'Project Hail Mary' Review: A Big, Fun Hit That Feels Like Old Hollywood

'Project Hail Mary' Review: A Big, Fun Hit That Feels Like Old Hollywood: The film opened to $80.5 million domestically and $140.9 million worldwide, giving Amazon MGM its biggest opening ever.

'Melania' tops $15M at Box Office

 

'Thor' Sequel Tops $100M at U.S. Box Office

 

After an $86.1 million opening weekend, "Thor: The Dark World" looks like another unstoppable Disney/Marvel smash.

The film continues to do well, passing the $100-million-mark on Tuesday. The cumulative domestic gross stands at $101.4 million. 

And you can also tack on $240 million overseas box office total.

Seven lessons from 'Thor: The Dark World's' box-office success

'GI Joe: Retaliation' Tops Easter Weekend Box Office

 Paramount's decision to pull "GI Joe: Retaliation" from its scheduled release date last summer to convert the film into 3-D appears to have paid off. The film topped the Easter weekend box office with a $41.2 million haul.

Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results For Weekend Of March 31, 2013: PR Newswire: 'GI Joe' earns $41.2M

'Oz' the first box-office blockbuster of 2013

Despite poor reviews, "Oz The Great and Powerful" continues to dominate the domestic box office. The film has taken in $145 million in its first two weeks of releaswe in the U.S. It's also a huge hit overseas.

Starring James Franco, the prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" still has a ways to go to earn back its $215 million productions costs, but it's headed in the right direction. The film was director by Sam Raimi (of the original "Spiderman" series fame).

'Oz' again tops box office with $42.2 million

'Identity Thief' Tops Weekend Box Office

You know it wasn't a banner weekend for Hollywood when the biggest film opening stars Jason Bateman.

The Jason Bateman/Melissa McCarthy comedy "Identify Thief" - essentially a TV movie of the week - was No. 1 at the weekend box office, earning slightly more than $36 million.

The weekend box office was weak all around. It didn't help matters that most of the Northeastern United States was digging out of a huge snowstorm, but there's few films in wide release worth seeing this time of year.

'Identity Thief' Tops Weekend Box Office

'Warm Bodies' heats up box office with $20 million

'Warm Bodies' heats up box office with $20 million - phillyburbs.com

'Taken 2' takes in $50M at Weekend Box Office

Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results For Weekend Of October 7, 2012

Weekend Box Office: 'Spider-Man' earns $65M

"The Amazing Spider-Man" made an estimated $65 million over the weekend to claim the No. 1 spot at the box office. It's opening week gross is estimated at $140 million so far.

Weekend Box Office: Not-So-Amazing Spider-Man Swings To Top Spot - CinemaBlend.com

'The Avengers' sets box-office records

The official box-office numbers are in and "The Avengers" did better than studio estimates. The film took in $207.4 million in its opening weekend.

Ray Subers recaps the record-breaking opening of "The Avengers" at BoxOfficeMojo.com:

It was the fastest movie ever to reach $100 million, $150 million, and $200 million, and it set new records for Saturday ($69.7 million) and Sunday ($50.1 million) grosses. It also had the highest per-theater average ever for a nationwide release with $46,057.

Through its first three days, The Avengers has already grossed more than Thor ($181 million), Captain America: The First Avenger ($176.6 million) and The Incredible Hulk ($134.8 million). It's still behind Iron Man and Iron Man 2 ($318.4 million and $312.4 million, respectively), though it should pass those movies next weekend.

'The Hunger Games' Feasts on Weekend Box Office

BoxOfficeMojo.com estimates "The Hunger Games" has earned $155 million this weekend, easily taking the No. 1 spot at the box office. Since its March 23 opening with record-breaking midnight showings, "Hunger Games" has earned an astounding $215 million.

The film should easily top $300 million to become one of the biggest box-office hits of all time. Can you say next big franchi$e?

