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This weekend, dominating the box office for a third weekend in a row and turning all competitors into casualties of war, The Avengers held on firmly to the number one spot breaking more records in the process.  Audiences were not very excited about the new releases as the big-budget action tentpole Battleship suffered a poor opening in second place, the Sacha Baron Cohen comedy The Dictator failed to match the raunchy funnyman’s past performances, and the all-star pregnancy comedy What to Expect When You’re Expecting debuted in fifth with weak results.  It was the first time in fourteen years that the normally-busy weekend before the Memorial Day holiday frame failed to deliver any $35M+ openings causing the top ten to fall below both last year’s and 2010′s levels.

Continue reading ‘Box Office Results for May 18, 2012′

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Hello all, it’s Matt.

We have some new films out this week.

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This weekend, still grossing far more than all other movies combined in its second weekend, the mighty super hero megahit The Avengers easily held onto its crown at the North American box office while the worldwide tally smashed the $1 billion mark in a mere 19 days with plenty of worldwide fuel still in the tank.  Johnny Depp‘s latest eccentric offering Dark Shadows opened in second place as expected but with a smaller audience than had been anticipated while many holdovers enjoyed small declines.

Continue reading ‘Box Office Results for May 11, 2012′

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Hello all, it’s Matt.

We have some new films out this week.

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This weekend, North American audiences got a big taste of what international movie fans have already been enjoying as the super hero value pack The Avengers smashed the all-time opening weekend record kickstarting the summer blockbuster season in an unbelievable manner.  Marketed and distributed by Marvel‘s owner DISNEY, the PG-13 film grossed a jaw-dropping $207.4M over the Friday-to-Sunday period obliterating the previous record of $169.2M set last July by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 surpassing it by more than $30M.  Both films were helped by 3D and IMAX runs.  Playing in 4,349 locations, the per-theater average was a scorching $46,063.

Continue reading ‘Box Office Results for May 4, 2012′

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Hello all, it’s Matt.

We have some new movies out this week.

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