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The Avengers Easily Sinks Battleship in a Box Office Showdown

Maggie Pehanick — Mon, 21 May 2012 03:05:00 PDT

For the third week in a row, The Avengers has taken the top spot at the box office. The Marvel superhero flick earned $55.1 million this weekend, bringing its total gross to an impressive $457 million. New releases Battleship and The Dictator trailed behind, with $25.3 million and $17.4 million, respectively. Johnny Depp's vampire revival Dark Shadows came in fourth in its second week in theaters, taking in $12.8, and the Jennifer Lopez ensemble comedy What to Expect When You're Expecting rounded out the top five with $10.5 million in its first weekend.

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Box Office: The Avengers Continues to Conquer

Shannon Vestal — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:05:00 PDT

After breaking the opening weekend record in its first week of release, The Avengers easily topped the box office again with $103.2 million, also setting a new record for best second weekend ever. New release Dark Shadows followed far behind in second place with $28.8 million, while Think Like a Man came in third with $6.3 million. The Hunger Games hung in there at No. 4 with $4.4 million, and The Lucky One rounded out the top five with $4.1 million.

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The Avengers Demolishes Box Office Records

Maggie Pehanick — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:05:55 PDT

Joss Whedon's superhero epic The Avengers smashed into the top spot at the box office with $200.3 million, breaking the record for biggest opening weekend of all time. The hotly anticipated action flick took down the previous record set last year by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 by over $40 million. Reigning champ Think Like a Man took a distant, distant second place with $8 million, followed by The Hunger Games with $5.7 million. Fourth and fifth place belonged to The Lucky One and The Pirates! Band of Misfits, with $5.5 million and $5.4 million, respectively.

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Think Like a Man Triumphs at the Box Office Again

BuzzSugar — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:05:45 PDT

For the second week in a row, Think Like a Man won the box office. This time the comedy raked in $18 million, raising its total gross to $60.8 million. Animated flick The Pirates! Band of Misfits followed in second with $11.4 million, barely edging by The Lucky One, which earned $11.3 million in its second week in theaters. Blockbuster The Hunger Games still held tight to a spot in the top five with $11.2 million, trailed by romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement, which took in a disappointing $11.1 million in its opening weekend.

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Think Like a Man Takes Down The Hunger Games at the Box Office

BuzzSugar — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:00:00 PDT

After four weekends in the top spot, box office heavyweight champ The Hunger Games has finally been brought down. Think Like a Man opened to $33 million in its first weekend, which is more than double The Hunger Games' $14.5 million intake. Zac Efron's romantic drama The Lucky One also overtook The Hunger Games, winding up in second with $22.8 million in its debut weekend. Documentary Chimpanzee came in fourth with $10.2 million, followed by The Three Stooges, which took in $9.2 million in its second week.

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The Hunger Games Continues Its Box Office Reign

BuzzSugar — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:05:00 PDT

For the fourth consecutive weekend, The Hunger Games has managed to take down its competition, and with the $21 million it made this past weekend, the film has grossed a total of $337.1 million. The Farrelly brothers' The Three Stooges came in second with $17.1 million, followed by cerebral horror flick Cabin in the Woods with $14.9 million, which were both in their first weekend of release. Titanic 3D followed in fourth with $11.6 million and American Reunion came in fifth place with $10.7 million.

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The Hunger Games Stays Lethal at the Box Office

BuzzSugar — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:05:00 PDT

The Hunger Games won the box office for the third weekend in a row, reaping $33.5 million and bringing its total gross so far to $302.8 million. The flick easily bested competition from the week's new releases; American Reunion opened to $21.5 million and Titanic 3D made $17.3 million. Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror came in fourth and fifth place, earning $15 million and $11 million, respectively, in their second week in theaters.

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The Hunger Games Gets A Second Helping at the Box Office

BuzzSugar — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 03:05:00 PDT

The Hunger Games held tight to its top spot at the box office this weekend, raking in $61.1 million in its second week across 4,137 screens nationwide. Wrath of the Titans came in second, earning a respectable $32.4 million in its debut. The Julia Roberts-led fairy tale Mirror Mirror opened with $19 million while 21 Jump Street brought in $15 million in its third week. The Lorax trailed in fifth with $8 million.

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The Hunger Games Makes History at the Box Office

Becky Kirsch — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:05:00 PDT

It was an incredibly exciting weekend at the box office for The Hunger Games, which annihilated the competition with $155 million - the third highest opening weekend of all time! The film also set new records for the highest midnight opening for a non-sequel and the best opening day and weekend for a non-sequel. 21 Jump Street trailed in a very distant second with $21.3 million, pushing The Lorax down to third with $13.1 million. John Carter took fourth place with $5 million, and Act of Valor retained the number five spot with $2 million.

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21 Jump Street Jumps to the Top of the Box Office

Becky Kirsch — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:05:00 PDT

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum have proved to be a formidable comedic duo at the box office, as 21 Jump Street debuted at No. 1 with $35 million - that's Tatum's second number-one movie of 2012 (the first was The Vow). The Lorax slid to second with $22.8 million, while John Carter clung to third with $13.5 million. Project X trailed in fourth with $4 million, and A Thousand Years finished off the top five with $3.7 million. Will Ferrell's Casa de mi Padre opened in ninth with $2.2 million in limited release.

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