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Insurgent has topped the US box office, earning $54 million in its opening weekend.
The fantasy sequel starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, it took slightly less than the first installment, Divergent, which opened in 2014 to $54.6 million.
Lionsgate said it was “pleased” with the result, and noted there was little competition for the film’s teen audience over Easter.
Sean Penn’s action movie The Gunman fired a blank with US audiences.
Sean Penn could only muster $5 million for the tough tale of Congo mercenaries, which he co-wrote and co-produced.
It had been hoped the movie would capitalize on the audience for the “geriaction” genre – popularized by Liam Neeson’s Taken series, with which The Gunman shares a director, Pierre Morel.
The Gunman managed a number four chart position, beaten by Insurgent, Cinderella and Liam Neeson’s own action thriller Run All Night.
Cinderella, which had been last week’s chart topper, had a strong second week, taking a further $34.5 million, bringing its total earnings to $122 million.
Rounding out the top five was Kingsman: The Secret Service, starring Colin Firth, which dropped a couple of places but still made $4.6 million.
The seventh film in the street racing franchise, The Fast and the Furious, is due out on April 3. The movie has been dedicated to the memory of Paul Walker, who died in a car accident while the film was in production.
Paul Walker’s scenes were completed using a mixture of CGI and body doubles – some of whom included Walker’s own brothers.
North American Box Office Top 10:
- Insurgent – $54 million
- Cinderella – $34.5 million
- Run All Night – $5.12 million
- The Gunman – $5.01 million
- Kingsman: The Secret Service – $4.6 million
- Do You Believe? – $4 million
- The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel -$3.45 million
- Focus – $3.3 million
- Chappie – $2.65 million
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – $2.35 million [youtube IR-l_TSjlEo 650]
Disney’s Cinderella has topped the US box office on its opening weekend.
The new live-action adaptation directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Lily James and Richard Madden, earned $70.1 million over the weekend.
The success of Cinderella replicates that of previous Disney live-action films including Maleficent.
Liam Neeson saw his star falter with Run All Night making just $11 million.
The New York crime saga, co-starring Ed Harris, marked the weakest debut weekend for Taken star Liam Neeson as an action film lead.
Cinderella follows the box office lead of Into the Woods, based on the Stephen Sondheim musical, which made more than $173 million worldwide to date.
Live action Disney adaptations of The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast and Dumbo are all on the way.
A sequel to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is also due to be released in 2016.
This year will also see Disney releases The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Elsewhere in the box office chart, last week’s top film, the South African sci-fi thriller Chappie from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp, dropped to fifth with $5.8 million.
Kingsman: The Secret Service and Focus rounded out the top five.
North American box office Top 5:
- Cinderella – $70.1 million
- Run All Night – $11 million
- Kingsman: The Secret Service – $6.2 million
- Focus – $5.8 million
- Chappie – $5,8 million [youtube 20DF6U1HcGQ 650]
Robot drama Chappie made its debut at the top of this week’s US box office after an unusually quiet weekend, in which takings were 38% down on the same time last year.
Neill Blomkamp’s film, starring Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel and Sigourney Weaver, took just $13.3 million but still topped this week’s chart.
Will Smith’s Focus took $10 million in its second week, with The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – also starring Dev Patel – opening at No 3 with a strong $8.6 million.
Unfinished Business, Vince Vaughn’s new comedy, opened in 10th place with just $4.8 million.
North American box office Top 10:
- Chappie – $13.3 million
- Focus – $10 million
- The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – $8.6 million
- Kingsman: The Secret Service – $8.3 million
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – $7 million
- Fifty Shades of Grey – $5.6 million
- McFarland, USA – $5.3 million
- The Lazarus Effect – $5.1 million
- The Duff – $4.9 million
- Unfinished Business – $4.8 million [youtube HhNshgSYF_M 650]
Fifty Shades of Grey remains on the top of the North American box office for a second weekend, taking an estimated $23.2 million.
The adaptation of E.L. James’s best-selling novel earned an additional $68 million overseas.
