All Box Office articles – Page 205
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NewsContraband steals US number one for Universal on $24m
Baltasar Kormakur’s remake of the 2008 Icelandic thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale was the clear number one, earning an estimated $24.1m.
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NewsBrazilian box office climbs for third year; local titles falter
Brazil broke the all-time box office record in 2011, grossing $790m (real 1.41bn) from 141.6m admissions.
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NewsHolmes, Hour, Tattoo vie for international supremacy
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows will soar past $200m this weekend for Warner Bros with debuts set for Brazil and China - but it could face strong challenges from Fox’s alien invasion thriller The Darkest Hour and Sony’s Dragon Tattoo remake.
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NewsInternational box office for French films rose 19% to €405 million in 2011
Unifrance study reveals foreign admissions for French films rose by 10% to 65.7 million, but entries for French-language films down by 28%.
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NewsThe Iron Lady hits big in Australia
The success of The Iron Lady in Australia means it will be rolled out onto another 30 screens in the next few weeks, starting from today.
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NewsMission Impossible beats Sherlock Holmes, Iron Lady in UK
Ghost Protocol takes £2.2m to narrowly edge out Sherlock Holmes sequel and strong newcomer The Iron Lady.
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NewsUK box office up 4.5% in 2011, Warner Bros leads the way
UK box office crossed £1bn mark for third consecutive year in 2011, 3D receipts down 5.9%.
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NewsHolmes achieves international supremacy on $45 followm weekend
Warner Bros Pictures International’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows finally vanquished Ghost Protocol to assume the crown and stands at a confirmed $180.6ming a revised weekend haul of $44.9m.
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NewsParamount be-Devils US box office with $35m launch
Paramount’s poorly reviewed horror The Devil Inside stormed to the top of the first full weekend of 2012 in a full-blooded debut that surprised rival executives.
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NewsGhost Protocol, Sherlock Holmes head for int’l showdown
PPI’s fourth Mission: Impossible episode faces its stiffest test yet from WBPI’s Holmes sequel as it reaches $254m outside North America.
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NewsMission Impossible: Ghost Protocol explodes at UK box office on £8.2m
Fourth instalment in the MI franchise beats newcomer The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, but figures boosted by previews.
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NewsParamount slate generates $5bn worldwide in 2011
Paramount celebrated another table topping performance for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in the week the studio announced its films crossed $5bn worldwide in 2011.
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NewsGhost Protocol enters 2012 as top int'l film on $37m hold
Ghost Protocol soared past $225m thanks to an estimated $37m weekend haul from 54 markets through Paramount Pictures International (PPI) that propelled the running total to $225.3m and ensured supremacy for the third consecutive weekend.
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FeaturesArthur Christmas dominates UK box office on Christmas weekend
Sony’s animation continues to impress on £2m, seeing off holdovers Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks
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NewsGhost Protocol targets $200m heading into New Year
The Tom Cruise behemoth has raced to $169.3m and Paramount Pictures International (PPI) will look to retain its box office crown with strong holiday holdovoer business.
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NewsGhost Protocol leads US holiday weekend on $27m
The fourth entry in Paramount’s Mission: Impossible action franchise climbed two places after expanding wide just before the holiday weekend and added an estimated $26.5m for $58.9m.
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NewsPPI reports $43m int'l holiday weekend for MI:4
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ruled the roost for the second weekend thanks to an estimated $43m haul that drove up the running total to $140m through Paramount Pictures International (PPI).
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NewsParamount leads 2011 studio int’l share with record $3bn
Paramount Pictures International (PPI) has become the first company to reach the milestone for international ticket sales in a calendar year, a fitting testament to the strategic mastery of former president Andrew Cripps.
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NewsGhost Protocol scores all-time top Hollywood launch in India
Tom Cruise charmed the sub-continent as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol opened on a sensational INR 26 – approximately $5m – over three days last weekend, according to local distributor Viacom 18.
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FeaturesRestoring faith in Xmas
Marketing Christmas releases in international territories can prove a challenge for the US studios.