Here are your weekend box office returns (new releases bolded):
1. Taken 2 – $ 50.0 million
2. Hotel Transylvania – $ 26.3 million
3. Pitch Perfect – $ 14.7 million
4. Looper – $ 12.2 million
5. Frankenweenie – $ 11.5 million
6. End of Watch – $ 4.0 million
6. Trouble with the Curve – $ 3.87 million
8. House at the End of the Street – $ 3.69 million
9. The Master
LOS ANGELES — Critics don’t like “Taken 2,” but Liam Neeson’s action sequel proved twice as popular as the original movie was.
According to studio estimates Sunday, “Taken 2″ led the box office with $ 50 million domestically over opening weekend. That’s double the haul for Neeson’s “Taken,” which took in $ 24.7 million in its U.S. debut in early 2009.
Released by 20th Century Fox, “Taken 2″ gave a big boost… Continue reading 'Taken 2' Wins Box Office: Liam Neeson Action Movie Debuts With $50 Million
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By Amber Goodhand – Radar Reporter and Jen Heger – Radar Legal Editor
Lindsay Lohan’s probation was revoked Wednesday and she was handcuffed and taken into custody, radio detection and rangingOnline.com is reporting.
The actress took a beating from Los Angeles Judge Stephanie Sautner in a court scheduled hearing to determine if she was on track in completing the requirements of… Continue reading Lindsay Lohan Handcuffed & Taken Into Custody; Judge Blasts Her
It’s a big day for movies with Kenny Loggins theme songs, as the Footloose remake opens in cinemas and now the Top Gun sequel is “jumpin off the deck/and headed into overdrive.” Does this mean we’re in the “Danger Zone” in terms of there being no turning back from Top Gun 2 becoming a horrible reality? Not exactly, but Paramount and Skydance Productions are in talks with wingmen screenwriters Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz
