The weather outside was frightful, but the grosses for Avatar were delightful. Despite losing anywhere from 18 percent (New York) to 86 percent (Baltimore) of its audience on Saturday thanks to the eastern corridor blizzard, James Cameron's technical marvel is still estimated to have the second highest December debut on record—Avatar's $73 million opening Read More
No disrespect to The Princess and The Frog—which topped the charts with a solid, if not spectacular, $25 million—but the animated film feels like an appetizer to the main course that will be Avatar. Landing in theaters on Friday (as if you hadn't heard) and fresh off a Best Picture win from the New Read More
No disrespect to The Princess and The Frog—which topped the charts with a solid, if not spectacular, $25 million—but the animated film feels like an appetizer to the main course that will be Avatar. Landing in theaters on Friday (as if you hadn't heard) and fresh off a Best Picture win from the New York Read More
Consider this the calm before the storm. After a record breaking Thanksgiving, the box office slowed down to a crawl on the first weekend of December, as The Blind Side blitzed passed New Moon to take the top spot with an underwhelming $20.4 million. Don't feel too bad for Hollywood though: with Invictus, The Read More
In between bouts of leftovers and naps, Americans found time to head to movie theaters in droves over Thanksgiving, as the top-ten films grossed a record-setting $278 million over the long weekend. Unsurprisingly, The Twilight Saga: New Moon paced the field, amassing a ridiculous $65.9 million over the 5-day frame, $42.5 million of which Read More
And you thought only fanboys could help set box office records. Thanks to an audience that was comprised of 80 percent women, The Twilight Saga: New Moon sunk its teeth into a ridiculous and record-setting $140.7 million to pace the field during what was the second most lucrative weekend in Hollywood history. The opening Read More
It might be just days before Thanksgiving (and, btw, when did that happen?), but if you head to a movie theater this weekend, don't be surprised if it feels a little bit like summertime. The box office is littered with big-ticket effects films (the second weekend of 2012), the return of a beloved franchise (New Read More
