Box Office
‘Tower Heist’ Adds to 2011 Box Office Woes for Frat Pack
It's hardly a bomb, but box office estimates are placing the first weekend North American take for Tower Heist at $25 million, at least $5 less than the bottom of most expectations. »
Raunchy Comedies Beating Superheroes at Box Office This Summer
The Hollywood Reporter has a feature story about the Summer Box Office and the surprising results that have raunchy R-rated comedies running ahead of Superhero fare this summer. »
‘Green Hornet’ Knocks Out Box Office Competition
It's the easy headline, but that doesn't make it any less true. The Green Hornet topped the four day Martin Luther King Birthday weekend with a four-day haul of $40m, according to estimates. »
‘Fockers’ Top the Box Office, ‘Gulliver’ Bombs
Two critically-panned event comedies, two very different results. 'Little Fockers' topped the 5-day holiday weekend with $48.3 million, while 'Gulliver's Travels' flops with a 2-day gross of $7.7 million. »
‘Dinner for Schmucks’ Meets Box Office Expectations
Dinner for Schmucks opened at #2 at the North American box office this weekend. The film earned $23.5m and had the highest per-screen average in the top 20. »
Steve Carell has $85 Million Reasons to Leave ‘The Office’
People are wondering why Steve Carell is leaving The Office. Well, Despicable Me passed $85 million in grosses during it's first week, far surpassing the box office expectations »
‘Cyrus’ Cracks Top 10 from Only 77 Theatres
Maybe this has just as much as the lackluster summer box office than it does to the critically acclaimed and well-received indie comedy, but the Duplass Brothers' Cyrus has cracked the Top 10 at the North American box office results. »
‘Dinner for Schmucks’ Pushed Back One Week to July 30
Dinner for Schmucks was quietly pushed back one week to July 30. It's a less competitive weekend but may run into box office trouble from The Other Guys »
‘Greek’ Debut a Modest Success
After some worry that Get Him to the Greek would follow previous movies this summer and clearly and visibly underperform, the final box office numbers show a picture that could be best described as "Okay." »
Where’s the Buzz for ‘Get Him to the Greek’?
The Forgetting Sarah Marshall sequel has all the pieces for being a rauchy alternative to family films and chick flicks. Yet, here in Fratville we're not hearing any buzz whatsoever for Get Him to the Greek. »