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Spider-Man Rides High Again
Spider-Man
Returns to Top
box office
Jun 25, 2023 3:10 PM CDT

Spider-Man Returns to Top

'The Flash' plunges in its second week

(Newser) - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse slung its webs back atop the box office ranks while The Flash saw a drop faster than the film's speedy character. The Spidey animated sequel—starring Shameik Moore as the teenage webslinger Miles Morales—reclaimed the No. 1 spot in its fourth week in North...

The Flash Proves a So-So Champ
The Flash Proves
a So-So Champion
box office
Jun 18, 2023 1:30 PM CDT

The Flash Proves a So-So Champion

'Elemental,' 'The Blackening' trail in debuts

(Newser) - DC and Warner Bros.' long-in-the-works superhero movie The Flash opened to $55 million in its first three days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Though a fair amount of money by normal standards, a sizable jump from DC's last release, the Shazam! sequel, and...

Reworked Transformers Rises to Top
Reworked
Transformers
Rises to Top
box office
Jun 11, 2023 3:45 PM CDT

Reworked Transformers Rises to Top

Latest installment outperforms reviews

(Newser) - It was Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse versus the Transformers at the box office, and the bots came out on top. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the seventh entry in the series, was No. 1 in its first weekend in North American theaters with $60.5 million, according to studio...

Animated Spider-Man Soars in Debut
Animated Spider-Man
Soars in Debut
box office
Jun 4, 2023 1:45 PM CDT

Animated Spider-Man Soars in Debut

Latest installment far exceeds forecast and first film

(Newser) - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opened in US and Canadian theaters to a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box office growth that would be the envy of even the mightiest of Hollywood franchises. Sony Pictures' multiverse-spinning...

Little Mermaid Emerges a Winner

Little Mermaid
Emerges
a Winner
box office
May 28, 2023 2:35 PM CDT

Little Mermaid Emerges a Winner

Live-action remake dethrones 'Fast X'

(Newser) - The Little Mermaid made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend. Disney's live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. And Disney estimates the film...

Fast X Passes Guardians 3
Fast X Passes Guardians 3
box office
May 21, 2023 12:50 PM CDT

Fast X Passes Guardians 3

Previous leader falls into distant second place

(Newser) - The 10th installment of the Fast and Furious franchise was off to the races this weekend, knocking Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 out of first place and easily claiming the No. 1 spot at the box office. Fast X earned $67.5 million in ticket sales from 4,046...

New Releases Can&#39;t Reach Guardians Vol. 3
New Releases Don't Touch
Guardians, Mario Bros.
box office
May 14, 2023 1:15 PM CDT

New Releases Don't Touch Guardians, Mario Bros.

'Book Club' tops weekend debuts

(Newser) - Several new movies infiltrated theaters this weekend, including a lighthearted trip to Italy with Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, and Mary Steenburgen and a Ben Affleck-fronted detective thriller. The two top spots were once again claimed by Marvel and Mario, however. In its second weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy ...

Guardians of the Galaxy Dethrones Mario Bros.
Guardians of the Galaxy
Has Powerful Opening
box office
May 7, 2023 12:55 PM CDT

Guardians of the Galaxy Has Powerful Opening

Film, which turns the Marvel page, dethrones 'Super Mario Bros.'

(Newser) - There is nothing like the promise of a chapter closing to draw people to the movie theater, especially when tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which says goodbye to this iteration of the space misfits and its driving creative voice, director James...

&#39;Super Mario Bros. Stays on Top
Super Mario Bros. Doesn't Budge
box office
Apr 30, 2023 2:30 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Doesn't Budge

Judy Blume adaptation has strongest debut

(Newser) - It's still Mario Time at the box office. The Super Mario Bros. Movie led ticket sales for the fourth straight weekend in US and Canadian theaters with $40 million as the global haul for the Universal Pictures release surpassed $1 billion, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Nintendo videogame...

Super Mario Bros. Closes In on $1B Take
Super Mario Bros.
Holds Off Horror Reboot
box office
Apr 23, 2023 12:40 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Holds Off Horror Reboot

Hit film is the highest-grossing animated release since the pandemic began

(Newser) - The Super Mario Bros. Movie continued to rack up coins at the box office, leading ticket sales for the third straight weekend, as the animation hit neared $1 billion after just 18 days in theaters. The weekend's top new release, the horror reboot Evil Dead Rise debuted solidly, launching...

