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Box Office Guru Wrapup: Rock Defeats Heartbreak Kid To Defend Box Office Title (10 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Oct. 07 2007, 03:51 PM

Ben Stiller's new comedy The Heartbreak Kid stumbled in its opening frame and forced the overall box office to plunge to the worst October weekend in eight years. Incumbent family comedy The Game Plan posted a strong sophomore hold and retained its position as North America's most popular film.

Box Office Guru Preview: Heartbreak Kid Hopes to Charm Moviegoers (1 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Thursday, Oct. 04 2007, 03:03 PM

Following a six-week streak of R-rated films topping the charts, The Rock's family comedy The Game Plan led the box office last weekend. Now, adult fare comes back to claim the crown with the new Ben Stiller comedy The Heartbreak Kid which is aiming for an easy number one debut.

Box Office Guru Wrapup:Game Plan Rushes Past Kingdom For #1 Spot (10 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Sep. 30 2007, 04:46 PM

In a fierce head-to-head battle, The Rock's family comedy The Game Plan upset Jamie Foxx's action thriller The Kingdom this weekend and became the first PG-rated film since June to open at number one.

Box Office Preview: Kingdom Hopes to Win Box Office Crown (4 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Thursday, Sep. 27 2007, 04:31 PM

After two weeks of rule by Jodie and Milla, the boys come charging back in what could be a fierce fight for the number one spot. With little to no overlap in customers, both Jamie Foxx's The Kingdom and The Rock's The Game should have room to breathe.

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Resident Evil Sets New Series High Score at #1 (25 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Sep. 23 2007, 12:05 PM

Two new films were met with enthusiasm from North American moviegoers who powered each film past the openings of their respective predecessors. Fans of action and horror lined up for the threequel Resident Evil: Extinction which bowed at number one while those in search of a laugh spent their dollars on the romantic comedy Good Luck Chuck.

Box Office Guru Preview: Jovovich vs. Alba in Multiplex Mayhem (7 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Thursday, Sep. 20 2007, 04:17 PM

Jodie Foster will find herself in the middle of a catfight over the number one spot this weekend. The star of current chart-topper The Brave One will face challenges from Milla Jovovich's new action sequel Resident Evil: Extinction, Jessica Alba's romantic comedy Good Luck Chuck, and the Amanda Bynes college laugher Sydney White.

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Jodie Struggles But Still Hits #1 (11 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Sep. 16 2007, 03:25 PM

For the second straight weekend, a star-driven action drama aimed at adult audiences opened at number one with $14M in ticket sales from roughly 2,700 theaters. This time it was Jodie Foster's The Brave One which topped the charts bumping former champ 3:10 to Yuma to the runner-up spot.

Box Office Guru Preview: Jodie's Got A Gun! (9 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Thursday, Sep. 13 2007, 05:50 PM

Two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster returns to the big screen this weekend in the vigilante thriller The Brave One which has its sights set on an easy top spot debut. The frame's only other wide openers, the comedy Mr. Woodcock and the fantasy adventure Dragon Wars, bring with them less buzz and look to make less of a dent into the North American box office.

Box Office Guru Preview: Halloween Strikes on the 31st (11 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Thursday, Aug. 30 2007, 06:07 PM

The four-billion-dollar-plus summer comes to a close over the long Labor Day holiday weekend with three new wide releases all targeting male moviegoers. Slasher fans get to relive old days with the latest incarnation of Halloween, teens looking for a laugh get the ping pong comedy Balls of Fury, and adults interested in Kevin Bacon's brand of revenge have the action thriller Death Sentence.

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Audiences Still Crazy for McLovin (13 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Aug. 26 2007, 07:26 PM

Booze and babes were still in high demand as the teen sex comedy Superbad ruled the North American box office for the second straight weekend despite the arrival of a handful of new releases. Most of the debuting films were met with disappointing sales since ticket buyers spent their time and money catching up on popular holdover titles which commanded the top three spots.

Box Office Guru Preview: War Leads Army of New Releases (6 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Thursday, Aug. 23 2007, 06:49 PM

Action stars Jet Li and Jason Statham face off this weekend in the new crime thriller War which leads a flood of new releases pouring into North American multiplexes trying to catch the final dollars of the summer movie season.

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Superbad Opens Big at #1 (17 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Aug. 19 2007, 03:21 PM

Teenagers flocked to the multiplexes for stimulation this weekend as the raunchy new sex comedy Superbad powered its way to number one while the frame's other new releases, the sci-fi thriller The Invasion and the adventure tale The Last Legion, were met with yawns.

Box Office Guru Preview: Make Way for McLovin (6 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Thursday, Aug. 16 2007, 05:32 PM

Carrying some major buzz into the marketplace, Sony's teen comedy Superbad hits the multiplexes this weekend aiming to bring in some big business from horny young adults looking for a spark to get rid of their end-of-summer blues.

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Rush Hour 3 Speeds Into #1 Spot (29 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Aug. 12 2007, 03:26 PM

After being off the case for six years, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker raced back into theaters with their cross-cultural cop buddy action sequel Rush Hour 3 and captured the number one spot.

Box Office Guru Preview: Chan and Tucker Back in Action (9 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Thursday, Aug. 09 2007, 06:41 PM

Another wide assortment of summer offerings will hit the multiplexes across North America this weekend. The action-comedy sequel Rush Hour 3 leads the way as the main course and will be joined by side dishes like the fantasy adventure Stardust, the family comedy Daddy Day Camp, and the horror flick Skinwalkers.

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Bourne Beats Bart for Box Office Crown (18 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Aug. 05 2007, 06:35 PM

Matt Damon set a new opening weekend record for the month of August with the top spot bow of The Bourne Ultimatum, the third installment in the actor's signature spy series. The frame's other new releases saw more modest openings while most holdovers held up well. The wide assortment of popular hits allowed the North American box office to soar to the highest grossing August weekend in history.

Box Office Guru Wrapup: The Simpsons Movie Gobbles Up $72M Opening (41 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Jul. 29 2007, 07:11 PM

Moviegoers across North America embraced The Simpsons Movie which beat out all industry expectations for an explosive number one opening this weekend grossing more than the next four biggest hits combined.

Box Office Guru Preview: Mmmmmmmmmmm Box Office Feast! (11 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Thursday, Jul. 26 2007, 08:52 AM

Bart, Lisa, and the whole gang from Springfield will charge into multiplexes across North America and much of the world this weekend in the highly anticipated animated comedy The Simpsons Movie which looks to easily conquer the box office.

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Sandler Tops Potter for #1 Spot (95 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Sunday, Jul. 22 2007, 05:27 PM

Adam Sandler scored the ninth number one opening of his career with his latest comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry which edged out former champ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for the top spot at the North American box office.

Box Office Guru Preview: Can Chuck and Larry Beat Up Harry? (19 comments)

by Gitesh Pandya on Thursday, Jul. 19 2007, 05:20 PM

Two new star-driven Hollywood comedies face off at the box office this weekend in an attempt to unseat Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix from the top spot. Adam Sandler headlines the gay marriage pic I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry while John Travolta goes one step further starring as a heavy-set mom in the musical Hairspray. For the first time in nearly a month, no new release gets an early midweek headstart.