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Weekly Wrap Up: Karate Kid Fights Way To Number One

Weekly Wrap Up: Karate Kid Fights Way To Number One The martial arts skills of Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith come through to this week’s number one with “The Karate Kid,” a remake of the 1984 classic starring Ralph Macchio.  … Continue reading

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Weekly Wrap Up: Can Anybody Stop Shrek?

Reining supreme once again, “Shrek Forever After” topped the box office for the third straight week at $25.5M.  No doubt aided by the high price of 3D passes, the fourth Shrek installment was the clear winner, beating out it’s closest … Continue reading

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Weekly Wrap Up: The Ogre Conquers Once Again

The long Memorial Day weekend brought out movie goers in droves the past four days.  Holding off the openings of ”Sex and the City 2“ and the video game adaptation ”Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time“, the ogre power of ”Shrek Forever After“ held … Continue reading

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Weekly Wrap Up: Shrek Tops Iron Man at Box Office

  Coming through to the top of the box office this week is Shrek Forever After at $71.3M.  The fourth Shrek installment knocked Iron Man 2 from its two week throne, but the Marvel superhero still managed to finish second in its third week … Continue reading

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Weekly Wrap Up: Downey Jr. and Friends Continue Iron Hold Atop Box Office

Holding steady with the top spot once again is the superhero action sequel "Iron Man 2". We thought that the thieving prowess of "Robin Hood" might prove enough to usurp the momentum from Robert Downey Jr. and friends, and though … Continue reading

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Weekly Wrap Up: “Iron Man 2″ Crushes at Box Office

As expected, “Iron Man 2” came in as the number one film this weekend, thoroughly manhandling its competitors with $128.1M over its first 72 hours. With those numbers, the Jon Favreau directed film now has the fifth-highest opening weekend of … Continue reading

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Weekly Wrap Up: Nightmare Tops Box Office, But For How Long?

Coming straight out of your nightmares and into the number one box office spot this week is A Nightmare on Elm Street, the remake of the 1984 thriller. Relying on the some of the original’s scare tactics, as well as … Continue reading

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