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Star Wars: Rogue One has finally landed, making a big impression in the North American box office with the best Thursday preview performance of the year. The Star Wars spinoff grossed $29 million on Thursday night, edging out superhero flicks Batman v...

Their official press release: LOS ANGELES – DECEMBER 15, 2016 –  “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” voted by Fandango fans as 2016’s most anticipated movie, opens tonight with a stellar 99 points at the top of Fandango’s movie buzz...

Disney’s animated Moana led the box office for the third consecutive weekend with $18.53 million, a 34.4 percent decline. Paramount’s holiday comedy Office Christmas Party challenged for first place but ultimately fell just a bit short, with a $16.89 million debut. Two...

Welcome back to the first ever BoxOffice Trailer Throw Down. This week we have some big trailers with exciting spider-people, ape-people, mummy-people, and cars exploding. Spider-Man Homecoming (July 7, 2017) Marvel’s cinematic universe is going to have its first full-on Spider-Man...

Moana topped the box office for the third consecutive weekend, reaching a $145 million domestic cume after earning $18.8 million in its latest outing. The animated film played at 3,875 locations, dropping a modest 33% from last weekend and registering...

Saturday Update: Paramount’s Office Christmas Party debuted to $6.6 million on Friday, landing within expectations as it heads toward a projected $17 million opening weekend. Meanwhile, Miss Sloane picked up $660,000 as it expanded into 1,648 locations, now eyeing a three-day frame around $1.9 million....

Disney’s Moana led the box office for the second straight frame this weekend with $28.27 million, a 50.0 percent decline. Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them took second place for the second straight frame as well, with a 59.8 percent...

Disney’s Moana rode the waves to first place for the second consecutive weekend with an estimated $28.37 million. The animated musical, which led in the previous Thanksgiving weekend frame as well, dropped an estimated 49.9 percent. It’s now earned $119.88 million...

Saturday Update: Disney’s Moana is poised to lead its second weekend, as expected, but with an even stronger post-Thanksgiving hold than previous Disney release Frozen as the former title eyes a $29 million sophomore frame. That would represent a 49% drop from last weekend, compared...

U.S. wealth inequality has risen for decades, especially since the 1980s, and recently hit its highest levels since 1928. The top 20 richest Americans now own as much wealth as the bottom half of all Americans. No wonder we keep hearing...

Moana, the newest Disney animated musical offering, led the Thanksgiving box office with $56.63 million, or $82.08 million if including since its release on Wednesday. Warner Bros.’ fantasy spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them declined 39.4 percent to $45.08...

Disney’s Moana owned the Thanksgiving weekend box office with an estimated $55.52 million three-day start, or $81.10 million if counting from its Wednesday opening. That’s the sixth-highest three-day Thanksgiving weekend of all time, and the 13th-highest when adjusted for inflation — and many...