All Box Office articles – Page 187
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NewsCatching Fire ignites box office
UPDATE NOV 23: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire raced to an estimated $70.5m in North America by the end of Friday including Thursday’s $25.3m to combine with $32m from the first wave of international opening days for a global haul of at least $102.5m.
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NewsThor 2 crosses $500m globally
Marvel Studio’s Thor: The Dark World surged past the milestone on November 20 and has reached $504.2m, Disney executives have reported.
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NewsGravity pulls early $13.2m in China
UPDATED: Early numbers from Warner Bros Pictures International put the tentpole at an estimated Rmb 80.5m after the first three days.
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NewsUniversal breaks company record
A spokesperson said on Monday (18) the studio had broken its previous best North American box office for a calendar year of $1.335bn set in 2012.
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NewsGravity stays top of UK box office
Warner Bros’ sci-fi records second consecutive week at number one with a strong $7.7m (£4.8m); Fox’s The Counsellor is the week’s highest new entry with $1.3m (£815,051).
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NewsThor 2 adds $39m in US
Thor: The Dark World held on to the North American crown for its third and most likely final weekend ahead of the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
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NewsThor 2 extends int’l rule on $53m
UPDATED: Thor: The Dark World used launches in Argentina, Paraguay and Hungary and a string of solid holds to boost the running total to $332.8m through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International.
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NewsThor 2 set to rule again
Thor: The Dark World is expected to extend its domination to a third consecutive weekend when it will soar past the $325m mark.
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NewsDisney eyes box office record
Fired up by the antics of Thor 2, Walt Disney Studios top brass said the company was on course to break its previous global box office record of $3.791bn set in 2010.
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NewsGravity floors Thor at UK box office
Warner Bros’ sci-fi soars to a stunning $9.9m (£6.2m) debut, including previews, from its 543 sites; StudioCanal sets second best year ever at the UK box office as Rush crosses £10m.
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NewsThor delivers $86.1m hammer blow
Marvel Studios’ Thor: The Dark World stormed to the top of the North American charts on an estimated $86.1m to produce the ninth biggest November debut in history.
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NewsThor 2 adds thunderous $94m
UPDATED: Thor: The Dark World continued to impress as it generated an estimated $94m from 66 territories through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International to boost the running total to $240.9m.
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NewsFrench films made $282m in 2012
Taken 2, Intouchables and The Artist were key French exports and more than 144 million spectators for French films last year.
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NewsStalingrad has record-breaking China opening
Russian war epic Stalingrad had the biggest ever opening for a non-US, non-local film over the weekend in China, grossing $8.3m over four days (Oct 31-Nov 3).
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NewsThor: The Dark World tops UK chart
Disney’s latest Marvel outing records $13.8m (£8.65m) debut, including previews, to dominate the UK chart; Fox’s Philomena posts Stephen Frears’ best-ever UK opening at $2.4m (£1.5m).
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NewsEnder's Game rules US on $28m
Ender’s Game debuted top of the North American charts through Lionsgate-Summit to deliver a timely success for the independent space heading into the AFM this week.
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NewsThor 2 plunders $109m int'l
UPDATED: Thor: The Dark World powered to an estimated $109.4m launch from 36 territories through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International to register the fourth biggest international launch of the year-to-date.
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NewsDisney sets int'l box office record
The strong opening three days of Thor: The Dark World has propelled Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International to a new company record.
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NewseOne tops £100m at UK box office
Entertainment One (eOne) has become only the second UK independent distributor ever to accumulate more than £100m ($160.5m) at the UK box office in a calendar year.
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NewsThor 2 flies to $45.2m int'l start
UPDATE: Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World has drawn first blood from its initial foray into 33 territories this weekend, racing to an estimated $45.2m from the first three days to outpace the original almost everywhere.