box office

Monday, December 6, 2010

“Tangled” leads the Box Office

“Tangled” wrangled the top spot at the Box Office away from Harry Potter over the weekend. In its second week, “Tangled,” claimed the number one slot with a haul of $21.6 million, according to the final figures released today. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” dropped to second place with $17 million. In third week, the 7th installment […]
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Harry Potter wins tough battle at weekend Box Office

The final numbers are in and  “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” managed to beat back newcomer, “Tangled,” to remain the number one movie in the country, for the second straight week.  The seventh installment of the phenomenal film series conjured up $49 million at theaters last weekend. Its two week total stands at around $219 million at the […]
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Harry Potter huge at the Box Office

  Fans of the wild adventures of that wizard, Harry Potter, stormed movie theaters this weekend.The latest installment in the popular fantasy film series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,” cleaned up with an estimated $125.1 million –easily becoming the number one movie in the country. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1,” is the first of a two […]
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

News & Entertainment bits

Hollywood Publicist gunned down An investigation is underway into the early morning  fatal shooting of well-known Publicist, Ronni Chasen. There are reports, Chasen was shot several times in her car in Beverly Hills, after leaving a party following a premiere for the movie, “Burlesque.” More details on The Wrap. New book from Barbra Streisand Out today — a new book from  […]
Monday, November 8, 2010

“Megamind 3D” big but not great at Box Office

The DreamWorks animation,”Megamind 3D,” debuted at the top of the weekend Box Office, with $46 million — but that was below expectation. The film had been expected to exceed the $50 million mark.  Nevertheless, the debut was good enough to earn “Megamind 3D” the title of the number one film in the country. The family-friendly feature  is about supervillians and superheroes battling […]
Monday, November 1, 2010

Horror wins the Halloween Box Office

Movie fans were gong-ho for horror flicks on Halloween weekend, propelling “Saw 3D” to the top of the Box Office.  “Saw 3D” debut with a respectable $22.5 million,  acccording to the final figures out today. “Saw 3D” is now the number one movie in the country. This is the seventh and  reportedly final chapter in John “Jigsaw” Kramer’s torture series of challenges and tests for his […]
Sunday, October 24, 2010

“Paranormal Activity 2” scares up big money at Box Office

“Paranormal Activity 2” really cleaned up at the weekend Box Office. The fright sequel debuted with an estimated $41.5 million–a huge opening for a horror flick. “Paranormal Activity 2” is now the new number one film in the country. The plot of “Paranormal Activity 2” is very similar to the first.  Instead of a couple, this time, a sinister force terrorizes a […]
Sunday, October 17, 2010

“Jackass 3D” makes huge haul at the Box Office

Two new adult films debuted at the top of the Box Office, outperforming expectations. Leading the way, “Jackass 3D,” a crude comedy, that packed theaters and earned an estimated $50 million, to become the new number one film in the country. This is the third installment of the “Jackass” series and is based on the TV series (2000-2002). The movie has no real plot, […]
Monday, October 11, 2010

ShowBiz Bits

  Facebook film wins Box Office derby Despite a big publicity blitz by Disney the new film,”Secretariat,” got dusted by the geeks of  “The Social Network” at the Box Office this weekend. The final figures are out today and they show “The Social Network” leading the pack with $15.4 million — to hang onto the title of the number one film […]