Big B.O. sights for ‘Thor’ eyes
Stateside summer box office got off to an early start last weekend with Universal's boffo $86 million opening for "Fast Five." Now, Paramount looks to turn that momentum to its favor with Marvel 3D…
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‘Fast Five’ laps weekend B.O. competish
Beating a number of important benchmarks, Universal's "Fast Five" opened this weekend to a boffo estimated $83.6 million domestically, becoming the studio's best-ever debut, as well as the year's…
‘Fast Five’ revs up Friday B.O.
Universal's "Fast Five" sped to first Friday night with $33.2 million from 3,643 locations.
3D indie goes for ‘Gold’
Looking to deepen its pockets this weekend with 3D coin, helmer Michael Gleissner's 3D indie "Deep Gold" continues its limited run in the top 20 U.S. markets, including New York and L.A.
‘Five’ fast in four, including U.K., Oz
While 20th Century Fox's "Rio" won the overseas crown over the April 22-24 weekend, a pair of tentpoles, Universal's "Fast Five" and Paramount's "Thor," essentially kick-started the summer box…
‘Fast Five’ expected to throttle box office
Box office pundits are forecasting summerlike conditions at the global B.O. this weekend, with Universal's "Fast Five" expected to become 2011's best-yet Stateside debut and Paramount's tentpole…
‘Rio’ soars on Easter weekend
In what was expected to be a tight race between "Rio" and "Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family," 20th Century Fox's 3D animated pic managed to hang on to the domestic B.O.'s top spot with an…
‘Rio’ tops Friday B.O.
In its soph sesh, 20th Century Fox's "Rio" topped Friday's box office with $10.75 million at 3,842 locations, bringing its domestic cume to $65.2 million.
More U.S. pics hit o’seas this summer
This summer, Hollywood will find out if it can Americanize the world box office by having it adopt the U.S.' summer blockbuster season.
Newbies challenge ‘Rio’ at box office
Tyler Perry likely will score his usual Easter hit at the domestic B.O. with Lionsgate's "Madea's Big Happy Family" opening at 2,288 U.S. locations, while 20th Century Fox is poised to follow in…
‘Dragon’ bow better in hindsight
Funny what a difference a year makes in the perception of the domestic box office.
