All Box Office articles – Page 197
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NewsChina box office round-up: Life Of Pi, Cold War rule in November
The Chinese film market warmed up in November as overall admissions and box office were on the rise compared to the slightly slower market in October.
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FeaturesHunting the box-office bounty
On the eve of the release of Django Unchained, Ian Sandwell charts the global performance of Quentin Tarantino’s most recent films.
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NewsThe Hobbit poised to rule them all at international box office
New Line and MGM’s first in the latest Middle Earth trilogy from Peter Jackson heads into the weekend having grossed an estimated $11.2m from 16 opening days on Wednesday (12).
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NewsThe Hobbit off to storming start in New Zealand
Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth begins with a flourish as the opening day in his native land breaks records.
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NewsGuardians rises to the top of the UK box office
Paramount’s animation jumps two places to overhaul Skyfall; Momentum’s Seven Psychopaths debuts with $1.8m (£1.1m), including previews.
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NewsSkyfall becomes biggest-ever global release for Sony
Sony, MGM and Eon’s James Bond smash added $20.3m internationally to reach $656.6m and a number one North American haul of $11m for $261.6m to overtake Sony’s previous best of $890m set by Spider-Man 3.
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NewsJames Bond produces $11m to dominate North America
In a slow session Skyfall leapfrogged The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 to reclaim its earlier number one spot and reach $261.6m after five weekends.
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NewsGuardians edges out Twilight to rule international on $26m
DreamWorks Animation’s Rise Of The Guardians dominated a tight international session as the family release reached an estimated $90.5m in its fourth weekend through Paramount Pictures International (PPI).
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NewsTwilight, Skyfall, Guardians set to rule again in international
With The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Skyfall and Rise of the Guardians still dominant, and the big holiday releases yet to come, there are only a handful of major-territory openings in the international marketplace this weekend.
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NewsSkyfall biggest ever film at UK box office
James Bond’s 23rd adventure has become the highest grossing film of all time at the UK box office, overtaking Avatar.
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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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FeaturesPresidential campaign
After a strong US debut, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln is set for its international roll-out. Ian Sandwell assesses the global box-office record of cinema’s most successful director
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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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FeaturesThe last bite
Currently rolling out worldwide, will the final instalment of the Twilight Saga manage to stake a bigger claim on the global market than previous films in the series? Ian Sandwell reports