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Nightcrawler tops US box office

Sunday, November 2nd, 2014

Nightcrawler has debuted at number one in the US box office.

The thriller sees Jake Gyllenhaal play a freelance crime journalist who becomes increasingly involved with the law-breaking he reports on.

The film took $10.9m in its first weekend, beating last week’s number one Ouija by just $9,000.

Fury stays at three with $9.1m, while Gone Girl is at four.

The Book of Life is at five with $8.3m and John Wick is down by four to six with $8m.

Bill Murray’s St. Vincent is down one to seven having taken $7.75m, while Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day occupies the number eight spot.

The Judge is at nine with $3.4m and Dracula Untold rounds out the Top 10.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for November 2 is as follows:
1. (-) Nightcrawler – $10,909,000
2. (1) Ouija – $10,900,000
3. (3) Fury – $9,100,000
4. (4) Gone Girl – $8,800,000
5. (5) The Book of Life – $8,300,000
6. (2) John Wick – $8,050,000
7. (6) St. Vincent – $7,752,000
8. (7) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – $6,485,000
9. (10) The Judge – $3,400,000
10. (9) Dracula Untold – $2,946,000

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Ouija debuts at number one in the US box office

Sunday, October 26th, 2014

Ouija has debuted at number one in the US box office.

The horror film, which stars Olivia Cooke, sees a group of friends use a spirit board to contact the dead.

The film took $20m in its first weekend, just beating Keanu Reeves’ thriller John Wick, which debuts at number two with $15.15m.

Last week’s number one Fury drops to three with $13m, while Gone Girl is at four.

The Book of Life takes $9.8m and is down to number five, as St. Vincent is up from fifteenth place to six.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day falls three places and takes number seven, while The Best of Me claims the number eight spot.

The Judge is at nine with $4.345m and Dracula Untold completes this week’s top 10 grossing films.

The US weekend box office top 10 for October 26 is as follows:
1. (-) Ouija – $20,006,000
2. (-) John Wick – $15,150,000
3. (1) Fury – $13,000,000
4. (2) Gone Girl – $11,100,000
5. (3) The Book Of Life – $9,800,000
6. (15) St. Vincent – $8,058,000
7. (4) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – $7,023,000
8. (5) The Best of Me – $4,736,000
9. (7) The Judge – $4,345,000
10. (6) Dracula Untold – $4,302,000

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‘Fury’ unseats ‘Gone Girl’ at US box-office

Monday, October 20th, 2014

Gone Girl was no match for Brad Pitt’s Fury at the box office.

Taking in $23.5 million in its debut, the World War II drama unseated Gone Girl from the top spot this weekend, Box Office Mojo reports. After two weeks at No. 1, Gone Girl dropped to second place with $17.8 million.

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Animated fantasy The Book of Life had a decent opening, landing in third place with $17 million, while Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day dropped one spot to No. 4 with $12 million.

The Best of Me had the worst debut ever for a Nicholas Sparks movie, opening in fifth place with $10.2 million.

At No. 6 was Dracula Untold with $9.9 million. It was followed by The Judge, whose $7.94 million just edged out Annabelle‘s $7.92 million.

Rounding out the Top 10 were The Equalizer (No. 9, $5.4 million) and The Maze Runner (No. 10, $4.5 million).

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Gone Girl takes top spot at US box-office

Sunday, October 5th, 2014

Gone Girl has debuted at number one in the US box office.

The mystery-thriller, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, follows the story of Nick and Amy Dunne as Amy disappears under mysterious circumstances.

The film took $38m in its first weekend, just beating horror Annabelle, which debuts at number two with $37.2m.

Last week’s number one The Equalizer drops two places down to the third spot with $19m, while The Boxtrolls falls down to number four.

The Maze Runner takes $12m and claims number five, as Left Behind debuts at six.

This is Where I Leave You falls three places and takes number seven, while Dolphin Tale 2‘s $3.5m claims the number eight spot.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy scraped into the top 10 with $3m, and No Good Deed completes this week’s top 10 grossing films.

