‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ smashes pandemic record at box office
- 02-Apr-2021
The feat marks the biggest opening day for any film in the COVID era
‘Lego Batman’ flies high over ‘Great Wall,’ ‘Fist Fight’
- 21-Feb-2017
LOS ANGELES: “The Lego Batman Movie” is dominating the North American box office with an estimated $44 million this President’s Day weekend — nearly matching the combined haul of “Fifty Shades Darker” and “The Great Wall.” Universal’s second weekend of “Fifty Shades” is heading for $24 million at 3,714 sites and its action-fantasy “The Great […]
Shyamalan’s ‘Split’ again rules North America box office
- 06-Feb-2017
LOS ANGELES: “Split,” the M Night Shyamalan thriller about a man with multiple personalities who locks three teenage girls in an underground bunker, held onto the top spot in the North American box office for a third weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. The movie — by the director of the classic horror film “Sixth Sense” […]
‘Suicide Squad’ kills competition at US box office
- 16-Aug-2016
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Defying critics as well as competition from two new releases, the DC Comics-inspired "Suicide Squad" topped the US box office for a second weekend, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said Monday.
Will Smith's 'Focus' opens with $19.1 million to win U.S. box office
- 02-Mar-2015
Will Smith's new action drama "Focus" booted the kinky sex tale "Fifty Shades of Grey" for its perch atop U.S. and Canadian weekend box office charts, racking up $19.1 million in ticket sales.
'Hunger Games' survives at top of US box office
- 01-Dec-2014
LOS ANGELES: The latest "Hunger Games" movie beat back competitors to survive the Thanksgiving weekend in the top spot of the North American box office, according to industry estimates Sunday.
‘Lucy,’ ‘Hercules’ beat expectations at weekend box offices
- 28-Jul-2014
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: "Lucy," starring Scarlett Johansson as a woman with a super-powered brain, collected $44 million to win the domestic box office race, outmuscling "Hercules" which took in $29 million for second place.
‘Planet of the Apes’ climbs over ‘Transformers’ to win U.S. box office
- 13-Jul-2014
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," a sequel about genetically altered apes that battle for dominance with humans, has knocked the giant "Transformers" robots from the top spot on U.S. and Canadian movie charts.
‘Jump Street’ guns down ‘Dragon’ to lead weekend box office
- 16-Jun-2014
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: “22 Jump Street,” starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as cops who return to college undercover, collected $60 million in ticket sales at domestic theaters over the weekend, out-gunning animated “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” The sequel to the 2012 hit “21 Jump Street” handily topped “How to Train Your Dragon […]



