Box Office Report: ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Inside Out’ Dominate ‘Ted 2’
Universal's ‘Jurassic World’ holds off Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ for the second weekend in a row; Seth MacFarlane R-rated comedy sequel ‘Ted 2’ underwhelms with $33 million debut.
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Box Office Report: ‘Insurgent’ Sees $54M Domestic Debut
Overseas, DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’ opens in nine markets, earning an outstanding $19.2 million debut.
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Box Office Report: Will Smith’s ‘Focus’ on Top
Warner Bros.’ R-rated romantic heist movie ‘Focus’ wins the North American box office race with a $19.1 million debut; Microbudget horror film ‘The Lazarus Effect’ rounds up the top five with $10.6 million.
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Zoic Splashes Into the Future for ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’
Zoic Vancouver crafts 225 shots for comedy sequel from MGM and Paramount.
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Box Office Report: Holdovers Score Big on Oscar Weekend
Holdover films ‘Fifty Shades,’ ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ and ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ fend off a trio of new offerings at the domestic box office.
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Box Office Report: ‘Kingsman’ Scores $85.6M Worldwide
Comic book adaptation opens to $36.2 million at the North American box office, and is track to pass $100 million domestically.
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Iloura Brings CG Expertise to ‘The SpongeBob Movie’
Australian animation and visual effects studio completes 550 shots for the 3D/2D/live-action hybrid feature, including building and animating the SpongeBob entourage for their big-screen CG debut.
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Box Office Report: ‘SpongeBob’ Crushes ‘Jupiter Ascending’
In one of the best debuts ever for the month of February, Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies’ ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ soaks up $56 million for its domestic opening.
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Review – ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’
Our favorite yellow, porous and absorbent porifera is back on the big screen.
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Box Office Report: ‘Hobbit’ Threequel Reaches $900 Million
StudioCanal’s ‘Paddington’ remains in second place domestically with $8.51 million; Disney’s Marvel-inspired ‘Big Hero 6’ holds onto first place in Japan.
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Box Office Report: ‘Paddington’ Holds, ‘Strange Magic’ Dives
U.K. feature ‘Paddington’ remains the family offering of choice, coming in third place with $12.4 million, while the George Lucas-produced ‘Strange Magic’ debuts in seventh place with $5.5 million.
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Final Season of ‘Legend of Korra’ Coming to Blu-Ray March 15
The final 13-episode season of the critically acclaimed ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ spin-off series hits store shelves on March 10, 2015.
Box Office Report: ‘American Sniper’ Strikes $89.5 Million Debut
Clint Eastwood's ‘American Sniper’ tops the North American box office with a massive $89.5 million debut; StudioCanal’s ‘Paddington’ lands in third place with $19 million.
Box Office Report: ‘Taken 3’ Wins B.O. Race with $40.4M Debut
Liam Neeson's ‘Taken 3’ earns $40.4 million in its North American debut, topping the box office and scoring the second-best January opening of all time.
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ILM’s Scott Farrar Talks ‘Transformers: The Age of Extinction’
The visual effects supe and second unit director discusses his work on Michael Bay’s biggest ‘Transformers’ film yet.
Box Office Report: ‘The Hobbit’ Threepeats with $21.9M
Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ tops the North American box office for the third consecutive weekend with $21.9 million; new horror entry ‘The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death’ opens in fourth place with $15.1 million.
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‘Frozen,’ ‘Gravity’ Among Most Pirated Films of 2014
Disney’s ‘Frozen,’ Warner Bros.’ ‘Gravity’ and Paramount’s ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ top the list of most pirated films in 2014.
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Box Office Report: ‘The Hobbit’ Finale Rules Holiday B.O.
Peter Jackson's ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ once again rules the North American box office with $54.5 million for the four-day weekend; the New Line and MGM tentpole is on track to eventually cross $1 billion.
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Justin Lin to Direct Third ‘Star Trek’ Feature
‘Fast & Furious’ director replaces Roberto Orci, who exited the project in early December but will still serve as producer.
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Box Office Report: ‘Hobbit’ Finale Soars with $90.6M Debut
Peter Jackson's ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ opens to a massive $90.6 million in North America, while new entries ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ and ‘Annie’ both suffer soft starts heading into the year-end holidays.
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Box Office Report: ‘Exodus’ Reigns with $24.5M Debut
Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ easily tops the U.S. box office with a $24.5 million debut; Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ opens in 37 international markets, earning a massive $117.6 million.
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Box Office Report: ‘Mockingjay' Three-peats with $21.6M
With no new wide releases in the U.S. this past weekend, Lionsgate's ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1’ topps the box office for the third time in a row, followed by DreamWorks Animation's ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ and R-rated comedy ‘Horrible Bosses 2.’
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Box Office Report: ‘Mockingjay' Tops Holiday B.O. with $82.7M
Lionsgate holdover ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1’ is the easy victor at the Thanksgiving box office, topping DreamWorks Animation’s new entry ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ and New Line’s ‘Horrible Bosses 2.’
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Box Office Report: ‘Mockingjay' Nabs $275M Globally
Lionsgate's ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1’ rules the box office both domestically and overseas, posting the top opening of the year domestically and grossing $275 million worldwide.
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Box Office Report: ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Sequel Wins Weekend
The Marvel-inspired ‘Big Hero 6’ is in second place with a domestic total of $111.7 million and early worldwide haul of $148.4 million; Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ passes $300 million globally.
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