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22Sep2008

‘Mamma Mia!’ rocks overseas box office

Monday, September 22, 2008 at 7:29AM | By

“Mamma Mia!” continued its international box office reign this weekend with $14 million in 48 territories, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The lifts the musical’s overseas total to $334 million.

Working its way up to the second spot was Universal’s “Wanted,” which collected $11.6 million in 34 countries to reach a total gross of $172.1 million. Following at No. 3 with $8.1 million was Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder,” which reached an international total of $29.1 million.

Meanwhile, Pixar’s “WALL-E” pulled in $6.6 million in 37 markets, bringing its cumulative gross to $200.1 million. Ranking fifth was Peter Berg’s “Hancock,” which reached $387 million after this weekend’s earnings of $6.1 million.

Also opening overseas was Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” which took home a solid $3.2 million in Spain. Diane English’s comedy “The Women” earned $1.1 million to lift its total haul to $4 million.

Other results from the international box office: “The Dark Knight” picked up $4 million to reach $455.7 million total; “Step Brothers” made $3 million for a total of $15.6 million; and “Kung Fu Panda” brought its total to $408.2 million.

Box Office: 'The Dark Knight' crushes 'Pineapple'

Monday, August 11, 2008 at 12:34AM | By

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By Franck Tabouring

Weekend of August 8 – 10, 2008

“The Dark Knight” topped the North American box office for the fourth consecutive weekend with $26 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Lifting its total gross to $441.5 million, Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed sequel to “Batman Begins” climbed to the third spot on the all-time domestic box office chart. This puts “The Dark Knight” right behind “Star Wars” and “Titanic,” which reached $460.9 million and $600.7 million respectively.

Debuting in second place with $22.4 million was David Gordon Green’s stoner action comedy “Pineapple Express,” which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as two potheads on the run from a bunch of ruthless criminals. Since its release Wednesday, the R-rated film has grossed $40.4 million.

Meanwhile, Universal’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” tumbled to No. 3, earning $16.1 million and reaching a total haul of $70.6 million after two weeks in release. Directed by Rob Cohen, the sequel to “The Mummy” and “The Mummy Returns” stars Brendan Fraser as a an explorer struggling to take down China’s Dragon Emperor (Jet Li).

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28Jul2008

Box Office: 'The Dark Knight' scores $75.6M

Monday, July 28, 2008 at 7:39AM | By

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Weekend of July 25 – 27, 2008

“The Dark Knight” slashed its competition at the top of the North American box office with a weekend gross of $75.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to “Batman Begins” crossed the $300 million mark in a record 10 days, bringing its domestic total to $314.2 million. The previous record holder was Gore Verbinski’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” which took 16 days to reach $300 million.

“The Dark Knight” also easily soared past the $205.3 million total domestic gross of its predecessor. Starring Christian Bale, the film follows Batman’s struggled to protect Gotham City from the madness of the Joker (Heath Ledger).

Debuting in second place with $30 million was Adam McKay’s latest comedy “Step Brothers,” which stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as two spoiled men who are forced to live together as stepbrothers after their single parents decide to get married.

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