Unleashed into both US and UK cinemas this weekend, Divergent sequel Insurgent is packing them in across the Pond, but estimates from its Friday grosses are slightly below what was expected. SEE ALSO: Read our review of Insurgent here Opening to $21.3 millon yesterday (behind the $22.8million opening day for Divergent on the same weekend […]
Everest opens to an impressive $7.5 million on IMAX screens alone
While the battle at the top of the US box office was interesting for movies targeting different audiences, there was a more intriguing bit of box office news over the weekend with Universal deciding to launch their latest blockbuster Everest on IMAX screens alone prior to a full release next week. Well, it paid off. […]
San Andreas opens to $113 million worldwide
San Andreas has certainly been no disaster at the box office, having opened to an impressive $113 million worldwide. The blockbuster movie, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, opened in 60 markets around the globe and shot to the number one position domestically with $53.1 million (knocking Tomorrowland from the top spot) and added another $60 […]
American Sniper becomes the highest-grossing U.S. release of 2014
After opening in a handful of U.S. theaters in December in order to qualify for awards contention, Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper has now become the highest-grossing domestic release of 2014 with $337.2 million to date, knocking The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 down into second place. “The heroic story of Chris Kyle just hit […]
American Sniper continues to soar as Mortdecai bombs
Continuing its unprecedented run at the US box office, Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper continues to smash expectations and get many a bum on a seat. To start its second weekend atop the US charts, Sniper took $18.3 million and if this pace continues, it could take its place amongst the biggest second weekends ever, despite […]
American Sniper shatters box office records with its opening weekend
Opening in the States on Friday, the Oscar-nominated American Sniper has enjoyed a record-breaking debut weekend in the States, with the film pulling in an astonishing $90.2 million over the three day weekend. It is projected to reach $105.2 million by close of play on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend tomorrow. That figures shatters the […]
Highest grossing movies of 2014
While 2014 has given us some brilliant movies (Guardians of the Galaxy, The LEGO Movie, Boyhood, Nightcrawler, Edge of Tomorrow, to name a few), the box office numbers have not reflected the quality. In terms of domestic growth, the top four movies of last year (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Iron Man 3, Frozen and […]
Sony thanks moviegoers as The Interview hits $1 million
A distribution executive from Sony has publicly thanked moviegoers for their ongoing support on the controversial release of the The Interview, which managed to surpass $1 million on its Christmas Day release. SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Interview here Rory Bruer, president of worldwide distribution for Sony Pictures released a statement Boxing Day […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 soars above Horrible Bosses in U.S. Black Friday box office
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has remained at the top of the box office pile for a second weekend in a row, beating off competition from fellow sequals Horrible Bosses 2 and Penguins of Madagascar. The penultamate feature in the Hunger Games series raked in a whopping $24.1 million this Friday in the […]
The biggest box office earners of 2014 around the world
With Guardians of the Galaxy taking the U.S. box office crown, The LEGO Movie outgrossing its rivals here in the UK, and Transformers: Age of Extinction pulling in the most cash around the world, The Guardian has decided to explore which of this year’s films have proven a hit in various markets around the world, […]
