All Warner Bros. articles – Page 28
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NewsHobbit 2 rules on $97.4m int’l take
UPDATE: Warner Bros, New Line and MGM’s The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug brought in a confirmed $97.4m from 16,840 screens in 56 markets to reach $278.4m after two weekends.
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NewsHobbit 2 eyes second weekend rule
As battles go they do not get much bigger than the fantasy armies of Middle Earth against dinosaurs, leading box office observers to forecast a mighty international session this weekend as The Hobbit 2 bears down on $200m by Saturday.
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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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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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NewsGravity pulls early $13.2m in China
UPDATED: Early numbers from Warner Bros Pictures International put the tentpole at an estimated Rmb 80.5m after the first three days.
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NewsGravity crosses $300m worldwide
BOX OFFICE: Warner Bros space epic races to $129m from international markets
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NewsGravity rules US on $31m
Gravity remained top for a third consecutive week as the latest pretender to its throne, Carrie, had to settle for a number three debut. DreamWorks’ The Fifth Estate stumbled badly in its opening session.
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NewsGravity soars past $100m int'l
UPDATED: Warner Bros Pictures International’s astronaut thriller stayed top for the third consecutive weekend internationally as a confirmed $34.3m boosted the tally to $115.6m.
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NewsGravity adds $28.5m to rule int'l
UPDATED: Gravity stayed top of the international arena as a confirmed $28.5m from close to 3.4m admissions on more than 5,785 screens in 38 markets propelled the early tally to $68.3m after two weekends.
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NewsGravity stays aloft on $44.3m
Audience demand kept Warner Bros’ all-categories Oscar contender at the top of the North American charts as an estimated $44.3m in the second session boosted the running total to $123.4m.
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NewsGravity, Riddick in battle of Brazil
Warner Bros Pictures International’s space thriller had reached $39.4m by Thursday (October 10) and is expected to cross $50m by the end of the weekend with 10 new markets set to open.
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NewsGravity sets US October record
Warner Bros’ space epic from Alfonso Cuaron starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney reached for the stars at the weekend with an estimated $55.5m launch that set a new October mark.
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NewsGravity launches on $28.4m int'l
UPDATED: Gravity pulled in more than estimated over the weekend, earning a confirmed $28.4m from its initial launch on 4,830 screens in 27 markets through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI).
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NewsWB, RatPac-Dune team up
The Warner Bros hierarchy has filled the financing void left by the departure of Legendary Entertainment.
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NewsPrisoners ties up US on $21.4m
Alcon Entertainment’s crime thriller Prisoners rounded out a superb month following rave reviews at Telluride and Toronto with a number one debut in North America on an estimated $21.4m through Warner Bros.
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NewsU.N.C.L.E. sets shoot date
Guy Ritchie will direct Warner Bros’ spy update starring Man Of Steel lead Henry Cavill as Napoleon Solo and Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin.
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NewsBen Affleck to play Batman
Warner Bros has announced that one of the studio’s most prized collaborators, Ben Affleck, will play Batman in the studio’s forthcoming Man Of Steel sequel.
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NewsPacific Rim to cross $250m
Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi international hit has reached $218m and is favourite to hold on to the international crown this weekend.
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NewsPac Rim crosses $200m in thriller
UPDATED AUG 5: Warner Bros’ biggest opening weekend in China helped Pacific Rim beat The Smurfs 2 in one of the closest international box office races in years as the sci-fi took a confirmed $53m from 58 markets compared to a confirmed $49.4m from 43 for Sony’s family sequel.