The Warner Bros. pic -- receiving an A CinemaScore -- is headed for either the second best or third best opening of all time; moviegoers still turning out in force in wake of Colorado shooting, although "Dark Knight Rises" likely lost some business because of the tragedy.read more full story ![]()

"The Wizard of Oz" origins pic scores the third-best March opening of all time; enjoys sizeable bump on Saturday thanks to families.
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An overall soft weekend sees Dwayne Johnson's "Snitch" place No. 2 with $13 million, while micro-budgeted "Dark Skies" debuts to $8.9 million; holdover kids pic "Escape from Planet Earth" rises up the chart.
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Disney's "Oz the Great and Powerful" beats both new films with impressive $42.2 million to become top-grossing film of 2013; the tentpole's global total through Sunday is $281.8 million.
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The Disney tentpole's North American debut is bested only by Marvel pic "The Avengers"; the threequel has taken in a massive $504.8 million internationally, led by China with $63.5 million.
hollywoodreporter.com (13 days ago)

The animated pic tops the Friday chart with $11.6 million, while "Olympus" pulls in a better-than-expected $10.6 million to place No. 2; Tina Fey-Paul Rudd comedy "Admission" comes in a soft No. 5 with $2 million.
hollywoodreporter.com (1 month and 25 days ago)

The Tina Fey-Paul Rudd comedy "Admission" also opens, while "Spring Breakers" expands nationwide into more than 1,000 theaters; limited releases include "The Sapphires" and Lindsay Lohan's "InAPPropriate Comedy."
hollywoodreporter.com (1 month and 27 days ago)
There was thievery this weekend at the box office, with Identity Thief stealing the No. 1 spot. Starring Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, and Melissa McCarthy, director Seth Gordon's R-rated road comedy was eviscerated by critics, but it raked in $36.6 mil in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates.
philly.com (3 months and 7 days ago)
The 2013 box office has been stuck in a bit of a rut.
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The Robert Downey Jr. pic is breaking records in many markets; marking the first tentpole of summer, the threequel doesn't open in North America until May 3.
hollywoodreporter.com (22 days ago)

The Bruce Willis action pic is now expected to top the full Presidents Day weekend with $30 million for a five day debut of $38.3 million; "Safe Haven" on course for five day opening of $35 million but beat by "Identity Thief" for the weekend itself.
hollywoodreporter.com (3 months ago)
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