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All Box Office articles – Page 183
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NewsMaster breaks into US top ten as two vie for number one
Another tepid session at the North American box office down approximately 25% on last year saw new releases End of Watch and House At The End Of The Street battle it out for the top spot while Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed drama surged into the top ten.
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NewsResident Evil 5 stays atop international charts
UPDATE: The horror thriller added an estimated $33m over the weekend as the running total climbed to $103.3m. Sony Pictures Releasing International markets have generated $99.2m overall.
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NewsSPRI expects Resident Evil 5 to prosper in holdover weekend
Sony Pictures Releasing International’s Resident Evil: Retribution has amassed $69m since it launched last weekend and opens in around eight new markets.
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NewsThe Sapphires stays strong at Oz box office
After six weeks in cinemas, home-grown musical The Sapphires is about $1m away from becoming one of Australia’s top 15 local films of all time.
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NewsThe Imposter crosses £1m at the UK box office
Revolver/Picturehouse’s documentary becomes eighth biggest non-music doc in the UK of the last ten years, and first to cross £1m since Senna last year.
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NewsThree in a row in Spain for Tad, The Lost Explorer
Spanish animation released by Warner Bros has already grossed $11.7m in its native country and ruled the box office for the last three weekends.
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NewsThe Sweeney arrests Dredd at the UK box office
eOne’s reboot takes top spot with $2.5m (£1.5m) debut with Universal’s ParaNorman charting second; Disney’s Brave crosses the £20m mark.
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NewsResident Evil returns to dominate international arena
UPDATE: The preceding fourth episode scored a whopping $236m internationally and the latest entry has got off to a great start, grossing an estimated $49.6m through Sony Pictures Releasing International.
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NewsRetribution rules US though $21m launch
The latest entry in the hit Resident Evil global franchise opened well enough to secure number one spot above Buena Vista’s re-release of one of Pixar’s most enduring stories Finding Nemo, replete with a 3D retro-fit.
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NewsSony unleashes Resident Evil 5 in first international wave
The latest instalment in the horror franchise will open in more than 65 territories this weekend and looks good to usurp The Dark Knight Rises after that film’s seven consecutive sessions at the top.
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NewsChina box office monthly round-up: Spidey and DKR go head-to-head
The dominance of local films ended on August 27 when The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises opened on the same day.
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NewsIntouchables smashes int’l box office record
Intouchables overtakes The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain as most seen French language picture.
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NewsDredd blasts away competition at the UK box office
Entertainment’s 3D reboot debuts top to become first 18-rated film to hit number one since Saw 3D in Oct 2010.
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NewsThe Possession leads dismal US box office weekend
The weakest session in years saw Lionsgate’s horror film anchor its status as the number one film as the running total climbed to $33.3m
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NewsThe Dark Knight Rises crosses $600m internationally
Warner Bros Pictures International’s The Dark Knight Rises ruled the box office for the seventh consecutive weekend thanks to an estimated $13m haul that saw the Batman epic cross $600m.
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NewsThe Possession rules last weekend of summer 2012
UPDATE: A typically slow end to summer saw Lionsgate’s horror film score well with a $21.3m four-day number one result, while The Weinstein Company released Cannes entry Lawless in second place with a $15.1m four-day weekend.
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NewsTotal Recall wipes out Brave at the UK box office
Sony’s reboot tops chart with $4.4m (£2.8m) debut; Universal’s Ted becomes the distributor’s second biggest release since 2007 in the UK.
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NewsDark Knight Rises prevails in seventh international session
China returned more than $63m from two Hollywood smashes in a single week.
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NewsChina holds key to international box office race
If the sterling performance of The Amazing Spider-Man in China continues through Sunday, the webslinger could end the dominance of The Dark Knight Rises. However the latter — the reigning champion for the past six sessions — also opened in China and it will be a close contest.
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NewsThe Imposter records impressive opening salvo in UK
Critically acclaimed documentary grosses £345,279 over four-day Bank Holiday weekend.