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"INCEPTION" EYES THREEPEAT

 

A trio of new wide releases will trot into the marketplace at the domestic box office this weekend, although "Inception" will likely threepeat with around... ...more
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"INCEPTION" RUBS OUT "SALT"
Reoccurring dreams are usually...
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WEEKEND PREVIEW: WILL SALT LICK INCEPTION?
SALT Sony goes for the jugular as...
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IMMACULATE "INCEPTION"
The dream is real, alright. Yes, it...
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DREAM DEBUT DESTINED FOR "INCEPTION"
THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE The Mouse...
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DOWN RIGHT "DESPICABLE"
It's all about the kids this summer, as...
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BOX OFFICE BITE
The smoke from the fireworks has finally...
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VAMPIRES DRAIN BOX OFFICE
As predicated, Twilight: Eclipse sank its...
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MIDNIGHT MADNESS: "ECLIPSE" SUCKS DOWN $30 MILLION
Summit Entertainment’s box office...
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COMING SOON
Fri, July 30, 2010
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CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF... WIDE
2
CHARLIE ST. CLOUD WIDE
3
DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS WIDE
4
GET LOW LTD
5
THE DRY LAND LTD
6
THE EXTRA MAN LTD
7
ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE EXCL
8
THE CONCERT EXCL
Wed, August 4, 2010
1
THE SICILIAN GIRL LTD
Fri, August 6, 2010
1
STEP UP 3-D WIDE
2
THE OTHER GUYS WIDE
3
CAIRO TIME LTD
4
FLIPPED LTD
5
FREEDOM RIDERS LTD
6
I KILLED MY MOTHER LTD
7
LEBANON LTD
8
MIDDLE MEN LTD
9
THE OXFORD MURDERS LTD
10
TWELVE
Fri, August 13, 2010
1
EAT, PRAY, LOVE WIDE
2
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD WIDE
3
THE EXPENDABLES WIDE
4
ANIMAL KINGDOM LTD
5
TALES FROM EARTHSEA LTD
6
LA SOGA EXCL
Wed, August 18, 2010
1
VAMPIRES SUCK WIDE
2
A FILM UNFINISHED LTD
Fri, August 20, 2010
1
LOTTERY TICKET WIDE
2
NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS WIDE
3
PIRANHA 3-D WIDE
4
THE SWITCH WIDE
5
ALTIPLANO LTD
6
DOWN TERRACE LTD
7
HIDING DIVYA LTD
8
MAO'S LAST DANCER LTD
9
THE TILLMAN STORY LTD
10
WHAT IF... LTD
11
SOUL KITCHEN EXCL
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THE TICKER YEAR-TO-DATE BOX OFFICE (Jan 1-Jul 30)
 Year to Date Earnings%Gain/Loss +2.94
   2010         $6,038,501,524
   2009         $5,866,029,720
 Ticket Sales%Gain/Loss -2.89
   2010         759,559,940
   2009         782,137,295
 
MOVIE POLL

SUMMER 2011: Top "Must See" Flick?
  • HARRY POTTER: FINAL FILM
  • PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN 4
  • TRANSFORMERS 3
  • THOR
  • X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
  • KUNG FU PANDA 2
  • THE HANGOVER 2
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA
  • GREEN LANTERN
  • COWBOYS & ALIENS
  • SUPER 8
  • CARS 2
  • FAST FIVE
  • RISE OF THE APES
  • PRIEST



TITLE STUDIO SITES GROSS AVG TOTAL
1
INCEPTION Warner Bros. · 3792 · $42,725,012 · $11,267 · $142,883,424
2
SALT Sony · 3612 · $36,011,243 · $9,970 · $36,011,243
3
DESPICABLE ME Universal · 3600 · $23,689,060 · $6,580 · $161,289,905
4
THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE Walt Disney · 3504 · $9,651,495 · $2,754 · $42,609,020
5
TOY STORY 3 Walt Disney · 2766 · $8,917,512 · $3,224 · $379,416,551
6
RAMONA AND BEEZUS Fox · 2719 · $7,810,481 · $2,873 · $7,810,481
7
GROWN UPS Sony · 2859 · $7,428,742 · $2,598 · $142,240,828
8
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE Summit · 3121 · $7,180,170 · $2,301 · $279,827,262
9
THE LAST AIRBENDER Paramount · 2127 · $4,217,021 · $1,983 · $123,308,790
10
PREDATORS Fox · 1846 · $3,120,656 · $1,690 · $46,839,081
11
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT FOCUS · 201 · $2,594,758 · $12,909 · $4,909,949
12
KNIGHT AND DAY Fox · 1265 · $1,694,003 · $1,339 · $72,675,724
Jul 30, 2010
TITLE STUDIO SITES GROSS AVG TOTAL
1
INCEPTION Warner Bros. · 3792 · $5,522,151 · $1,456 · $160,539,271
2
SALT Sony · 3612 · $3,645,745 · $1,009 · $48,158,396
3
DESPICABLE ME Universal · 3600 · $3,311,405 · $920 · $171,350,870
4
TOY STORY 3 Walt Disney · 2766 · $1,314,743 · $475 · $383,281,846
5
RAMONA AND BEEZUS Fox · 2719 · $1,201,422 · $442 · $11,493,125
6
THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE Walt Disney · 3504 · $1,193,167 · $341 · $46,363,289
7
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE Summit · 3121 · $1,063,719 · $341 · $283,126,985
8
GROWN UPS Sony · 2859 · $971,895 · $340 · $145,217,667
9
THE LAST AIRBENDER Paramount · 2127 · $516,848 · $243 · $124,950,100
10
PREDATORS Fox · 1846 · $370,701 · $201 · $48,034,849
 RELEASE DATE CHANGES

VAMPIRES SUCK Fox
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FOX's UNTITLED VAMPIRE SPOOF is now called VAMPIRES SUCK. Yup. They suck hard. Great title from the creators (that seems a bit gratuitous, doesn't it?) that gave us these uninspired titles: DATE MOVIE, EPIC MOVIE, and DISASTER MOVIE. The sucking starts Aug 18, 2010.


 
 
 
Wed 8/18/10

 
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THE GREEN HORNET Sony

"The Green Hornet" is out as a Christmas present. The alleged culprit? 3-D. Yup, following the trend that "Clash of the Titans" started, Sony will retrofit Seth Rogen and Co. for the third dimension and push the release date into 2011.


 
 
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Wed 12/22/10
ALSO OPENING: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS , WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW , FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF
 
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES Fox
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Roll call! Fox has announced that DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES is set for March 25, 2011--exactly one year after the $15 million original scored an A+, grossing $61 million.


 
 
 
Fri 3/25/11

 
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ALSO OPENING: SUCKER PUNCH ,
 
THE THREE MUSKETEEERS SUMMIT
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Summit Entertainment has set April 15, 2011 as the release date for their 3-D version of THE THREE MUSKETEERS. Paul W.S. Anderson directs, while Logan Lerman, Orlando Bloom, and Christoph Waltz co-star. C'mon though, shouldn't it be titled THE 3-D MUSKETEERS??? "All for one and 3-D for all!"


 
 
 
Fri 4/15/11

 
NEW
ALSO OPENING: SCREAM 4 ,
 
THE HANGOVER 2 Warner Bros.
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After becoming the surprise hit of the summer, Warner Bros. wasted no time announcing the sequel. Atlantic City, Monte Carlo, Hong Kong...there are many, many more sinful cities for the boys to continue their inebriated exploits.  


 
 
 
Thu 5/26/11

 
NEW
ALSO OPENING: KUNG FU PANDA: THE KABOOM OF DOOM ,
 
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Fox
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KICK-ASS director Matthew Vaughn will helm the fifth X-MEN movie, which Fox has set to launch on June 3, 2011--the same weekend as KUNG FU PANDA: THE KABOOM OF DOOM. Prepare for Box Office Battle Royal!  


 
 
 
Fri 6/3/11

 
NEW
 
WAR HORSE WALT DISNEY

Walt Disney has confirmed the release date for director Steven Spielberg's film, WAR HORSE. The children's story, which tells the tale of WWI from the perspective of a horse, will be released on August 10, 2011. The famous Mister Ed, this is not!


 
 
 
Wed 8/10/11

 
NEW
 
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN SUMMIT
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Get illuminated! THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN rises on November 18, 2011. The film evidently will not be split into two films--ala the final Harry Potter--and will open up against WB's dancing penguin sequel HAPPY FEET 2 and Disney's Sci-fi actioner, REAL STEEL.


 
 
 
Fri 11/18/11

 
NEW
ALSO OPENING: HAPPY FEET 2 , REAL STEEL
 
MEN IN BLACK 3 SONY
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Here come the Men in Black...in your face for Memorial Day Weekend 2012. Yes, the lure of 3-D has propelled Sony to take the sci-fi comedy series to Planet Trilogy, where stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, as well as director Barry Sonnenfeld, will return to the franchise that has grossed over $1 billion worldwide.  


 
 
 
Fri 5/25/12

 
NEW
 
BATMAN 3 WARNER BROS.

Holy threequels, Batman! Warner Bros. officially announced the release date of the most anticipated movie of the new decade as July 20, 2012. That's exactly 4 years after "The Dark Knight" grossed an unprecedented $533 million domestically and over a billion worldwide. No word yet on the cast, but expect Christopher Nolan at the helm...unless WB insists on 3-D...which Nolan has publicly opposed.


 
 
 
Fri 7/20/12

 
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