All Box Office articles – Page 186
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NewsIM3 crosses $450m global
Marvel Studios’ summer curtain raiser Iron Man 3 is fast becoming a behemoth after adding more than $110m worldwide on Friday – of which $68.3m came from the North American opening day – to reach $456.6m.
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NewsIM3 scores $198.4m int’l record launch
UPDATED APR 29: One Marvel Studios film has replaced another as the international opening weekend record holder after Disney confirmed on Monday [29] that Iron Man 3 had usurped the previous $185.1m mark set by The Avengers and took $3m more than Sunday estimates.
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NewsIron Man 3 tops UK box office
The latest Marvel outing debuts to an impressive $21.3m (£13.7m) through Disney to dethrone Olympus Has Fallen.
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NewsPain prevails in US on $20m
Paramount’s controversial Pain & Gain opened top of the North American charts on an estimated $20m and will need to make hay while the sun shines. Marvel Studios/Disney’s Iron Man 3 opens this week and will crush everything in sight.
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NewsDisney switches IM3 China date
UPDATE: Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 — now at $37m after two days in international release — will now open on May 1 and not May 3 as previously stated, Disney executives confirmed on Friday [26].
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NewsOlympus topples Oblivion in UK
Lionsgate’s action-thriller debuts top with preview-boosted $3.4m (£2.2m); StudioCanal’s Evil Dead scares up $2.1m (£1.4m) to chart third.
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NewsOblivion leads US on $38.2m
Tom Cruise returned to the top of the North American charts for the first time since December 2011 as Oblivion debuted on an estimated $38.2m from 3,783 sites.
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NewsG.I. Joe 2 storms China
The Asian market’s powerhouse status is nothing new, however its ability to shape the box office landscape continued to inspire awe as a $33m opening week single-handedly returned the international box office crown to Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
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NewsOblivion to cross $100m
Universal Pictures International executives anticipate a consolidation session as Oblivion seeks to retain its international box office crown.
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NewsOblivion tops UK box office
Universal’s sci-fi scores $7.6m (£4.95m) debut, including previews, to knock The Croods off the top spot.
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News42 scores in US on $27.3m
Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures’ baseball drama 42 starring Harrison Ford hit an eye-catching number one home run during an otherwise sluggish box office session in North America.
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NewsOblivion posts $60.4m debut
UPDATED APR 15: Tom Cruise’s enduring appeal mobilised the crowds in 52 territories as Universal Pictures International executives confirmed the weekend gross on Monday [15] as the sci-fi adventure opened top in 48 of 52 territories. It arrives in the US on Apr 19.
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NewsFox Int'l hits $1bn box office
Fox International executives are projecting the company’s aggregated release slate will cross $1bn for the year-to-date today [Apr 12] in what would become the second fastest time in history.
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NewsOblivion set to top int'l charts
The weekend international box office champion looks likely to be Tom Cruise action thriller Oblivion, which opens through Universal across most of the world.
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NewsThe Croods records hat-trick at UK box office
Fox’s 3D animation holds onto top spot for third consecutive weekend; Vertigo’s Spring Breakers debuts with $528,000 (£345,153) from 181 sites.
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NewsEvil Dead tops US on $26m
The remake of Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead dominated the charts with a solid debut through TriStar Pictures in a nostalgic North American session that also produced a solid number four launch for Universal’s Jurassic Park 3D.
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NewsGI Joe rules int'l on $40.2m
G.I. Joe: Retaliation held on to its international berth thanks to an estimated $40.2m weekend through Paramount Pictures International that propelled the early running total to $145.2m after two sessions.
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FeaturesThe fear factor
Is resurrecting a horror brand a sure-fire way of scaring up box office around the world? Ian Sandwell reports
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NewsG.I. Joe targets $125m int'l BO
G.I. Joe: Retaliation rules the international roost and the action adventure looks a good bet to maintain winning ways heading into its second weekend.
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NewsCroods defeats G.I. Joe in UK
Fox’s 3D animation records second consecutive week as UK’s number one, crossing £10m in the process; Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation debuts to $4.2m (£2.8m), including previews.