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Weekend Box Office: 'Harry Potter' Is King in Record-Breaking Performance

Shauna Wright — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:47:12 +0000

In news that will surprise exactly no one, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2′ completely dominated this weekend’s box office. The final film in the Potter franchise banked a record-breaking $168.6 million opening weekend, with $92 million on Friday alone.

That number surpasses the previous record holder, ‘The Dark Knight,’ which opened to $158.4 million in 2008.

“I’m too old for cartwheels, but it’s close,” said Dan Fellman, Warner Bros.’ president for domestic distribution. “At the same time it’s bittersweet. It’s also the end of a great franchise, and we’ve watched these talented kids grow up.”

Weekend Box Office: 'Transformers' Retains Top Spot

Kool Staff — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:23:52 +0000

Boosted by unexpectedly strong word-of-mouth and generous reviews, 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' was number one for the second weekend in a row, becoming the top-grossing movie of 2011 thus far with a total take of $261.0 million.

Coming in second, the Jennifer Aniston-featured dark comedy 'Horrible Bosses' earned an estimated $28.1 million, while the family flick 'Zookeeper' came in third with $21.0 million.

'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Dominates Holiday Box Office

Kool Staff — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:39:33 +0000

No Megan Fox, no problem -- 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' still managed to rock the box office this holiday weekend.

The sexy star may not have returned for the third installment in the franchise, but it didn't matter because director Michael Bay's latest offering took in $116.1 million over the four-day holiday weekend, en route to winning the box office battle.

Transformers Makes Big Haul: Years best opening weekend.

Chris Allen — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:41:35 +0000

It seems like if you have a good story and marketing at a fast food place and you spend enough years making your toys cool for kids that includes a saturday morning cartoon, sooner or later you will have a string of big movies about them. Oh did I mention a hot supporting cast? Distributor [...]

New Movie Releases: 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon,' 'Larry Crowne' [VIDEOS]

Andy Scott — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:53:33 +0000

The ‘Transformers’ are back for two and a half hours worth of action in ‘Dark of the Moon,’ the third movie in Michael Bay’s mega-blockbuster franchise is in our 3 local Marcus Theatres this weekend.

Reviews for the movie have been a bit on the negative side; but with it already pulling in $13.5 million on Tuesday, it’s looking to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, movie of the year.