Fifty Shades of Grey is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson.
Despite its continued success, its takings fell by 73% from its record-breaking $85 million Valentine’s Day debut.
The movie’s opening weekend takings beat previous record-holder The Passion of the Christ’s $83.9 million in 2004.
E.L. James’s trilogy of Fifty Shades books have reportedly sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 50 languages.
Following on from Fifty Shades in the chart was action spy film Kingsman: The Secret Service, which held on to the number two spot in the box office chart for a second week, taking $17.5 million.
Animated movie The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water similarly maintained its position at No 3, earning $15.5 million in its third week of release.
Rounding up the top five films were two new releases.
Disney’s cross-country racing tale McFarland, USA starring Kevin Costner opened at number four with $11.3 million.
While high school comedy The DUFF opened at No 5, taking $11 million.
A few Oscar contenders received a boost at the box office ahead of Sunday’s 87th annual Academy Awards.
American Sniper, which was up for six awards and won one for sound editing, took another $9.6 million, putting it in the number six position in its ninth weekend of release.
The Imitation Game, nominated for eight Academy Awards and winning one for best adapted screenplay, came in at number nine with $2.5 million in its 13th weekend.
Still Alice, for which Julianne Moore won the best actress Oscar, earned $2.2 million after its release was extended to 765 cinemas in its sixth weekend.
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Fifty Shades of Grey screen adaptation has topped the North American box offices this weekend with an estimated $81.7 million.
It was the second-highest February debut ever, behind The Passion of the Christ‘s $83.9 million opening in 2004.
Based on E.L. James’ best-selling novel, Fifty Shades of Grey is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson.
According to Universal Pictures, North American audiences were 68% female.
The film’s takings were more than double those of its nearest box office rival, Kingsman: The Secret Service, which earned $35.6 million, according to studio estimates.
Around the world, Fifty Shades of Grey took an estimated $158 million from 58 countries.
E.L. James’s trilogy of Fifty Shades books have reportedly sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 50 languages.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water came third on the box office chart with $30.5 million in its second weekend on release.
Rounding out the top five were the Oscar-nominated American Sniper with $16.4 million, and sci-fi fantasy Jupiter Ascending with $9.4 million.
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water has topped the US box office, taking $56 million in its opening weekend.
The animated movie follows SpongeBob character as he leaves his home on the ocean floor and attempts to recover a stolen burger recipe.
Clint Eastwood’s Navy Seal drama American Sniper fell to second place after taking $24.2 million in its fourth week.
Since its release, American Sniper has raked in $282 million. Based on the memoirs of soldier Chris Kyle, it has received six Oscar nominations, including a best actor nod for Bradley Cooper in the title role.
Jupiter Ascending sold the third most tickets over the weekend, with estimated box office takings of $19 million.
Starring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis and Eddie Redmayne, the sci-fi blockbuster has received wildly disparate reviews.
Seventh Son, a 3D fantasy-action film starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore, took the fourth spot, earning $7.1 million.
Paddington, the film adaptation of the family classic about a bear lost in the big city, came fifth, with $5.4 million in ticket sales.
North America box office Top 10:
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – $56 million
- American Sniper – $24.2 million
- Jupiter Ascending – $19 million
- Seventh Son – $7.1 million
- Paddington – $5.4 million
- Project Almanac – $5.3 million
- The Imitation Game – $4.9 million
- Black or White – $4.52 million
- The Wedding Ringer – $4.5 million
- The Boy Next Door – $4.1 million
Source: Rentrak
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American Sniper has remained on the top of the US box office for a second week with takings of $64.4 million, according to studio estimates.
Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper is up for six Oscars including best film and best actor for Bradley Cooper.
Recounting the story of real life Navy Seal Chris Kyle, it has now made a total of $200.1 million.
The movie has also dominated headlines. In the past few days American Sniper has been blamed for an increase in threats against Muslims in the US, according to an Arab-American civil rights group.
While American Sniper is breaking records at the top of the US box office, at the other end of the scale Johnny Depp’s comedy heist film Mortdecai debuted in ninth place, taking only $4.1 million in ticket sales.
