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All Box Office articles – Page 172
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NewsCentral Europe box office tops $400m
Romania and Slovakia fastest growing markets in the region.
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NewsMan of Steel tops UK box office
Warner Bros’ 3D reboot scores $17.6m (£11.2m) debut for 2013’s second biggest three-day weekend.
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NewsSteel tops June debuts on $113.1m
Superman shot to the top of the North American charts on a record June launch thanks to an estimated $113.1m three-day haul that swelled to $125.1m since Thursday midnight screenings. Meanwhile another superhero tale, Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3, will cross $400m any day now through Buena Vista.
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NewsSuperman rules int'l on $72m
UPDATED JUN 17: Man Of Steel blew away the competition on a confirmed $73.3m through Warner Bros Pictures International from 10,170 screens in 25 markets, while Star Trek Into Darkness earned the distinction of crossing $200m.
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NewsAmerican Dreams in China hits big
Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s American Dreams In China has posted more than 9.7m admissions in China, crossing the equivalent of $82m in the territory.
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NewsSuperman flies into first weekend
Spurred on by Wednesday’s record opening day in the Philippines, Warner Bros Pictures International’s Man Of Steel bursts into 24 markets day-and-date with North America.
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NewsSuperman soars in Philippines
Warner Bros Pictures International senior executives reported on Wednesday night [12] that Man Of Steel opened on $1.7m to set the biggest opening day in the territory’s history.
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NewsAfter Earth tops UK box office
Sony’s sci-fi starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith scores $3.5m (£2.25m) debut to dethrone The Hangover Part III; eOne’s Behind the Candelabra debuts with $797,000 (£512,604) from 131 sites.
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NewsThe Purge takes $36.4m on US debut
Universal’s annus mirabilis continued apace as low budget horror The Purge opened top on $36.4m and Fast & Furious 6 ensured a one-two finish as it crossed $200m in its third weekend.
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NewsAfter Earth edges out Fast 6
UPDATED JUN 10: In a close contest for international box office supremacy Sony’s After Earth overcame Universal’s Fast & Furious 6 as a confirmed $45.8m prevailed over a confirmed $43.2m — while Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 crossed $800m internationally.
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NewsSPRI launches After Earth in 60 markets
Following the disappointing launch of Sony’s sci-fi in North America, the weekend ahead will reveal whether Will Smith has retained his lustre at the international box office.
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NewsFast 6 crosses $500m global
Universal Pictures’ action thriller has become the fastest film to reach $500m worldwide in the studio’s history and should reach $600m within the week.
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NewsHangover 3 holds firm in UK
Warner Bros’ The Hangover Part III adds $4.4m (£2.9m) to secure second straight week at number one.
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NewsAfter Earth debuts third at US box office
Fast & Furious 6 held on to its number one berth in a second weekend for Universal while Lionsgate’s mystery Now You See Me arrived in second place and Sony had to settle for third with Will and Jaden Smith starrer After Earth.
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NewsHangover 3 tops Fast 6 at int'l box office
The Hangover Part III usurped Fast And Furious 6 at the international box office thanks to an estimated $82.3m haul through Warner Bros Pictures International on close to 8,600 screens in 54 markets.
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NewsUPI roars past $1bn mark
Universal Pictures International has reached $1bn at the international box office in record time for the studio, crossing the target on May 31 to beat the previous mark of Jul 17.
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NewsFast 6 faces Hangover 3 int'l clash
UPDATED MAY 31: Warner Bros’ The Hangover Part III arrives in more than 50 territories this weekend and will have a fight on its hands to dislodge Universal’s reigning champion Fast & Furious 6.
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NewsHangover overtakes Fast & Furious in UK
Warner Bros’ threequel tops UK box office with $9m (£5.9m) debut, including previews.
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NewsFast 6 rules int'l on $160m
UPDATED MAY 28: The world belongs to Fast & Furious 6 as the action thriller grossed a confirmed $161.3m from 9,683 venues in 59 territories to deliver the biggest international opening weekend in Universal’s 101-year history.
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NewsFast 6 takes US pole on $120m
UPDATED MAY 27: Universal’s Fast & Furious 6 scored a rip-roaring $120m over a record four-day Memorial Day weekend at the North American box office that also set a new benchmark for a US holiday weekend.