The unofficial start of the summer brings high stakes at cinemas, with expensive epics and hopeful comedies all trying to squeeze as much money as possible out of the long weekend. Some succeed ("Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"), some fail ("Prince of Persia") and some fail miserably ("Super Mario Bros"). THR takes a look back at Memorial Day movies past. full story ![]()

Animated caveman comedy “The Croods” proved that even Neanderthals can have their day in the prehistoric sun, conquering the weekend box office with $44.7 million in domestic ticket sales.
nydailynews.com (1 month and 23 days ago)
LOS ANGELES - Summer is the season for blockbusters at the box office, and this year Hollywood is going all in.
miamiherald.com (15 days ago)
The Great Gatsby pulled off something of a coup, earning a shocking $51.1 million this weekend. The Baz Lurhmen 3D adaptation of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel was scheduled in a release slot, the unofficial second weekend of summer, where would-be blockbusters, especially Warner Bros' would-be blockbusters, go to die badly. The film was scheduled to open on...
forbes.com (6 days ago)
âThe Croodsâ was a Stone Age-sized success at the box office this weekend. The animated flick, about a prehistoric family, topped the box office with $44.7 million in ticket sales. The movie, which feature the voices of Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds, came out ahead of the action flick âOlympus Has Fallenâ ($30.5 million) and âOz the Great and Powerfulâ ($22 million), which...
amny.com (1 month and 24 days ago)

Hollywood blockbusters appeared poised last year to take over China’s box office, but something unexpected happened on the way to the bank: demand tapered off sharply.
nytimes.com (27 days ago)

The blood-soaked machismo of Bruce Willis powered the action thriller “A Good Day to Die Hard” to box office supremacy with a never-say-die weekend haul of $25 million.
nydailynews.com (2 months and 30 days ago)

Animated caveman comedy “The Croods” proved that even Neanderthals can have their day in the prehistoric sun, conquering the weekend box office with $44.7 million in domestic ticket sales.
nydailynews.com (1 month and 24 days ago)

It’s a “Good Day to Die Hard” at the box office where Bruce Willis’ return as John McClane topped the box office over the weekend, according to a Feb. 17 Entertainment Weekly report. The...
examiner.com (2 months and 30 days ago)

"Iron Man 3," pulling in $19.8 million for the day, will be the weekend's box office leader.
hollywoodreporter.com (7 days ago)

Bruce Willis remains a die-hard at the box office. Willis' action sequel "A Good Day to Die Hard" debuted as the weekend's top draw with a $25 million debut from Friday to Sunday. The 20th Century Fox release raised its domestic total to $33.2 million since opening Thursday for Valentine's Day to get a jump on the long President's Day weekend.
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