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'Backrooms', based on YouTube horror series, breaks box office records

LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A24's "Backrooms," the big screen adaptation of a viral YouTube horror series, smashed several box office records with an $81.5 million North American debut, US media reported Sunday.

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Latest 'Alien' Movie Scares Up Big Crowds In N. America Theaters

The latest film in a series that began with Ridley Scott's 1979 blockbuster "Alien" earned an estimated $41.5 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.

International Business Times

'Godzilla X Kong' Tops N.America Box Office With $80 Mn Haul

"Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" roared to the top of the North American box office on its debut weekend, pulverizing competition with a huge $80 million haul in ticket sales, according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations.

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"Dune: Part Two" Spices Up N.America Box Office With Big Opening

Bringing spice to a so-far lean movie year, Warner Bros.' new sci-fi film "Dune: Part Two" shot to the top of the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $81.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

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'Wonka' Back Atop N.America Box Office In A Weak Film Year

Fantasy musical "Wonka" bounced back to the top of the North American box office this New Year's weekend as an otherwise pallid film year came to an end, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

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'Hunger Games' Still Tops In N.America After 'Napoleon' Invades

The "Hunger Games" prequel stayed atop the North American box office over the long US Thanksgiving weekend, fending off an invasion by new Ridley Scott film "Napoleon," industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

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'Avatar' Sequel Leads in N.America, Passes $1 Billion Globally

"Avatar: The Way of Water" took in an estimated $82.4 million this holiday weekend in North America, pushing it past a global total of $1 billion in near record time, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The four-day domestic take for the sci-fi flick brought its domestic total to $440.5…

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'Smile' Beats 'Lyle' to Top N.American Box Office

Paramount executives kept the "Smile" on their face Sunday, as the deceptively named horror film topped North America's box office for a second weekend, scaring up an estimated $17.6 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said. Sosie Bacon, daughter of actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, stars as a therapist whose…

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'Top Gun' Soars Back to Surprise Lead in N.American Theaters

In a reflection of Hollywood's deep late-summer slump, "Top Gun: Maverick," first released 15 weeks ago, climbed back to the top of the North American box office this weekend despite a relatively slim four-day take of $7.9 million. The Paramount action thriller, starring a graying but still flight-ready Tom Cruise,…

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'Bullet Train' Locked and Loaded Atop N.America Box Office

Sony's "Bullet Train" held the top spot for the second week running in the North American box office, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations estimated Sunday during a relatively flat mid-August period of moviegoing. As the last major studio release of the summer, the action thriller starring Brad Pitt pulled in $13.4…

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'Elvis' Puts the King Back in Spotlight in N.American Theaters

Baz Luhrmann's rock'n'roll biopic "Elvis" hip-swiveled to the top of the box office on its opening weekend in North America, taking in an estimated $30.5 million in a rare tie with "Top Gun: Maverick," industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The nearly three-hour-long extravaganza by director Luhrmann, known for glitzy…

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'Jurassic' is Again Top Draw in N.American Theaters

"Jurassic World Dominion" again stomped to the top on North American movie screens this weekend, while new release "Lightyear" didn't quite make it to infinity, or beyond. Universal's latest dinosaur frightfest -- the sixth in the "Jurassic Park" franchise -- took in an estimated $58.7 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period,…

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