It is Johnny Depp’s third consecutive box office flop in a leading role, after 2014’s Transcendence and 2013’s The Lone Ranger.
Jennifer Lopez fared better, taking second place in this week’s chart with the Boy Next Door, in which she stars as a teacher who has an affair with a younger man.
Family movie Paddington stayed steady in third place in its second week of release, taking $12.4 million.
Top 5 US and Canada box office:
- American Sniper – $64.4 million
- The Boy Next Door – $15 million
- Paddington – $12.4 million
- The Wedding Ringer – $11.6 million
- Taken 3 – $7.6 million
Source: Rentrak
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American Sniper has topped the North American box office with takings of $90 million.
The movie set a record for a January opening following its six Oscar nominations last week.
American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood, is up for best picture and best actor for star Bradley Cooper, who plays real life Navy Seal Chris Kyle.
Action comedy The Wedding Ringer opened in second place with $21 million.
British family film Paddington came third with $19.3 million.
American Sniper jumped from 21st place at last weekend’s US box office, after a limited release in just a few screens.
It is now Clint Eastwood’s most successful film as director, beating Gran Torino’s 2008 opening of $29.5 million, and performed twice as well as studio estimates according to Reuters.
The Wedding Ringer, which stars Kevin Hart as a best man for hire, achieved its successful opening weekend despite being panned by critics.
Last week’s number one, Liam Neeson’s action sequel Taken 3, fell to fourth place.
US cinemas were especially busy during the three-day Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend.
Martin Luther King drama Selma, which was nominated for two Oscars including best picture, was in fifth place.
The Imitation Game – which landed eight Oscar nominations – also made the top 10, along with Disney musical Into the Woods, the final Hobbit film and Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken.
New cyber-terrorism film Blackhat was in 10th place.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been overtaken by Taken 3 at the top of the North American box office chart after spending three weeks in the top spot.
Liam Neeson’s thriller sequel took $40.4 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates.
Civil rights drama Selma came second with $11.2 million. Disney’s Into the Woods was third with $9.7 million.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies dropped from first to fourth place, earning $9.4 million.
The Taken franchise has seen Liam Neeson, 62, become one of Hollywood’s most successful action heroes.
Liam Neeson plays a former CIA agent Bryan Mills, who has the famous line: “I will look for you, I will find you and I will kill you.”
The original Taken opened in 2009 with first weekend receipts of $24.7 million, while Taken 2 debuted in 2012 with $49.5 million.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has topped the US box office this weekend, according to studio estimates.
The third and final installment of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films took $56.2 million over the weekend and $90.6 million since opening on Wednesday.
Another final installment Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb came in second place with $17.3 million.
Sony Picture’s Annie remake came in third place with $16.3 million.
The studio, which cancelled the release of its North Korea satire The Interview following hacking threats, called Annie‘s takings “a nice shot in the arm”.
The opening weekend figures were down on the two previous Hobbit films, although the five day takings were on a par with the previous Hobbit film The Desolation of Smaug.
The final Night at the Museum film was down greatly on the previous two.
The franchise’s previous debut was $54.2 million for 2009’s Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
Last week’s top film, Ridley Scott’s Moses epic, Exodus: Gods and Kings, fell to fourth place with $8.1 million in its second week.
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Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings has topped the US box office with takings of $24.5 million on its debut weekend.
Biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings cost a reported $140 million.
The movie, which stars Christian Bale as Moses, overtook the third installment of The Hunger Games, following three weeks at number one.
However, the film, also starring Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver and Sir Ben Kingsley, has had mixed reviews.
The film’s opening fell well short of other modern biblical epics, including Darren Aronofsky’s Noah which took $43.7 million on its opening weekend in March and 2004’s The Passion of the Christ, which took $83.3 million.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part One remains at No 2 in the box office charts, although ticket sales were down 40% on the previous week, at $13.2 million.
The latest chapter in the franchise, which stars Jennifer Lawrence, has so far has earned a total of $277.4 million over its four-week run in US cinemas.
