Closer pips puppets at box office
230906
Romantic drama Closer narrowly beats Team America to the top of the UK's weekend box office chart.
626095
Here is a chance to check out where your favourite movies stand in the box-office.
13402
The film starring Nicolas Cage seemed impregnable to largely negative reviews as it sold $35.3 million in tickets over the weekend.
570029
The rodents of âRatatouilleâ and the fireworks of âLive Free or Die Hardâ joined at the box office over the weekend to narrowly reverse Hollywoodâs recent slump.
283886
There should be plenty of money and holiday cheer for everyone in town as Hollywood edged near the $10 billion mark at the domestic box office for the first time.
38522
The $150-million epic film "Alexander" lost the box office battle, bringing in a lowly $13.5 million to land in the No. 6 spot. Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" held on to the No. 1 spot for the second week with $33.1 million, while "The In...
378852
Small-budget movies are making bigger hits than big-budget movies.
64670
Last month, Ben Dey, an  assistant working in the mailroom at Creative Artists Agency,  leaped several rungs on the Hollywood ladder by successfully  pitching an idea for a comedy to producer Brian Grazer. The  sale came about because the Imagine Entertainment executive  visits CAA once a year for a lunchtime meeting in which he  entertains assistants&#39; pitches.
69240
A dancing penguin was king of the Thanksgiving birds among movie-goers. The animated penguin romp "Happy Feet" remained the No. 1 movie with $37.9 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, while the James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" stayed in second place with $31 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
61091
Nicolas Cage's treasure hunt soaked up more box-office cash than a cartoon sponge. Cage's "National Treasure" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie with &#36;35.3 million, coming in just ahead of "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," which opened in second with &#36;33.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
643349
Critics heaped lavish praise on the  world theater premiere of Mary Poppins on Thursday after it  took nearly $20 million in advance sales.
538282
Nicholas Cage's action movie "National Treasure" is the #1 movie in America for the third week in a row, bringing in a little over $17 million. Its total gross in just 17 days of release is $110.2 million. Comedy "Christmas With The Kranks" took the #2...
573833
A cartoon bear and deer talked their way to the top of the box office as Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher's animated comedy "Open Season" debuted with $23 million. Kutcher also finished in second place with Disney's "The Guardian," in which he co-stars with Kevin Costner as Coast Guard rescue swimmers. The action drama opened with $17.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
487446
Nicolas Cageâs movie, National Treasure, took more than $46.2 million this weekend, making Nicolas Cage&#39;s new adventure film the big winner in the Thanksgiving weekend race for the highest grossing movie, claiming the box-office crown for the second
723244
ÂThe IncrediblesÂ topped the weekend box office, bringing in an estimated $70.7 million, while Paramount's ÂAlfieÂ opened to a dismal $6.5 million.
96908
LOS ANGELES - God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office...
303935
Children&#39;s film Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events has topped the weekend box office in the US. Distributor Paramount Pictures said Lemony Snicket has sold about US$30.2 million worth of tickets in the three days since opening last Friday.