The US weekend box office top 10 for October 5 is as follows:
1. Gone Girl – $38,000,000
2. Annabelle – $37,200,000
3. The Equalizer – $19,000,000
4. The Boxtrolls – $12,425,000
5. The Maze Runner – $12,000,000
6. Left Behind – $6,850,000
7. This is Where I Leave You – $4,000,000
8. Dolphin Tale 2 – $3,530,000
9. Guardians of the Galaxy – $3,034,000
10. No Good Deed – $2,500,000

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Denzel Washington’s ‘Equalizer’ tops US box office

Sunday, September 28th, 2014

The Equalizer has debuted at number one in the US box office.

The Denzel Washington crime-thriller made $35m during it’s first weekend in theatres, knocking The Maze Runner down to the second spot with $17.5m.

The Boxtrolls debuts at number three with a little over $17m, while This is Where I Leave You falls to fourth place.

Dolphin Tale 2 takes $4.8m and stays at number five, and No Good Deed falls to six with $4.6m.

Liam Neeson’s A Walk Among the Tombstones drops down to seven with $4.2m, while Guardians of the Galaxy falls to eighth place with weekend earnings of nearly $3.8m.

Let’s Be Cops takes ninth place with $1.5m, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles completes the top 10 with $1.4m.

The US weekend box office top 10 for September 28 is as follows:
1. The Equalizer – $35,000,000
2. The Maze Runner – $17,500,000
3. The Boxtrolls – $17,250,000
4. This is Where I Leave You – $7,010,000
5. Dolphin Tale 2 – $4,835,000
6. No Good Deed – $4,600,000
7. A Walk Among the Tombstones – $4,234,000
8. Guardians of the Galaxy – $3,789,000
9. Let’s Be Cops – $1,515,000
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $1,450,000

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The Maze Runner tops US Box Office

Sunday, September 21st, 2014

The Maze Runner has topped the US Box Office in its opening weekend.

The film, which was directed by Wes Ball and focuses on a boy waking in a labyrinth with no memory of who he is, took $32.5m during the weekend.

Liam Neeson’s A Walk Among the Tombstones is new in at number two, making $13,126,000 in its first weekend.

Tina Fey comedy-drama This Is Where I Leave You is also new at three, taking $11,860,000.

Idris Elba’s No Good Deed is down from number one to number four, while Dolphin Tale 2 is down three to five.

Guardians of the Galaxy is at six with a total gross exceeding $313m over eight weeks.

Comedy Let’s Be Cops is at seven, while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is at eight.

Tom Hardy’s The Drop is at nine, while If I Stay rounds out the top 10.

The US weekend box office top 10 for September 21 is as follows:
1. (-) The Maze Runner – $32,500,000
2. (-) A Walk Among The Tombstones – $13,126,000
3. (-) This Is Where I Leave You – $11,860,000
4. (1) No Good Deed – $10,200,000
5. (2) Dolphin Tale 2 – $9,005,000
6. (3) Guardians of the Galaxy – $5,180,000
7. (5) Let’s Be Cops – $2,675,000
8. (4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $2,650,000
9. (6) The Drop – $2,050,000
10. (7) If I Stay – $1,835,000

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No Good Deed debuts at number one at US box office

Sunday, September 14th, 2014

No Good Deed has debuted at number one in the US box office.

The thriller, starring Idris Elba as an escaped convict who terrorises a woman home alone with her two children, took $24.5m in its first weekend in theatres.

Dolphin Tale 2 takes the second spot, making $16.5m in it’s first week, knocking Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy into third place with weekend earnings of $8m.

Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles drops two places to number four, while Let’s Be Cops also falls two spots to five.

The Drop, starring Tom Hardy and the late James Gandolfini, debuts at number seven with a gross of $4.2m.

If I Stay falls three places to seven, while The November Man moves from number five down to eight with takings of $2.7m.

Falling two places is The Giver, which lands at number nine with $2.6m, and The Hundred-Foot Journey completes the top 10 with $2.4m.

The US weekend box office top 10 for September 14 is as follows:
1. (-) No Good Deed – $24,500,000
2. (-) Dolphin Tale 2 – $16,550,000
3. (1) Guardians of the Galaxy – $8,041,000
4. (2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $4,800,000
5. (3) Let’s Be Cops – $4,300,000
6. (-) The Drop – $4,200,000
7. (4) If I Stay – $4,050,000
8. (5) The November Man – $2,750,000
9. (7) The Giver – $$2,626,000
10. (9) The Hundred-Foot Journey – $2,461,000

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Guardians of the Galaxy remains number one at US box office

Sunday, September 7th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy has topped the US box office for the third week running.

