box-office
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Can ‘Battleship’ Big Guns Sink ‘The Avengers’ at Box Office?
Universal's "Battleship" aims to deliver a box-office broadside but "The Avengers" will be tough to beat
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‘Hunger Games’ Kills With $68.25M at Friday Box Office
“The Hunger Games” $68.25 million box-office take puts the movie on track to exceed $132 million over the weekend
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‘Act of Valor’ Rescues Weekend Box Office With $24.7M
“Act of Valor” is No. 1 at the North American box office with $24.7 million — well ahead of No. 2 “Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds,” which took $16 million
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‘Act of Valor’ Destroys Competition, Is No. 1 at Friday Box Office
“Act of Valor,” which stars actual Navy SEALs, is No. 1 at the box office this weekend, taking in $9 million on Friday alone; “Good Deeds” takes No. 2, while “Gone” and “Wanderlust” seriously underperform
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‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ Surpasses $200M Mark
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” is on a roll overseas and hasn’t yet opened in Japan. It’s made $100M domestically
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What Ails Hollywood? Six Movie Experts Weigh In On a Cure
Producer Mike Medavoy, critic Joe Morgenstern, “Warrior” director Gavin O’Connor and others on how movies can survive after a brutal box office year
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Box Office Slide: 2011 Domestic Revenue to Fall Short of 2010
With nearly $900 million to make up in 12 days, 2010’s number appears out of reach
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‘New Year’s Eve’ Tiptoes at Friday Box Office With Just $5M
Garry Marshall’s ensemble comedy beats “Twilight,” but the box office will be down again. “The Sitter” is 2nd with $3.7 million Friday
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‘The Lion King’ Takes Box Office Crown With Huge $29.3M
Disney’s 3D re-release of the 17-year-old hand-drawn classic significantly outgrosses all three of the weekend’s new releases — combined
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Hakuna Matata, Baby: ‘Lion King 3D’ Races to $20M+ Pace at Box Office
Re-release of hand-drawn Disney classic set for big 3D re-release; new entries “Drive,” “Straw Dogs” and “I Don’t Know How She Does It” Have Quiet Fridays
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Horror Movies Hit the Dead Zone This Summer
August was a hot month for horror movies in 2009 and 2010, but the month was downright scary for the genre this year
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Irene, Shmirene: ‘Our Idiot Brother’ Sinks in Opening Plunge
The weekend’s biggest flop, and one that had the highest hopes for success, took in a measly $6.588 million this weekend
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The Biggest Monster at This Weekend’s Box Office Is Hurricane Irene
“Our Idiot Brother,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” and “Colombiana” all are in a race to be the second-biggest picture — behind “The Help”
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‘Green Lantern’ Comes Up Short at the Box Office With $52.7M
Warner’s DC Comics-based film misses expectations that were closer to $60M; Jim Carrey comedy “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” hits its low target with $18.2M
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Box Office: ‘Green Lantern’ Opens to $21.6M Friday, Pacing for $55M+ Weekend
Jim Carrey family comedy “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” grosses $6.4 million and should hit around $18 million through Sunday