Summer Box-Office Wrap: Why Hollywood's on Red Alert Despite Near-Record Revenue

The sequelitis virus infected a number of big-budget franchise installments, except for a precious few (think 'Captain America: Civil War' and 'Finding Dory'), while horror also helped save the day and Disney dominated.

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China Box Office: 'Jason Bourne,' 'Ice Age' Neck-and-Neck as Hollywood Releases Return After Blackout Period

The two studio titles are the first U.S. films after China's annual period designed to protect domestic releases, which was shortened this year after the country's box office sufferred a surprising downturn.

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Box-Office Analysis: How 'Hell or High Water' Became an Indie Summer Success

The critically acclaimed heist pic and modern-day Western — starring Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges and Ben Foster — is prospering in both art house theaters on both (blue) coasts and commercial theaters in flyover (red) states.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Don't Breathe' Terrorizes Rivals With Winning $26.1M Debut

Elsewhere, Obama date movie 'Southside With You' opens to mediocre numbers, but knocks out boxing drama 'Hands of Stone'; Jason Statham's 'The Mechanic: Resurrecton' doesn't match the 2011 film.

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Box Office: 'Don't Breathe' Inhales $1.9 Million Thursday

'Southside With You,' 'Mechanic: Resurrection' and the Roberto Duran boxing biopic 'Hands of Stone' also open this weekend.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Don't Breathe' Set to Win Late-Summer Weekend

Other new offerings include the Obama date movie 'Southside With You,' 'Mechanic: Resurrection' and Robert De Niro-starring 'Hands of Stone'; elsewhere, specialty title 'Hell or High Water' makes a nationwide push after a successful limited run.

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Box Office: Obama Love Story 'Southside With You' Plots Aggressive Nationwide Rollout

A copy of the film was sent to the White House and exec producer John Legend has recommended the Obamas check it out before it hits more than 800 theaters.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Ben-Hur' Crashes Chariot With $11.4M Opening

Holdovers 'Suicide Squad' and 'Sausage Party' stay No. 1 and No. 2, respectively; Natalie Portman's directorial debut, 'A Tale of Love and Darkness,' finally opens at the specialty box office, while 'Hell or High Water' continues to impress.

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Japan Box Office: 'Ghostbusters' Opens at No. 4 with $2.4M; 'Secret Life of Pets' Stays No. 1

Elsewhere, 'Finding Dory' continues Disney's bumper run in Japan, taking its total to $58.5 million.

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China Box Office: 'Line Walker' Stays on Top as Weekend Total Hits Summer Low

China's total box office from Friday to Sunday came in at only $61.8 million, the second weakest weekend of the year so far.

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Box Office: 'War Dogs' Takes $1.3 Million, 'Ben-Hur' Rides to $900K Thursday

Todd Phillips' 'War Dogs' earned $1.3 million while Focus Features' animated 'Kubo and the Two Strings' took in $515,000 on Thursday.

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German Box Office Dips 11 Percent in First Half of 2016

'Zootopia' and 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' were two of the biggest hits in the territory.

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'Cafe Society' Becomes Woody Allen's Biggest Russian Box-Office Performer

The 1930s-period film is the year's highest-grossing U.S. indie film in the country.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Ben-Hur' Praying for Close Chariot Race With 'Suicide Squad'

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, along with numerous church leaders and faith-leaning veterans groups, are hosting special screenings for 'Ben-Hur' across the country in a push to attract devout moviegoers; director Todd Phillips' 'War Dogs' and Focus Features' animated 'Kubo and the Two Strings' also open as summer winds down.

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What's Behind China's First Scary Box-Office Slump

The world's second-largest film market experienced its first year-over-year decline in more than half a decade, with ticket sales dropping 18 percent for the month of July.

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Box-Office Milestone: 'Finding Dory' Sprints Past $900M

The prequel gives Disney the four top-grossing films of 2016 so far at the worldwide box office.

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Box-Office Analysis: 'Suicide Squad' and the Summer of Steep Second-Week Drops

A number of tentpoles have suffered big second weekend drops, whether because of bad reviews, sequelitis or general moviegoing malaise.

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China Box Office: 'Line Walker' Leads Another Quiet Weekend

Universal's 'The Secret Life of Pets' added $6.6 million for a two-week total of $49 million in China.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Sausage Party' Feasts on $33.6M; 'Pete's Dragon' Flounders

Suicide Squad' falls steeply in its sophomore outing even as it approaches $500 million worldwide; 'Florence Foster Jenkins,' starring Meryl Streep, opens on par with last year's 'Ricki and the Flash.'

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Box Office: 'Sausage Party' Beats 'Suicide Squad' Friday; 'Pete's Dragon' Stumbles

However, projections show 'Suicide Squad' pulling ahead on Saturday and winning the weekend despite a steep week-over-week drop; 'Florence Foster Jenkins,' starring Meryl Streep, is doing quiet business in its debut.

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Box Office: 'Sausage Party' Cooks Up $3.3 Million Thursday

Meryl Streep-starrer 'Florence Foster Jenkins' earned $190K Thursday night; Disney's 'Pete's Dragon' also opens wide this weekend.

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Rio Olympics: 'Rogue One,' 'Pete's Dragon' Lead Movie Advertising Blitz

The first trailer for December's 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' debuted exclusively on Thursday night's broadcast of the Summer Olympics, while a new trailer for Tom Hanks' 'Inferno' and a teaser Amy Adams' 'Arrival' premiered during the games earlier this week.

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China Box Office Slumps 18 Percent in July

The dramatic reversal of fortune in the world's second-largest film market has accelerated in the peak moviegoing months of summer.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Sausage Party,' 'Pete's Dragon' to Chase 'Suicide Squad'

'Sausage Party' from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg has a strong shot at overperforming, while everyone will be watching to see how 'Suicide Squad' falls in its second weekend; Meryl Streep-starrer 'Florence Foster Jenkins,' going after adults, also opens Friday.

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'Ghostbusters' Heading for $70M-Plus Loss, Sequel Unlikely

Confronted by tepid box office for the reboot, the studio will instead focus on animated spinoffs.

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