In non-surprising movie box office news, Miley Cyrus’ Hannah Montana: The Movie was the big winner over the weekend. Disney’s tween hit scored $34 million for the weekend.
Hannah Montana: The Movie beat the competition by a mile(y) – Fast and Furious earned $28.8 million, while Monsters vs Aliens took in $22.6million.
Must have been a slow weekend at the movies – Paul Blart: Mall Cop topped the box office earnings. Check out Kevin James, running with the big dogs (Clint Eastwood, Brad Pitt)!
Paul Blart: Mall Cop made $33.8 million, with an expected $40 million over the four day weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Oh, how Nicolas Cage has fallen – while his new movie, Bangkok Dangerous, was the top earner at the box office over the weekend, that’s not saying much. Bangkok Dangerous only took in $7.8 million – the lowest gross for a number one movie in five years!
The past weekend was, in fact, the worst box office weekend of 2008.
Pineapple Express looked like it was heading towards eclipsing The Dark Knight at the weekend box office – but you can’t keep Batman down, it seems. The Dark Knight continued to rule the box office – in its fifth week in theaters!
The Dark Knight earned $26 million over the weekend, bringing the gross to $441.5 million. That plants Dark Knight at the number three spot for the all-time box office performers. Read the rest of this entry »
July 27th, 2008 by Wendy
Tagged as: Batman, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight, box office
The Dark Knight continues to break box office records… the latest accomplishment? Exceeding the $300 million mark in just 10 days.
The last record holder that busted the $300 million line was 2006’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which snagged $300 million after 16 days. Read the rest of this entry »
Hellboy II took the box office by storm over the weekend, pulling in $35.9 million during its debut weekend and earning the number 1 weekend film spot.
The Hellboy sequel, starring Ron Perlman in the title role, and directed by Guillermo del Toro (”Pan’s Labyrinth”) even bested box office superhero Hancock – no small feat.
Journey to the Center of the Earth, starring Brendan Fraser landed in third place with $20.6 million, while WALL-E and Wanted rounded out the top five.
The universally panned Eddie Murphy vehicle “Meet Dave” somehow managed to earn $5.3 million and take the number seven spot.
Will Smith continues to be the fourth of July weekend box office champ – his “Hancock” swept the box office, earning $66 million over the weekend. Since its opening on Tuesday night, Hancock has raked in $107.3 million. Read the rest of this entry »
It was a big weekend for the little Pixar robot Wall-E – the film grabbed the number one spot at the box office, raking in an estimated $62.5 million in ticket sales over its first three days.
Wall-E’s box office win is nothing new for Pixar, who scored its ninth consecutive number one. That’s a pretty impressive track record. Read the rest of this entry »
In a surprise to no one, the hotly anticipated summer comedy “Get Smart” was the big winner at the box office – securing first place with $39.2 million.
Get Smart stars Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway in the big screen adaptation of the 1960s TV show. Read the rest of this entry »
“The Incredible Hulk” had a great opening weekend – raking in $54.5 million at the box office and besting Kung Fu Panda (at number 2) and The Happening (number 3).
Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers commented on the weekend opening, saying “The [Incredible] Hulk got a second chance, got angry and came back with a vengeance. This was a big question mark going in. The film had a history or a checkered past.” Read the rest of this entry »
