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Box Office Report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Earns $30.3 Mil in Midnight Runs

The Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner starrer rolled out in thousands of theaters at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1 grossed $30.3 million in midnight runs as fans rushed to see the second-to-last installment in the blockbuster franchise.

Box Office Report: 'Immortals' Scores $15 Mil Friday for Likely $35 Mil Weekend

Relativity Media's R-rated action-epic Immortals, headlining Henry Cavill, topped the Friday box office with a better-than-expected $15 million for a projected weekend opening of $35 million.

Box Office Report: Holdover 'Puss in Boots' Wins in Shocking Upset over Brett Ratner's 'Tower Heist'

The 3D toon grosses $33 million, nearly as much as its opening, while "Tower Heist" debuts to a subdued $25.1 million; "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" launches to $13.1 million, just behind last title in franchise.

Senh: The word-of-mouth on "Puss in Boots" must have been amazing. The film made nearly the same amount as its opening weekend. Good reviews helps too. I thought "Tower Heist" would do better, especially with two heavyweights of comedy in the cast - Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" did solid business. The first film only made $15M at the box office. The second did considerably better. $13M is solid, especially considering the film only cost $20M to make.

Box Office: 'Tower Heist' Wins Friday, But 'Puss in Boots' Should Take Weekend

On Friday, Brett Ratner's Tower Heist -- with a cast led by Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Matthew Broderick -- took in an estimated $8.1 million. However, Puss in Boots wasn't far behind with $7.8 million -- a narrow 18 percent drop from the previous Friday.

Senh: Looks like "Puss in Boots" will win another weekend because family films tend to do better on weekends. "Tower Heist" did decent business, although you kinda expect it to do better with Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy.

'Puss in Boots' Box Office Win

The "Shrek" spinoff "Puss in Boots" landed on all fours, opening with an estimated $34 million to lead the box office. The DreamWorks 3-D animated film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, proved the popular character voiced by Antonio Banderas was a big enough draw outside the "Shrek" franchise... But the largest estimated opening didn't happen in North America. "The Adventures of Tintin," which is being distributed overseas by Sony Pictures and Paramount Pictures, opened in 19 international markets and hauled in $55.8 million.

Senh: $56M for the Peter Jackson produced and Steven Spielberg directed "The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn" is awesome. It's good to see that two of the greatest directors of our time working together on an animated film is generating great results critically and commercially. It'll probably do even better in the States.

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Box Office Report: 'Paranormal Activity' Earns $26.2 Mil Friday for Stunning $50 Mil Weekend

The Halloween threequel is pacing well ahead of the previous two pics; Paul W.S. Anderson's "The Three Musketeers" and the Rowan Atkinson action-comedy "Johnny English Reborn" don't find much love in the U.S. Far exceeding expectations, Paranormal Activity 3 grossed a massive $26.2 million on Friday, putting it on course to earn as much as $50 million for the weekend and score the best opening in nearly four months at the domestic box office on the strength of both younger and older moviegoers.

Senh: Simply amazing. I had originally thought that "Paranormal Activity" would be a one-trick pony, but two sequels later, it's still exceeding expectations. The "Blair Witch" guys could learn a lot from their imitators.

'Real Steel,' 'Footloose' duke it out for No. 1

The robot boxers of "Real Steel" and the dancers of "Footloose" are in a tight fight for the box-office title. The Hugh Jackman tale about machines in the boxing ring took in $16.3 million, which would make it the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. But "Real Steel" came in barely ahead of the remake "Footloose," which opened with $16.1 million.

Senh: Like I said in my previous post, I knew "Real Steel" will come out on top because of the weekend business. Teens tend to rush out during the opening day, where as families tend to wait until the weekends. Still, I'm not sure if "Real Steel" is holding up well enough to make back its $110M production budget. It's doing well, probably a lot better than most people's expectations, but the budget's pretty high. Hugh Jackson hasn't proven that he can draw a huge audience when he's not Wolverine - that is, until "Real Steel."

Box Office Report: 'Footloose' Eyes Weekend Win With $16 to $17 Million

Paramount’s remake tops Friday with $5.6 million; horror prequel “The Thing” off to so-so start with $3.2 mil, while the Steve Martin-Jack Black-Owen Wilson comedy “The Big Year” only grosses $1.2 mil.

Senh: I'm surprised the "Footloose" remake is doing so well. If anything, I thought the "Conan the Barbarian" remake would do better. The Big Year is a big bomb. With Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson, it only managed a measely $1.2M. "The Thing" ages pretty well, so I really don't see a need for a remake - even with today's better special effects. The practical effects work held up pretty well. "Real Steel," being a family film, might still be able to climb to the number #1 slot because it'll have a significant boost on Saturday.

'Footloose' kicks it up at B.O.

On track for $15 mil bow; 'Real Steel,' 'Thing' duke it out for second -- "Footloose" is expected to take the No. 1 spot at the domestic B.O., based on early Friday figures. Box office observers expect the pic to bow with grosses north of $15 million. Pic has taken in nearly $1 million as of this afternoon.

Boxing robots take title Jackman’s ‘Real Steel’ earns $27.3M; ‘Ides of March’ does $10.4M

Boxing robots are the undisputed champions at the weekend box office. According to studio estimates Sunday, Hugh Jackman’s “Real Steel,” set in a near-future when robot fighters have replaced humans in the ring, debuted at No. 1 with $27.3 million. “Real Steel” added $22.1 million overseas for a worldwide total of $49.4 million. The movie casts Jackman as a former boxer reluctantly thrown together with his young son as they turn a junkyard robot into a world-class contender.

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