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May 21, 2023 12:50 PM CDT

Fast X Passes Guardians 3

Previous leader falls into distant second place

(Newser) - The 10th installment of the Fast and Furious franchise was off to the races this weekend, knocking Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 out of first place and easily claiming the No. 1 spot at the box office. Fast X earned $67.5 million in ticket sales from 4,046...

New Releases Can't Reach Guardians Vol. 3

New Releases Don't Touch
Guardians, Mario Bros.

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May 14, 2023 1:15 PM CDT

New Releases Don't Touch Guardians, Mario Bros.

'Book Club' tops weekend debuts

(Newser) - Several new movies infiltrated theaters this weekend, including a lighthearted trip to Italy with Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, and Mary Steenburgen and a Ben Affleck-fronted detective thriller. The two top spots were once again claimed by Marvel and Mario, however. In its second weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy ...

Guardians of the Galaxy Dethrones Mario Bros.

Guardians of the Galaxy
Has Powerful Opening

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May 7, 2023 12:55 PM CDT

Guardians of the Galaxy Has Powerful Opening

Film, which turns the Marvel page, dethrones 'Super Mario Bros.'

(Newser) - There is nothing like the promise of a chapter closing to draw people to the movie theater, especially when tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which says goodbye to this iteration of the space misfits and its driving creative voice, director James...

Super Mario Bros. Doesn't Budge

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Apr 30, 2023 2:30 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Doesn't Budge

Judy Blume adaptation has strongest debut

(Newser) - It's still Mario Time at the box office. The Super Mario Bros. Movie led ticket sales for the fourth straight weekend in US and Canadian theaters with $40 million as the global haul for the Universal Pictures release surpassed $1 billion, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Nintendo videogame...

Super Mario Bros.
Holds Off Horror Reboot

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Apr 23, 2023 12:40 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Holds Off Horror Reboot

Hit film is the highest-grossing animated release since the pandemic began

(Newser) - The Super Mario Bros. Movie continued to rack up coins at the box office, leading ticket sales for the third straight weekend, as the animation hit neared $1 billion after just 18 days in theaters. The weekend's top new release, the horror reboot Evil Dead Rise debuted solidly, launching...

Super Mario Bros.
Sets Another Record

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Apr 16, 2023 1:25 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Sets Another Record

Animated movie already is the year's biggest

(Newser) - The Super Mario Bros. Movie scored the best second weekend ever for an animated movie in North American theaters with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. With $94 million from international showings, Mario's global total now stands at a staggering $678 million, surpassing Ant-Man and ...

Super Mario Bros.
Smashes Records

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Apr 9, 2023 1:20 PM CDT

Super Mario Bros. Smashes Records

Animated film has year's biggest global opening

(Newser) - Audiences said let's go to the movie theater for The Super Mario Bros. Movie this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.6 million in its first five days in 4,343 North American theaters, including $146.4 million over the weekend, according to...

Reviews Lift Dungeons & Dragons

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Apr 2, 2023 1:40 PM CDT

Reviews Lift Dungeons & Dragons

(Newser) - Riding terrific reviews and a strong word-of-mouth, the role playing game adaptation Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves opened with $38.5 million in US and Canadian movie theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, stealing the top box-office perch from John Wick: Chapter 4. The Paramount Pictures...

John Wick Hits Franchise High

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Mar 26, 2023 12:40 PM CDT

John Wick Hits Franchise High

Each installment has sold more tickets than the one before

(Newser) - John Wick: Chapter 4, the fourth installment in the Keanu Reeves assassin series, debuted with a franchise-best $73.5 million at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Lionsgate film, starring Reeves as the reluctant-but-not-that-reluctant killer John Wick, exceeded both expectations and previous opening weekends in the R-rated...

Shazam!
Posts
Weak Win

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Mar 19, 2023 1:25 PM CDT

Shazam! Posts Weak Win

Sequel ranks low among DC openings

(Newser) - Shazam! Fury of the Gods felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disappointing $30.5 million from 4,071 theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, the AP reports. The Shazam! sequel fell short...

