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Box Office Weekend: Captain Phillips Sails a Steady Ship but Gravity Holds It Down
Captain Phillips is the new critical darling, receiving almost unanimously excellent reviews, and a strong opening weekend with an estimated $26 million. However, its performance was not good enough to keep Gravity from snagging the top spot once again with an estimated $44.3 million. Alfonso Cuarón has entered its second week not only profitable, but having broken $100 million in box office gross...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Gravity Rises to the Top of the Box Office
Receiving almost universal praise and a strong start to boot, director Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity took no prisoners with its estimated $55.6 million start. While it has a ways to go before it makes back its $100 million costs, it easily toppled last week’s favorite, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, which made an estimated $21.5 million…not much of a drop from the previous week, all things consid...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Forecast Calls for Cloudy With a Chance of Winning Box Office
Sony may not have a Despicable Me 2 on their hands, but they did come up with a strong start with a sequel of their own; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 debuted in first place at the box office with an estimated $35 million. Not only is that more in the first weekend than its predecessor, but with a cheaper price tag than the first film as well ($78 million vs. $100 million). Unfortunately, it...[Read More]
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