From Ray Subers analysis:

The odds were definitely in The Hunger Games favor this weekend: the big screen adaptation of the immensely popular young adult novel opened to an enormous estimated $155 million, which ranks third all-time behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($169.2 million) and The Dark Knight ($158.4 million). Remarkably, it debuted above all of the Twilight movies, and it also topped Alice in Wonderland ($116.1 million) for highest debut ever for a non-sequel.

Among all the impressive Hunger Games statistics, two lesser-discussed ones are worth highlighting. First, the movie had an incredible hold on Saturday—it only fell 25 percent to $51 million, which ranks second all-time behind Spider-Man 3 ($51.3 million). This suggests that demand for The Hunger Games exists across a wide array of moviegoers, and isn't just rooted in the type of rabid fans that drove the front-loaded openings for recent Harry Potter and Twilight movies.

Read more at BoxOfficeMojo.com

'The Hunger Games' midnight opening makes box-office history

Top movie website IMDb (Internet Movie Database) announced Friday that 'The Hunger Games' has shattered the all-time record for No. 1 non-sequel midnight opening in history.

The film now ranks as the #7 highest-grossing midnight opening of all time, earning $19.7 million, according to IMDb.

The Top 10 Midnight Openings of All Time*

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - $43.5 million

2. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 - $30.3 million

3. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $30.1 million

4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $26.3 million

5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - $24 million

6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - $22.2 million

7. The Hunger Games - $19.7 million

8. The Dark Knight - $18.5 million

9. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - $16.5 million

9. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - $16 million

* Source: IMDb, the #1 movie website in the world

Disney's $250M 'John Carter' only earns $30M at weekend box office

Don't say you didn't see this coming. If you're going to spend $250 million on a movie, maybe you should consider a bankable lead actor and pick a story familiar to audiences. Nobody ever heard of "John Carter" unless you're referring to the character on TV's "ER."

Disney's $250M movie 'John Carter' only earns an estimated $30.6 million at weekend box office in US - NYPOST.com

'The Lorax' cleans up at box office with $70.7M debut

‘The Lorax’ cleans up at box office with $70.7M debut

'Contraband' Beats 'Beast' at Box Office

Mark Wahlberg's cliche-filled, action-thriller"Contraband" topped the weekend box office with an estimated $24 million, beating out Disney's 3-D re-release of "Beauty and the Beast," which took in about $18.5 million.

"Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" dropped to No. 3 with $11.5 million, bringing its domestic total so far to $186 million.

Rentrak Announces Official Box Office Numbers for Weekend of January 13, 2012

'Devil' knocks 'Mission Impossible' from top box-office perch

"The Devil Inside" scared up enough business at the weekend box office to knock "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" from the No. 1 spot it held over the past two weekends.

"The Devil Inside" took in $34.5 million, compared to $20.5 for the latest "Mission Impossible" installment, which has earned $170.2 million so far in the domestic box office.

Rentrak Announces Official Box Office Numbers for Weekend of January 6, 2012

Hollywood Reporter: The Grinch Has Stolen Christmas

Hollywood Reporter: The Grinch Has Stolen Christmas

'Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol' Tops Weekend Box Office

"Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" topped the Christmas weekend box office with $26.5 million.

Rentrak Announces Official Box Office Numbers for Weekend of December 23, 2011

'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows' earns $40M at weekend box office

'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows' took the No. 1 spot in the weekend box-office with $40 million.

And can anyone explain how 'Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' earned $23.5 million when there's so many other quality family movies out there.

Rentrak Announces Official Box Office Numbers for Weekend of December 16, 2011

'Breaking Dawn' rises to $283.5M worldwide debut

While reviews were mixed, the teenage girls (and their middle-aged mothers) still showed up in droves to see the latest "Twilight" installment in theaters.

"Breaking Dawn Part 1" opened huge with $139 million in domestic tickets sales on its first weekend.

'Breaking Dawn' rises to $283.5M worldwide debut - phillyBurbs.com