Japanese audiences orbit 'Earth'
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" topped the Japanese box office with a $5.03 million take in its opening four-day weekend. Alien invasion pic saw 359,000 admissions during the Dec. 19-21 period.
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Europeans opt for Hollywood fare
Hollywood pics prevailed at the crowded European pre-holiday box office, where "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" outperformed big local titles bowing in Italy, Germany, and France, while Clint Eastwood's…
'Day' conquers Japanese box office
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" topped the Japanese box office with a $5.03 million take in its opening four day weekend. Alien invasion pic saw 359,000 admissions from Friday Dec. 19 to Sunday Dec…
Five movies overload Christmas
There seem to be too many presents waiting to be unwrapped at the holiday box office, with 'Bedtime Stories,' 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' 'Marley and Me,' 'The Spirit,' and 'Valkyrie' set…
Fox Searchlight finds niche at B.O.
Fox Searchlight wrestled key victories out of the weekend box office for Mickey Rourke starrer "The Wrestler" and awards favorite "Slumdog Millionaire."
Overseas audiences seek 'Escape'
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" stampeded to the top spot of the pre-Christmas weekend international box office with $33.5 million at 5,959 playdates in 56 territories.
'Yes Man' tops weekend box office
The weekend box office got iced by terrible weather, and the result was anything but a merry start for Jim Carrey laffer "Yes Man" and Will Smith drama "Seven Pounds."
'Yes Man' tops Friday box office
Even with winter storms plaguing parts of the country, moviegoers managed to make Jim Carrey's comedy "Yes Man" the top film Friday with $6.5 million and Will Smith's drama number two with $5.2…
Europe gets in festive mood
Hollywood openers contend with a multitude of strong local Christmas titles in a packed pre-holiday frame at the European box office.
'Yes' vs. the rest at box office
The star-studded parade of films seeking Christmas coin continues today with the bows of Sony's Will Smith drama "Seven Pounds" and Warner Bros.' Jim Carrey laffer "Yes Man."
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Domestic Film DAILY
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Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers: Age of Extinction
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Daily:$3.5M Cumulative:$192.5M Paramount Pictures -6.36% -
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Tammy
Tammy
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Daily:$2.4M Cumulative:$44.4M Warner Brothers / New Line -4.23% -
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon 2
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Daily:$1.3M Cumulative:$146.2M Fox / DreamWorks Animation -3.87%
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