'The Lion King' Debuts at Top of Box Office, Grosses $29.3 million

ibtimes 18-SEP-11

"Captain America" knocks Harry from No. 1 spot

CBSnews 25-JUL-11

Potter casts spell on US box office

belfasttelegraph 17-JUL-11

'Rio' speaks louder than 'Madea,' repeats at No. 1

AP 24-APR-11

Wall Street's sequel a little too squishy

theglobeandmail 26-SEP-10

Expendables shoot to number one

bbc 16-AUG-10

Adam Sandler hot, Tom Cruise not in weekend box office receipts

csmonitor 27-JUN-10

Entertainment / Arts › 'Dear John' bumps 'Avatar' with $32.4 mil debut

japantoday 08-FEB-10

'New Moon' sets midnight showing record

cnn 20-NOV-09

This Is It makes $20m in one day

bbc 30-OCT-09

What magic? Stunt doubles seen shooting for final Harry Potter films...

dailymail 27-JUL-09

Cohen crashes Bruno screening

dailyexpress 12-JUL-09

"Hannah Montana" Tops At Box Office

CBSnews 13-APR-09

UPDATE 1-'Monsters vs. Aliens' fuels booming box office

finanznachrichten 29-MAR-09

'Knowing' cruises to box office victory

cnn 22-MAR-09

Movie crowds adopt `Marley' with $37M weekend

topix 28-DEC-08

Brokers Fleeing Wall Street Wipeout

ABCnews 26-OCT-08

Max Payne maxes Hollywood weekend

MaltaStar 20-OCT-08

'Dark Knight' reigns not in video game (AP)

news 07-AUG-08

'Dark Knight' No. 1 again, nears $400 million mark

cnn 03-AUG-08

Batman rakes in $300 million

cnn 27-JUL-08

'Dark Knight' Sets Box Office Record With $66.4M

ABCnews 20-JUL-08

Batman takes $18.5m on previews

bbc 19-JUL-08

Hellboy overpowers Hancock in US

bbc 14-JUL-08

'Hancock' grabs heroic $107.3M over long weekend

topix 07-JUL-08

'WALL-E,' 'Wanted' team up as $100 million duo (AP)

news 29-JUN-08

"Get Smart" tops weekend box office in N. America

xinhuanet_en 22-JUN-08

The Incredible Hulk, 12A The Happening, 15

independent 15-JUN-08

'Speed Racer' debuts at a distant second

cnn 11-MAY-08

"Iron Man" kicks off Hollywood's summer season with phenomenal results

xinhuanet_en 05-MAY-08

'Forbidden Kingdom' takes top box office slot

cnn 20-APR-08

Dr Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

guardian 16-MAR-08

'10,000 B.C.' roars to top of box office

cnn 10-MAR-08

"Meet the Spartans" tops weekend box office

xinhuanet_en 28-JAN-08

Heath Ledger's masseuse changes story

telegraph 26-JAN-08

'Treasure' digs up $20M more in gold (AP)

news 06-JAN-08

'Treasure' finds $45M in box office gold (AP)

news 23-DEC-07

Golden Compass tops weekend box office

theglobeandmail 10-DEC-07

'Compass' Opens to Modest $26.1 Million

ABCnews 09-DEC-07

'Enchanted' gives Disney another holiday hit

cnn 26-NOV-07

Movie Box Office

topix 19-NOV-07

Vampires Sink Teeth Into Movie Audiences

ABCnews 22-OCT-07

The Rock Passes 'Kingdom' at Box Office

ABCnews 01-OCT-07

Zombies rule as 'Resident Evil' claims top spot

cnn 24-SEP-07

Western '3:10 to Yuma' steams its way to top

cnn 09-SEP-07

'Halloween' scares up record Labor Day

cnn 03-SEP-07

Owen in a 'cloud of depression'

thesun 29-AUG-07

'Superbad' keeps teens on top at box office

cnn 26-AUG-07

'Simpsons' rakes in plenty of 'd-oh' at box office

cnn 29-JUL-07

Cinema: A promise unfulfilled

nst 12-JUL-07

I-Reporters show their love for all things Harry Potter

cnn 11-JUL-07

Potty About Potter: What Are Fans Begging For?

