'Hero' Holds Off Rivals at Weak U.S. Box Office
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Chinese martial arts thriller "Hero" logged a second weekend at the top of the North American box office during the U.S. Labor Day holiday, while four new entries failed to make much of an impression.
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Chinese martial arts movie Hero leads the US box office, over the quiet Labor Day weekend.
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Chinese martial arts film "Hero," starring Jet Li and Zhang Ziyi, opened at No. 1 at the North American box office this weekend. The flick, which was nominated for a foreign-language Oscar in 2003, grossed $17.8 million. Another new movie...
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TORONTO--Despite the buzz surrounding Hollywood-backed   blockbusters like Brad Pitt's Babel and Sean Penn's All the   King's Men, audiences and film jurors gave their top praise to two   indies--one that flew in virtually under the radar, the other which   squawked its way to the headlines.
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Los Angeles -- Hero, director Zhang Yimou&#39;s acclaimed martial-arts epic starring Jet Li, vanquished giant snakes, serial killers and superbabies to debut as the top weekend film, earning $17.
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Critics weren&#39;t kind to it, but audiences took a shine to The Forgotten, which topped another weak movie weekend. The Julianne Moore thriller scared up $22 million, according to
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"The Incredibles" lived up to their name at the box office as the animated superhero adventure debuted with &#36;70.7 million in its opening weekend, continuing an unbroken string of hits for Pixar Animation.
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The hit superhero cartoon "The  Incredibles" retained its lead at the weekend box office in  North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday movie "The  Polar Express" opened at a distant No. 2, according to studio  estimates issued on Sunday.
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Two years after opening in China, the martial arts thriller "Hero" set a record for an Asian film in North America, kicking off at No. 1 with a better-than-expected haul of &#36;17.8 million, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
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The Chinese martial arts epic Hero, starring Jet Li, takes top spot at the box office in the US and Canada.
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Two years after opening in China,  the martial arts thriller "Hero" set a record for an Asian film  in North America, kicking off at No. 1 with a  better-than-expected haul of $17.8 million, according to studio  estimates issued on Sunday.
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Hollywood is only marginally ahead of its lackluster 2005 in terms of dollars and cents. Studios are miles ahead in terms of summer hits and misses, though.
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"Ocean's Twelve" sailed to the top of the international box office this weekend, and "The Incredibles" flew past &#36;300 million during a busy period that also saw encouraging debuts for "Ray" and "The Aviator."
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Action thrillers seem to be ruling the roost in Hollywood these days with &#39;Hero&#39;, a Chinese film that raked in 17.8 million dollars to top the charts last week.
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The high profile Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow flew to the top of the box office charts in North America but did not soar.
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Hollywood's superhero foursome is still fantastic at the box office. The 20th Century Fox sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" debuted as the No. 1 weekend flick with $57.4 million in sales, slightly surpassing the $56.1 million opening of "Fantastic Four" two years ago, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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In the battle of computer-animated cartoons, &quot;The Incredibles&quot; held onto the top slot at the weekend box office in North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday