The dark knight once again rose in the box office as Robert Pattinson's version of "The Batman" grossed around $128.5 million, topping every other movie premiere this 2022.
If the first month of the summer is any indication, Hollywood looks to be in for a tumultuous season. After a successful spring, it all looked like the summer would be exciting and filled with box office hits. However, four weeks in and there have been flops all over.
After outstanding performance at the box office, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has overcome "Avatar" as the highest grossing movie of all time in America.
In what was original deemed to be "unbreakable" for many years to come, the 2009 "Avatar" domestic box office record of $760 million is about to be crushed by "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." See the new data here and the details.
There is a lot to be said for the strength of a franchise like "Star Wars." This weekend, "The Force Awakens" was expected to be a monstrous hit, but it turned out to be a galactic juggernaut, setting a new record that is not likely to be broken until inflation can catch up with it. See the details and box-office data here.
There was no doubt that the force was going to be strong with this one, but "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has shattered all single day records and exceeded the industry analysts expectations. See the details here.
In just a portion of a late night Thursday, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" has opened up in previews to an astronomical $16 million at the box office. See the projections on what the weekend is expected to bring for the film here.
The 1980s reboot of the cartoon animation, "Jem and the Holograms," flopped during its weekend debut with only a $1.3 million earnings so far in over 2,000 theaters.
As the summer winds down, many films surprised at the box office powering up what was a solid season while others failed to generate interest. Reboots and sequels brought mixed results while Indie films failed to generate much buzz. Yet there was a lot to celebrate when it all ended. While there are technically two more weekends left, the films being released in the latter part of August are not expected to generate much buzz or are receiving the lush marketing campaigns that the blockbusters did. So who were the winners and losers?
With the 'Minions' dominating the advertising space all over the globe, it comes as no surprise that it easily took command of the domestic box-office this weekend by grossing a huge $115.2 million.
"Pitch Perfect 2" has just been released in theaters and has quickly shown itself to be a box office favorite. With the success of the sequel, will there be a third film?
After a number of threats and discussions on how "The Interview" would be released, Sony decided to unveil it on VOD and made $15 million. What does the movie's internet success mean for the future of how we get movies?
