OWN has acquired the network television rights to "Lee Daniels' The Butler," co-starring network founder Oprah Winfrey, for the the first broadcast window beyond pay television beginning in 2017…
Boosted by a Friday-the-13th launch, FilmDistrict's low-budget scarer sequel "Insidious Chapter 2" beat expectations with an estimated $41.1 million, making it the largest opening in September for a…
Vin Diesel helped light up what is usually a dark post-Labor Day box office period, with Universal's franchise pic "Riddick" scoring a solid estimated $18.7 million domestically.
Final summer box office came in slightly higher than expected, at $4.75 billion — a new record, up nearly 8% over the $4.4 billion summer benchmark set in 2011. Admissions, at approximately 567…
With the dust having settled, the victory in the weekend's close battle for No. 1 goes to the Weinstein Co.'s "Lee Daniels' The Butler," which collected a revised $20 million in four days. Sony's…
Labor Day weekend box office turned in a nail-biting battle for No. 1, with Sony's music doc "One Direction: This Is Us" taking an early lead estimating $20.5 million in four days, enough to beat…
A trio of counterprogramming wide releases, led by Sony-Screen Gems' Y/A adaptation "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," with an estimated $14.1 million in five days, were no match for "Lee…
Can “The Butler” do it again? Despite three wide releases entering the market, the Weinstein Co.’s holdover “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” looks to claim its second box office victory, after a solid $24…
"Lee Daniels' The Butler" dares to question why an industry so receptive to Holocaust stories has been so reluctant to produce more movies about the myriad human-rights violations perpetrated on our…
The Weinstein Co.'s "Lee Daniels' The Butler" cleaned up at the domestic box office this weekend, overperforming with an estimated $25 million in three days, while Universal's "Kick-Ass 2" delivered…
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” is cleaning up at the late summer box office with an estimated $27 million weekend, making it the first No. 1 film for Oprah Winfrey in nearly 30 years. According to early…
