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Monday, May 11, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 11, 2026

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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ held onto the number one spot at the box office

Movies/Box Office— “The Devil Wears Prada 2” showed it has style and staying power by finishing first for the second straight week at the box office. The high-stepping comedy-drama continued to earn big bucks to the tune of $42 million domestically over Mother’s Day weekend. The video-game sequel “Mortal Kombat II” opened with a lot of buzz, but could not […]

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ strutted to the top of the box office

Movies/Box Office— “The Devil Wears Prada 2” wasted no time in racking up the big bucks at the box office. The sequel to the 2006 hit brought in $77 million at the domestic box office on its opening weekend. Globally, the film earned $233 million along with good reviews from critics and moviegoers. In this installment, Miranda Priestly, the […]

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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‘Michael’ biopic explodes at the box office with huge opening

Movies/Box Office— “Michael” the movie easily moonwalked to the top of the box office on its opening weekend. Defying expectations and criticism about the storyline, the biopic of the “King of Pop” hauled in $97 million at the domestic box office and a total of $218 million worldwide. The movie scored the biggest opening ever for a biopic and shows […]

Thursday, January 8, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 8, 2026

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Avatar: Fire and Ash crosses the $1 billion mark worldwide

Box Office The latest installment of the Avatar saga holds on to the number spot at the domestic box office for the third straight week. And that’s not all. On the global stage, Avatar: Fire and Ash soared into the $1 billion club over the weekend. Today, the worldwide total stands at $1,095,757,698. Here are the Jan. 2-4 weekend […]

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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Taylor Swift conquered the Box Office over the weekend

Singer/Songwriter/Entertainer Taylor Swift showed up at the US Box Office and slayed. Swift scored the number one spot with her film, The Official Release Party of a Showgirl. The cinematic event was in theaters for only three days but managed to rake in $34 million. It’s a promotional flick for Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, which has […]

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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The Fantastic Four beat Superman at the box office

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ won the first round in the battle against Superman at the box office over the weekend. In its debut, the Marvel Studios F4 rocketed into theaters with a domestic box office of $117.6 million, taking over the number spot from ‘Superman.’ The action-sci-fi movie took in $218 million worldwide. A good start, but no guarantee it […]

Monday, October 16, 2023

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, October 16, 2023

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Taylor Swift’s concert movie scored a major win at the weekend Box Office

“Taylor Swift: Eras Tour” concert movie struck gold at the Box Office. Swift fans, known as Swifties, turned out for the movie debut in huge numbers. Nationwide and in Canada, the film raked in around $96 million. That’s the biggest opening weekend for a concert film ever domestically. Worldwide, the film took in at least $30 million more. “Eras Tour” […]

Monday, July 24, 2023

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 24, 2023

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“Barbie” doing a victory dance at the Box Office

“Barbie” blew up the box office on its opening weekend. The long-anticipated and much-hyped PG comedy broke records with a domestic haul of $162 million and $356 million worldwide. Based on the iconic Mattel doll, Warner Bros’ “Barbie” delivers a whimsical adventure about self-discovery. No other film came close to its tally, not even the R-rated and possible Oscar contender, […]

Monday, May 9, 2016

Captain America: Civil War official poster

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 9, 2016

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“Captain America: Civil War” wins box office battle

The numbers are in and Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” is a mega hit. Some say this is really an “Avengers” movie with the superheroes taking sides, some stand with Captain America played by Chris Evans, others back up Robert Downey, Jr.’s Iron Man. No matter, moviegoers are loving it. The confrontation was golden at the box office this past […]