Box Office Breakdown: Taken 2 Shoots Down Competition
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Despite Hotel Transylvania's slaying at last week's box office and the debut of Tim Burton's Frakenweenie, parents apparently left their kids at home this weekend to see Liam Neeson hunt down and kill some more kidnappers.
Taken 2 took in $50 million while Hotel Transylvania was bumped down one spot with $26.3 million. Pitch Perfect was added to over 2,000 theaters this weekend, allowing it to reach number three with $14.7 million, bumping Looper down two spots to number four with $12.2 million. Frankenweenie debuted at number five with $11.5 million.
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Box Office Breakdown: Hotel Transylvania Pulls in the Screams
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Buena Vista, Disney, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Period, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, New Releases,
Vampires are still very much in at the box office -- no matter what age you are.
The animated family film Hotel Transylvania debuted this weekend with an impressive $43 million, making it the second biggest summer opener after The Dark Knight Rises. The latest Bruce Willis film -- written and directed by Rian Johnson -- Looper debuted at second place with $21.2 million while last week's number one film, End of Watch, fell two spots with $8 million. Clint Eastwood's Trouble with the Curve fell one spot to number four with $7.5 million, and the thriller House at the End of the Street rounds out the top five with $7.1 million.
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Box Office Breakdown: End of Watch Finishes First
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Buena Vista, FOCUS, Disney, Lionsgate, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Period, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, New Releases,
It was a close race to the top of the box office this weekend, but the latest David Ayer thriller End of Watch came out ahead with $13.1 million.
In second place was the Jennifer Lawrence film House at the End of the Street, which debuted with $12.2 million while third place went to Clint Eastwood's Trouble With the Curve, which debuted with $12.1 million. Finding Nemo in 3D dropped two spots from last week to number four with $9.6 million, and last week's number one film, Resident Evil: Retribution, dropped down four spots to number five with $6.7 million.
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Box Office Breakdown: Resident Evil Takes Down Nemo
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Buena Vista, FOCUS, Disney, Lionsgate, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Period, Political, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, New Releases,
Fans of Resident Evil have proven that the franchise shows no signs of slowing down, considering that its fifth film installment has topped the domestic box office and garned even more success overseas.
Taking in $21.1 million, Resident Evil: Retribution beat out the 3D release of Finding Nemo, which pulled in $17.5 million. The Possession - which held the top spot for two weeks - was bumped down two spots with $5.8 million. Lawless also fell two spots to number four with $4.2 million while ParaNorman remained at number five with $3 million.
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