Pitch Perfect 2 News Stories Box Office Archives This Weekend in Box Office History: Shrek Swamps Expectations, Star Wars‘ Prequel Era Ends, R-Rated Action Excels, Top Gun Takes Flight, & More • May 13th Our look back into the archives of May marches on this week with a cornucopia of big summer releases that kicked off their runs in the middle of the month, the 20th weekend of the calendar year. News & Analysis Universal Studios Hits Record $5 Billion Worldwide Boxoffice Staff • Jul 17th Universal Studio’s 2015 box office records continue to fall as the studio reached $5 billion worldwide faster than any other studio in history. It seems like every other month this year has brought another Universal release that has resonated with... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Spy’ Passes The $40M Mark After Leading Thursday With $2.34M; ‘San Andreas’ Claims Second Place With $1.76M Boxoffice Staff • Jul 12th Spy took in $2.34 million on Thursday to lead the daily box office for a sixth consecutive and final day. The Melissa McCarthy led comedy from Fox was down 15 percent from Wednesday. Daily percentage declines were sharp in general... Uncategorized ANALYSIS: ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’, & ‘Furious 7’ Anchor Biggest 2nd Quarter In History • Jul 7th The Independence Day holiday weekend is over, but the bean counters in Hollywood still have plenty of reason to celebrate as 2015’s second quarter generated a new record haul of $3.08 billion domestically. The April 1 through June 30 period... News & Analysis ANALYSIS: ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’, & ‘Furious 7’ Anchor Biggest 2nd Quarter In History Boxoffice Staff • Jul 7th The Independence Day holiday weekend is over, but the bean counters in Hollywood still have plenty of reason to celebrate as 2015’s second quarter generated a new record haul of $3.08 billion domestically. The April 1 through June 30 period... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Jurassic World’ Sets New All-Time Record For Largest Seven-Day Start With $296.21M After Leading Thursday With $17.82M Boxoffice Staff • Jun 19th Jurassic World rounded out its historic first week at the box office with a first place take of $17.82 million on Thursday. The Chris Pratt led 3D blockbuster sequel from Universal and Legendary declined 10 percent from Wednesday’s performance. Yesterday’s... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Jurassic World’ Rules Tuesday With $24.34M; Sets New All-Time Five-Day Record With Massive $258.49M Boxoffice Staff • Jun 17th Jurassic World continued its record-breaking pace on Tuesday with a daily take of $24.34 million. The Chris Pratt led 3D blockbuster sequel from Universal and Legendary declined a slim 4 percent from Monday’s performance. That represented an exceptional first Tuesday... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Jurassic World’ Continues To Roar On Monday With $25.34M; Claims Largest Four-Day Start Of All-Time With Massive $234.15M Boxoffice Staff • Jun 16th Jurassic World continued its record-breaking pace on Monday with a first place daily take of $25.34 million. The Chris Pratt led 3D blockbuster sequel from Universal and Legendary declined 56 percent from Sunday’s performance. Jurassic World registered the third largest... News & Analysis Insidious Chapter 3, Entourage, Spy, north-america Boxoffice Staff • Jun 10th Spy took in $3.74 million on Tuesday to lead the daily box office for a fourth straight day. The Melissa McCarthy led comedy from Fox was up a healthy 25 percent over Monday’s performance. Spy has grossed $35.83 million in... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Spy’ Passes $30M After Leading Monday With $3.01M; ‘San Andreas’ Passes $100M Mark After $2.65M Daily Take; ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ Claims Third With $2.19M Boxoffice Staff • Jun 9th Spy grossed $3.01 million on Monday to lead the daily box office for a third consecutive day. The Melissa McCarthy led comedy from Fox was down 60.5 percent from Sunday’s performance; thanks in part to summer midweek business now starting... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Spy’ Softer Than Expected With $29.1M; ‘San Andreas’ Continues To Impress With $25.8M; ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ Third With $22.7M; ‘Entourage’ Disappoints With $10.3M Boxoffice Staff • Jun 8th As had been widely expected, Fox’s Spy debuted in first place this weekend with $29.09 million. However, the Melissa McCarthy led comedy opened below expectations, which had tended to range from $35 million to $40 million. Despite very strong critical... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘San Andreas’ Takes $72.6M In First Week After Returning To First On Thursday With $3.54M; ‘Entourage’ Slips To Second Place With $2.01M Thursday Haul Boxoffice Staff • Jun 5th Warner’s San Andreas was up one spot from Wednesday to return to first place at the daily box office on Thursday with $3.54 million. The Dwayne Johnson led disaster film was down a noteworthy 10 percent from Wednesday, as the... Load more stories
Box Office Archives This Weekend in Box Office History: Shrek Swamps Expectations, Star Wars‘ Prequel Era Ends, R-Rated Action Excels, Top Gun Takes Flight, & More • May 13th Our look back into the archives of May marches on this week with a cornucopia of big summer releases that kicked off their runs in the middle of the month, the 20th weekend of the calendar year.
