The Imitation Game News Stories News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ Continues to Lead on Monday with $7.55M; ‘Into the Woods’ and ‘Unbroken’ Both Surpass the $50M Mark Boxoffice Staff • Jul 22nd Warner’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies took in an estimated $7.55 million on Monday to remain in first place at the daily box office. The third and final installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy has led... News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Record Breaking Holdovers Poised to Stay Hot jpapish • Jul 21st Last weekend’s box office hit a record $183 million as the top three films (Monster Hunt, Jianbing Man, and Monkey King: Hero Is Back) accounted for $172 million. The three well-received and highly-praised local films have broken nearly every domestic... News & Analysis ‘Fifty Shades’, ‘SpongeBob’, ‘Kingsman’, & ‘American Sniper’ Lead Third Best February On Record; 2015 YTD Box Office Remains at 5-Year High • Mar 3rd February’s domestic box office closed out over $763.5 million, marking a 9 percent improvement over the same month last year. It also represents the third best February on record behind 2012 ($818.3 million) and 2009 ($770.2 million). To no surprise,... News & Analysis ‘Fifty Shades’, ‘SpongeBob’, ‘Kingsman’, & ‘American Sniper’ Lead Third Best February On Record; 2015 YTD Box Office Remains at 5-Year High Boxoffice Staff • Mar 3rd February’s domestic box office closed out over $763.5 million, marking a 9 percent improvement over the same month last year. It also represents the third best February on record behind 2012 ($818.3 million) and 2009 ($770.2 million). To no surprise,... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘American Sniper’ Retakes First Place on Wednesday with $1.47M; ‘SpongeBob: Sponge Out of Water’ Close Behind with $1.45M Boxoffice Staff • Feb 12th American Sniper moved back into first place on Wednesday as it eased 35 percent from last week to $1.47 million yesterday. The blockbuster biopic has taken in $286.2 million domestically thus far as it continues marching toward an inevitable finish... News & Analysis ‘American Sniper’, ‘Taken 3’, & ‘The Hobbit’ Finale Anchor $1 Billion January, Best Yearly Start Since 2010 Boxoffice Staff • Feb 3rd American Sniper drove the best January box office market in five years, helping the month to deliver a strong $1.003 billion start to 2015 — the highest total since January 2010’s Avatar-induced, record-setting $1.06 billion. Year over year, last month was up... News & Analysis ‘American Sniper’, ‘Taken 3’, & ‘The Hobbit’ Finale Anchor $1 Billion January, Best Yearly Start Since 2010 • Feb 3rd American Sniper drove the best January box office market in five years, helping the month to deliver a strong $1.003 billion start to 2015 — the highest total since January 2010’s Avatar-induced, record-setting $1.06 billion. Year over year, last month was up... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘American Sniper’ Claims $217.1M After Two Weeks of Wide Release Boxoffice Staff • Jan 30th Warner’s American Sniper took in $3.67 million on Thursday to lead the daily box office for a fourteenth straight day. The blockbuster Clint Eastwood directed film starring Bradley Cooper was down 4 percent from Wednesday and down a significant 52... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘American Sniper’ Easily Remains #1 on Tuesday with $5.02M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 28th Warner’s American Sniper grossed $5.02 million on Tuesday to lead the daily box office for a twelfth consecutive day. The blockbuster Clint Eastwood directed film starring Bradley Cooper was up 20 percent over Monday and down a sizable 49 percent... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘American Sniper’ Continues to Lead Comfortably on Monday with $4.18M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 27th Warner’s American Sniper took in $4.18 million on Monday to continue to lead the daily box office with ease. The blockbuster Clint Eastwood directed film starring Bradley Cooper was down 76 percent from Sunday and down 77 percent from last... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘American Sniper’ Rockets to $135.77M after Leading Thursday with $7.66M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 23rd Warner’s American Sniper took in an impressive $7.66 million on Thursday to lead the daily box office with ease for a seventh consecutive day. The Clint Eastwood directed Best Picture nominee starring Bradley Cooper was up 1 percent over Wednesday.... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: 4-Day Weekend Estimates: ‘American Sniper’ Rockets Past Expectations with a Massive $105.3M; ‘Paddington’ a Promising #2 with $25.2M; ‘The Wedding Ringer’ #3 with $24.5M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 17th Warner’s American Sniper broke out in a big way this weekend with a massive estimated $105.31 million in its first four days of wide release. The Clint Eastwood directed Best Picture nominee starring Bradley Cooper had clearly been building up... Load more stories
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ Continues to Lead on Monday with $7.55M; ‘Into the Woods’ and ‘Unbroken’ Both Surpass the $50M Mark Boxoffice Staff • Jul 22nd Warner’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies took in an estimated $7.55 million on Monday to remain in first place at the daily box office. The third and final installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy has led...
