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By Staff 1/19/10 1:36pm

Box Office Breakdown: Not Even Denzel Can Stop The King of the World

Three cheers for The Book of Eli! The post-apocalyptic film (a.k.a. The Road for Dummies) pulled down $38 million over the Martin Luther King holiday, and $32.7 million from Friday-to-Sunday, which was good for the third biggest January opening ever. And yet it still didn’t even come close to finishing in first place. That’s Read More

By Christopher Rosen 1/11/10 2:38pm

Box Office Breakdown: Fourth Verse Same as the First

James Cameron is nothing if not consistent. For a fourth straight week the King of the World saw Avatar top the charts, this time pulling in an estimated $48.5 million. That result gives the 3-D epic the biggest fourth weekend gross ever, surpassing the record previously held by—you guessed it—Titanic. Sadly, things weren’t as Read More

By Christopher Rosen 1/04/10 1:38pm

Box Office Breakdown: Avatar, Avatar, Avatar

It’s déjà vu all over again. The top three films remained unchanged at the box office, meaning the first weekend of 2010 felt a lot like the last weekend of 2009. Once again, Avatar, Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel were win, place and show according to moviegoers. Buoyed by those Read More

By Christopher Rosen 12/28/09 2:18pm

Box Office Breakdown: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

And you thought you had a good Christmas! The holiday weekend was the biggest in the history of Hollywood, with the top ten films grossing a combined $278 million. Of course Avatar was once again the top choice, pacing the field with $75 million, but a trio of newcomers all did exceptionally well: Read More

By Christopher Rosen 12/24/09 6:23am

Opening This Christmas: It’s Elementary, It’s Complicated and It’s Awful!

Christmas is finally here and that means one thing: movies! (And, for some of us, Chinese food.) Hollywood has placed some of its biggest offerings under the tree and, as a result, we wouldn’t be surprised if this wound up being one of the most lucrative holidays ever. As we do every Wednesday, here’s a Read More

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