skynews 09-JUL-07

'Ratatouille' stirs up audiences, admiration

cnn 01-JUL-07

Though strong, 'Pirates' can't catch Spidey

cnn 27-MAY-07

'Shrek the Third' Pulls in $39 Million

topix 20-MAY-07

Spider-Man takes a fall but still hangs tough

cnn 13-MAY-07

Spider-Man 3 breaks box office records

itv 07-MAY-07

'Spider-Man 3' sets single-day record

cnn 05-MAY-07

Peeping Tom film avoids Spidey's web

cnn 29-APR-07

Ninja Turtles top US box office

bbc 25-MAR-07

300 Spartans sack movie theatres

cnn 11-MAR-07

Murphy Rules Box Office With 'Norbit'

ABCnews 11-FEB-07

'The Messengers' Delivers No. 1 Debut

ABCnews 04-FEB-07

'Museum' more popular than 'Happyness'

cnn 08-JAN-07

'Museum' extends its No. 1 run at box office with $24 million

IHT 07-JAN-07

Gibson's blood-saturated Apocalypto tops box office

haveeru 11-DEC-06

'Apocalypto' Earns $14M, Resurrects Mel

africaFM 10-DEC-06

'Apocalypto': Mel Gibson's doom, or revival?

cnn 07-DEC-06

Review: 'Borat' is most excellent comedy

cnn 04-NOV-06

Horror film rules box office

cnn 30-OCT-06

Bloody 'Saw III' slices mobsters, magicians

RSS 29-OCT-06

Magical duel beats war and mobsters

cnn 22-OCT-06

Scorsese film mobs chainsaw-wielding maniac

cnn 08-OCT-06

Brad Pitt’s new ‘Mission’: replacing Tom Cruise?

newsweek 20-SEP-06

'Gridiron Gang' scores box office touchdown

cnn 17-SEP-06

Wahlberg remains ‘Invincible’ at box office

newsweek 04-SEP-06

‘Invincible’ lifts underdog to box-office crown

newsweek 27-AUG-06

'Talladega Nights' stays on track at box office

cnn 13-AUG-06

9/11 film released across the US

bbc 09-AUG-06

Rescue, heroism at heart of 'WTC'

cnn 09-AUG-06

Ferrell wins box office race

RSS 06-AUG-06

Drink-driving Gibson says sorry

bbc 31-JUL-06

'Pirates' sequel sails toward box office record

cnn 10-JUL-06

'Pirates' sequel sets new record at box office

timesofoman 09-JUL-06

You're Tough, But No Spider-Man

ABCnews 02-JUL-06

'Superman' makes $21 million in first day

RSS 30-JUN-06

EW review: 'Superman' is only average, man

RSS 27-JUN-06

'X-men' at box office

cnn 28-MAY-06

'Da Vinci Code' a hot ticket

cnn 21-MAY-06

'MI3' Sinks 'Poseidon', Clings to Top of Box Office

ABCnews 15-MAY-06

‘Mission: Impossible’' sinks ‘Poseideon’ at box office

newsweek 14-MAY-06

"Poseidon" sinks at North American box office

reuters 14-MAY-06

‘M:I3’ cruises to lower-than-expected debut

newsweek 07-MAY-06

"United 93" No. 2 at box office

reuters 30-APR-06

'Silent Hill' reaches box office summit

RSS 23-APR-06

'Scary Movie' laughs all the way to No. 1

RSS 16-APR-06

Audiences warm to 'Ice Age,' resist Sharon Stone

cnn 02-APR-06

'Inside Man' races ahead of competition

RSS 26-MAR-06

‘Madea’s Family Reunion’ tops box office again

newsweek 05-MAR-06

'Eight Below' is No. 1

RSS 20-FEB-06

'Pink Panther' finds plenty of green at box office

cnn 12-FEB-06

‘Big Momma 2,’ ‘Nanny’ rule weekend box office

newsweek 29-JAN-06

'Underworld' tops Globe winners at box office

RSS 23-JAN-06

'Narnia' No Match for 'Kong'

