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Eli Proves That Avatar Is Not Completely Unbeatable

The best way to beat James Cameron? End the world. Post-apocalyptic flick The Book of Eli has finally managed to topple Avatar from the top of the US box office after almost a month of ruling over all. More »

01/17/10

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By Graeme McMillan

#avatartriumphant

Avatar Rules An Especially Big Christmas Box Office

The competition (including singing chipmunks and the world's greatest detective) was tough, but Avatar still came out on top of this weekend's box office. All the more impressive, considering it was the biggest weekend haul in US cinema history. More »

12/28/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#avatar

Avatar: It's Not This Weekend That Counts, Luckily

Surprisingly, given the hype ahead of time, it's looking like Avatar won't break I Am Legend's December opening weekend box office record. Have movies not been changed forever after all, or is there something else going on? More »

12/20/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#district9

District 9 Wins The Weekend, Cost-Effective Award

It's not just one of the most anticipated movies released this summer, but District 9 may also turn out to be one of the most profitable, having made almost half of its budget back within its first day of release. More »

08/16/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#gijoe

GI Joe Rises At Box Office

Despite expectations of disaster and controversy over a lack of mainstream reviews, GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra looks like it's going to be a hit after all, opening with a surprising $22.3 million box office take on Friday. More »

08/08/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#transformers

Transformers Comes So Close To Taking Record...

...But not close enough. Surprising many - and frustrating Paramount executives, no doubt - Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is now expected to fall just short of the five-day box office record set by last year's The Dark Knight. More »

06/29/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#startrek

Star Trek Cruises Into 100 Top Grossing

Star Trek isn't just the most successful movie of 2009 to date (although it achieved that particular milestone at the end of last week), it's also already one of the 100 highest domestic box office grosses of all time. Boldly going, indeed. More »

05/31/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#terminatorsalvation

Ben Bests Bale At Box Office

Apparently, killer robots can be defeated by animated inanimate objects. At least, that's one conclusion to be drawn from Friday's US box office, which saw Terminator Salvation outgrossed by Night At The Museum 2. More »