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Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity, after winning last week, is still sitting on top of the US Box Office, grossing another $44.3 million, for a movie really loved by both critics and audience. Meanwhile Tom Hanks had his best opening weekend in years with Captain Phillips, the naval drama which scored a second place with $26 Read more
Alfonso Cuaron‘s Gravity puts in agreement both critics and audience. After being critically acclaimed everywhere, from directors like Quentin Tarantino too, the space survival drama starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney debuted on top of the US Box Office of the week, with $55.6 million. Instead, the other debut of the week Runner Runner Read more
The spirit-haunted Lambert family maybe has problems with ghosts, but they know for sure how making money. The first Insidious by James Wan back in 2010 on a budget of $1.5 million was able to make $97 million at the worldwide box office, and this weekend the horror sequel Insidious Chapter 2 has made another Read more
Despite being under the studio’s predicted $20 million, the debut of the movie Riddick places it at the top of the domestic Box Office of this week. The Vin Diesel third sequel of his action/sci-fi saga gained an estimated $18.7 million in a not very competitive week (nine years ago The Chronicles of Riddick opened Read more
Another weekend is over, and Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi action Elysium with Matt Damon and Jodie Foster opened as the number one at US Box Office, grossing $30.5 million. This result is not bad, but however is under the studio’s predictions. We’re the Millers, Planes and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters are the weekend’s other Read more
All the team behind the great budget flop The Lone Ranger, from actors to producer, have recently blamed the critics (in an interview) as a cause for the film’s little success at US Box Office (the Bruckheimer’s produced movie cost was around $250 million and it gained just $86 million in the States, thus far). Read more
Universal’s 2 Guns (adaptation of the BOOM! Graphic novel) with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg debuted in first place this weekend at the US Box Office grossing $27.4 million, taking the seat at last weekend’s champ The Wolverine, which is now in second place with $21.7 million. The Smurfs 2 (another debut movie) claimed the third Read more
James Mangold’s The Wolverine (click here to check the review by Worlds Factory thanks to our JD Brewer) during its first weekend of release has already largely covered its production costs of $120 million, gaining an estimated $55 million domestically plus another $86 million in the rest of the world. A good second place Read more
Despite receiving more than fine reviews worldwide (and an enthusiastic one by our Axel) Pacific Rim quite disappoints at US Box Office, debuting with a third place. The movie gained $38.3 million, which is quite below industry projections. Even the not very brilliant Adam Sandler’s sequel Grown Ups 2 did better,debuting in second place with Read more
The animated sequel Despicable Me 2 literally dominated the US Box Office, crushing its main opponent, Disney’s The Lone Ranger. The cartoon earned at its debut an estimated $82.5 million in America, going close to $300 million if looking worldwide ($293.2 million since opening Wednesday). Great flop instead for the $250 million budget The Read more