News & Analysis Universal Studios Hits Record $5 Billion Worldwide Boxoffice Staff • Jul 17th Universal Studio’s 2015 box office records continue to fall as the studio reached $5 billion worldwide faster than any other studio in history. It seems like every other month this year has brought another Universal release that has resonated with...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Spy’ Passes The $40M Mark After Leading Thursday With $2.34M; ‘San Andreas’ Claims Second Place With $1.76M Boxoffice Staff • Jul 12th Spy took in $2.34 million on Thursday to lead the daily box office for a sixth consecutive and final day. The Melissa McCarthy led comedy from Fox was down 15 percent from Wednesday. Daily percentage declines were sharp in general...
Uncategorized ANALYSIS: ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’, & ‘Furious 7’ Anchor Biggest 2nd Quarter In History • Jul 7th The Independence Day holiday weekend is over, but the bean counters in Hollywood still have plenty of reason to celebrate as 2015’s second quarter generated a new record haul of $3.08 billion domestically. The April 1 through June 30 period...
News & Analysis ANALYSIS: ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’, & ‘Furious 7’ Anchor Biggest 2nd Quarter In History Boxoffice Staff • Jul 7th The Independence Day holiday weekend is over, but the bean counters in Hollywood still have plenty of reason to celebrate as 2015’s second quarter generated a new record haul of $3.08 billion domestically. The April 1 through June 30 period...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Jurassic World’ Sets New All-Time Record For Largest Seven-Day Start With $296.21M After Leading Thursday With $17.82M Boxoffice Staff • Jun 19th Jurassic World rounded out its historic first week at the box office with a first place take of $17.82 million on Thursday. The Chris Pratt led 3D blockbuster sequel from Universal and Legendary declined 10 percent from Wednesday’s performance. Yesterday’s...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Jurassic World’ Rules Tuesday With $24.34M; Sets New All-Time Five-Day Record With Massive $258.49M Boxoffice Staff • Jun 17th Jurassic World continued its record-breaking pace on Tuesday with a daily take of $24.34 million. The Chris Pratt led 3D blockbuster sequel from Universal and Legendary declined a slim 4 percent from Monday’s performance. That represented an exceptional first Tuesday...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Jurassic World’ Continues To Roar On Monday With $25.34M; Claims Largest Four-Day Start Of All-Time With Massive $234.15M Boxoffice Staff • Jun 16th Jurassic World continued its record-breaking pace on Monday with a first place daily take of $25.34 million. The Chris Pratt led 3D blockbuster sequel from Universal and Legendary declined 56 percent from Sunday’s performance. Jurassic World registered the third largest...
News & Analysis Insidious Chapter 3, Entourage, Spy, north-america Boxoffice Staff • Jun 10th Spy took in $3.74 million on Tuesday to lead the daily box office for a fourth straight day. The Melissa McCarthy led comedy from Fox was up a healthy 25 percent over Monday’s performance. Spy has grossed $35.83 million in...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Spy’ Passes $30M After Leading Monday With $3.01M; ‘San Andreas’ Passes $100M Mark After $2.65M Daily Take; ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ Claims Third With $2.19M Boxoffice Staff • Jun 9th Spy grossed $3.01 million on Monday to lead the daily box office for a third consecutive day. The Melissa McCarthy led comedy from Fox was down 60.5 percent from Sunday’s performance; thanks in part to summer midweek business now starting...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Spy’ Softer Than Expected With $29.1M; ‘San Andreas’ Continues To Impress With $25.8M; ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ Third With $22.7M; ‘Entourage’ Disappoints With $10.3M Boxoffice Staff • Jun 8th As had been widely expected, Fox’s Spy debuted in first place this weekend with $29.09 million. However, the Melissa McCarthy led comedy opened below expectations, which had tended to range from $35 million to $40 million. Despite very strong critical...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘San Andreas’ Takes $72.6M In First Week After Returning To First On Thursday With $3.54M; ‘Entourage’ Slips To Second Place With $2.01M Thursday Haul Boxoffice Staff • Jun 5th Warner’s San Andreas was up one spot from Wednesday to return to first place at the daily box office on Thursday with $3.54 million. The Dwayne Johnson led disaster film was down a noteworthy 10 percent from Wednesday, as the...
