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The Dark Knight Rises to Bank $170 Million Opening Weekend
Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 8:39am | 689Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) The Dark Knight Rises is expected to bank millions this weekend, potentially awarding it the second biggest domestic opening of all time. Disney (NYSE: DIS) scored the number-one spot this summer with The Avengers, which earned $207 million. Harry Potter and the Deathly...
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Why Did The Hunger Games Make $155 Million?
Monday, March 26, 2012 - 2:19pm | 842It has become one of the most successful films of all time. But what's the source of The Hunger Games' success? With analyst expectations in the $70 to $100 million range (and my own personal expectation of no more than $120 million), no one expected The Hunger Games to surpass the opening weekend...
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Why Did John Carter, Eddie Murphy and Silent House Flop?
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 12:50pm | 808Three flops stormed the box office this weekend as The Lorax took the number-one spot for the second week in a row. Who's to blame for Hollywood's setback? While box office receipts are up this year, two major studios – Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Viacom's (NASDAQ: VIA) Paramount Pictures – and one...
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Twitter Predicts Box Office Success
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 11:05am | 1013Social media has become the “biggest, fastest and most honest” focus group, says Fizziology President and Co-Creator. As a result of the firm's analysis (which predicted that Super 8 would bring in $37 million – just $500K more than the film's opening weekend haul of $36.5 million), Hollywood is...