Film Gecko

September 1st, 2008

"The Dark Knight" Crosses $500 million

No surprise here. The Dark Knight crossed the $500 million mark at the U.S. box office, and it’s only the second film in Hollywood history to do it.
The record-breaking film, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, has taken just six weeks to reach the half-million figure - half the time it took […]

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September 1st, 2008

Box Office: Aug. 29 - 31, 2008

Tropic Thunder is holding down first place, and The Dark Knight is still up there at No. 3! INcredible!, as Chili Palmer would say in Get Shorty. Here are the numbers from Box Office Mojo for last weekend:
1-Tropic Thunder, $11.50M
2-Babylon A.D., $9.56M
3-The Dark Knight, $8.61M
4-The House Bunny, $8.30M
5-Traitor, $7.80M
6-Death Race, $6.29M
7-Disaster Movie, $5.76M
8-Mamma Mia!, […]

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August 25th, 2008

Box Office: Aug. 22 - 24, 2008

I’m not surprised that Tropic Thunder is still tops at the box office. I AM surprised, however, that The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is still in the top ten. I wasn’t all that crazy about the movie. Here’s the rundown from Box Office Mojo:
1-Tropic Thunder, $16.27M
2-The House Bunny, $14.53M
3-Death Race, $12.62M
4-The […]

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August 18th, 2008

Box Office - Aug. 15-17, 2008

Tropic Thunder dethroned the reigning box office champ, The Dark Knight. Check out the latest numbers from Box Office Mojo:

1-Tropic Thunder, $25.81M
2-The Dark Knight, $16.37M
3-Star Wars: The Clone Wars, $14.61M
4-Mirrors, $11.16M
5-Pineapple Express, $9.80M
6-The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, $8.20M
7-Mamma Mia!, $6.09M
8-The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, $5.78M
9-Step Brothers, $4.80M
10-Vicky Cristina Barcelona, $3.75M
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August 11th, 2008

Box Office: August 8-10, 2008

The Dark Knight ruled the box office once again, bringing the film to a cumulative total gross of $441,628,497. Wow! Someone’s making a ton of money off this film. Probably lots of people. Here are the weekend numbers from Box Office Mojo:
1-The Dark Knight, $26,12K
2-Pineapple Express, $23.24K
3-The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, $16.49K
4-Sisterhood of […]

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August 10th, 2008

"Dark Knight" Rules Box Office: Paving Way for Another Batman Movie?

The Dark Knight ruled the North American box office for a fourth weekend today to become the third-biggest movie of all time.
I’m not surprised. It’s a great movie. Coupled with the huge Batman fan base and personal drama of all involved, including Heath Ledger, Christian Bale and now Morgan Freeman, it just makes […]

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July 28th, 2008

Box Office: July 25-27, 2008

The Dark Knight is still way - WAY - out in the lead in the box office race this weekend. The X-Files? Not so much. Here are the numbers from Box Office Mojo:
1-The Dark Knight, $75.16M
2-Step Brothers, $30.94M
3-Mamma Mia!, $17.74M
4-The X-Files: I Want to Believe, $10.02M
5-Journey to the Center of the Earth, $9.71M
6-Hancock, […]

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July 23rd, 2008

"The Dark Knight" Hits $200M

Do you get the feeling we’re just hungry for great movies? If box office numbers are any indication, that means The Dark Knight is one heck of a great movie.
The Warner Bros. film broke another record today by becoming the fastest ever to cross the $200 million mark — in five days. […]

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July 21st, 2008

Box Office: July 18 - 20, 2008

Not surprisingly, The Dark Knight reigned supreme at the box office this week, taking in a whopping $158 million! Boff! Bam! That’s a lotta dough. In fact, it beat out the former record-holder, Spider-Man 3, which opened to $151.1 million in May 2007.
And Kung Fu Panda is still hanging in there on the […]

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July 14th, 2008

Box Office: July 11 - 13, 2008

The horned red guy took top honors at the box office this weekend, followed by Will Smith as a superhero with issues. Check out the numbers from Box Office Mojo:
1-Hellboy II: The Golden Army, $35.88M
2-Hancock, $33.00M
3-Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, $20.58M
4-WALL*E, $18.50M
5-Wanted, $11.58M
6-Get Smart, $7.10M
7-Meet Dave, $5.30M
8-Kung Fu Panda, $4.30M
9-Kit […]

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