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All Box Office articles – Page 151
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NewsFox International sets record
BOX OFFICE: Fox International has set a new industry box office record as the company’s year-to-date score reached $3.254bn.
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NewsAnnabelle to soar past $150m
Last weekend’s international box office champion Annabelle is expected to soar past $150m this session.
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NewsLucy beats Guardians at China box office
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Luc Besson’s sci-fi action thriller Lucy topped the China box office for the week October 20-26, grossing $20.02m in its opening three days.
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NewsAbsent One off to roaring start at Danish box office
Keeper of Lost Causes sequel is a huge hit as third film in series is being planned with Arcel to direct.
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NewsFury tops UK chart
Sony’s war drama posts $4.4m (£2.7m) debut, including previews, to dethrone Turtles; Icon’s The Babadook lands with $557,000 (£345,862) from 147 sites ahead of Halloween.
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NewsOuija tops US box office on $20m
It may have been a slow session, but that won’t stop Universal executives celebrating a number one berth heading into Halloween this week and top brass at The Weinstein Company feeling good about St. Vincent.
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NewsAnnabelle crosses $125m int’l
UPDATED OCTOBER 27: What looked like a tight international box office contest heading into the weekend saw Annabelle emerge as the comfortable winner thanks to a confirmed $26.2m haul.
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NewsGuardians to continue box office rise
China and Italy could help Marvel’s sci-fi blockbuster hold the top slot.
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NewsGuardians takes top spot in China
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Guardians Of The Galaxy finally knocked local mega-hit Breakup Buddies off the top spot at the China box office last week, grossing $37.97m over seven days (October 13-19).
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NewsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tops UK chart
Paramount’s reboot dethrones Gone Girl with a $7.7m (£4.8m) debut, including previews; Fox’s Gone Girl reaches $22.8m (£14.1m); Munro Films’ Northern Soul records highest three-day opening weekend gross for a British film opening in under 100 sites.
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NewsFury rolls into top US slot
The prospect of Brad Pitt in a tank proved irresistible to North American audiences as the Second World War tale rolled into action through Sony, while Birdman delivered the result of the weekend with a massive limited launch via Fox Searchlight.
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NewsGuardians Of The Galaxy tops $400m at int'l box office
Guardians Of The Galaxy surged past $400m as a robust second weekend hold in China generated $23.1m overall and propelled the international running total to $404.8m.
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NewsWill Dracula Untold rise again?
Dracula Untold was the top Hollywood international release last weekend on $33.9m and Universal Pictures International top brass will look for strong holds to retain pole position.
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NewsBreakup Buddies stays on top in China
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Ning Hao’s edgy comedy Breakup Buddies was the top-grossing film in China over the week October 6-12, taking $48.56 from 8.7 million admissions, according to figures from EntGroup.
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NewsGone Girl retains UK lead
Fox’s adaptation records $4.9m (£3.1m) second weekend to lead chart as stablemate The Maze Runner posts UK bow of $3.3m (£2.04m), including previews, and Warner Bros’ Annabelle scares up $3.1m (£1.93m).
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NewsGone Girl stays atop US on $27m
Fox/New Regency’s David Fincher mystery starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike is becoming a box office force as word of mouth kept it at number one for the second weekend in a row.
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NewsDracula Untold rules int’l on $34M
UPDATED OCTOBER 13: Dracula Untold grossed $33.9m from 42 territories as the early tally climbed to $62.6m. Separately Fox International executives said the company’s box office has amassed more than $3bn for the year-to-date.
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NewsGuardians ventures into China
All eyes will be on the Asian mega market as the latest Marvel Studios blockbuster makes its debut.
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NewsGone Girl tops UK chart
Fox’s adaptation records $6.6m (£4.1m) opening, including previews; Universal’s Dracula Untold bites into $2.7m (£1.7m) on debut.
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NewsBreakup Buddies takes $38m int'l
UPDATED OCTOBER 6: Despite Fox’s heroics it was Ning Hao’s comedy Breakup Buddies that ruled the international arena on an estimated $38m from China that elevated the running total to $93m.