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The Highest Grossing Movies of 2017

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Luke Owen explores the highest grossing movies of 2017… Another movie year has come to a close, and what a year it has been. We’ve had five movies from the Marvel and DC movie universes, another entry into Star Wars cannon, and several horror films break into the mainstream media and earn huge money at […]

Star Trek Beyond tracking up to $60 million domestic opening weekend

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With less than three weeks to go until it beams into cinemas, Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures’ Star Trek Beyond is tracking a domestic opening weekend of between $48 million and $60 million. Should Beyond fail to surpass that figure, it would be the lowest opening for the series following its 2009 relaunch, with […]

Batman v Superman tracking $100 million to $140 million domestic opening weekend

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With tickets for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice set to go on sale this coming Monday, Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros.’ superhero ensemble is tracking a domestic opening weekend ranging from $100 million to $140 million. The record for a March debut is $152.5 million, set by The Hunger Games, while Disney’s Alice […]

Deadpool retains top spot at the box office, becomes North America’s highest-grossing X-Men movie

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Well, you can chalk up another record for Deadpool. Having held onto top spot at the U.S. box office, adding $55 million in its second weekend, the film has now become the highest-grossing X-Men movie in North America. Deadpool has earned $235.39 in the States after 10 days, surpassing the domestic totals set by X-Men: […]

The Hunger Games tops U.S. box office for fourth weekend

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With In the Heart of the Sea sinking at the North American box office, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 remained defiant at the top of the charts for a fourth consecutive weekend. Katniss, Peeta, Haymitch and the rest of the gang pulled in another $11.3 million, according to estimates. That brings the domestic […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens doubles previous advance ticket sales record

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is already smashing box office records, and with less than a month to go until its release it is being reported that the film has sold a staggering $50 million of advance ticket sales in North America alone. That figure is double the previous record of $25 million, which was […]

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 tracking lowest opening weekend of the franchise

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With four weeks to go until its release, box office analysts are suggesting that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is tracking a domestic opening weekend of $121.5 million, just below that of the previous instalment, Mockingjay – Part 1, which debuted with $121.9 million last November. SEE ALSO: ‘Epic Finale’ TV spot for […]

Hotel Transylvania 2 breaks September box office records with a $47 million opening weekend

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It was looking to have a strong opening, but the animated feature Hotel Transylvania 2 has passed all expectations, breaking September opening records in the process. The movie opened to around $47 million domestically, shooting it straight to the number one position. It broke the previous record of $42 million which, funnily enough, was held […]

US BOX OFFICE – American Sniper blows away competition with $90 million

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Your US BOX OFFICE report for 16th – 18th January Last week, it was Taken 3 that was breaking new barriers, becoming the second biggest January opening in history. But this week, American Sniper blew that away. Taking a whopping $90.2 million, American Sniper has shattered the record for biggest January opening. This is the biggest […]