‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office in North America

Associated Press 07/22/2024

Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling ” Twisters ” to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit made $80.5 million in ticket sales from 4,151 theaters in North America, according to studio…

‘Spider-Man’ box office numbers climb in record books

Reuters 12/21/2021

LOS ANGELES — Final box office figures showed “Spider-Man: No Way Home” hauled in an even bigger audience than originally estimated, for a weekend total of $260 million at United States and Canadian theaters, distributor Sony Corp…

2020 box office starts off with ‘Star Wars’ still on top

AP 01/06/2020

NEW YORK  – The box office in 2020 started off where last year left off: with “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” still on top. After  a historic year, the Walt Disney Co. opened the new year approaching…

In 2019, the box office belonged to Disney

AP 01/01/2020

NEW YORK — Every movie year offers up a parade of hits and flops. But in 2019, no winner was in the same galaxy as the Walt Disney Co. And the biggest loser might have been anyone…

Force is still with ‘Star Wars,’ with massive N. America opening

AFP 12/24/2019

LOS ANGELES–The force is still strong with “Star Wars” as “The Rise of Skywalker” opened to a massive box office take of $177.4 million in North America, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The film scored the…

‘Joker’ tops box office again, beats ‘Addams Family’

10/14/2019

LOS ANGELES — The first weekend was no fluke: “Joker” is a hit. The R-rated comic book villain origin story had a phenomenal second weekend at the box office, topping the charts once more over newcomers such…

‘Joker’ sets October box-office record for Thursday showings

10/05/2019

LOS ANGELES — “Joker” is getting the first laugh on its debut weekend, scoring an October box-office record with $13.3 million earned in Thursday night showings. Warner Bros. released the figures Friday morning. “Joker” unseated “Venom,” which…

‘Deadpool 2′ ends Avengers’ box-office reign, rakes in $125M

AP 05/21/2018

LOS ANGELES–Deadpool and his foul-mouthed crew of misfits and malcontents have taken down the Avengers. Fox’s “Deadpool 2” brought in 125 million this weekend, giving it the second-highest opening ever for an R-rated movie and ending the…

‘A Quiet Place,’ ‘Rampage’ lead newcomers at box office

AP 04/23/2018

LOS ANGELES—It’s another weekend of buzz versus pure star power at the box office as the word of mouth sensation “A Quiet Place” finds itself neck-and-neck again with Dwayne Johnson’s “Rampage.” This time buzz had the slight…

‘Die Beautiful’ wins big; Cebuano gets screenwriter award

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/05/2017

“DIE Beautiful” took home the lion’s share of awards, including Movie of the Year at the 33rd Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for Movies 2017 last Sunday, while seasoned actresses Vilma Santos and Nora Aunor tied for…

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