ABCnews 27-DEC-05

‘King Kong’ out muscles ‘Narnia’ at box office

newsweek 26-DEC-05

King Kong is No1 film

thesun 19-DEC-05

'King Kong' off to a slow start at box office

reuters 18-DEC-05

Hollywood Has Dismal Year at Box Office

ABCnews 15-DEC-05

'Narnia' bolsters box office in strong debut

reuters 11-DEC-05

'Harry Potter' Remains Top Movie With $20M

ABCnews 05-DEC-05

Potter film tops $400m worldwide

eirepost 28-NOV-05

Magic trumps music at the movies

RSS 27-NOV-05

Harry Potter takes in $101.4m in N America

ft 20-NOV-05

'Chicken Little' stays ahead of the flock

RSS 13-NOV-05

'Saw II' Cuts Down 'Zorro' at Box Office

ABCnews 30-OCT-05

Horror Fans Lift 'Fog' to Box-Office Win

ABCnews 16-OCT-05

'Flightplan' lands on top of box office

RSS 25-SEP-05

'Transporter' Tops Labor Day Box Office

ABCnews 05-SEP-05

Jet's black box found

TheAustralian 14-AUG-05

'Duke' boys charge into first at box office

RSS 07-AUG-05

Potter book smashes sales records

bbc 18-JUL-05

Global buying frenzy greets latest Harry Potter adventure

haaretzdaily 17-JUL-05

Depp's 'Chocolate Factory' has tasty opening

reuters 17-JUL-05

'War of the Worlds' Takes in $77.6M

ABCnews 05-JUL-05

Spielberg, Cruise Wage 'War' With $77.6M

ABCnews 04-JUL-05

'Star Wars' stays on top of US box office

RSS 31-MAY-05

'Star Wars' Earns Record-Breaking $158.5M

ABCnews 22-MAY-05

'Star Wars' Breaks Single-Day Sales Mark

ABCnews 21-MAY-05

Star comes to light, rakes $16.5 mn

timesofindia 20-MAY-05

'Star Wars' day 1: A record $50M

cnn 20-MAY-05

Fans line up for Star Wars epic

cnn 19-MAY-05

Lucas: A reluctant movie mogul

HindustanTimes 16-MAY-05

'Fockers' set two box office records

cnn 02-JAN-05

'Grudge' Takes Over At Theaters

CBSnews 25-OCT-04

'Shark Tale' Crests at Box Office

reuters 03-OCT-04

'Forgotten' Earns $22M to Top Box Office

ABCnews 26-SEP-04

'Evil' sequel does good at box office

cnn 12-SEP-04

'Hero' strong in poor box office weekend

cnn 06-SEP-04

Red carpet treatment for new generation of tourists in Europe

euronews 31-AUG-04

'Exorcist' Casts Out Competition

CBSnews 23-AUG-04

'Exorcist' Begins Big With $18.2 Million

ABCnews 22-AUG-04

Freddy, Jason aren't dead yet

cnn 17-AUG-04

'Alien Vs. Predator' Smacks Down Rivals

ABCnews 15-AUG-04

The deadly, merciless Tom Cruise

cnn 09-AUG-04

Cruise Suffers 'Collateral' Damage at Box Office

reuters 08-AUG-04

How Will Smith does it

cnn 19-JUL-04

Will Smith's 'I, Robot' storms box office

cnn 18-JUL-04

Weekend Movies: 'Spider-Man 2' Still Spinning Web

reuters 09-JUL-04

Spider-Man 2 breaks records

ft 06-JUL-04

Weekend Movies: Make Way for Spidey

reuters 04-JUL-04

Spider-Man 2 shatters opening day records

AsiaOne 02-JUL-04

'Fahrenheit 9/11' a No. 1 Hit Across America

reuters 27-JUN-04

Spielberg Knocked Out by 'Dodgeball' at Box Office

reuters 20-JUN-04

Harry still No.1 at US box office

irishabroad 14-JUN-04

'Harry Potter' Loses Potency Atop U.S. Box Office

reuters 13-JUN-04

See hero Harry in action

thesun 08-JUN-04

Harry Potter Latest Superhero at Box Office

reuters 06-JUN-04

'Shrek' leads record holiday weekend

cnn 01-JUN-04

Shrek, Disaster Film Spur U.S. Box Office to Record

reuters 31-MAY-04

'Kill Bill' Coda on Roaring Rampage at Box Office

reuters 18-APR-04

Disney's 'Alamo' Bombs, Comcast Move Debated

reuters 13-APR-04

'Passion' returns to No. 1

cnn 12-APR-04

'Passion' Reclaims Top Box-Office Spot

ABCnews 11-APR-04

Box Office Heaven For 'Hellboy'

