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Cars 2 Takes Checkered Flag with $68 Million

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   June 27, 2011

Disney and Pixar scored their latest hit with the animated sequel Cars 2, which easily took the top spot at the North American box office this weekend. The critically-reviled animated feature took the top ten pole position while the Cameron… Read More

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Weekend Box Office Predictions: Cars 2 in the Pole Position

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   June 23, 2011

After a several week hiatus due to numerous uncontrollable reasons, the Weekend Box Office Prophet Game has returned with Cars 2 and Bad Teacher battling a collection of strong holdovers for box office supremacy. In this game you are tasked… Read More

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Green Lantern Lacks Power in $52.7 Million Box Office Debut

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   June 20, 2011

Warner Bros. held nothing back in marketing Green Lantern over the past month, yet their efforts didn’t register in the film’s paltry box office debut. Super 8, meanwhile, was able to steal the top spot from aging Jim Carrey whose… Read More

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Green Lantern Midnight Showings Top $3 Million Despite Pitiful Rotten Tomatoes Rating

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   June 17, 2011

Warner Bros. Green Lantern pulled in approximately $3.35 million from midnight screenings last night from just over 1,800 showings. The strong start is on par with Marvel’s Thor and Fox’s X-Men: First Class, but well short of… Read More

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Super 8 Exceeds Expectations with $37 Million Opening Weekend

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   June 12, 2011

Sci-fi thriller Super 8, the latest film from Lost creator J.J. Abrams, took the top spot at the North American box office this weekend. Last weekend’s champ X-Men: First Class settled for second place while the other opener for the weekend,… Read More

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Super 8 Opening Friday Earns $12.2 Million

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   June 11, 2011

Writer and Director J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 is off to an admirable start at the box office, but not one that will be remembered for being overly successful or weak. Coming off approximately $8 million from Thursday preview showings promoted… Read More

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Blu-ray 3D Pre-Orders Live at Amazon

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   June 11, 2011

Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides starring Johnny Depp is still sailing in theaters, but that isn’t stopping the studio from gauging home video interest well ahead of its anticipated August or September release… Read More

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“X-Men” Finishes First In the Top Ten “Class” at Weekend Box Office

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   June 6, 2011

The latest episode of the long-running X-Men franchise, X-Men: First Class, wrangled the number one spot at the North American box office this weekend. The 20th Century Fox release easily beat out holdovers The Hangover Part II and Kung-Fu… Read More

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Weekend Box Office: Hangover Part II is Life of the Party in Debut

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   May 30, 2011

As expected, the Warner Brothers sequel The Hangover Part II commanded the North American box office over the long Memorial Day weekend, setting a record for an R-rated comedy opening in the process. Paramount/Dreamworks launched the 3D… Read More

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Weekend Box Office Predictions Game: Panda Fights a Hangover

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   May 26, 2011

A pair of sequels in The Hangover Part II starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, along with Kung Fu Panda 2, square off at the box office this weekend for the right to knock Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger… Read More

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