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Sony Pictures' "District 9," a relatively low-budget sci-fi take on apartheid, imprisoned moviegoers over the weekend, steamrolling past the competition on the way to a $36.9 million debut, much better than the initial tracking that had it opening in the...
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Fanboys turned out in force for "District 9" on Friday, putting Sony's low-budget science-fiction film on track to earn about $35 million over its debut weekend. The first feature from director Neil Blomkamp, which was produced by Peter Jackson and...
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"District 9" and "The Time Traveler's Wife" will be splitting the sexes this weekend. Sony Pictures' sci-fi movie produced by Peter Jackson and Warner Bros.' adaptation of the bestselling book are both tracking to open in the mid-$20 millions domestically...
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The cobra rose, just not as high as Paramount Pictures would've liked. In another sign that there may not be great momentum behind the solid opening for "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," the film's final weekend gross came up...
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"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" earned a studio-estimated $100 million around the globe on its opening weekend, marking Paramount's third successful big-budget action movie of the summer, albeit the smallest one. The film came in about $10 million under...
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It looks like Paramount Pictures has its third successful franchise of the summer, though it's not as popular as the other two. "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" earned $56.2 million on its opening weekend, according to studio estimates. That's...
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Paramount may just have another successful big screen brand. "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" sold a studio-estimated $22.3 million worth of tickets in the U.S. and Canada on its opening day. If it follows the path of other big...
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It's looking as if summer's event movie season will be ending with neither a bang nor a whimper. Paramount Pictures' "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," which opens tomorrow, is on track to earn around $50 million for the weekend...
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"Funny People" is a hit. And a flop. The first serious-minded comedy from writer/director Judd Apatow split audiences along gender lines, with men giving the movie a B+ and women a C+, according to marketing research film CinemaScore. The result:...
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"Funny People" generated the box office equivalent of a light chuckle, opening to a studio-estimated $23.4 million on its opening weekend. That's below what tracking had indicated and what some of the biggest summer comedies starring Adam Sandler ("You Don't...
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Universal's somber comedy "Funny People" is off to a decent start, but the big question is: Will the word-of-mouth be strong or will it be another "Bruno?" The Adam Sandler-Seth Rogen comedy sold $8.6 million worth of tickets Friday, according...
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At the end of a difficult few months that has seen "Land of the Lost" flop and "Bruno" struggle, Universal Pictures is taking perhaps the biggest risk of the summer: That audiences are ready for a heavy movie from Adam...
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Superpowered guinea pigs and a lack of Imax screens put Harry Potter on the ropes at the box office. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" declined 61% on its second weekend to a studio-estimated $30 million in the U.S. and...
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The tables got turned on "Harry Potter" this weekend, as "G-Force" took a bigger chunk of the family audience than expected and came in a surprising No. 1 at the box office. Disney's lighthearted, effects-heavy action flick starring guinea pigs...
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Forget about the "Half-Blood Prince." Harry Potter's most powerful foe is turning out to be a bunch of superpowered guinea pigs. Disney's "G-Force" scored a surprise first place at the box office Friday, selling $11.5 million worth of tickets in...