
Your Christmas Day box office:
1. Les Misérables - $18.2 million, a Christmas dominated by the powerful singing of Hugh Jackman. I bet his Christmas party was pretty obnoxiously like that, too.
2. Django Unchained - $15 million. Tarantino should thank A Christmas Story for breaking down the long-perceived wall separating Christmas and a dude getting his eye shot out.
3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - $11.3 million. Ticket sales suffered when America was able to convince its parents to see this but couldn't budge their older sister.
4. Parental Guidance - $6.5 million. The popularity of Billy Crystal persists, much like his head of rich, auburn hair.
5. Jack Reacher - $5.3 million. Merry Cruisemas.
May 13, 2013
Your weekend box office:
1. Iron Man 3 - $72.5 million, holding off Baz Luhrmann's new release to remain America's most important literary adaptation.
2. The Great Gatsby - $51 million, a strong debut despite its failing to take out last week's leader. It should hold up reaso...
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May 6, 2013
Your weekend box office:
1. Iron Man 3 - $175.3 million, making for the second-biggest opening ever behind The Avengers. People love Gwyneth Paltrow movies!
2. Pain and Gain - $7.6 million, once again proving The Rock to be our closest equivalent to a guy in an inhumanly-powe...
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April 29, 2013
While Iron Man 3 was out making $195 million overseas this weekend, here's what happened in the domestic box office:
1. Pain and Gain - $20 million. It's a weak opening by Michael Bay standards, but lucky for Michael Bay, he doesn't really worry all that much about standards.
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