All Box Office articles – Page 217
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NewsNew Year's Eve rules sluggish US box office on $14m
The lowest box office weekend in more than three years was distinguished by Focus Features’ spectacular limited debut for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and an excellent limited launch for Paramount’s Young Adult.
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NewsPuss In Boots dethrones Breaking Dawn on $46m int'l
DreamWorks Animation’s burgeoning hit grossed an estimated $45.6m through PPI to propel the relatively early running total to $142.3m.
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FeaturesHow much does crime pay?
The Nordic crime thriller boom has moved from page to screen and is opening up the mainstream global box office to other genres from the region. Andreas Wiseman reports
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NewsBreaking Dawn seeks fourth weekend atop int’l charts
Summit International’s tween dream may have raced to more than $350m but it will face stiff competition this weekend from Puss In Boots and Arthur Christmas.
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FeaturesArthur Christmas tops UK chart in fourth week
Arthur Christmas holds off newcomers Happy Feet 2, Hugo and The Thing to top UK box office on $3m (£1.9m).
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NewsBreaking Dawn adds $40m, surges towards $350m int'l
Summit’s penultimate Twilight episode ruled the international waves with ease for a third consecutive session, adding an estimated $40.2m from approximately 9,000 venues in 73 markets for $341m.
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NewsBreaking Dawn holds on to US box office crown with $17m
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 stayed top for the third consecutive weekend as the runningtotal for Summit’s tween delight climbed to $247.3m.
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FeaturesBreaking Dawn secures $7.1m (£4.6m) from second weekend in UK
Breaking Dawn easily on top, Arthur Christmas posts consecutive week-on-week increase.
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NewsIntouchables, I Soliti Idioti lead local comedies charge in Europe
French hit Intouchables leads a number of successful indie comedies in Europe this autumn.
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FeaturesTwilight breaks new ground in UK after $22m (£13.9m) launch
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn posts franchise best $22m (£13.9m) opening in UK from only three days.
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NewsLove Is Not Blind leaves Immortals behind at China box office
Low-budget local rom-com takes more than $30m in its first week to leave Hollywood alternatives trailing in its wake
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FeaturesImmortals pips Arthur Christmas at UK box office
Immortals and Arthur Christmas lead a number of underwhelming debuts at the UK box office.
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NewsTintin holds on to top spot in UK on $3.5m
Paramount’s animation drops 67% but still beats out unspectacular newcomers In Time and Tower Heist
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NewsTintin scores big in UK to easily claim crown
Paramount’s 3D animation takes $10.9m (£6.8m) on first weekend; studio scores one-two with Paranormal Activity 3
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NewsRa. One records record-breaking weekend for Eros
Eros reports record Bollywood box office of $35m worldwide from first five days for Shah-Rukh Khan sci-fi
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NewsParanormal beats Contagion in UK; Kevin starts strong
Horror debuts on healthy $5.4m (£3.4m) as Johnny English slips to second; We Need To Talk About Kevin impresses for Artificial Eye.
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NewsJohnny English lives on at top of UK box office
The Three Musketeers swashbuckle their way to third, while Real Steel fails to land a knockout blow.
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NewsJohnny English reborn at UK box office on $7.8m (£5m)
Universal comedy towers over Lion King 3D and Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark.
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NewsTinker Tailor makes it a hat-trick atop UK box office on $1.7m (£1.1m)
StudioCanal thriller holds off Abduction, as well as The Phantom Of The Opera, The Debt and Shark Night 3D.
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NewsDirector Yann Samuell ahead in first week of the war of The War of the Buttons
Rival adaptations of French literary classic The War of the Buttons battle it out at the box office in France on more than 500 prints each. Version directed by Yann Samuell some 130,000 entries ahead in first week.