All Box Office articles – Page 192
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NewsThe Woman In Black reigns for a second consecutive week at the UK box office
Momentum’s horror goes from strength to strength to hold off The Muppets and newcomer Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance.
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NewsJourney 2 holds firm at the top of the int'l box office
Warner Bros. Pictures International’s sequel has now passed the $100m overseas after adding a further $26m to its bounty.
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NewsSafe House steals US top spot from The Vow over Presidents' Day weekend
A closely-fought battle over the three-day weekend sees Safe House take number one with an estimated $24.0m.
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NewsThe Woman In Black scares away The Muppets to take UK box office crown
Momentum’s horror adaptation records highest ever opening for a Hammer film in the UK.
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NewsJourney 2 ventures to top of int'l chart
Warner Bros. Pictures International’s Journey 2: The Mysterious Island passed the $100m worldwide after adding a further $25.5m for a current overseas haul of $74.7m.
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NewsThe Vow enchants audiences to record number one US launch
Screen Gems’ romantic drama notches a superb estimated $41.7m to beat Safe House to the top spot.
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NewsChronicle flies into top spot at UK box office
Fox’s sci-fi takes the reins from War Horse, which drops to 4th, over a snow-affected weekend in the UK; StudioCanal has DVD hit with Tinker Tailor.
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NewsGhost Protocol retains top spot over chilly int’l weekend
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol held firm in the face of sub-zero temperatures across much of Europe to reign supreme internationally for the second week running.
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NewsChronicle sees off Woman in Black at US box office on Super Bowl weekend
Opener Chronicle scores an estimated $22m in North America as top two impress.
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NewsScandinavian box office 2011: Norway shows largest gains in Europe; Finland slips as local films lose market share
While Norwegian cinemas last year delivered the largest growth of the theatrical market in Europe, with admissions 5.7% up on 2010, and Swedish attendance went up by 3.7%, both Denmark and Finland registered a decline in ticket sales by 3% and 6.6%, respectively, according to 2011 statistics published by national ...
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NewsUK domestic productions down, co-productions up in 2011
Inward investment reached a record high in 2011, whilst the number of films shooting in the UK fell slightly in 2011; independent British films recorded best ever year at the UK box office.
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NewsSouth Korea's record 2011 box office up 7.4% year-on-year
KOFIC reports that gross was $1.1bn for the year.
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NewsWar Horse continues to reign supreme at UK box office
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation records third consecutive week at number one, while Alexander Payne achieves best-ever UK opening with The Descendants.
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NewsJapanese box office falls 18% after lack of mega-hits and March 11 disaster
Overall box office revenue for 2011 totalled $2.36bn (Y181.2bn), a steep drop of 18% from 2010; local films declined by 16%.
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NewsGhost Protocol reclaims int'l pole position on $25m
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol — now the biggest in the franchise on a $571m worldwide tally — got back into the driving seat internationally through PPI thanks to a big debut in China and $25m overall from 7,837 sites in 63 markets to boost the score to $369m.
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NewsOpen Road scores number one US launch for The Grey on $20m
Tom Ortenberg’s second release under his new company after Killer Elite delivered as expected a number one result for the critically acclaimed survival story starring Liam Neeson. Joe Carnahan directed.
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NewsHolmes 2 faces Underworld, Descendants at box office
Sherlock Holmes 2 has dominated the international arena in recent weekends but will need to muster all its nous to prevail against Underworld and The Descendants.
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FeaturesThe UK's high five
Buoyed by local hits, the UK box office rose 5% last year. Andreas Wiseman analyses the numbers.
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NewsWar Horse leads the field for second consecutive week at UK box office
Disney’s adaptation showcases decent stamina, while Haywire KO’s the rest of the new releases.
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NewsHolmes rules international for WBPI on $18m
Sherlock Holmes stayed top of the international charts for the third weekend in a row through Warner Bros Pictures International as it soared past $260m.
