“Zero Dark Thirty” Wins Weekend

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Oscar nominee Zero Dark Thirty opened wider across the U.S. and took the top spot at the box-office this weekend with $24 million in ticket sales.

“Texas Chainsaw” Slices Box Office

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A reboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre did better than Hollywood expected to lead the box-office this weekend with $23 million in ticket sales.

As Expected, “Journey” Wins Weekend

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Audiences were ready to explore Middle Earth once again, though the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey didn’t do nearly as well as many analysts predicted. Some in Hollywood thought the first in a trilogy of films based on the fantasy novel would take in $100 million in its first weekend. Instead An Unexpected Journey took in $84.7 million.

Box Office Serves Up Leftovers

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A couple of new films hit theaters over the weekend, but audiences apparently wanted leftovers.

Bond, Vampires Top Box Office

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For the Thanksgiving weekend, movie goers mostly feasted on leftovers. The top two movies at the box office were The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall.

“Breaking Dawn, Part 2″ Wins Weekend

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It’s the end of an era. The final Twilight movie, Breaking Dawn, Part 2 opened this weekend with $141.3 million in ticket sales. That easily put the final vampire romance saga installment at the top of the box-office for the weekend.

“Paranormal Activity 4″ Scares Up Win

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Could the Paranormal Activity franchise be showing signs of slowing down?

“Taken 2″ Edges Out Newcomers

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For the second weekend, Liam Neeson ruled the box office with Taken 2. The sequel edged out several newcomers, taking in $22.5 million.

“Hotel Translyvania” Wins Box Office

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The animated comedy Hotel Transylvania soared to the top of the box office, taking in $43 million in its opening weekend.

“Resident Evil: Retribution” Wins Box Office

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The fifth Resident Evil entry, Resident Evil: Retribution powered its way to the top of the box-office this weekend, opening with $21.1 million in ticket sales.

“Possession” Tops Final Summer Weekend Box Office

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Summer started with a bang and ended with a whimper at the box-office.

“Expendables 2″ Wins Box Office Again

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Movie audiences were in the mood for a  bit of action this weekend. For the second week in a row, the action movie The Expendables 2 led the box office with $13.5 million. The Bourne Legacy took second with $9.3 million, followed by the animated ParaNorman with $8.5 million. The Will Ferrell political comedy The Campaign [...]

“Expendables 2″ Takes Box Office

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The Expendables 2 opened on top of the box office, taking in $28.8 million during a competitive box-office weekend.

“Bourne Legacy” Wins Weekend

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The reboot of the Bourne franchise got off to a good start this weekend with The Bourne Legacy taking in $40.3 million to win the weekend box-office. The film ended the three-week run at the top by The Dark Knight Rises. The super hero epic took third place with $19.5 million. The movie should pass [...]

“Dark Knight Rises” Above Competition

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Two high profile end of summer movies went up against the Batman…and lost.