box office

‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ tops charts, ‘Obsession’ grows in second weekend

May 28, 2026 Lindsey Bahr

After nearly seven years away from the big screen, a new Star Wars movie drew healthy but not record-breaking crowds to global theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates on Sunday, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian […]

Powered by women, ‘Wuthering Heights’ digs up $34.8M at box office for No. 1 debut

February 19, 2026 Lindsey Bahr

Emerald Fennell’s bold reimagining of “Wuthering Heights” brought crowds of women to movie theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. release topped the box office charts and nabbed the title for the year’s biggest opening with […]

‘Melania’ falls steeply, ‘Send Help’ holds steady at No. 1 on quiet weekend for theatres

February 12, 2026 Jake Coyle

NEW YORK — Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” falling sharply […]

‘Melania’ documentary, panned by some critics, opens with strong ticket sales

February 5, 2026 Jake Coyle

NEW YORK — Promoted by President Donald Trump as “a must watch,” the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The release of “Melania” […]

‘Mercy’ unseats ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ atop box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters

January 29, 2026 Jake Coyle

NEW YORK — With a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office. The Amazon MGM sci-fi thriller “Mercy” dethroned “Avatar: Fire […]

2026 starts with ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ at No. 1, James Cameron’s sci-fi epic crosses $1B

January 8, 2026 Jake Coyle

NEW YORK — Hollywood kicked off 2026 with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a disappointing 2025. In three weeks […]

After two big weekends, North American box office takes hit

September 25, 2025 Lindsey Bahr

Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama was enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. After back-to-back weekends that had films majorly overperforming — first […]

‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ opens to $70M, biggest anime debut to claim top box-office spot

September 18, 2025 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” carved out a place in box-office history this weekend as the Japanese anime film sliced straight to No. 1 — outpacing the horror sequel […]

‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ scores Marvel’s first $100M opening of 2025

July 31, 2025 Lindsey Bahr and Itzel Luna

LOS ANGELES — Marvel’s first family has finally found box office gold. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” the first film about the superheroes made under the guidance of Kevin Feige and the Walt Disney Co., […]

‘Superman’ flexes might in second weekend with $57.3M

July 24, 2025 Jake Coyle

NEW YORK — James Gunn’s “Superman” showed staying power in its second weekend at North American box offices, collecting $57.3 million in ticket sales and remaining the No. 1 movie in theaters, according to studio […]