China Box Office: 'Resident Evil' Astonishes With Huge $94M Weekend

Fellow video game adaptation 'Assassin's Creed' came in second with $17 million from Friday to Sunday.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Get Out' Unseats 'Lego Batman' With Stellar $30.5M Debut

Jordan Peele's feature directorial debut boasts a rare 100 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes; the other two films rolling out over Oscar weekend, 'Rock Dog' and 'Collide,' opened outside the top 10.

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Weekend Box Office: Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' Scares Off Rivals With $10M Friday

Peele's directorial debut is opening over Oscar weekend alongside the animated family film 'Rock Dog' and the long-delayed action film 'Collide.'

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Box-Office Preview: Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' to Impress With Possible $20M U.S. Debut

Chinese-American animated film 'Rock Dog' and action pic 'Collide' also open over Oscar weekend, historically a quiet frame at the box office in terms of big event films.

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'Beauty and the Beast' Could Waltz to Huge $120M U.S. Debut

The live-action update of Disney's classic animated film — starring Emma Watson as the princess Belle — arrived on tracking Thursday.

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Oscar Box Office: 'La La Land' Leads Best Picture Nominees With $340.5M Globally

'Arrival' and 'Hidden Figures' follow.

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Box Office: 'Lego Batman' Wins Slowest Presidents' Day Weekend in 4 Years as More Bombs Pile Up

Matt Damon's big-budget epic 'The Great Wall' crumbles in its U.S. debut, while director Gore Verbinski's psychological thriller 'A Cure for Wellness' bombs.

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China Box Office: 'xXx' Wins Second Weekend, Beating 'La La Land,' 'Sing'

The Vin Diesel action vehicle has earned $134 million in China after two weekends, more than triple its North American total.

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Box Office: 'The Great Wall' Takes $970K Thursday

Comedy 'Fist Fight' and psychological thriller 'A Cure for Wellness' also open over Presidents Day Weekend.

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Box-Office Preview: Matt Damon's 'The Great Wall' Can't Scale 'Lego Batman Movie'

'Fist Fight' and 'A Cure for Wellness' open opposite 'The Great Wall' over the long Presidents Day weekend.

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Box Office: 'Fifty Shades Darker' Is a Valentine's Day Dominatrix With $11M

The erotic, S&M-laced sequel scored one of the top showings of all time for when the sweethearts' holiday falls on a weekday.

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'La La Land' Dances Into China as Oscar Fave Crosses $300 Million Mark Worldwide

Lionsgate is betting the Middle Kingdom's date crowd embraces the Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling-starrer on Valentine's Day.

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China Box Office: 'La La Land' Opens to $12M on Valentine's Day

Damien Chazelle’s musical is proving popular with young Chinese couples.

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'Hidden Figures' Lands Capitol Hill Screening as Oscar Voting Begins (Exclusive)

"The film is the one thing that people can agree on in this point in time," says director Theodore Melfi, adding that he expects an equal mix of Democrats and Republicans to attend Wednesday's event.

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China Box Office: 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage' Opens to Massive $61M

The film co-stars Donnie Yen and Kris Wu, two of greater China's biggest celebrities.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Lego Batman' Wins With $55.6M; 'Fifty Shades Darker' Disrobes to $46.8M

The gap is narrower than expected between the two films; 'John Wick: Chapter 2' wins over males with a $30 million debut.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Fifty Shades Darker' Whips Up $5.8M Thursday Night

'The Lego Batman Movie' and 'John Wick: Chapter 2' tied with $2.2 million in Thursday evening previews.

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China's Quota on Hollywood Film Imports Set to Expand, State Media Says

Government-backed news outlets are projecting an expansion to China's film quota and a greater share of box-office revenue for Hollywood studios, after trade terms are renegotiated by U.S. and Chinese representatives later this month.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Lego Batman' Set to Slay 'Fifty Shades Darker'

'John Wick: Chapter 2' is also opening over the pre-Valentine's Day weekend.

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Legendary's 'Kong: Skull Island', Fox's 'Logan' Secure China Release Dates

'Logan' will open opposite Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' on March 17, while 'Skull Island' will have the March 24 frame to itself.

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German Box Office Tumbles 12 Percent in 2016 Despite 'Toni Erdmann' Success

The Oscar-nominated film and refugee comedy 'Welcome to Germany' were among the local-language hits in an otherwise slow year.

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'World War Z' Sequel Pulled From Release Calendar

At the same time, Paramount announces that Darren Aronofsky's 'mother!,' starring Jennifer Lawrence, will open this fall at the beginning of awards season.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Split' Benches 'Rings'; 'Space Between Us' Bombs With $3.8M

Robert DeNiro's comedy 'The Comedian' also falls flat over Super Bowl weekend; 'La La Land' dances to $268 million globally.

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Box Office: 'Rings' Takes $800K Thursday

Sci-fi epic 'The Space Between Us' earned $170K in previews ahead of Super Bowl weekend.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Rings' Challenges 'Split' in Super Bowl Weekend Horror Showdown

'Rings' revives the franchise after a 12-year absence from the big screen. Elsewhere STX Entertainment opens 'The Space Between Us.'

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