‘Identity Thief’ Steals Box Office Crown
Movie audiences apparently ignored mostly scathing reviews from critics and made "Identity Thief", starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman, this weekend's top-grossing movie.
Movie audiences apparently ignored mostly scathing reviews from critics and made "Identity Thief", starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman, this weekend's top-grossing movie.
The zombie romantic comedy (zom-rom-com?) "Warm Bodies" was red hot this weekend as it made its debut at No. 1 in this weekend's box office, taking in $20 million.
"Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" debuted at No. 1 in this weekend box office, taking in $19 million.
Not one, but two movies starring Jessica Chastain topped this week's box office tally.
In a stunning upset, horror-fest "Texas Chainsaw 3-D" sliced and diced its way to No. 1 in this week's box office, raking in $23.3 million in its debut week.
Despite competition from Christmas newcomers "Django Unchained" and "Les Miserables", "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" made it three straight weeks at No. 1.
Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" steamrolled the competition at the box office this weekend, taking in an impressive $85 million in three days.
"Skyfall", the latest entry in the 007 saga, reclaimed its No. 1 status at the box office this weekend with an estimated take of $11 million.
"Twilight: Breaking Dawn-Part 2" held on to the top spot in this weekend's box-office race with an estimated $17.4 million.
"Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2" and "Skyfall" helped start the holiday movie season with a bang by topping this weekend's box-office numbers.
"Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2" easily vanquished the competition this weekend by taking in $141 million in its debut weekend.
Whoever first pitched 'Wreck-It Ralph' certainly got a nice big bonus check from Disney today. A cute hook that appeals to adults and kids + positive reviews = one of the biggest openings in weeks. And hey! 'Flight' didn't do too shabby either! Wait...are this good box office numbers? Does this mean the holiday movie season has officially arrived? Yes. Yes it has.