Posts Tagged ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2’
Can ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ sustain its box-office success?
Nothing else stood a chance. A number of factors played a role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ never before seen record-breaking opening weekend of $238 million: the huge following and sheer dedication fans have to the brand, the massive marketing campaign embarked launched on behalf of the film, no fellow blockbuster to contend with in…
Read MoreWill ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2’ be dethroned? See this week’s complete top 10
It was a pretty stagnant weekend at theaters across the country as not a single movie was able to top the $12 million mark. The only new movie to debut in this week’s top 10 was the Chris Hemsworth-led drama, In the Heart of the Sea, which amassed a disappointing $11 million to capture the No.…
Read More‘Chi-Raq’s’ weekend box-office results; see which movies made top 10
Despite, or maybe because of, the controversy surrounding his latest film, Spike Lee’s musical drama, Chi-Raq, did exceptionally well at the weekend box office. Playing in just over 300 theaters nationwide, Lee’s modern-day take on Aristophanes’ classic play Lysistrata took in an impressive $1.2 million dollars to narrowly miss making the top 10. Even more impressive, and…
Read More‘Creed’ puts up a good fight but still places 3rd at the weekend box office
It was a pretty topsy turvy Thanksgiving weekend at the box office. Despite good efforts from both Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur and the Michael B. Jordan-led Creed, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2 managed to remain on top despite a 50 percent dip from last week. The Good Dinosaur had the third worst opening ever for a Pixar film, but…
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