Pixar's latest instant classic, "Up," took off to the sum of $68.2 million for the weekend. In comparison, it took last weekend's winner, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," four days to gross $70. "Up" was the third [...]
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Pixar Soars ‘Up’ to $21.4 Million
Disney's Pixar release "Up" amassed an estimated $21.4 million Friday, giving the Mouse House its second best opening day ever for an animated feature behind last summer's "Wall-E" which racked up $23.2 million. Marking Pixar's tenth feature, "Up" tells the story [...]
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‘Smithsonian’ Terminates McG
Fox's action comedy "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" fought to the top of a competitive heap during the long Memorial Day weekend, opening with a rousing $70 million in estimated domestic boxoffice. Warner Bros.' sci-fi actioner "Terminator Salvation" [...]
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The Smithsonian Beats Skynet
In the battle between enchanted museums and explosive machines, museums attracted a larger crowd on Friday according to box-office estimates. The family comedy Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian claimed the No. 1 spot Friday, grossing $15.3 mil. [...]
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‘Terminator’ Scores $13.37 million
"Terminator Salvation" has launched with $13.37 million at 3,480 playdates as the fourth version of the franchise dominated Thursday's domestic moviegoing. The first-day "Terminator Salvation" take included about $3 million from midnight showings. Its Thursday take represents 54% of the opening [...]
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Trek Beats Estimates and hits the FX Network in 2011
JJ Abrams‘ Star Trek exceeded the Sunday morning predictions, grossing $3 million more than expected. The Mother's Day numbers elevated the film's opening weekend box office to $79.2 million. Vice-Chairman of Paramount Pictures Rob Moore says that "The spike over our [...]
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Star Trek, Big Bang at the Box Office
The new "Star Trek" movie earned an estimated $76.5 million in North American ticket sales for its first weekend in theaters, leading the boxoffice race and re-energizing the venerable science-fiction franchise. "Star Trek's" weekend take alone represents 11.5% of the combined [...]
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Star Trek Tickets Sell at Warp Speed
Star Trek Tickets Sell at Warp Speed Movietickets.com reports that as of 12 p.m. ET today, "Star Trek" ticket sales account for 83 percent of all ticket sales on their site and is reporting 387 sold out performances for "Star Trek." Polling [...]
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