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Box Office Report: 'Taken 2' Dazzles With $50 Mil, One of Top Three October Debuts

The Liam Neeson action pic grosses $50 million in North America and $55 million overseas; musical comedy "Pitch Perfect" turns in a solid $14.7 million domestically, while Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie" falters with $11.5 million.

'Taken 2' Manhandling Box Office On Way to $48M Weekend

Liam Neeson and ‘Taken 2” are looking at a $48 million weekend after blasting past their box office rivals Friday and rolling to a first-day total of $18.6 million. The gangbusters debut for Fox’s PG13-rated action sequel marks the second consecutive week a movie has broken out and lifted the box office into positive territory. If the weekend stays on pace, it will finish more than 30 percent ahead of last year, when “Real Steel” lead the way with a $27 million debut.

'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."

'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.

‘Real Steel’ Wins Friday & Weekend By TKO; George Clooney’s ‘The Ides Of March’ #2

FRIDAY 10:30 PM UPDATE: Here are the Top 10 movies at the North American box office tonight. Analysis coming: 1) Real Steel (DreamWorks/Disney) NEW [3,440 Theaters] Friday $8.7M, Estimated Weekend $27M; 2) The Ides Of March (Smokehouse/Sony) NEW [2,199 Theaters] Friday $3.7M, Estimated Weekend $11M; 3) Dolphin Tale (Alcon/Warner Bros) Week 3 [3,478 Theaters] Friday $2.4M, Estimated Weekend $8.5M, Estimated Cume $48.4M

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