Super Mario Bros. Sets Another Record
Super Mario Bros.
Sets Another Record
box office
Apr 16, 2023 1:25 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Sets Another Record

Animated movie already is the year's biggest

(Newser) - The Super Mario Bros. Movie scored the best second weekend ever for an animated movie in North American theaters with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. With $94 million from international showings, Mario's global total now stands at a staggering $678 million, surpassing Ant-Man and ...

Super Mario Bros. Opens Big
Super Mario Bros.
Smashes Records
box office
Apr 9, 2023 1:20 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Smashes Records

Animated film has year's biggest global opening

(Newser) - Audiences said let's go to the movie theater for The Super Mario Bros. Movie this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.6 million in its first five days in 4,343 North American theaters, including $146.4 million over the weekend, according to...

Dungeons &amp; Dragons Dethrones John Wick
Reviews Lift Dungeons & Dragons
box office
Apr 2, 2023 1:40 PM CDT

Reviews Lift Dungeons & Dragons

(Newser) - Riding terrific reviews and a strong word-of-mouth, the role playing game adaptation Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves opened with $38.5 million in US and Canadian movie theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, stealing the top box-office perch from John Wick: Chapter 4. The Paramount Pictures...

John Wick Series Has Biggest Opening
John Wick Hits Franchise High
box office
Mar 26, 2023 12:40 PM CDT

John Wick Hits Franchise High

Each installment has sold more tickets than the one before

(Newser) - John Wick: Chapter 4, the fourth installment in the Keanu Reeves assassin series, debuted with a franchise-best $73.5 million at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Lionsgate film, starring Reeves as the reluctant-but-not-that-reluctant killer John Wick, exceeded both expectations and previous opening weekends in the R-rated...

&lsquo;Shazam! Sequel Has Weak Opening
Shazam!
Posts
Weak Win
box office
Mar 19, 2023 1:25 PM CDT

Shazam! Posts Weak Win

Sequel ranks low among DC openings

(Newser) - Shazam! Fury of the Gods felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disappointing $30.5 million from 4,071 theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, the AP reports. The Shazam! sequel fell short...

Scream VI Wins Oscars Weekend
Scream VI Wins Oscars Weekend
box office
Mar 12, 2023 3:35 PM CDT

Scream VI Wins Oscars Weekend

Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera lead new cast

(Newser) - Oscars weekend belonged to Scream VI in theaters, as the horror sequel notched a franchise-best $44.5 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group co-production sailed past expectations, easily surpassing the previous series high of $32 million that Scream 2...

Weekend Title Goes to Creed III
Creed III
Is the New
Weekend
Champ
box office
Mar 5, 2023 1:00 PM CST

Creed III Is the New Weekend Champ

Latest film in the series surpasses openings of the first two

(Newser) - Creed III punched above its weight at the domestic box office in its first weekend in theaters. The MGM release knocked Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania out of first place and far surpassed both industry expectations and the opening weekends of the first two movies in the franchise. Playing in...

Cocaine Bear Challenges Fading Ant-Man Sequel
Cocaine Bear Challenges
Fading Ant-Man Sequel
box office
Feb 26, 2023 3:10 PM CST

Cocaine Bear Challenges Fading Ant-Man Sequel

Horror-comedy opens strong despite mixed reviews

(Newser) - The gonzo R-rated horror-comedy Cocaine Bear sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was quickly dwarfed in its second weekend. Quantumania was still No. 1 with an estimated $32.2 million in ticket sales in...

Ant-Man Sequel Opens Large
Ant-Man Sequel Opens Large
box office
Feb 19, 2023 12:55 PM CST

Ant-Man Sequel Opens Large

Poorly reviewed Disney film outperforms predecessors

(Newser) - Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have gotten off to a rocky start, but Ant-Man is bigger than ever at the box office. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania opened with $104 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily surpassing the box office debuts of...

Magic Mike Sequel Tops Weekend as Titanic Resurfaces
Magic Mike Tops Weekend
box office
Feb 12, 2023 12:35 PM CST

Magic Mike Tops Weekend

Two James Cameron films follow Steven Soderbergh's hit

(Newser) - The third installment in the Magic Mike series danced its way to the top of the box office charts this weekend with a James Cameron doubleheader, Avatar: The Way of Water and Titanic, looming close behind. Magic Mike's Last Dance earned $8.2 million in its first weekend in...

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