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'Megalopolis' flops, 'The Wild Robot' soars at box office
Read full article: 'Megalopolis' flops, 'The Wild Robot' soars at box officeFrancis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film “The Wild Robot” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office.
‘Deadpool’ tops charts yet again as 'Reagan' beats expectations on sluggish Labor Day weekend
Read full article: ‘Deadpool’ tops charts yet again as 'Reagan' beats expectations on sluggish Labor Day weekend“Deadpool & Wolverine" ruled the box office on a weekend of quiet openings and low theater attendance as the summer movie season came to an anticlimactic close.
‘Deadpool’ and ‘Alien’ top charts again as ‘Blink Twice’ sees quiet opening
Read full article: ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Alien’ top charts again as ‘Blink Twice’ sees quiet opening“Deadpool & Wolverine," “Alien: Romulus” and “It Ends With Us” topped the charts again at the box office, outperforming new releases like “Blink Twice” and “The Crow.”.
‘Lisa Frankenstein’ fails to revive North American box office on a very slow Super Bowl weekend
Read full article: ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ fails to revive North American box office on a very slow Super Bowl weekend“Lisa Frankenstein” didn’t come to life at the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters.
A quiet weekend at the box office, with ‘The Beekeeper' on top and some Oscar boosts
Read full article: A quiet weekend at the box office, with ‘The Beekeeper' on top and some Oscar boostsHoldovers and Oscar hopefuls dominated the North American box office charts this weekend in the absence of any new wide releases.
Weekend box office results are muted without ‘Dune: Part Two’
Read full article: Weekend box office results are muted without ‘Dune: Part Two’Universal and Blumhouse's video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy's” topped the North American box office in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ dances to No. 1 at the box office, eyeing 'Joker' film record
Read full article: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ dances to No. 1 at the box office, eyeing 'Joker' film recordMovie theaters turned into concert venues this weekend as Swifties brought their dance moves and friendship bracelets to multiplexes across the country.
Indiana Jones’ box office destiny? A lukewarm $60 million debut in North America
Read full article: Indiana Jones’ box office destiny? A lukewarm $60 million debut in North AmericaMoviegoers were only moderately interested in going to the theater to say goodbye to Harrison Ford’s archaeologist character in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”.
'Guardians Vol. 3' and 'Super Mario Bros.' top box office again
Read full article: 'Guardians Vol. 3' and 'Super Mario Bros.' top box office againSeveral new movies infiltrated theaters nationwide this weekend, from a lighthearted trip to Italy with Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen to a Ben Affleck-fronted detective thriller.
‘Magic Mike's Last Dance' wins Super Bowl weekend box office
Read full article: ‘Magic Mike's Last Dance' wins Super Bowl weekend box officeThe third installment in the “Magic Mike” series danced its way to the top of the box office charts this weekend with a James Cameron double header, “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Titanic” (yes that “Titanic”), looming close behind.
‘The Woman King’ takes North American box office throne
Read full article: ‘The Woman King’ takes North American box office throneThe Viola Davis-led action epic “The Woman King” easily conquered the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters, against a crowded market of new releases.
Disney’s 'Eternals' tops domestic box office for 2nd weekend
Read full article: Disney’s 'Eternals' tops domestic box office for 2nd weekendDisney and Marvel’s “Eternals” fell 61% in its second weekend in theaters, but it’s still hanging on to first place ahead of newcomers like “Clifford the Big Red Dog.”.
‘Jungle Cruise’ sails atop box office despite COVID concerns
Read full article: ‘Jungle Cruise’ sails atop box office despite COVID concernsDespite growing concerns over the delta variant, “Jungle Cruise” still drew moviegoers out to theaters during the film’s opening weekend to sail atop the North American box office.
‘Conjuring 3’ tops ‘A Quiet Place 2’ as moviegoing returns
Read full article: ‘Conjuring 3’ tops ‘A Quiet Place 2’ as moviegoing returnsAfter its triumphant first weekend, “A Quiet Place Part II” fell 59% at the North American box office leaving room for the third movie in the “Conjuring” franchise to take first place.
Outlook not improving for beleaguered US movie theaters
Read full article: Outlook not improving for beleaguered US movie theatersAbout three quarters of the country’s movie theaters are open, but Americans are not going back in significant numbers in the COVID-era, even with new films coming into the marketplace weekly. The faith-based “Infidel,” which stars Jim Caviezel, did the best with $1.5 million from just over 1,700 theaters. Both played in under 500 theaters across the country and neither got much more than $200 per location. “The Nest” earned an estimated $62,000 from 301 locations and “The Secrets We Keep” brought in just under $90,000 from 471 theaters. Christopher Nolan's “Tenet” has only earned $36.1 million from North American theaters to date.
'It: Chapter Two' has big weekend
Read full article: 'It: Chapter Two' has big weekend(CNN) - "It: Chapter Two" had a monster weekend, but it came up short of the record-setting success of its predecessor. The follow-up to Warner Bros. 2017's horror hit "It" brought in an estimated $91 million this weekend. According to Warner Bros., "Chapter Two" is also the second largest opening for a horror movie ever behind the original "It." Longer films usually mean fewer showtimes and that can mean less money at the box office. Despite "Chapter Two" not having as big of an opening as its original film, its strong weekend could give momentum to a big fall and winter for Hollywood.
Disney sets record for highest-grossing year
Read full article: Disney sets record for highest-grossing year(CNN) - Disney set the record for the highest-grossing year for a studio ever, and it's only July. The company has brought in an industry record $7.67 billion to date at the worldwide box office, it announced on Sunday. That passed the previous record, which was also set by Disney, when it made $7.61 billion at the global box office in 2016. Disney has three films that have made more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office in 2019: "Avengers: Endgame," "Captain Marvel" and "Aladdin." The studio also has the top five highest-grossing films at the domestic box office this year.