Weekend Box Office

Gary Susman

Box Office: Is 'Star Trek Into Darkness' a Hit or a Miss?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 05.20.2013

On paper, 'Star Trek Into Darkness' looks like a smash. It earned a starship-load of money, debuted at No. 1, and dethroned two-week box office champ ...

'Into Darkness' Misses $100M Mark

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.20.2013

LOS ANGELES — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting an...

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Box Office: Why Did People Stay Away From Tyler Perry's 'Peeples'?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 05.13.2013

On paper, "Tyler Perry Presents Peeples" should have done decent business this weekend. Even though he didn't write or direct it, the meet-the-parents...

'Great Gatsby' Nabs $51M, Gives 'Iron Man 3' a Run for Its Money

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.12.2013

LOS ANGELES — Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office. Leonard DiCaprio's "The Great Gatsby" partied like it was ...

'Iron Man 3' Has Second Biggest Opening Ever

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.06.2013

LOS ANGELES — Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for his latest sequ...

Weekend Box Office: 'Pain & Gain' Takes US, 'Iron Man 3' Rules World

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 04.28.2013

LOS ANGELES — "Iron Man 3" was the heavy-lifter at theaters with a colossal overseas debut that overshadowed a gang of mercenary bodybuilders in...

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Box Office: How Tom Cruise Stays on Top

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 04.22.2013

Even before Tom Cruise's "Oblivion" opened in North America on Thursday night, the 50-year-old must have been grinning his famous grin. Before the mov...

'Oblivion' Opens Big

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 04.21.2013

LOS ANGELES — Movie fans slipped into "Oblivion" as the Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller led Hollywood with a $38.2 million debut, according to studio...

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Box Office: How Did '42' Hit a Home Run?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 04.15.2013

Baseball may be the national pastime, but baseball movies generally don't do very well at the box office. Neither do movies with unknown stars, or tho...

'42' Breaks Record With $27.3M, 'Scary Movie 5' Disappoints at the Box Office

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 04.15.2013

LOS ANGELES -- Baseball has scored a rare hit in Hollywood, while another American institution – Tom Cruise – has delivered his latest hit...

'Evil Dead' Scares Up Weekend Box Office Win

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 04.07.2013

LOS ANGELES — Resurrected demons and resurrected dinosaurs are helping to put some life back into the weekend box office. The demonic horror re...

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Is 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' a Success or a Disappointment?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 04.01.2013

Sure, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" marched to an easy box office victory this weekend, earning an estimated $41.2 million in North America and landing in s...

A Real American Box Office Victory

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 03.31.2013

LOS ANGELES — After a nine-month delay, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" deployed to the top spot at the box office. The action film starring Dwayne "Th...

'The Croods' Wins the Weekend

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 03.25.2013

LOS ANGELES — The caveman comedy "The Croods" left an indelible mark on the wall, opening at No. 1 with $44.7 million, according to Sunday studi...

'Oz' Tops the Box Office Again; 'The Call' Beats 'Burt Wonderstone'

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.17.2013

NEW YORK — "Oz the Great and Powerful" is living up to its name at the box office. Walt Disney's 3-D blockbuster led all films for the second w...

'Oz' Is Great and Powerful at the Box Office

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 05.10.2013

LOS ANGELES -- "Oz the Great and the Powerful" clicked with moviegoers. Disney's 3-D prequel to the classic L. Frank Baum tale "The Wonderful Wizard ...

`Giant Slayer' Barely Survives

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 05.03.2013

LOS ANGELES — It wasn't exactly a mighty victory, but "Jack the Giant Slayer" won the weekend at the box office. The Warner Bros. 3-D action ex...

McCarthy's 'Identity Thief' Tops Box Office Again

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 04.26.2013

NEW YORK -- Hollywood's latest films performed tepidly at the box-office on Oscar weekend, with Melissa McCarthy's "Identity Thief" returning to the t...

Weekend Movie Reviews: 'Dark Skies,' and 'Snitch' Hit Theaters (PHOTOS)

Posted 02.22.2013

Rain or shine, snow or sleet, Oscars or the Academy Awards, the box office delivers! This weekend, "Dark Skies" and "Snitch" are hitting theaters. ...

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Box Office: Where in the World Did 'Escape From Planet Earth' Come From?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 02.19.2013

At the box office, President's Day weekend offered one big out-of-this-world shocker. Sure, "A Good Day to Die Hard" opened at No. 1, as expected, ...

New 'Die Hard' Does Big Business

Posted 02.19.2013

John McClane still has some life left in him. The newest chapter in the "Die Hard" franchise, "A Good Day to Die Hard," debuted at No. 1 this week...

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Box Office: What's Behind 'Identity Thief's Outsized Performance in Theaters?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 02.11.2013

Should Melissa McCarthy be thanking Rex Reed? Before her comedy "Identity Thief" opened this weekend, it was expected to earn maybe $20 million, pe...

'Idnetity Thief' Steals the Box Office

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 04.12.2013

LOS ANGELES — "Identity Thief" has turned out to be the real thing at the North American box office. The comedy starring Jason Bateman and Meli...

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Box Office: How Did 'Warm Bodies' Come Alive to Win the Weekend?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 02.04.2013

"Warm Bodies" may be a strange horror hybrid, a zombie romance with a dearth of big stars, released in the dead of winter over Super Bowl weekend, but...

'Warm Bodies' Heats Up Box Office

AP | By JAKE COYLE | Posted 04.05.2013

NEW YORK -- The love-struck zombies of "Warm Bodies" swarmed the box office on Super Bowl weekend with a $20 million opening. On a weekend that Holly...