CBSnews 05-APR-04

'Hellboy' Bedevils North American Box Office

reuters 04-APR-04

Dead Zombies End Passion’s Reign as Box Office Top

ABCnews 22-MAR-04

[ said]: The momentum we have lost over the past few weeks has taken its toll on the bottom line,

abs 19-DEC-11

[-said]: These low-attendance numbers are taking the gas out of the tank,

dailystar 19-DEC-11

[ said]: This has been a very tough two weeks at the box office,

dailystar 13-DEC-11

[-said]: That has created a major vacuum in the marketplace, not serving that bread-and-butter audience of Hollywood,

newschannel5 11-DEC-11

[ said]: I was pretty surprised by this. I just thought this was the perfect combination of films in the marketplace,

dailystar 29-NOV-11

[ said]: and the blitz of family films, analysts thought Hollywood had a shot at record revenue over the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the year's busiest weekends at movie theaters. But viewers did not come in anywhere close to record numbers. I was pretty surprised by this. I just thought this was the perfect combination of films in the marketplace,

kuwaittimes 29-NOV-11

[ said]: This was one of the first weekends we’ve seen in a while that had a nice combination of films that gave us a really solid weekend,

dailystar 14-NOV-11

[noted that:]: Twilight Breaking Dawn

CBSnews 14-NOV-11

[ said]: From the re-release earlier this fall of ‘The Lion King’ to ‘Dolphin Tale’ and now ‘Puss in Boots,’ it seems that the family audience is the one you can really count on right now,

dailystar 08-NOV-11

[ said]: it seems that the family audience is the one you can really count on right now,

AP 07-NOV-11

[ said]: We're still waiting for the holiday season to kick in in earnest as we get into November,

AP 31-OCT-11

[-said]: This brand is as solid as the `Twilight' brand or the `Jackass' brand. There are certain brands that just transcend any kind of box-office rhyme or reason. They just resonate,

CBSnews 24-OCT-11

[-said]: brand. There are certain brands that just transcend any kind of box-office rhyme or reason. They just resonate,

AP 23-OCT-11

[ said]: Normally, fall is when you get Oscar contenders and R-rated, more-challenging films,

CBSnews 03-OCT-11

[ said]: seen a shift to the more upbeat and even inspirational films and family fare,

gmanews 03-OCT-11

[-said]: He's definitely going the extra mile to make sure that people who don't know him as a filmmaker are comfortable with him and checking out the film. It's like a movie insurance policy,

kyivpost 25-SEP-11

[ said]: funny, it's tongue-in-cheek. ... It's a great strategy,

kyivpost 25-SEP-11

[ said]: There are some great titles that are on the way,

news_com_au 11-SEP-11

[ said]: It just shows you it's nearly impossible to track what audiences like today,

ekantipur 08-AUG-11

[ said]: In all my years, I've never really seen a race this close,

belfasttelegraph 01-AUG-11

[-said]: `Harry Potter' did what it's going to do,

CBSnews 25-JUL-11

[-said]: 'Harry Potter' did what it's going to do,

AP 24-JUL-11

[-said]: The general consensus was that it was a pretty good movie,

AP 24-JUL-11

[ said]: That's the fear, there are so many superhero movies this summer,

AP 22-JUL-11

[ said]: Certain characters lend themselves to unique marketing and Captain America is playing on the patriotic angle,

AP 22-JUL-11

[ said]: Conventional wisdom is the bigger they open, the harder they fall,

thestar 19-JUL-11

[ says]: ‘Harry Potter’ is a franchise that does not come along often,

csmonitor 19-JUL-11

[-said]: This will be the first Potter movie to earn over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office,

chinadaily 18-JUL-11

[-said]: To even be close to $100 million for a single day is unprecedented,

chinadaily 18-JUL-11

[ said]: This is just really a monumental event,

msnbc 17-JUL-11

[-said]: movie to earn over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office,

bdnews24 17-JUL-11

[ said]: simply because it is the end of an era

todayonline 15-JUL-11

[ said]: simply because it is the end of an era,

independent 14-JUL-11

[ said]: 'Transformers 3' is helping the overall marketplace by performing well,

gmanews 12-JUL-11

[ says]: This is something you do only when you can bank on the fact that [a film] is going to be a big deal,

wsj 08-JUL-11

[ said]: It proves that for 3-D to be successful, it has to be attached to the right kind of movie. This was this monumental Michael Bay blockbuster, and for something like that, people felt it’s worth the money,

arabtimes 06-JUL-11

[ said]: It proves that for 3-D to be successful, it has to be attached to the right kind of movie. This was this monumental Michael Bay blockbuster, and for something like that, people felt it's worth the money,

msnbc 04-JUL-11

[-said]: leaner, meaner, cleaner 3-D rage against the machines.

