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Box office: 'Halloween Kills' scores bloody great $50.3M debut

Brent Lang
Posted at Oct 18 07:12 AM

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Universal and Blumhouse’s “Halloween Kills” topped the weekend box office with a $50.3 million debut. That’s a bloody good showing considering that the film is being release simultaneously in theaters and on-demand via Peacock, NBCUniversal’s in-house Netflix challenger. That kind of distribution pattern has depressed ticket sales in recent months, with films like Warner Bros.’ “Cry Macho” and “The Suicide Squad” failing to resonate with moviegoers when they were made available at the same time on HBO Max. Read more »

'No Time to Die' debuts slightly behind expectations with $56M

Rebecca Rubin
Posted at Oct 11 07:33 AM

LOS ANGELES, Oct 10 (Variety.com) - "No Time to Die," the latest installment in the James Bond franchise, debuted to $56 million at the domestic box office, a result that fell somewhat short of expectations and signals that even one of the most storied brands in film history is still being forced to contend with a moviegoing landscape that has been dramatically altered by the pandemic. Read more »

'Free Guy' takes top spot at North American box office

Agence France Presse
Posted at Aug 16 08:30 AM

The video game action comedy 'Free Guy' has topped the North American box office in its opening weekend, taking in USD28.4 million. Read more »

'The Suicide Squad' underwhelms with $26.5M debut

Rebecca Rubin, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 09 08:07 AM

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - “The Suicide Squad,” the R-rated comic book adaptation directed by James Gunn, underwhelmed in its box office debut, collecting $26.5 million from 4,002 North American theaters. Read more »

M. Night Shyamalan horror flick 'Old' tops North America box office

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 07:22 AM

LOS ANGELES - New M. Night Shyamalan horror-thriller "Old" aged to perfection at the top of the North American box office in its debut weekend, taking in an estimated $16.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. Read more »

Box office: Marvel's 'Black Widow' debuts with dazzling $80 million in theaters, $60 million on Disney Plus

Rebecca Rubin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 06:58 AM

LOS ANGELES, July 11, (Variety.com) - Disney and Marvel's superhero adventure "Black Widow" captured a massive $80 million in its first weekend, crushing the benchmark for the biggest opening weekend since the pandemic. Read more »

Box office: 'F9' zooms to mighty $70-M debut, shattering pandemic records

Rebecca Rubin, Variety.com via Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 11:26 AM

After many delays over the course of a year and a half, “F9” opened to a mighty $70 million from 4,179 North American venues. That’s by far the biggest start for a movie at the US box office since the onset of COVID-19. Read more »

'Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' hits top of North American box office

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 05:55 AM

LOS ANGELES - North American moviegoers again showed their love of action comedies this weekend as new release "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" shot to the top of the box office, taking in an estimated $11.7 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported. Read more »

Box office: 'In the Heights' disappoints with $11 million opening weekend

Rebecca Rubin, Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 07:06 AM

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - “In the Heights,” the acclaimed adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway show, didn’t hit all the right notes in its box office debut. Read more »

Horror film 'Conjuring' scares up a North America box office lead

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jun 07 08:50 AM

As if 2020 didn't bring horrors enough, North American moviegoers seem to crave more: Fright film "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It" earned an estimated $24 million this weekend to top the box office as more and more theaters reopen after a bleak year.    Read more »

Box office: Angelina Jolie's 'Those Who Wish Me Dead' DOA as 'Spiral' claims No. 1

Rebecca Rubin, Reuters
Posted at May 17 06:40 AM

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Angelina Jolie’s survival action thriller “Those Who Wish Me Dead” didn’t do much to revive the North American box office. The Warner Bros. film, which debuted simultaneously on the streaming service HBO Max, took in a paltry $2.8 million in its opening weekend. Read more »

'Godzilla vs. Kong' tops box office again, crosses $80 million in the US

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 19 10:27 AM

"Godzilla vs. Kong" remained atop the domestic box office in its third weekend of release. The Legendary and Warner Bros movie added another $7.7 million, boosting its North American tally to $80.5 million. Read more »

'Godzilla vs. Kong' sets pandemic record with $48.5-M debut

Rebecca Rubin, Variety.com via Reuters
Posted at Apr 05 04:43 PM

"Godzilla vs. Kong" muscled its way to a pandemic-era box office record, giving Hollywood studios and theater owners alike hope that people are ready to return to the movies after a year of watching Netflix at home. Read more »

Box office: Bob Odenkirk's 'Nobody' debuts to No. 1 as 'Godzilla vs. Kong' roars overseas

Rebecca Rubin, Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 07:29 AM

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - Bob Odenkirk, action star? It’s a premise so unexpected, so curious, that it just might have enticed audiences to watch “Nobody,” a revenge thriller that sees an otherwise unassuming Odenkirk (“Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul”) kick ass and take names. “Nobody” debuted atop domestic box office charts, generating $6.7 million from 2,460 venues. Read more »

Box office: 'The Croods 2' tops 'Judas and the Black Messiah'

Brent Lang, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 06:43 AM

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods: A New Age” topped an anemic domestic box office, grossing just over $2 million in its twelfth week of release. The family film has grossed just under $49 million. It is eyeing a President’s Day weekend gross of $2.7 million and is playing in 1,890 theaters. Read more »

Hollywood movie box office slumped to near 40-year low in 2020

Jill Serjeant, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 11:16 AM

Hollywood movies suffered an unprecedented 80% slump in box office revenue in North America in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic closed movie theaters and studios held back the release of scores of new films.   Read more »

'Demon Slayer' becomes Japan's highest-grossing film

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 28 02:38 PM

An animated movie based on the blockbuster "Demon Slayer" manga series has become the highest-grossing film in Japanese box-office history, its distributors said Monday, ending the reign of Hayao Miyazaki's "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi" (Spirited Away) from 2001. Read more »

'Wonder Woman' box office hits a pandemic high in cinema, streaming showdown

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 08:04 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -“Wonder Woman 1984” pulled in $36.1 million at worldwide theaters over the Christmas holiday weekend and boosted streaming viewership on HBO Max, Warner Bros. said on Sunday as it confirmed plans for a third film in the superhero franchise. Read more »

'Demon Slayer' reaches 2nd on Japan's all-time box-office sales list

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 30 03:44 PM

An animated movie based on the blockbuster "Demon Slayer" manga series has taken 45 days to become the second-highest grossing movie ever in Japan, its distributors Aniplex Inc. and Toho Co. said Monday. Read more »

Anime 'Demon Slayer' becomes 3rd highest grossing film in Japan

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 24 03:21 PM

An animated movie based on the blockbuster "Demon Slayer" manga series has become the third-highest grossing film in Japan, 39 days after opening, its distributors Aniplex Inc. and Toho Co. said Tuesday. Read more »