The Marvel adventure, which is set in space, took $10m in earnings during its sixth weekend, bringing the total gross to just under $300m.

Staying in the second spot is Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which took $6.4m in its fifth weekend.

Chloë Grace Moretz’s If I Stay is another non-mover and remains at number three, taking more than $5m.

Comedy Let’s Be Cops moves up one place to the fourth spot, while The November Man moves up to number five.

As Above, So Below drops two places to four, earning $3.7m, and When the Game Stands Tall stays at number seven.

The Giver, starring Jeff Bridges and Taylor Swift, stays at eight, while The Hundred-Foot Journey remains at nine.

Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy rounds off the top 10, after moving up one place from 11 last week.

The US weekend box office top 10 for September 7 is as follows:
1. (1) Guardians of the Galaxy – $10,160,000
2. (2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $6,500,000
3. (3) If I Stay – $5,750,000
4. (5) Let’s Be Cops – $5,400,000
5. (6) The November Man – $4,200,000
6. (4) As Above/So Below – $3,723,000
7. (7) When the Game Stands Tall – $3,700,000
8. (8) The Giver – $3,591,000
9. (9) The Hundred-Foot Journey – $3,200,000
10. (11) Lucy – $1,950,000

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Guardians of the Galaxy tops US box office for third week

Sunday, August 31st, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy has retained the number one position at the US box office for the second week in a row.

With weekend earnings of $16,313,000, the Marvel film’s total gross now stands at just over $274m, while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at second place earned $11,750,000, bringing its total to $162m.

Chloë Grace Moretz’s If I Stay remains at number three in its second week, taking more than $9m, while John Erick Dowdle’s Parisian horror As Above, So Below is new at number four with $8m.

Comedy Let’s Be Cops is down one place to five, while Pierce Brosnan spy thriller The November Man is new in sixth place.

When the Game Stands Tall is down two places to seven, while The Giver has dropped one spot to eight.

The Hundred-Foot Journey and The Expendables 3 round out the top ten, at nine and ten respectfully.

Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For continues its dismal run, dropping out of the top 10 into 14th place in its second week, with a total gross of $10,766,000.

1. (1) Guardians of the Galaxy – $16,313,000
2. (2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $11,750,000
3. (3) If I Stay – $9,260,000
4. (-) As Above/So Below – $8,342,000
5. (4) Let’s Be Cops – $8,200,000
6. (-) The November Man – $7,660,000
7. (5) When The Game Stands Tall – $5,253,000
8. (-) The Giver – $6,477,000
9. (9) The Hundred-Foot Journey – $4,603,000
10. (6) The Expendables 3 – $3,500,000

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Guardians of the Galaxy reclaims top spot at US box office

Sunday, August 24th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy has reclaimed the number one position at the US box office.

Marvel’s space adventure was originally knocked off the top spot by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles two weeks ago, but returns to number one in its fourth week in theatres.

With weekend earnings of $17m, the James Gunn directed film’s total gross now stands at just over $251m, while Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘ $16m brings its total to $145m.

Chloë Grace Moretz’s If I Stay debuts at number three, taking a little over $16m, while cop comedy Let’s Be Cops falls down one place to fourth with $11m.

When the Game Stands Tall rounds off the top five in its debut week, followed by The Giver in sixth place with a weekend gross of $6.7m.

The Expendables 3 drops down three places in its second week, landing at number seven with weekend earnings of $6m.

The long-awaited Sin City: A Dame to Kill For debuts at eight with $6m, while Helen Mirren’s The Hundred-Foot Journey falls into ninth place.

Into The Storm completes the top ten grossing films with weekend earnings of nearly $4m, bringing its total to $38m.

The US weekend box office top ten for August 24 is as follows:
1. (2) Guardians of the Galaxy – $17,631,000
2. (1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $16,800,000
3. (-) If I Stay – $16,355,000
4. (3) Let’s Be Cops – $11,000,000
5. (-) When the Game Stands Tall – $9,000,000
6. (5) The Giver – $6,730,000
7. (4) The Expendables 3 – $6,600,000
8. (-) Sin City: A Dame to Kill For – $6,477,000
9. (7) The Hundred-Foot Journey – $5,562,000
10. (6) Into The Storm – $3,800,000