Spin-off animation, The Penguins of Madagascar, is number three at the box office, with takings of $7.3 million – just ahead of the weekend’s other major new entry, Chris Rock comedy Top Five, which took an estimated $7.2 million.
Awards contenders Wild, starring Reece Witherspoon, and The Theory of Everything, about physicist Stephen Hawking, both took spots in the top 10.
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part One has topped the North American box office for a second week in a row by taking $56.9 million, according to studio estimates.
The latest installment in the series starring Jennifer Lawrence took $123 million in its opening weekend last month.
Animation Penguins of Madagascar debuted in second place with $25.8 million.
The spin-off centers on the penguin characters from Dreamworks’ Madagascar franchise.
Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Christopher Nolan’s space adventure Interstellar held on to the third and fourth spots respectively.
Comedy sequel Horrible Bosses 2 debuted at number five. It sees Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Jennifer Aniston reprise their roles from the original 2011 film.
The North American box office was down 21% from last year, when Frozen and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ruled the film chart.
Lionsgate, which has split the final Hunger Games book into two parts, will release the final installment in 2015.
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has topped the US box office with $123 million, a significant drop from last year’s installment, Catching Fire, which took $152 million on its debut.
The movie adaptations of The Hunger Games, based on the best-selling teen books by Suzanne Collins, have taken more than $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office.
In the North American box office rundown, Walt Disney’s animated action film Big Hero 6 was in second place this weekend, with ticket sales of $20.1 million.
Space adventure Interstellar, which has taken $121 million since its release at the beginning of November, took $15 million this weekend and was at number three.
Former number ones, comedy Dumb and Dumber To and thriller Gone Girl, rounded out the top five.
Lionsgate, which has split the final Hunger Games book into two parts, will release the final installment in 2015.
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Nightcrawler and Ouija topped the North American box office on Halloween weekend, with both films taking $10.9 million.
The weekend takings for crime thriller Nightcrawler, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal as an ambulance-chasing freelance cameraman, were ahead by just $8,700 according to studio estimates.
However, the two films could swap places once the final takings are confirmed.
Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaal as an ambulance-chasing freelance cameraman
Horror movie Ouija is based on the board game used by some to try and contact the dead.
The low-budget supernatural horror was last week’s number one and is games company Hasbro’s first venture into the film industry.
Brad Pitt’s World War Two film Fury was in third place with an estimated $9.1 million, while Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike’s thriller Gone Girl was still performing well in fourth place, four weeks after its release.
Director David Fincher’s take on Gillian Flynn’s best-selling book took $8.8 million over the weekend, while animated adventure The Book of Life was in fifth place with $8.3 million.
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Ouija has topped the North American box office in the run-up to Halloween.
The horror film about young people who use an Ouija board to contact the spirit world.
The low-budget Ouija, starring Olivia Cooke, made $20 million between Friday and Sunday, according to studio estimates.
That put it ahead of John Wick, Keanu Reeves’ latest thriller, which made $14.2 million over the same period.
Last week’s top film, Brad Pitt’s World War II tank drama Fury, fell to three.
Made for just $5 million, Ouija‘s success is testament to US moviegoers’ appetite for modestly-budgeted supernatural fare without big-name stars.
Ouija has topped the North American box office in the run-up to Halloween
Blumhouse Productions, the company behind the film, has enjoyed similar success with the Insidious, Purge and Paranormal Activity series.
Meanwhile, John Wick, in which Keanu Reeves plays a retired assassin out for revenge, exceeded industry expectations with its second place opening.
This week’s top five was rounded out by David Fincher’s Gone Girl and animated title The Book of Life.
Next week’s chart is likely to be dominated by Interstellar, the latest sci-fi epic from British director Christopher Nolan.
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Ben Affleck’s Gone Girl has topped the US box office for a second weekend in a row.
Dracula Untold came on second place, taking $23.4 million, less than Gone Girl‘s second weekend haul of $26.8 million.
Steve Carell’s family comedy Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, made its debut at three with $19.1 million.
