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Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Hobbit' Breaks December Records

Jacob Hall — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:31:44 +0000

Was there ever any doubt that 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' was going to dominate this weekend? Heck, it's probably going to dominate next weekend, too. If audiences embrace it like they did 'Lord of the Rings,' it may even dominate the week after that. The big question now is whether or not Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth will make a bunch of money, but exactly how many bunches.

Weekend Box Office Report: Bond is Back on Top

Jacob Hall — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:25:48 +0000

There's no use beating around the bush here -- this was a pretty dull weekend at the box office. There was only one new release, but it was a dump that bombed rather spectacularly and the rest of the line-up is essentially the same as last week, with only a few titles shuffling around. It's the the quiet before the storm...the storm being 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' which opens in a few days.

Weekend Box Office Report: Everyone Wins on Thanksgiving

Jacob Hall — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:00:38 +0000

Many Americans found themselves with four days off last week, ostensibly so they could go see their family and eat turkey and celebrate Thanksgiving from the comfort of their homes. Instead, they went to the movies. In fact, this was the biggest Thanksgiving box office of all time. Congratulations, America! Film Weekend Per Screen 1 [...]

Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2′ Conquers All

Jacob Hall — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:00:51 +0000

As expected, the fifth and final film of the 'Twilight' series opened huge. In fact, 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2' had the second biggest opening of the franchise and when you consider how huge these things tend to open, that's a big accomplishment. However, this was not just a victorious weekend for Twi-hards -- just about every film in the top ten had something to cheer about.

Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Gets a Release Date

Britt Hayes — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:38:15 +0000

Steven Spielberg‘s highly-anticipated Abraham Lincoln biopic, ‘Lincoln,’ finally has a release date… four score and seven years from now. And by that we mean this November. Sorry, we’re really terrible at math. According to Deadline, Disney has set an “exclusive release” date of November 9, 2012. The film will go wide one week later, on [...]