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All Box Office articles – Page 165
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NewsHobbit 2 triumphs despite Korean distribution discord
In South Korea, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug topped the box office its opening weekend in spite of discord between local distributor Warner Brothers Korea and exhibitors CJ CGV and Lotte Cinema about profit sharing.
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NewsKorean box office breaks 200m record
South Korea’s box office has topped a record 200 million admissions, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) integrated ticketing website.
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NewsDisney sets domestic BO record
Fuelled by Frozen, the studio reached $1.547bn on December 14 to establish a new company high-water mark and complete the trifecta of record domestic, international and global tallies.
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NewsSmaug journeys to top of UK chart
Warner Bros’ fantasy sequel dominates with $15.1m (£9.3m) debut; Disney’s Frozen falls just 10% in second weekend.
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NewsSmaug debuts top in US on $74m
While the opening session of The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug trailed the $84.6m debut of The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey exactly one year ago by roughly 13%, it was still good enough to deliver the third biggest December launch.
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NewsHobbit 2 scores $135m int'l launch
UPDATE: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug brought in $135.4m — some $4m higher than initial weekend estimates — from Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) and select MGM markets as the global haul reached $209m on opening weekend.
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FeaturesBox Office: Finding the funny
With Anchorman 2 about to start its international roll-out, Ian Sandwell looks at the performance of comedies at the box office in 2013 and examines the prospects for Ron Burgundy’s return.
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FeaturesUAE box office: Riding to the rescue
Hollywood films of every stripe can take the UAE box office at a canter. But specialist titles, except for Bollywood films, tend to fall at the first hurdle and are increasingly pinning their hopes on VoD. Colin Brown reports.
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NewsHobbit 2 storms to $85m global BO
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug pulled in a further $29.3m on Friday (December 13) and more than 3m admissions from 15,950 screens in 49 markets.
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NewsFrozen extinguishes Catching Fire at UK box office
Disney’s animation debuts top with $7.7m (£4.7m); Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire surpasses The Hunger Games’ final UK result.
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NewsFrozen skates to top on $32m
Heading into the holidays Buena Vista’s animation climbed one place to the pinnacle of the North American charts on an estimated $31.6m for $134.3m. Inside Llewyn Davis arrived on a superb limited debut.
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NewsCatching Fire adds $43m int'l
UPDATED DEC 10: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire generated a confirmed $42.9m through 83 Lionsgate international markets in its third weekend to push the running total to $340.6m. The global tally has reached $673.4m.
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NewsNo Man’s Land has strong China opening
Chinese filmmaker Ning Hao’s long-delayed road movie No Man’s Land has grossed $3.2m (RMB19.5m) on its opening day in China (Dec 3).
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NewsCatching Fire, Thor cross $600m
UPDATE: Lionsgate’s sequel to The Hunger Games and Thor 2 have both reached $600m at the worldwide box office.
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NewsRags & Tatters Egyptian box office hit
Egyptian independent production Rags & Tatters has grossed an impressive $30,000 following a two-week run in Egyptian cinemas. The film was originally slated to run for only one week.
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NewsCatching Fire retains UK lead
Lionsgate’s sequel takes $9m (£5.5m) to hold onto the top spot for the second consecutive week; Fox’s Philomena becomes Stephen Frears’ best-ever UK performer at $16.1m (£9.8m).
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NewsCatching Fire rules US on $75m
As expected Catching Fire maintained control of the North American charts over the Thanksgiving holiday period despite a superb first wide weekend from Disney’s animation Frozen.
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NewsCatching Fire adds $90m int'l
UPDATED DEC 2: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire held on to its box office crown with ease as a confirmed $90m through 79 Lionsgate International markets boosted the running total after two full sessions to $272.1m. Thor: The Dark World crossed $400m for Marvel/Disney.
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NewsCatching Fire hits $482m global
NOV 30 UPDATE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire heads into its second full weekend as the clear favourite to hold on to the international box office crown having crossed $200m after nine days in full roll-out (November 28).
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NewsDisney box office crosses $4bn
The Walt Disney Studios issued a press release announcing it crossed the $4bn worldwide box office milestone on November 26.