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New Year Weekend Gives Boost to ‘Yogi Bear’


January 4, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The first box office faceoff of 2011 may have lacked the type of fireworks Hollywood normally likes to trumpet, but the lack of major releases turned out to give a big boost to Yogi Bear. The Warner Bros. 3D feature, which mixes CG animation and live action to bring the [...]

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‘Toy Story 3,’ ‘Alice’ Are Most Popular Pics of 2010


December 30, 2010 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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As predicted, 3-D animated and vfx-driven features were some of the biggest draws at the box office in 2010.  Here are the Top 10 blockbusters of the year in each category: Animated Films Rank Title (Studio) Domestic B.O. (in Millions) 1. Toy Story 3 (Disney) $415.0 2. Despicable Me (Universal) [...]

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Raves for ‘Illusionist’ Brighten Weak Holiday Box Office


December 28, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Hollywood didn’t get exactly the present it wanted from the box office for Christmas, with box office failing to set any records despite some high-profile opening, but it did get a look at a small piece of magic in the opening of Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist. Opening limited at three [...]

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‘Tron: Legacy’ Racks Up $43 Million Opening


December 20, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Disney’s Tron: Legacy handily topped the weekend box office charts as expected, though its $43.5 million opening weekend gross leaves unclear whether the film is an unabashed hit, a flop or a contender with legs off to a slow start. The studio has mounted an extensive campaign for the visual-effects-driven [...]

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‘Tron: Legacy,’ ‘Yogi Bear’ Fight For Holiday B.O. Bucks


December 16, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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More than 28 years after Disney rolled out its videogame adventure pic Tron, it’s revving up the lightcycles again for the long-awaited sequel, Tron: Legacy, opening this weekend. The film is being released in 2D, stereoscopic 3D and IMAX 3D formats in more than 4,450 cinemas. Starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett [...]

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‘Narnia,’ ‘Tourist’ Open Soft; ‘Tangled’ Stays Strong


December 13, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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In a soft holiday weekend at the box office,  the Narnia franchise and the Angelina Jolie-Johnny Depp starrer The Tourist both fell short of expectations while Disney’s Tangled held on for third place as it surged past the $100 million mark. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader [...]

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‘Narnia,’ ‘Tourist’ Report for Box Office Duty


December 10, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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Tangled and Harry Potter’s reign at the top of the box office charts is likely to end this weekend with the release of The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader and the adult-oriented thriller The Tourist. The third installment in the Narnia series, based on the classic book [...]

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‘Tangled’ Climbs to Top Spot at the Box Office


December 8, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Tangled may have lost the first round to the boy wizard, but Disney’s 50th animated feature is showing its got some legs (as well as lovely locks of hair) by ascending to the top of the box office its second week out. The 50th animated feature film from Walt Disney [...]

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‘Tangled’ Weaves Strong $69M Opening


November 29, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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On a weekend when most folks are cleaning their plates, Tangled and Harry Potter cleaned up at the box office. To no one’s surprise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, topped the box office over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend with an estimated $76 million take. That brings the [...]

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Disney Hopes Holidays Get ‘Tangled’ Up at the Theater


November 24, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Thanksgiving is about to get a bit hairy for moviegoers. That’s because this weekend sees the opening of Tangled, the 50th feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, at more than 3,600 theaters nationwide. Released in stereoscopic 3D and 2D versions, the retelling of the classic tale of Rapunzel is directed [...]

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