gmanews 30-JUN-11

[ said]: It's a great combination of films,

ibtimes 27-MAY-11

[ says]: Studios want to make movies that integrate international flavor and in genres that transcend cultures and language,

japantoday 23-MAY-11

[ said]: This proves the importance of the global marketplace,

antiguanews 22-MAY-11

[-said]: Expectations always get wildly overblown with superhero movies - a superhero movie has the biggest opening weekend of all time: 'The Dark Knight,'

newschannel5 08-MAY-11

[-said]: Expectations always get wildly overblown with superhero movies a superhero movie has the biggest opening weekend of all time: `The Dark Knight,'

news 08-MAY-11

[-said]: Expectations always get wildly overblown with superhero movies — a superhero movie has the biggest opening weekend of all time: 'The Dark Knight,'

AP 08-MAY-11

[ says]: this is good news for everyone,

csmonitor 03-MAY-11

[-said]: The cavalry is on its way to get the momentum going, so it's all about big names and big franchises,

abs 28-APR-11

[-said]: The cavalry is on its way to get the momentum going, so it’s all about big names and big franchises,

bworldcom 28-APR-11

[-told]: The immediacy of online delivery has created a competitive landscape for theatrical movie going,

bworldcom 28-APR-11

[-said]: I think we're going to have three up weekends in a row, and for us, that's a roll. We've been down for so long,

CBSnews 25-APR-11

[ said]: I think we're going to have three up weekends in a row, and for us, that's a roll,

bbc 25-APR-11

[ said]: I'm going to be so bold as to say this may be the beginning of the turnaround,

CBSnews 18-APR-11

[ said]: We're a month from the start of the summer movie season, and that's a big deal,

msnbc 10-APR-11

[-says]: there's just a run of movies that are garbage.

csmonitor 01-APR-11

[-said]: It really does come down to story. Generally that's the most important thing,

cnn 30-MAR-11

[-said]: It's not like they had the game all to themselves,

cnn 30-MAR-11

[-said]: This is a big downturn, but I think summer is on the way to save the day with some really big titles,

CBSnews 28-MAR-11

[said:]: The first quarter of 2011 has been one we'd like to forget with comparisons to last year making things tough, week after week.

bbc 21-MAR-11

[-said]: It's inexplicable,

msnbc 20-MAR-11

[-said]: He could be America's new leading man,

msnbc 20-MAR-11

[ said]: on Valentine's weekend was a no-brainer that absolutely worked,

EgyptianGazette 15-MAR-11

[ said]: As the industry celebrates its best of last year, we're definitely still in this box-office malaise,

kyivpost 27-FEB-11

[notes:]: Kids don't care about the Oscars. They just want to go to the movies.

kyivpost 27-FEB-11

[ said]: Popular movies and Academy voters have come together in this perfect storm of events, and it's nice to see that,

news24 20-FEB-11

[ said]: neither of which was even nominated for the best film of 2008 despite being popular hits. In each of the movie years 2009 and 2010, when Academy Award organizers doubled the number of best film nominees to 10 from five, the combined box office for the nominees was bigger than the total of all 15 contenders in the three years before. The 10 nominees of 2010 have accounted for nearly $1.3 billion in US and Canadian ticket sales, and for 2009, it was $1.7 billion. In each of 2008, 2007 and 2006, it was $354 m

kuwaittimes 19-FEB-11

[-said]: That left opportunity for these films to become mainstream hits,

kuwaittimes 19-FEB-11

[ said]: excuse. It really was an anomaly how well that film was doing in January and February last year,

msnbc 06-FEB-11

[-said]: will start diminishing pretty soon,

msnbc 06-FEB-11

[ said]: `Avatar' is casting a long shadow, making our comparisons week after week very tough,

CBSnews 31-JAN-11

[-says]: It's an anomaly. ... The marketplace is kind of doing what it's supposed to be doing.

newschannel5 30-JAN-11

[ said]: 'Avatar' is casting a long shadow, making our comparisons week after week very tough,

newschannel5 30-JAN-11

[-said]: because of the subject matter, but it had appeal for both men and women with the whole idea of being 'friends with benefits,'

newschannel5 23-JAN-11

[ said]: What made the difference last year was just that incredible combination of films,

msnbc 02-JAN-11

[-said]: My biggest lesson learned from this year,

news 29-DEC-10

[-said]: I started figuring the wheels might come off this thing when the summer season was faltering, and by the end of the summer it was the lowest-attended summer in over a decade,

news 29-DEC-10

[-said]: Without that, we'd be looking at revenues that may not even have surpassed $10 billion,

news 29-DEC-10

[ said]: What a difference a year makes,

msnbc 27-DEC-10

[ said]: I think it's just weird, because it looks like a real missed opportunity,

todayonline 27-DEC-10

[ says]: This year's crop of specialized, Oscar caliber films has benefited from the bad reviews of the blockbusters,

msnbc 27-DEC-10