Box Office

Arnold Schwarzenegger was too busy running California to save the world in the new “Terminator” movie. The action hero turned California governor starred in the first three films in the blockbuster sci-fi trilogy, but top billing in “Terminator Salvation,” which opens in U.S. theaters
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“Angels & Demons,” the film sequel to conspiracy thriller “The Da Vinci Code,” will likely fall short of box office totals for its more religiously controversial predecessor when it opens on Friday. Director Ron Howard’s “Angels & Demons,” starring Tom Hanks as symbology expert Robert Langdon, should make over $40 million this weekend while...
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The new Star Trek film has rocketed to the top of the North American box office chart, early figures show. Director JJ Abrams’ prequel to the sci-fi franchise took an estimated $76.5m (£50.3m) in its opening weekend, easily beating its nearest rival. The figure far surpasses the opening totals of the previous 10 Trek...
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Weak reviews, cranky fans, a pirated version: none of it mattered. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” kicked off the spring-summer blockbuster season with $87 million in ticket sales, continuing the year’s box office boom and keeping a core franchise alive for 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment.
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Will “Watchmen” turn out to be a one-week wonder? That could be a possibility following the film’s disappointing $55.2 million bow last weekend. This time around, Warner Bros.’ superhero picture won’t be helped by the emergence of three wide openers: Disney’s family adventure “Race to Witch Mountain,” Universal’s R-rated horror film “The Last House...
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As prestige pics and statuettes hogged the weekend limelight, Tyler Perry’s urban comedy “Madea Goes to Jail” dominated the domestic boxoffice with an estimated $41.1 million opening that represented Lionsgate’s biggest ever. A “Friday the 13th” remake — which Warner Bros. bowed so well a week earlier — absorbed an enormous 81% drop from...
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