Horror film Annabelle claimed fourth place, with The Judge in fifth.
Ben Affleck’s Gone Girl has topped the US box office for a second weekend in a row
Starring Robert Downey Jr. as a successful lawyer who has to defend his estranged father, a veteran judge played by Godfather actor Robert Duvall, it earned $13.3 million in its opening weekend.
Annabelle, starring Peaky Blinders actress Annabelle Wallis, tells of a couple who experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll.
The film, a prequel to 2013 hit The Conjuring, spooked audiences into giving up $16.4 million in its second weekend on release.
Gone Girl stars Ben Affleck as a writer who becomes a suspect when his wife, played by Rosamund Pike, goes missing.
Since opening the US last week, David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s best-selling novel has earned $78.3 million.
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Gone Girl has topped the US box office on its debut weekend, taking $38 million, according to early estimates.
Ben Affleck’s thriller, which also stars Rosamund Pike, is about a man who comes under suspicion when his wife mysteriously disappears.
Annabelle, featuring the creepy doll from 2013 horror The Conjuring, was a close second with $37.2 million.
Gone Girl has topped the US box office on its debut weekend, taking $38 million
Gone Girl is based on the best-selling novel by author Gillian Flynn and is directed by David Fincher, the film-maker behind The Social Network and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Published in 2012, Gillian Flynn’s novel has sold more than six million copies. Earlier this year, she was commissioned by the Hogarth Shakespeare project to rewrite The Bard’s tragedy Hamlet.
Last week’s number one, The Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington, slipped to third place with $19 million.
Animation The Boxtrolls and young adult movie Maze Runner rounded out the top five.
North American box office Top five films:
- Gone Girl – $38 million
- Annabelle – $37.2 million
- The Equalizer – $19 million
- The Boxtrolls – $12.4 million
- The Maze Runner – $12 million
Source: Rentrak
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The Maze Runner has topped the North American box-office with $32.5 million on its opening weekend.
The adult fiction adaptation beat two other debuts into second and third spot – Liam Neeson’s A Walk Among the Tombstones took $13.1 million at No 2.
This Is Where I Leave You entered at number three with $11.9 million.
The Maze Runner had a relatively low budget of $34 million.
Based on the book by James Dashner, the movie tells the story of a group of teenage boys mysteriously locked inside a giant maze.
“Our little $34 million-budgeted film is pretty darn strong,” said Chris Aronson, head of distribution for Fox.
The Maze Runner has topped the North American box-office with $32.5 million on its opening weekend
“No-one had launched a young adult title in September. We took a risk, but it paid off.”
Fox also had success recently with another young adult film, The Fault in Our Stars, which took $125 million and only cost $12 million to make.
A Maze Runner sequel entitled The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is set to open in September 2015.
Last week’s number one, The Good Deed, starring Idris Elba, dropped to number 4.
North American box office Top five:
- The Maze Runner – $32.5 million
- A Walk Among the Tombstones – $13.1 million
- This Is Where I Leave You – $11.9 million
- No Good Deed – $10.2million
- Dolphin Tale 2 – $9million
Source: Rentrak
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No Good Deed has topped the US box office ending the four-week reign of Guardians of the Galaxy.
The thriller, in which Idris Elba plays an escaped convict, made $24.5 million on its debut, almost double its budget.
Dolphin Tale 2 entered the chart at two, while sci-fi caper Guardians of the Galaxy slipped to third.
Guardians of the Galaxy is the biggest film of the year so far in North America, taking more than $300 million.
No Good Deed has topped the US box office ending the four-week reign of Guardians of the Galaxy
The Marvel release becomes the first film of the year to pass that milestone, while its box office takings around the world have reached the $600 million mark.
Another notable new entry in the rundown is The Drop, starring the late James Gandolfini and Tom Hardy, which landed in sixth spot after opening in a limited number of cinemas.
No Good Deed, which co-stars Taraji P. Henson as a woman terrorized by Idris Elba’s character, was hailed as a success by makers Sony, who marketed the film heavily prior to release.
