the session thanks to an estimated $34.8m haul through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) and MGM licensees that raised the early overall tally to $69.9m.
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NewsLego holds US top slot with $49m
Warner Bros’ family hit The Lego Movie consolidated last weekend’s number one launch with a strong hold that relegated new arrivals About Last Night and RoboCop to second and third on the podium.
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NewsEU cinema admissions down 4.1%
Figures mark the second lowest admissions level in the European Union since 2000.
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NewsNewcomers vie for Frozen's crown
MGM and Columbia Pictures’ Robocop has grossed around $28.7m and marches into 31 territories this weekend.
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NewsGerman box office topped €1bn in 2013
German cinemas generated more than €1bn ($1.37m) at the box office in 2013 for the second year running.
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NewsPeabody tops UK chart
Fox’s 3D animation records $6.4m (£3.9m) debut, including previews, to dethrone The Wolf of Wall Street; StudioCanal’s RoboCop arrives with strong $4m (£2.41m) bow in second.
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NewsChina box office up 82% over Chinese New Year
Huge growth fuels speculation that China may soon expand its quota for revenue-sharing imports to 44 films a year.
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NewsFrozen leads int'l BO on $24m
Frozen grossed an estimated $24m from 47 territories through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International over the weekend to reach $545.1m.
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NewsLego Movie storms US on $69m
Warner Bros’ family film The Lego Movie scaled the top of the charts on an estimated $69.1m as The Monuments opened solidly in second place on $22.7m.
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NewsRoboCop leads UK buzz
StudioCanal’s reboot delivers strongest overall buzz, but eOne’s Dallas Buyers Club leads intent to view.
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NewsWarner Bros launches The Lego Movie
Warner Bros Pictures International rolls out the family film in 34 markets this weekend in the first wave, day-and-date with North America.
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NewsIMAX sets China record
Senior executives at the company have confirmed that Friday January 31 set the biggest single day’s box office for IMAX screens in China.
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FeaturesIndian box office: Local films race ahead
Hollywood hasn’t yet maximised the potential of the Indian market, where 2013 saw some record-breaking Bollywood hits despite a slowdown in box-office growth. Liz Shackleton reports.