weekend box office

Weekend Box Office: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Is Top Banana
Weekend Box Office: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Is Top Banana
Weekend Box Office: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Is Top Banana
Two new films — ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ and ‘The Change-Up’ — premiered in the top five in this weekend’s best box-office earners, coming in at number one and number four, respectively. Last weekend’s top films, ‘The Smurfs’ and ‘Cowboys & Aliens,’ moved to the second and third-place slots. Here’s a recap of all five of this weekend’s best box-office earners.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Green Lantern’ Dims in Theaters
Weekend Box Office: ‘Green Lantern’ Dims in Theaters
Weekend Box Office: ‘Green Lantern’ Dims in Theaters
As expected, ‘Green Lantern’ was the number one movie at the box office this weekend, taking in a slightly underwhelming $52.7 million, according to weekend estimates. That number marks the lowest opening for a superhero movie this summer, behind ‘Thor’ ($66 million) ‘X-Men: First Class’ ($56 million).
Weekend Box Office: ‘Hangover Part II’ Tops ‘Kung Fu Panda 2′
Weekend Box Office: ‘Hangover Part II’ Tops ‘Kung Fu Panda 2′
Weekend Box Office: ‘Hangover Part II’ Tops ‘Kung Fu Panda 2′
The 'Hangover' boys were back for another booze-filled adventure this weekend, and as box office estimates showed, audiences were more than willing to go along for the ride. The sequel to the 2009 smash comedy took in a whopping $105.8 million over four days, helping to make this weekend the biggest Memorial Day weekend ever at the box office. Even better for 'Part II,' its $86.0 intake between Fr