The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Box Office Weekend: Lone Survivor All Alone On Top
The massive marketing campaign paid off in a big way: Lone Survivor opened to wide release after three weekends, and the $40 million budgeted war film got decent reviews and nearly made back its money, earning an estimated $38.5 million at the box office. It stood well above the eight-week champion Frozen, whose estimated $15.1 million adds nicely to $317.7 million in domestic totals, and well abo...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Frozen Tops the Box Office After Seven Weeks
As the first weekend of 2014 draws to a close, it is perhaps not surprising that not many new films made their debut with so many popular films from 2013 hogging the spotlight…at least, in wide release. But Frozen, one of two mighty veterans at the box office, managed to take the first-place spot with an estimated $20.7 million, enough to keep the only newcomer to the list, Paranormal Activity: Th...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Frozen Gets Boost, But Smaug Still King Under the Mountain
NOTE: While the rest of the box office listings are the reported estimates, Paramount does not plan on releasing their official numbers until January 3rd. Therefore, films released by Paramount (such as Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and The Wolf of Wall Street) have estimated domestic totals until further notice. Third week remains the charm for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Though stil...[Read More]