All Box Office articles – Page 200
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NewsTaken 2 restores faith in North American box office
EuropaCorp’s thriller starring Liam Neeson as the protective family man with a very particular set of skills stormed to the top on an estimated $50m through Fox in what EuropaCorp sources called the biggest launch of a French film at the US box office.
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NewsEuropaCorp’s Taken 2 rules international on $55.2m
UPDATE: The Liam Neeson thriller sequel ran away with the weekend box office, earning an estimated $39.2m though Fox International and the remainder through producer-financier EuropaCorp.
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NewsFox Int'l unleashes Taken 2 in 25-plus territories
Liam Neeson and his very particular set of skills are back and audiences in the UK, Australia and China will be among those who can watch EuropaCorp’s thriller day-and-date with North American filmgoers.
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NewsLooper jumps to number one at the UK box office
eOne’s sci-fi records impressive $3.9m (£2.4m) debut to end ParaNorman’s reign at the top after just one week.
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NewsHotel Transylvania rules US box office on $43m debut
A mighty weekend for Sony saw two of its releases dominate the charts as the session brought in around 20% more than a year ago to end the recent slump.
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NewsLooper poised to rule int'l, Ice Age 4 sets animation record
UPDATE: Resident Evil: Retribution is the temporary weekend champion after a $21.2m haul but will lose its crown when Looper’s number one result from China comes in on Tuesday. The Joseph Gordon-Levitt thriller amassed more than $12m from six other territories including a number one UK launch. Fox International’s Ice ...
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NewsUniversal Pictures heralds record box office haul
The studio, celebrating its 100th anniversary, announced on Tuesday (25) that its films had amassed $1.128bn for the year-to-date, setting a new company record.
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NewsParaNorman creeps into top spot at the UK box office
Universal’s animation holds impressively to topple The Sweeney; Entertainment’s Killing Them Softly opens strongly in second.
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NewsMaster breaks into US top ten as two vie for number one
Another tepid session at the North American box office down approximately 25% on last year saw new releases End of Watch and House At The End Of The Street battle it out for the top spot while Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed drama surged into the top ten.
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NewsResident Evil 5 stays atop international charts
UPDATE: The horror thriller added an estimated $33m over the weekend as the running total climbed to $103.3m. Sony Pictures Releasing International markets have generated $99.2m overall.
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NewsSPRI expects Resident Evil 5 to prosper in holdover weekend
Sony Pictures Releasing International’s Resident Evil: Retribution has amassed $69m since it launched last weekend and opens in around eight new markets.
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NewsThe Sapphires stays strong at Oz box office
After six weeks in cinemas, home-grown musical The Sapphires is about $1m away from becoming one of Australia’s top 15 local films of all time.
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NewsThe Imposter crosses £1m at the UK box office
Revolver/Picturehouse’s documentary becomes eighth biggest non-music doc in the UK of the last ten years, and first to cross £1m since Senna last year.
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NewsThree in a row in Spain for Tad, The Lost Explorer
Spanish animation released by Warner Bros has already grossed $11.7m in its native country and ruled the box office for the last three weekends.
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NewsThe Sweeney arrests Dredd at the UK box office
eOne’s reboot takes top spot with $2.5m (£1.5m) debut with Universal’s ParaNorman charting second; Disney’s Brave crosses the £20m mark.
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NewsResident Evil returns to dominate international arena
UPDATE: The preceding fourth episode scored a whopping $236m internationally and the latest entry has got off to a great start, grossing an estimated $49.6m through Sony Pictures Releasing International.
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NewsRetribution rules US though $21m launch
The latest entry in the hit Resident Evil global franchise opened well enough to secure number one spot above Buena Vista’s re-release of one of Pixar’s most enduring stories Finding Nemo, replete with a 3D retro-fit.
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NewsSony unleashes Resident Evil 5 in first international wave
The latest instalment in the horror franchise will open in more than 65 territories this weekend and looks good to usurp The Dark Knight Rises after that film’s seven consecutive sessions at the top.
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NewsChina box office monthly round-up: Spidey and DKR go head-to-head
The dominance of local films ended on August 27 when The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises opened on the same day.
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NewsIntouchables smashes int’l box office record
Intouchables overtakes The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain as most seen French language picture.