News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Record Breaking Holdovers Poised to Stay Hot jpapish • Jul 21st Last weekend’s box office hit a record $183 million as the top three films (Monster Hunt, Jianbing Man, and Monkey King: Hero Is Back) accounted for $172 million. The three well-received and highly-praised local films have broken nearly every domestic...
News & Analysis ‘Fifty Shades’, ‘SpongeBob’, ‘Kingsman’, & ‘American Sniper’ Lead Third Best February On Record; 2015 YTD Box Office Remains at 5-Year High • Mar 3rd February’s domestic box office closed out over $763.5 million, marking a 9 percent improvement over the same month last year. It also represents the third best February on record behind 2012 ($818.3 million) and 2009 ($770.2 million). To no surprise,...
News & Analysis ‘Fifty Shades’, ‘SpongeBob’, ‘Kingsman’, & ‘American Sniper’ Lead Third Best February On Record; 2015 YTD Box Office Remains at 5-Year High Boxoffice Staff • Mar 3rd February’s domestic box office closed out over $763.5 million, marking a 9 percent improvement over the same month last year. It also represents the third best February on record behind 2012 ($818.3 million) and 2009 ($770.2 million). To no surprise,...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘American Sniper’ Retakes First Place on Wednesday with $1.47M; ‘SpongeBob: Sponge Out of Water’ Close Behind with $1.45M Boxoffice Staff • Feb 12th American Sniper moved back into first place on Wednesday as it eased 35 percent from last week to $1.47 million yesterday. The blockbuster biopic has taken in $286.2 million domestically thus far as it continues marching toward an inevitable finish...
News & Analysis ‘American Sniper’, ‘Taken 3’, & ‘The Hobbit’ Finale Anchor $1 Billion January, Best Yearly Start Since 2010 Boxoffice Staff • Feb 3rd American Sniper drove the best January box office market in five years, helping the month to deliver a strong $1.003 billion start to 2015 — the highest total since January 2010’s Avatar-induced, record-setting $1.06 billion. Year over year, last month was up...
News & Analysis ‘American Sniper’, ‘Taken 3’, & ‘The Hobbit’ Finale Anchor $1 Billion January, Best Yearly Start Since 2010 • Feb 3rd American Sniper drove the best January box office market in five years, helping the month to deliver a strong $1.003 billion start to 2015 — the highest total since January 2010’s Avatar-induced, record-setting $1.06 billion. Year over year, last month was up...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘American Sniper’ Claims $217.1M After Two Weeks of Wide Release Boxoffice Staff • Jan 30th Warner’s American Sniper took in $3.67 million on Thursday to lead the daily box office for a fourteenth straight day. The blockbuster Clint Eastwood directed film starring Bradley Cooper was down 4 percent from Wednesday and down a significant 52...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘American Sniper’ Easily Remains #1 on Tuesday with $5.02M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 28th Warner’s American Sniper grossed $5.02 million on Tuesday to lead the daily box office for a twelfth consecutive day. The blockbuster Clint Eastwood directed film starring Bradley Cooper was up 20 percent over Monday and down a sizable 49 percent...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘American Sniper’ Continues to Lead Comfortably on Monday with $4.18M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 27th Warner’s American Sniper took in $4.18 million on Monday to continue to lead the daily box office with ease. The blockbuster Clint Eastwood directed film starring Bradley Cooper was down 76 percent from Sunday and down 77 percent from last...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘American Sniper’ Rockets to $135.77M after Leading Thursday with $7.66M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 23rd Warner’s American Sniper took in an impressive $7.66 million on Thursday to lead the daily box office with ease for a seventh consecutive day. The Clint Eastwood directed Best Picture nominee starring Bradley Cooper was up 1 percent over Wednesday....
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: 4-Day Weekend Estimates: ‘American Sniper’ Rockets Past Expectations with a Massive $105.3M; ‘Paddington’ a Promising #2 with $25.2M; ‘The Wedding Ringer’ #3 with $24.5M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 17th Warner’s American Sniper broke out in a big way this weekend with a massive estimated $105.31 million in its first four days of wide release. The Clint Eastwood directed Best Picture nominee starring Bradley Cooper had clearly been building up...