Box Office News

For 2013, 'Fire' will burn all comers at the box office

Jan 11, 2013, 3:55 PM CDT

You better watch out all of you triskaidekaphobics out there. In case you're wondering what triskaidekaphobia is, it's the fear of the number 13. I can... (read more)

Our 2012 top box office pick 'Rises' above all the rest

Jan 9, 2012, 3:51 PM CDT

This year is certain to be one to remember. If for no other reason, 2012 will either be the year in which a great race... (read more)

'Family Guy' hitting big screen for one night only (Updated with event review)

Sep 14, 2011, 4:43 PM CDT

It seems that the local megaplexes are at a crossroads. Ticket prices have exploded over the last few years. It seems that audiences are finally... (read more)

POLL: Will 'Harry Potter' break the all-time opening weekend record?

Jul 14, 2011, 2:56 PM CDT

According to Box Office Mojo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is already breaking overseas records with its foreign opening on... (read more)

A look back at the first half of 2011 at the box office

Jul 8, 2011, 4:55 PM CDT

Every year, Tim and I play prognosticator and try to predict the highest grossing movies for the coming year. Given that we just made the... (read more)

'Red State' already making box office waves

Mar 8, 2011, 10:33 AM CDT

While Kevin Smith's latest movie Red State doesn't open nationwide at theaters until October 19, it is already creating a buzz at the box office.... (read more)

We're 'Deathly' serious about the top box office movies of 2011

Jan 14, 2011, 4:40 PM CDT

Last year, we we predicted that Iron Man 2 would be the top movie at the box office in 2010. And while we didn't too... (read more)

'Titanic' to set sail again... yes, in 3D

Oct 4, 2010, 3:09 PM CDT

How many times will they sink the ship before they let the poor ocean liner rest in peace at the bottom of the Atlantic? That will... (read more)

It's official: 'Avatar' is #1

Feb 3, 2010, 3:36 PM CDT

I'm sure this article will be met by the same people rehashing the same tired argument that any number that doesn't take into account inflation,... (read more)

James Cameron weighs in on breaking his own box office record

Jan 20, 2010, 4:12 PM CDT

All of you Titanic fanatics out there (and I truly underestimated your number immensely), I have some bad news for you. It's no longer a... (read more)

Of baseball and box office, yep more 'Avatar' talk

Jan 13, 2010, 4:52 PM CDT

While Mark McGwire's admission this week that he took performance enhancing drugs while he played baseball provides one comparison to the box office numbers for... (read more)

We've got the Iron-clad list of the top ten movies of 2010

Jan 7, 2010, 4:33 PM CDT

Recently, we predicted that Avatar will break Titanic's box office record and that got us thinking that it was roughly time for us to get... (read more)

Avatar will break Titanic's box office record: we've got the numbers

Jan 5, 2010, 4:59 PM CDT

You may remember a little opinion piece I wrote last week in which I crunched a couple of numbers and proclaimed that my gut told... (read more)

It's a James Cameron world and we simply live in it

Dec 29, 2009, 4:42 PM CDT

Well, I'm sure by now you've heard that director James Cameron has this "little" movie called Avatar out in theaters. It's his first live-action feature... (read more)

We boldly predict the top 10 movies to come out this year

Feb 8, 2009, 7:22 PM CDT

Each year, we like to look ahead at the year ahead and try and predict which movies are going to tip the box office scales... (read more)

See, I was right! 'Twilight' did make more money than 'The Dark Knight'

Dec 31, 2008, 12:18 PM CDT

Back in July, I posited that the vampire romance Twilight could break the box office records of Titanic and The Dark Knight. The story generated... (read more)

Watch out, 'Dark Knight'! This movie might just break your box office record

Jul 25, 2008, 12:57 PM CDT

How did 1997's Titanic earn an astounding $600 million at the box office to become the number one movie of all time? Two words: repeat... (read more)

'Hulk' 2003 versus 'Hulk' 2008 -- the winner is...

Jul 17, 2008, 2:23 PM CDT

When Marvel Studios decided to do another movie based on The Hulk, it was a chance to resurrect one of their comic book crown jewels... (read more)

The best movies of 2008 that you don't know about yet

Jan 12, 2008, 10:01 AM CDT

In what is quickly becoming an annual tradition, we are setting about to predict the Top Box Office movies of the year and the list... (read more)

Our predictions for 2008's biggest box office movies

Jan 11, 2008, 4:43 PM CDT

It's become a tradition around here for us to predict the big box office winners at the outset of the year. Today seems as good... (read more)

'Live Free or Die' softly?

Jun 29, 2007, 8:18 AM CDT

The first returns are in for Bruce Willis' latest turn as NYC cop John McClane and they're not exactly setting Hollywood on fire. Live Free... (read more)

Move over 'Grease,' 'Spider-Man' is the word

May 7, 2007, 6:44 PM CDT

No offense to Grease or John Travolta, but there's a new word in town and it's Spider-Man. Spider-Man 3 was so impressive, it even outperformed... (read more)

The best movies of 2007 that you don't know about yet

Jan 5, 2007, 4:40 PM CDT

It's a safe bet that the biggest movies of 2007 will all be known commodities -- the sequels and remakes that the general public is... (read more)

Our predictions for 2007's biggest box office movies

Jan 5, 2007, 4:27 PM CDT

I love the smell of celluloid in the morning! And speaking of mornings, it's a fresh start on a new year and it wouldn't be... (read more)

2006 Box Office revenues climb

Jan 4, 2007, 11:18 AM CDT

The total receipts at the U.S. box office for 2006 was $9.13 billion, up 3.4% from 2005's final tally. The slight gain in revenue is... (read more)

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