Iron Man 3 had a stellar box office debut, as it took in $175.3 million domestically, beating its previous best of Iron Man 2’s $128 million opening two years ago.  The picture’s numbers also place it as the second biggest weekend grosser, with The Avengers still standing tall with its $208 million opening.

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As expected, Pain & Gain was the #1 film at the box-office, taking in $20 million.  Although those numbers aren’t astounding, the movie cost an estimated $26 million and it should continue to do strong business next weekend, even if it will be dwarfed by the release of Iron Man 3.

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The Jackie Robinson biopic 42, featuring Chadwick Boseman as the lead, was the #1 film over the weekend, taking in $27.3 million at the box office.  Fellow newcomer Scary Movie 5 scared up $15.2 million worth of business, good enough for second place, with The Croods continuing to rake in money with a #3 finish [...]

Evil Dead, the remake of the cult Sam Raimi film, debuted at the #1 spot at the box-office taking in $26 million.  With an estimated budget of $17 million, the picture should turn in a solid profit for Sony Pictures.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation had a solid weekend with a $21.1 million finish, [...]

G.I. Joe: Retaliation took in a solid $41.2 million domestically to take the #1 spot at this weekend’s box office.  Since the picture opened Wednesday, its total haul is estimated at $51.7 million.  The film also did excellent in international business, making $80.3 million.

The DreamWorks Animation project The Croods was #2 over the weekend, [...]

The Croods easily bested the competition over the weekend, as it had a $44.7 million debut and scored a hit for DreamWorks Animation. The Gerard Butler headlined action flick Olympus Has Fallen also had a strong outing, as it raked in $30.5 million to grab the second spot. Paul Rudd and Tina Fey didn’t attract [...]

Oz The Great And Powerful continued to dominate the box office with a first place finish and $42.2 million to add to its coffers.  Halle Berry’s suspense thriller The Call, which had a production budget of just $13 million, exceeded expectations with $17.1 million and a #2 debut.  The star power of middle aged actors [...]

Oz The Great And Powerful proved that a return to Oz can be a highly profitable one, as the film was the #1 film over the weekend with $80.3 million. Coming in a distant second was the box office disappointment Jack The Giant Slayer, which managed just $10 million.  The comedy Identity Thief continues [...]

The good news is Jack the Giant Slayer, directed by X-Men and Superman Returns filmmaker Bryan Singer, easily bested the competition to win the box office weekend with $28 million.  Unfortunately, the movie is saddled with an estimated $195 million budget, which means this special effects laden vehicle is pretty much dead on arrival.  This [...]

Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy are this year’s surprise one-two punch, as Identity Thief popped up at the #1 spot at this weekend’s box office, beating out Dwayne Johnson’s latest feature Snitch (#2, $13 million).  To date, the comedy, directed by Horrible Bosses filmmaker Seth Gordon, has raked in over $93 million domestically.  The [...]