Box Office

Box Office: Gatsby Opens Strong, But Iron Man 3 Still Takes Top Spot

• May 12, 2013 06:36 PM ET


• by Liz Raftery
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Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby had a strong opening with $51.1 million at the box office this weekend, but still fell behind Iron Man 3, which claimed the top spot for the second week in a row. The superhero vehicle starring Robert Downey Jr. earned $72.5 million, the fourth-highest second weekend earnings ever (behind The Avengers, Avatar and The Dark Knight), according to Box Office Mojo.

Box Office: Iron Man 3 Has Second-Highest Opening Ever

• May 5, 2013 06:08 PM ET


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Robert Downey Jr.

Iron Man 3 opened with a whopping $175.3 million at the box office this weekend, making it the second-highest opening of all time (behind 2012's The Avengers) and setting a high standard for the rest of this year's summer movie lineup, Box Office Mojo reports. The superhero flick, which was the only new movie to open this weekend, earned more than five times the rest of the Top 10 films combined.

Box Office: Pain and Gain Takes No. 1 Spot

• Apr 28, 2013 06:38 PM ET


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Pain & Gain

Pain and Gain earned $20 million in its opening weekend to claim the top spot at the box office. The Michael Bay comedy, starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, narrowly slipped past last week's top film, Tom Cruise's Oblivion, which fell to the No. 2 spot with $17.4 million in its second week, Box Office Mojo reports.

Box Office: Tom Cruise's Oblivion Obliterates the Competition

• Apr 21, 2013 07:43 PM ET


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Tom Cruise

Oblivion, the new sci-fi movie starring Tom Cruise, destroyed the competition at the box office this weekend, taking in $38.2 million for an easy first place finish. It's Cruise's fifth-highest grossing opening weekend ever, and his highest non-sequel debut since 2005's War of the Worlds, Box Office Mojo reports.

Box Office: 42 Hits a Home Run

• Apr 14, 2013 06:45 PM ET


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Chadwick Boseman

The Jackie Robinson biopic 42 knocked it out of the park, so to speak, in its opening weekend, hauling in $27.2 million and easily taking the No. 1 box office spot. The total is nearly double that of 42's nearest competition, Scary Movie 5, which opened in second place with $15.1 million, Box Office Mojo reports.

Nostalgia Rules the Box Office with Evil Dead Remake, Jurassic Park 3D

• Apr 7, 2013 05:48 PM ET


• by Robyn Ross
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Shiloh Fernandez and Jessica Lucas

Evil Dead topped the box office this weekend, bringing in $26 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

The horror movie, which stars Suburgatory's Jane Levy, Lou Taylor Pucci and Cult's Jessica Lucas, is a remake of the 1983 cult classic that catapulted Bruce Campbell's career.

American Idol Elimination: Did the Judges Use Their Save?

• Apr 4, 2013 09:11 PM ET


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Candice Glover

The rankings got shaken up on American Idol Thursday night, and tears were shed during the elimination. Did the judges use their save? Keep reading to find out.

Box Office: G.I. Joe: Retaliation Dominates

• Mar 31, 2013 07:21 PM ET


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Adrianne Palicki, Bruce Willis

G.I. Joe: Retaliation muscled its way to the top of the weekend box office, hauling in a whopping $41.2 million and knocking The Croods out of the No. 1 spot. The sequel's debut marks the second highest Easter weekend opening ever, after 2010's Clash of the Titans, and is the highest debut ever for Bruce Willis, Box Office Mojo reports.

Box Office: The Croods, Olympus Has Fallen Have Strong Debuts

• Mar 24, 2013 06:50 PM ET


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The Croods

Animated film The Croods soared to the top spot at the box office this weekend, with an impressive $44.7 million haul in its opening weekend, Box Office Mojo reports. But coming in second with a surprisingly strong $30.5 million showing was Olympus Has Fallen, the action thriller about a White House takeover starring Morgan Freeman and Gerard Butler.

Box Office: Oz Continues to Dominate

• Mar 17, 2013 06:40 PM ET


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Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful continued to dominate at the box office this weekend, hauling in an additional $42.2 million to finish at No. 1 for the second week in a row, Box Office Mojo reports.