Overall ticket receipts were down 23% on the same weekend of 2013.
The film chart is rejuvenated after last weekend, when there was no new release inside the top 10.
North American box office Top five:
- No Good Deed – $24.5 million
- Dolphin Tale 2 – $16.5 million
- Guardians of the Galaxy – $8 million
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $4.8 million
- Let’s Be Cops – $4.3 million
Source: Rentrak
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Guardians of the Galaxy has topped the North American box office again after one of the slowest weekends of the cinema-going year.
The Marvel release took $10.2 million between Friday and Sunday, swelling its overall takings in the US and Canada to more than $294 million.
Overall, though, ticket receipts were down 23% on this time last year.
With no new entries in the Top 10, the highest ranking new release could only muster an 11th place debut.
The Identical, a faith-based musical drama about twin boys separated at birth, took just $1.9 million on what is traditionally a sluggish weekend for North American cinemas.
Guardians of the Galaxy, about a wise-cracking team of renegade heroes, has now claimed the number one spot four times in its six weekends on release in the US and Canada.
Guardians of the Galaxy has topped the North American box office again after one of the slowest weekends of the cinema-going year
The film’s worldwide takings now stand in excess of $586 million, making it the sixth most financially successful production to emerge from Marvel’s comic book universe.
Comic book reboot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came second in this week’s countdown after selling $6.5 million in tickets on its fifth weekend on release.
Teenage drama If I Stay claimed third place with takings of $5.8 million, ensuring this week’s top three titles were identical to those of the previous weekend.
North American box office Top 5:
- Guardians of the Galaxy – $10.2 million
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $6.5 million
- If I Stay – $5.7 million
- Let’s Be Cops – $5.4 million
- The November Man – $4.2 million
Source: Rentrak
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Guardians of the Galaxy has become the top-grossing US movie of 2014 so far.
The Marvel release extended its run at the top of the movie chart, taking $16.3 million across the Labor Day weekend.
Guardians of the Galaxy has now taken a total of $275 million so far.
Captain America is the second biggest film of 2014 to date, followed by the Lego Movie.
Transformers movie is at number four on the annual list.
Guardians of the Galaxy has become the top-grossing US movie of 2014 so far
Over the Labor Day weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy kept Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in second spot, with If I Stay remaining at three with takings of $9.3 million.
Pierce Brosnan action flick The November Man entered at six.
The release took a modest $7.7 million and was outperformed by thriller As Above, So Below, which made its debut at number four.
Comedy Let’s Be Cops was fifth.
Guardians of the Galaxy entered the chart at number one at the beginning of August, before temporarily losing its crown to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The space adventure stars Zoe Saldana and Chris Pratt, and also features the voices of Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel.
A sequel to the Marvel Comics adaptation is expected to be released in 2017.
Despite Guardians of the Galaxy ‘s success, the summer box office in North America is down on last year.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has remained on the top of the US box office for a second consecutive week.
The live action revival of the 1980s cartoon reptiles took $28.4 million, according to early estimates.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy was at two with $24.7 million, bringing its three-week US haul to $222 million.
Let’s Be Cops opened at number three taking $17.7 million with action sequel The Expendables 3 debuting at four with $16.2 million.
It was a weak opening for the Sylvester Stallone film which sees a host of action stars of yesteryear including Dolph Lundgren, Wesley Snipes, Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford team up as part of Stallone’s mercenary group.
Takings were well behind previous debuts in the franchise. In 2010 The Expendables opened with $34.8 million and The Expendables 2 took $28.6 million in 2012.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has remained on the top of the US box office for a second consecutive week
The third installment is the first to be rated PG-13 – which allows children to watch the film although parents are advised caution – whereas the first two were R-rated, restricting under 17s unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Its lower rating, together with being leaked online before release, is thought to have damaged its performance in cinemas.
The Giver, starring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep opened at five with $12.8 million.
The fantasy drama, adapted from the 1993 young-adult Lois Lowry novel, tells of a futuristic society in which a 16-year-old is chosen to be the receiver of its past memories.
