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Forbes Names Eddie Murphy Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actor

It’s end of the year list time, and unfortunately there are a few lists you don’t want to be a part of.  Forbes Magazine recently released their list of top actors and actresses that aren’t worth their salaries, and Murphy came out as Hollywood’s most overpaid star. The methodology of the list is comparing every […]

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Movie-Goers Set Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office Record

It was a record breaking Thanksgiving weekend at the box office! The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Skyfall, and Lincoln lead the charge of films in their returning weekends, with newcomers Rise of the Guardians, Life of Pi, and Red Dawn, all working together to break 2009’s Thanksgiving box office weekend record. Over the […]

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Twilight Finale Dominates Weekend Box Office

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2’ debuted to a huge opening this weekend, becoming the franchises best opening world wide after earning more than $340 million in ticket sales. Domestically, the film brought in $141.3 million dolars, just a bit behind ‘New Moon’ which opened in 2009 with $142.8 million. New James Bond […]

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Experts Expect ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2’ To Surpass $150 Million

Movie insiders are expecting that the final installment of the Twilight saga will rake in over $150 million this weekend at the box office. Movie site Box Office Mojo is predicting $158 million in the opening weekend of Breaking Dawn: Part 2, as the film premiered to special 10PM screenings on Thursday night. Don’t just […]

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‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Wrecks Weekend Box Office

Animation won the weekend at the box office! Disney’s new flick ‘Wreck It Ralph’ smashed the box office this past weekend, earning $49.1 million dollars in it’s opening weekend. That’s almost twice as much as Denzel Washington’s “Flight,” which took in $25 million. The sum of $49 million makes Ralph Disney’s highest-grossing opening weekend for […]

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Argo Takes Top Weekend Box Office Spot

It took only three weeks, but the new Ben Affleck flick, ‘Argo,’ has found itself atop of the weekend box office. Argo brought in $12.4 million dollars this weekend beating out the debut of ‘Cloud Atlas,’ which came in at third with $9.4 million bucks. ‘Argo’ was inspired by the real-life rescue of six U.S. embassy […]

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‘Paranormal Activity 4’ Takes Box Office ($30.2 Million)

  No surprise here, but ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ has taken the weekend box office after raking in $30.2 million dollars. The news of the big opening has already caused Paramount producers to begin work on “Paranormal5,” which is set to be released in October 2013. ‘Argo’ came in second with $16.6 million, followed by ‘Hotel […]

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‘Taken 2’ Wins Weekend Box Office Again

  For the second straight weekend, ‘Taken 2’ has landed itself the top box office spot. Earning $22.5 million during it’s second weekend, ‘Taken 2’ beat out Ben Affleck’s new CIA film, ‘Argo,’ which earned $20.1 million in it’s opening weekend. ‘Sinister’ earned $18 million this weekend, coming in third place, with ‘Hotel Transylvania ($17.3 […]

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Weekend Box Office “Taken” By The Sequel

“Taken 2,” the sequel to Liam Neeson’s kidnapping flick has taken the weekend box office by earning $50 million.   The action film’s big opening doubled that of it’s first film in 2009, when it debuted with $24.7 million. Last week’s number one, “Hotel Transylvania,” slipped into second with $26.3 million, while the musical comedy “Pitch […]

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Hotel Transylvania Wins Big At Weekend Box Office

‘Hotel Transylvania’ stormed into the box office with a HUGE $43 million dollar opening weekend. The film is centered around a hotel where fabled monsters including Dracula, the Invisible Man, Frankenstein, and his bride all go to relax from a world full of humans.  The film features the voices of David Spade, Kevin James, Fran […]

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