All Box Office articles – Page 147
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NewsLucy bids to stay on top
Lucy ruled the roost last weekend with a $29m haul that elevated the international running total past $100m and to more than $65.2m from Universal territories.
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NewsGuardians crosses $500m worldwide
Marvel Studios’ Guardians Of The Galaxy has earned $245.3m internationally and $255.2m in North America.
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NewsLuc Besson's Lucy tops UK box office
Universal’s action sci-fi scores excellent $5.1m (£3.1m) bow to dethrone The Inbetweeners 2.
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NewsDragon 2 retains China BO lead
CHINA BOX OFFICE: How To Train Your Dragon 2 held on to the top spot at the China box office in the week August 18-24, grossing a further $24.09m for a cumulative total of $50.86m.
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NewsGuardians back on top in US on $18m
A lacklustre session allowed Guardians Of The Galaxy to take advantage of a lightweight trio of releases to return to the top and become the leading film of the summer.
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NewsLucy plunders $29m at int'l BO
UPDATED AUGUST 25: Lucy grossed a confirmed $28.9m from 3,267 venues in 38 Universal territories for a total of $65.2m to rank as the weekend’s top release at the international marketplace.
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NewsDragon 2 bids to retain title
DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 finished top of the pile last session thanks to a sterling debut in China that delivered a little over $26m.
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NewsDragon 2 flies at China box office
CHINA BOX OFFICE: DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 topped the Chinese box office for the week August 11-17, grossing $26.32m over a four-day weekend, while Apocalypse Pompeii opened in third position with $6.68m over three days.
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NewsInbetweeners 2 retains UK lead
Entertainment’s comedy sequel crosses £20m mark with non-final $7.2m (£4.3m) second weekend.
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NewsRoaring Currents tops Avatar in S Korea
Kim Han-min’s war epic edges towards 15 million admissions, beating previous box office record-holder Avatar to become the biggest ever film in South Korea.
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NewsTurtles stay afloat in US on $28m
Paramount and Nickelodeon Films’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles held on to pole position in the second weekend in North America as The Expendables 3 limped in at number four through Lionsgate on $16.2m.
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NewsDragon 2 soars to $26m in China
UPDATED AUGUST 18: DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 ruled the international roost on $37.7m, powered by a mighty $25.9m debut in China through Oriental DreamWorks.
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NewsWitch retains China box office lead
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Bona Film Group’s White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom topped the Chinese box office for a second week (August 4-10), grossing $19.71m from 3.2 million admissions.
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NewsLucy scores smash French debut
EuropaCorp’s action thriller opened in France on $13.2m (€9.9m) last week to deliver the biggest debut for an English-language release so far in 2014 and propel the overall international running total to $31.4m.
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NewsRoaring Currents breaks Korea record
In Korea, historic sea battle film Roaring Currents has hit 11 million admissions in record time and beaten Disney’s Frozen to the biggest box office of 2014 to date.
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NewsInbetweeners 2 biggest UK debut of 2014
Entertainment’s comedy sequel opens with over $21m (£12.5m), including previews, for the biggest debut of the year.
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NewsTurtles storm US box office on $65m
Following a loud Comic-Con presentation in July, Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot took command of the North American box office in its opening session.
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NewsGuardians rule int'l BO on $42m
UPDATE AUGUST 11: A further $41.7m enabled Marvel Studios’ Guardians Of The Galaxy to retain top spot in the international arena and reach $138.8m as Disney consolidated its $3bn-plus global box office for the year-to-date.
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NewsDisney reaches double BO summit
The global number one performance of Guardians Of The Galaxy pushed Disney past $2bn at the international box office on August 4 and is projected to see the studio surge past $1bn in North America on August 7.
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NewsInbetweeners 2 breaks comedy record
The sequel’s £2.75m opening is biggest ever for a comedy in UK.