North American box office Top 5:
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $28.4 million
- Guardians of the Galaxy – $24.7 million
- Let’s Be Cops – $17.7 million
- The Expendables 3 – $16.2 million
- The Giver – $12.8 million
Source: Rentrak
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has topped the US and Canada box office, taking $65 million from August 8 to 10, according to studio estimates.
Paramount, the studio behind the action movie, immediately announced plans for a sequel, which will be released in 2016.
Paramount’s Megan Colligan said the movie’s success was due to two different groups – those who remembered the original 1980s and 90s franchise and children who watched the recent Nickelodeon cartoon series.
“It’s odd when you have 25 to 35-year-olds and then seven to 12-year-olds really excited about the same film,” Megan Colligan said.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has topped the US and Canada box office, taking $65 million
“The teen audience was actually the one that wasn’t as familiar with the property, so we put a lot of focus on teens.”
Guardians of the Galaxy dropped to second place, taking $41.5 million.
Into the Storm, starring Richard Armitage, took third place with $18 million.
Disney drama The Hundred-Foot Journey, starring Helen Mirren, was fourth with $11.1 million.
North American box office Top 5:
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – $65 million
- Guardians of the Galaxy – $41.5 million
- Into the Storm – $18 million
- The Hundred-Foot Journey – $11.1 million
- Lucy– $9.3 million
Source: Rentrak
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Marvel adventure Guardians of the Galaxy has topped the North American box office in its debut weekend, taking $94 million.
Guardians of the Galaxy, which stars some of the lesser-known characters from the comic book universe, knocked science fiction thriller Lucy off the top spot.
The space adventure’s takings set a record for a film opening in August.
Get On Up, a biography of the soul singer James Brown, debuted in third with $14 million.
The Guardians of the Galaxy ensemble casts includes Zoe Saldana and Chris Pratt plus the voices of Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper.
Guardians of the Galaxy has topped the North American box office in its debut weekend, taking $94 million
The film also secured the third biggest opening of 2014, coming just behind the $95 million debut of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in April and the $100 million launch of Transformers: Age of Extinction in June.
A Galaxy sequel is already set for release in 2017. Marvel’s next films are the The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas. Both movies are due for release in 2015.
Marvel comic book adaptations The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past have also enjoyed success this year.
North American box office Top 5:
- Guardians of the Galaxy – $94 million
- Lucy – $18.3 million
- Get on Up – $14 million
- Hercules – $10.7 million
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $8.7 million
Source: Rentrak
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has topped the box office in the US and Canada for a second week running.
The latest installment of the Planet of the Apes took $36 million in ticket sales in its second weekend.
The movie has made almost $140 million in North America since its release, according the data company, Exhibitor Relations.
It held off competition from horror sequel, The Purge: Anarchy.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, a sequel to 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes – tells the story of the early stages of the survival clash between humans and apes.
Andy Serkis has won critical acclaim for his motion-capture performance as the ape, Caesar.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has topped the box office in the US and Canada for a second week running
The movie also topped weekend sales worldwide, with an estimated $97 million ticket sales globally, according to the entertainment statistics company, Rentrak.
The Purge: Anarchy, the follow up to a 2013 summer hit, earned a solid $28 million in the second spot. The movie cost just $9 million to produce.
In third place was Disney animation Planes: Fire & Rescue, the sequel to 2013’s Planes, with takings of $18 million.
Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel romping in the nude in the comedy S** Tape was not enough to attract enough cinema goers to push the film into the top three. It charted at number four with takings of just $15 million.
Transformers: Age of Extinction ranked second in world sales, but was pushed into fifth place.
The action movie, starring Mark Wahlberg and a cast of shapeshifting robots, took $10 million, bringing its US total to $227 million.
North American box office Top 5:
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – $36 million
- The Purge: Anarchy – $28 million
- Planes: Fire & Rescue – $18 million
- S** Tape – $15 million
- Transformers: Age of Extinction – $10 million [youtube 3sHMCRaS3ao 650]
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