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Mighty ‘Smurfs’ Ties with ‘Cowboys & Aliens’


August 1, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Sony’s 3-D feature hybrid The Smurfs proved to be a much stronger contender than expected this past weekend, bringing in $36.2 million and tying with DreamWorks/Universal’s Western/sci-fi pic Cowboys & Aliens at the domestic box office. Since the race was too close to call, the final winner will have to [...]

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‘Smurfs,’ ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Try to Round Up Ticket Sales


July 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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It’s time to get Smurfy, as the little blue forest-dwellers take on the combo of Cowboys & Aliens at the box office. Sony/Columbia’s stereoscopic 3D hybrid take on the classic comic-strip characters and Saturday-morning cartoon stars arrives in theaters this week. The Smurfs is set to open in almost 3,400 [...]

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‘Captain America’s’ $68M Beats Still-Strong ‘Potter’ Finale


July 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The fighting prowess of Marvel’s star-spangled superhero lead a strong charge at the weekend box office, handily deflecting the magic of Harry Potter to second place. Captain America: The First Avenger finished first at the box office its opening weekend with an estimated $65 million in ticket sales. The visual-effects-loaded [...]

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‘Harry Potter’ Casts Record-Breaking B.O. Spell


July 18, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Harry Potter cast a record-setting spell on the box office this weekend, with the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 selling a stunning $168 million worth of tickets. The Warner Bros. release also did well overseas, making $307 million for a three-day worldwide total of $475 [...]

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Movies Bid ‘Potter’ Adieu, Welcome Back ‘Pooh’


July 14, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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It’s a weekend for old friends as movie goers bid adieu to Harry Potter and the students of Hogwarts and welcome back a beloved old bear named Winnie the Pooh. The undisputed juggernaut is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, which opens Friday at nearly 4,400 theaters — [...]

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‘Transformers’ Rolls Over Comedy Competition


July 11, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The robots in disguise remained the top draw at the box office for the second week in a row as Transformers: Dark of the Moon became the year’s top-grossing movie. Based on the Hasbro toys and classic 1980s animated TV series, the third film in Michael Bay’s Transformers series grossed [...]

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Mighty ‘Transformers’ Faces Comedy Challengers


July 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Can a one-two comedy punch topple the mighty Transformers where other films have failed? That’s the test of this weekend’s box office, as Michael Bay’s visual-effects extravaganza tests its legs after a huge six-day holiday opening. Based on the Hasbro toy line and 1980s animated TV series, Transformers: Dark of [...]

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‘Transformers’ Morphs into Box Office Monster


July 5, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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We might need to roll out a new definition for blockbuster and call it Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The movie, based on the Hasbro toys and classic 1980s animated TV series, had an incredible debut at the box office, taking in $116 million in domestic ticket sales over the [...]

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First-day Take of $37M for ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’


June 30, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The visual-effects extravaganza Transformers: Dark of the Moon debuted Wednesday to about $37 million in ticket sales, marking the best debut of the year for any film. Based on the popular Hasbro toys and classic 1980s animated series, the third film in the Transformers franchise earned about $8 million of [...]

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‘Cars 2′ Crosses the Finish Line with Huge Lead


June 27, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Disney-Pixar’s Cars 2 raced to a strong finish in its opening weekend with $68 million in ticket sales, handily beating out its predecesor. The opening weekend gross for the film handily beat out the $60 million opening weekend take for 2006′s Cars, as well as the openings for fellow Pixar [...]

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