College-bound monsters are apparently more popular than Brad Pitt-chasing zombies, as Monsters University $82 million topped World War Z's $66 million at the box office this weekend.
National Guard recruitment vehicle "Man of Steel" had the largest June opening weekend ever with $113.1 million in North America. Marijuana recruitment vehicle "This is The End" came in second with $20.5 million.
The Purge, a $4 million horror movie starring Ethan Hawke, debuted at No. 1 this weekend, grossing an estimated $36.4 million. The Internship was a relative flop, coming in 4th with just over $18 million.
After Earth bombed at box office this weekend, grossing just $27 million and finishing in third place behind Now You See Me and Fast & Furious 6. The last Will Smith summer film not to debut No.1 was 1993's Made in America.
Fast & Furious 6 will make $122.5 million by the end of the holiday weekend, ensuring that we will continue living in a constant state of furiousness and fastness.
Star Trek Into Darkness was the number one movie this weekend with a “disappointing” $70.6 million. Meanwhile, Iron Man 3 has passed the billion dollar mark and is still going strong.
This was the best Thanksgiving box office weekend ever, thanks to James Bond, Twilight, and drunk-faced James Spader.
Breaking Dawn – Part 2's Giant Box Office Debut Validates Robsten Affair
Looks like Kristen Stewart's public nuzzling with Rupert Sanders was good for business, after all. Breaking Dawn – Part 2, the last Twilight film, made $141.3 million over the weekend, giving it $340.9 million worldwide. This is notable not just because of the heartbreaking scandal, but also because it proves once and…
Skyfall Made a Shit Ton of Money This Weekend & Other Box Office News
Homeland and now ex-CIA leader David Petraeus might be getting most of the spy-related attention this weekend, and rightfully so, but a shit ton of people still paid to see the new James Bond movie, Skyfall. The film grossed $87.8 million over the weekend, giving it best Bond debut ever.
Liam Neeson Takes Out Ben Affleck, But Just Barely
Liam Neeson's 60-year-old action star schtick proved victorious for another weekend, as Taken 2 held on to the box office's top spot with $22.5 million. It's down 55% since last weekend, but it's already earned $88.3 million in ten days. Not bad, and more than enough to generate interest in a third film.
Taken 2 Puts Frankenweenie Down
Despite good reviews and a classic Tim Burton feel, Frankenweenie underperformed at the box office this weekend.
Adam Sandler Works Better as a Cartoon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Does Okay as a Killer and No One Cares About Teachers
The Adam Sandler-voiced Hotel Transylvania was a big hit, setting a September box office record with a $43 million take over the weekend. It also sort of reestablishes Sandler as a reliable box office draw after his last two films, That's My Boy and Jack and Jill, bombed.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Jennifer Lawrence Are Tied at the Box Office, Clint Eastwood Rambles Along in Third Place
In another slow box office weekend, Gyllenhaal's End of Watch and Lawrence's House at the End of the Street each brought in $13 million, which means we'll have to wait another full day for the official results of what Box Office Mojo calls "one of the tightest races ever for first place at the box office." How…
The Box Office Weekend Is Like 9/11 All Over Again
I have to assume someone at the Hollywood Reporter at least questioned the headline "Moviegoing Plummets to Post 9/11 Levels."
Audiences Love Action Stars, Hate Obama
The Expendables 2 dominated the box office again this weekend, but the movie everyone's talking about is 2016: Obama's America, the little anti-Obama documentary that could.
New Bourne Takes Out The Dark Knight Rises
The box-office reign of The Dark Knight Rises is over: Universal's Matt Damon-less The Bourne Legacy has taken the top spot with $40.3 million.
If Demi Moore is the Queen of Flops, Colin Farrell is their king. Sucks because he's fantastic to watch.