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Fan frenzy is already breaking records for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." Online ticket sellers MovieTickets and Fandango report that the follow-up to last year's hit from Summit Entertainment, which sold $191.5 million worth of tickets in the U.S. and...
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In the last year, major stars like Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Russell Crowe and Jack Black have all underperformed at the box office. But Tyler Perry just keeps on delivering. The actor-writer-director's latest effort at the box office,...
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Tyler Perry keeps on performing for Lions Gate, as his latest low-cost production, "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," sold a studio-estimated $24 million worth of tickets in the U.S. and Canada this weekend. That's 37% more than Perry's...
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With many A-list actors no longer able to guarantee a big opening for a pricey tentpole movie anymore, Tyler Perry is as close as Hollywood comes to Mr. Reliable. The mini-media mogul's seventh movie in the last three and a...
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Hollywood went 0-for-3 on Labor Day weekend, as a trio of new releases underperformed and last weekend's top films, "The Final Destination" and "Inglourious Basterds," ruled the box office once again. The latter picture proved particularly strong, as the Quentin...
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Moviegoers kept up their holiday tradition of staying away from theaters on Labor Day weekend, as three new movies failed to make much of an impact at the box office. 3-D scares drew the most fans once again, as Warner...
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The summer box office will probably end the same way it began -- with a whimper. Labor Day weekend is historically pretty slow and that trend isn't likely to change this year. There are three movies opening -- the Gerard...
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The battle of the horror films produced one big winner and no real losers this weekend. "The Final Destination" landed at No. 1 with a healthy $28.3-million take, according to studio estimates."Halloween II" came in well behind, with $17.4 million....
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Warner Bros. won a head-to-head horror battle with the Weinstein Co. at the box office as "The Final Destination" easily beat the competition this weekend, earning a studio-estimated $28.3 million. "Halloween II," meanwhile, sold $17.4 million worth of tickets. The...
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What looked like a close weekend at the box office is shaping up to be an easy victory for "The Final Destination," as the fourth movie in Warner Bros.' horror series easily beat the competition Friday. Helped by the 53%...
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A game of movie-release chicken will play out this weekend as Warner Bros. and Weinstein Co. open competing horror flicks "The Final Destination" and "Halloween II." Warner in March moved back the release of "Final Destination" by two weeks to...
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Women, it turns out, were the surprising key for "Basterds" this weekend. While an audience that's 58% male would seem lopsided for many pictures, Weinstein Co. Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein said it was much better than he had expected and one...
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"Inglourious Basterds" has given the Weinstein Co. a much-needed jolt, opening to a very strong studio-estimated $37.6 million. That's far and away the biggest opening for director Quentin Tarantino, as well as the highest first-weekend gross for a movie in...
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"Inglourious Basterds" is off to a strong start, selling a studio-estimated $14.3 million worth of tickets on its opening day in the U.S. and Canada. If it matches the performance of previous Quentin Tarantino-directed films, or recent male-oriented action movies...
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The Weinstein Co. might be getting some much-needed good news this weekend. The financially beleaguered independent movie studio opens Quentin Tarantino's World War II action film "Inglourious Basterds" tomorrow and all indications are that it will have a solid and...