Box Office Report: 'Hotel Transylvania' Crosses $100M
Sony's animated hit Hotel Transylvania shows no signs of slowing down in its third weekend at the box office as it jumps the $100 million mark.
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Box Office: 'Taken 2' Grabs $50M Debut
20th Century Fox sequel “Taken 2” takes the top spot at the box office, followed by Sony’s “Hotel Transylvania” and Universal musical comedy “Pitch Perfect.” Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” underperforms with a fifth-place opening.
Box Office Report: Audiences Check into 'Hotel Transylvania'
Sony's “Hotel Transylvania” smashes records with $43 million opening.
Digital Domain Sale to Chinese-Indian Venture Approved
Digital Domain Media Group wins court approval to sell its business to a partnership of Chinese and Indian film companies.
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Box Office Report: It’s A Tie!
In one of the tightest races ever for the top spot at the box office, Relativity Media’s horror film “House at the End of The Street” and Open Road Films’ “End of Watch” are tied with $13 million each.
Box Office Report: 'Resident Evil', 'Finding Nemo' On Top
Sony’s “Resident Evil: Retribution” fought its way to the top of the North American box office this weekend, followed by Disney’s 3D reissue of “Finding Nemo.”
Digital Domain Enters Bankruptcy
Digital Domain Media Group files for bankruptcy protection, saying its production business will be sold.
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Box Office Report: 'The Possession' Still On Top
With the box office at its lowest point in years, Lionsgate’s supernatural thriller The Possession took first place again this weekend, bringing in $9.5 million for a total of $33.3 million.
Digital Domain Financial Woes Deepen
Digital Domain Media Group defaults on payment obligations and is in talks to emerge from financial crisis.
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Box Office Report: 'The Possession' Leads Holiday Weekend
Lionsgate’s supernatural thriller “The Possession” took first place this weekend with one of the best debuts ever for the Labor Day holiday.
Digital Domain Stock Plunges; Textor Plans Buyout
Shares of visual effects company Digital Domain Media Group have plunged 75 percent in four months; CEO John Textor tells regulators he’s considering buying the company.
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Garfield Passes 5 Million ‘Likes’ on Facebook
Bulldog Licensing has revealed that the world’s favorite cartoon cat has just passed the landmark figure of five million ‘likes’ on Facebook!
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Box Office Report: 'ParaNorman' Animates Audiences
Laika's stop-motion animated feature, “ParaNorman,” comes in third at the box office, trailing “Expendables 2” and “The Bourne Legacy.”
'Ice Age 4' Drifts Past $649M
Continuing to dominate overseas, “Ice Age: Continental Drift” became the second highest-grossing animated release internationally this weekend, reaching $649.4 million.
Box Office: 'Expendables 2' On Top; 'ParaNorman' Nabs $14M
“Expendables 2,” from Lionsgate and Millennium Films, easily topped the box office, besting “Bourne Legacy” on its second week out and the debut of the stop-motion animated “ParaNorman.”
Box Office: 'Bourne Legacy' Debuts to Solid $40.3M
Even without franchise star Matt Damon, Universal’s spin-off “The Bourne Legacy,” starring Jeremy Renner, debuted in first place this weekend ahead of the Will Ferrell/Zach Galifianakis political comedy “The Campaign” and box office behemoth “The Dark Knight Rises.”
Box Office: 'Dark Knight Rises' Beats 'Total Recall' Reboot
This weekend at the box office, Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” came in on top at the box office, besting Sony’s “Total Recall” reboot and Fox’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days.”
Box Office Report: 'Dark Knight Rises' Rules the Multiplex
Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” easily won the weekend race at the box office, grossing $64.1 million for a 10-day domestic total of $289.1 million.
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'Dark Knight Rises' Crosses $300M
Christopher Nolan's “The Dark Knight Rises” crosses the $300 million mark at the worldwide box office in less than a week.
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Box Office: 'Dark Knight Rises' Earns $160.9M in Wake of Tragedy
In the wake of the Colorado shootings, "The Dark Knight Rises" took in $160.9 million in its opening weekend at the domestic box office, the best debut ever for a 2D movie, and the third best debut of all time.
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Box Office: 'Ice Age 4' on Top with $46M
“Ice Age: Continental Drift,” the fourth installment in Fox’s prehistoric animated series, pushed Sony’s “Amazing Spider-Man” out of the top spot with a $46 million debut weekend. Overseas, the film grossed $95 million for an international total of $339 million and a worldwide total of $385 million.
Box Office Report: 'The Amazing Spider-Man' Spins $341M Worldwide
Marc Webb's “Amazing Spider-Man” had a six-day domestic opening of $140 million, earning $201.6 million overseas for a worldwide total of $341.2 million.
Foreign Box Office: 'Ice Age' No. 1
More than two weeks ahead of its July 13 North American debut, Blue Sky Studio’s “Ice Age: Continental Drift” brought in $78 million this weekend, placing the fourth title in the franchise firmly in the top spot at the foreign box office.
Box Office Report: 'Ted' on Top
Seth MacFarlane’s raunchy comedy Ted, starring Mark Wahlberg, made one of the best R-rated comedy debuts ever, bringing in $54.1 million on its first weekend out.
Tartakovsky to Direct 3D 'Popeye' Feature
“Hotel Transylvania” director Genndy Tartakovsky is attached to develop and direct “Popeye,” Sony Pictures Animation's 3D take on the familiar sailor man.
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