All Box Office articles – Page 198
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NewsParamount to relaunch Titanic in 3D
The 2012 release will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the disaster.
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NewsPirates sets sail on 17,000 prints
The fourth entry in the adventure franchise took 50% more than its predecessor on its first day.
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office May 13 - 15
Fast & Furious 5 remained in pole position for the second consecutive week, becoming the franchise’s biggest overseas grosser in the process.
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FeaturesHat-trick for Thor at the top of UK box office
Paramount’s action-adventure becomes first film since The King’s Speech to record three consecutive weeks at number one.
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office May 6 - 8
Fast Five showed an impressive change of gear to leapfrog Thor into first place as Rio became top overseas earner of 2011.
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FeaturesThor retains UK box office crown
The UK box office displays decent depth as five films gross over $1.6m (£1m) for the first time in eight weeks.
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Features
Down but not out
Without Avatar or Alice In Wonderland to set the pace, the first quarter global box office in 2011 was down on 2010. Screen examines what the numbers reveal.
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office April 29-May 1
Thor lays siege to a buoyant international market, taking $89.2m at an average of $10,613 in 54 territories.
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FeaturesThor king of UK box office over royal wedding weekend
The UK heads back to the cinemas, as Paramount’s Thor takes £5.4m from 500 screens in its first week
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FeaturesWeekly international box office April 22-24
Rio made it a hat-trick of number one performances atop the international box office
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FeaturesOpen season
The fourth Pirates and the eighth Harry Potter are the summer tentpoles around which all other releases are circling. International distribution heads reveal their summer plans to Screen.
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FeaturesFast & Furious 5 speeds past UK rivals
Universal’s hit scores the year’s second biggest opening (including previews), with an impressive $8.8m (£5.3m) from 437 screens
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FeaturesWeekly International box office April 15-17
Fox’s Rio soared above its international rivals on $56m, $38m more than second-placed Scream 4.
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FeaturesScream 4 slashes its way to top of resurgent UK box office
Scream 4 was the best of five top-ten openings in the UK, taking £2.1m from 408 screens
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FeaturesSummer joyride
The US summer season revs into high gear on April 29 with the release of UPI’s Fast Five.
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FeaturesInternational contenders
Screen looks at the biggest local films to be released in their home territories this summer.
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FeaturesWeekly international box office April 8-10
Fox’s animated-comedy Rio pummelled its international opposition, grossing $47m more than its nearest rival.
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FeaturesRio injects a little samba into listless UK box office
Fox’s animation grosses $2.5m (£1.5m) to lead the pack in one of the year’s weakest frames
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FeaturesWeekly International Box Office April 1-3
Warner Bros.’ Sucker Punch scored a narrow points victory over its rivals on the least impressive international box office weekend of 2011.
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FeaturesHop leaps to the top of the UK box office
Optimum Releasing celebrates its biggest-ever box office weekend despite Hop pipping Source Code to the top spot.