Image Credit: Robert ZuckermanUnstoppable takes its title very seriously, as the Fox runaway-train film led the box office on Friday by grossing $8.1 million, according to early estimates. The result should give star Denzel Washington his eighth debut of at least $20 million in nine films, even though the $85 million action film fell short of the opening days of his last two projects, The Book of Eli ($11.7 million) and The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 ($8.2 million). Also, although Unstoppable was No. 1 on Friday, it’ll likely finish the weekend second to DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind, which tallied $7.9 million on Friday for a drop of 37 percent. Megamind will benefit from kids being out of school on Saturday and Sunday — last weekend, the animated superhero comedy soared 64 percent on Saturday. As a result, expect Megamind to finish the weekend with about $29 million and Unstoppable to pull into the...
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Box office update: 'Unstoppable' speeds away with $8.1 mil on Friday
Image Credit: Robert ZuckermanUnstoppable takes its title very seriously, as the Fox runaway-train film led the box office on Friday by
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Box office update: 'Megamind' earns $12.5 mil on Friday
(I was thinking the star-power of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, and Tina Fey would knock the movie above $50 million, but we learned a valuable box-office
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Golmaal 3 box office update: 3 Reasons why it succeeded Placid competition: Its main box office competitor Action Replayy was staid and placid and earned the critics' wrath. The bad word of mouth publicity for |
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Bay Bridge Gunman Currently at San Francisco CHP Office Bay Bridge recent update The gun-toting driver who halted westbound traffic on the Bay Bridge this morning with bomb threats is currently in custody at the San Francisco CHP office. |
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Box office update: 'Saw 3D' collects $9 mil on Friday And rounding out the top five was Warner Bros.' Hereafter, which fell 49 percent for $2.1 million. Check back here on Sunday for the complete box office |