Scream VI Wins Oscars Weekend

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Mar 12, 2023 3:35 PM CDT

Scream VI Wins Oscars Weekend

Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera lead new cast

(Newser) - Oscars weekend belonged to Scream VI in theaters, as the horror sequel notched a franchise-best $44.5 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group co-production sailed past expectations, easily surpassing the previous series high of $32 million that Scream 2...

Creed III
Is the New
Weekend
Champ

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Mar 5, 2023 1:00 PM CST

Creed III Is the New Weekend Champ

Latest film in the series surpasses openings of the first two

(Newser) - Creed III punched above its weight at the domestic box office in its first weekend in theaters. The MGM release knocked Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania out of first place and far surpassed both industry expectations and the opening weekends of the first two movies in the franchise. Playing in...

Cocaine Bear Challenges
Fading Ant-Man Sequel

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Feb 26, 2023 3:10 PM CST

Cocaine Bear Challenges Fading Ant-Man Sequel

Horror-comedy opens strong despite mixed reviews

(Newser) - The gonzo R-rated horror-comedy Cocaine Bear sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was quickly dwarfed in its second weekend. Quantumania was still No. 1 with an estimated $32.2 million in ticket sales in...

Ant-Man Sequel Opens Large

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Feb 19, 2023 12:55 PM CST

Ant-Man Sequel Opens Large

Poorly reviewed Disney film outperforms predecessors

(Newser) - Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have gotten off to a rocky start, but Ant-Man is bigger than ever at the box office. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania opened with $104 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily surpassing the box office debuts of...

Magic Mike Tops Weekend

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Feb 12, 2023 12:35 PM CST

Magic Mike Tops Weekend

Two James Cameron films follow Steven Soderbergh's hit

(Newser) - The third installment in the Magic Mike series danced its way to the top of the box office charts this weekend with a James Cameron doubleheader, Avatar: The Way of Water and Titanic, looming close behind. Magic Mike's Last Dance earned $8.2 million in its first weekend in...

Knock at the Cabin
Unseats Avatar

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Feb 5, 2023 2:30 PM CST

Knock at the Cabin Unseats Avatar

"80 for Brady" also passes James Cameron's long-reigning hit

(Newser) - For the first time in almost two months, the box office doesn't belong to blue people. After seven weeks as the top film in theaters, Avatar: The Way of Water was knocked out of the No. 1 spot by the M. Night Shyamalan thriller Knock at the Cabin and...

Avatar 2 Hits Fourth All-Time

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Jan 29, 2023 11:55 AM CST

Avatar 2 Hits Fourth All-Time

Oscar nominations lead to rereleases

(Newser) - Avatar: The Way of Water claimed the No. 1 spot on the domestic box office charts for the seventh weekend in a row with another $15.7 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday. It was a quiet weekend overall, notable mostly for the Hindi language blockbuster Pathaan, which broke...

Avatar Climbs
All-Time List

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Jan 22, 2023 11:55 AM CST

Avatar Climbs All-Time List

Little new competition surfaces over the weekend

(Newser) - James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water led ticket sales in movie theaters for the sixth straight weekend, making it the first film to have such a sustained reign since 2009's Avatar. The Walt Disney Co.'s The Way of Water added $19.7 million in US...

New Films Can't
Touch Avatar, M3GAN

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Jan 15, 2023 12:50 PM CST

New Films Can't Touch Avatar, M3GAN

'Plane,' 'House Party' finish well back for the weekend

(Newser) - New movies like Plane and House Party were no match for Avatar: The Way of Water and the killer doll horror M3GAN at the box office this weekend. The two holdovers topped the charts again, according to studio estimates Sunday. In first place for the fifth weekend in a row...

M3gan Goes
After Avatar

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Jan 8, 2023 1:15 PM CST

M3gan Goes After Avatar

Movie about evil doll does well, but can't overtake the James Cameron flick

(Newser) - The Blumhouse evil-doll horror film M3gan got off to a killer start, debuting with $30.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates, while Avatar: The Way of Water continued its box-office reign in the top spot. Universal Pictures' M3gan, about a robot companion built for a young girl...