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Evil Dead Alive at Friday Box Office with $11.9 Million Opening Day

April 6, 2013

Columbia TriStar’s remake of Evil Dead was propelled by a wave of positive reviews and promises of excessive gore to a strong opening day at the North American box office. Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park 3D also opening strong… Read More

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Commands Box Office on Easter Weekend

April 2, 2013

Despite an eight-month release delay, Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation stormed the North American box office over the Easter holiday weekend to beat out fellow newcomers Tyler Perry’s Temptation and The Host. Overall, the… Read More

The Croods Cooks Up Friday Box Office Feast with $11.6 Million

March 24, 2013

The Croods has quickly become a much needed hit for Dreamworks Animation after taking the box office by storm on Friday. Fellow new release Olympus Has Fallen also put up a double-digit opening day and came in a slow second, while Admission proved… Read More

Ricky Gervais Becomes David Brent for YouTube Channel Launch

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March 16, 2013

Ricky Gervais has resurrected his original character David Brent from BBC’s The Office, though not necessarily how we all might have envisioned him returning. On Friday, Gervais launched a new original YouTube channel that is dedicated… Read More

The Rock Powers Snitch to $4.1 Million Close Friday Box Office Victory

February 23, 2013

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson brought ample gravitas to Snitch in helping power it to the top of the North American box office on Friday on its debut day. Comedy box office sensation Identity Thief placed a close second on Friday and… Read More

A Good Day to Die Hard and Bruce Willis Top Box Office with $25 Million

February 17, 2013

Bruce Willis and his fifth turn at John McClane in A Good Day to Die Hard beat out last week’s champ Identity Thief and a quartet of new arrivals including Safe Haven and Beautiful Creatures to claim the number one spot at the North American… Read More

A Good Day to Die Hard and Safe Haven Battling for Box Office Crown

February 16, 2013

Fox’s A Good Day to Die Hard starring Bruce Willis encountered a worthy adversary in Relativity’s Safe Haven at the North American box office on Friday. An unexpected neck-and-neck race is now underway to see if a sappy love story… Read More

Zero Dark Thirty Goes Wide and Blasts Box Office Competition with $24 Million

January 13, 2013

Weeks of elected official hot wind and a snub by the Academy Awards didn’t stop Sony’s Zero Dark Thirty from landing at the top spot at the North American box office this weekend. The acclaimed film’s first weekend of wide… Read More

Blu-ray Deal: Rise of the Guardians Pre-Order Offers Big Savings

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December 30, 2012

Dreamworks’ Rise of the Guardians is still a member of the North American box office’s top 10 club. It will eventually make its way to Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD, and Amazon.com wants you to lock up your home video disc copy sooner… Read More

Skyfall and James Bond Earn $4.6 Million at Midnight Box Office Screenings

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November 10, 2012

Daniel Craig’s third turn as 007 James Bond in director Sam Mendes’ Skyfall is off to a hot start at the North American box office after burning up overseas markets with $321 million in ticket sales and counting. At Thursday midnight… Read More

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