Box-Office: Is 'Skyscraper' Dying Hard Due to Dwayne Johnson Overexposure?

Dwayne Johnson, aka the Rock — and Hollywood's busiest actor — has had five movies hit the big screen in the past 14 months — and has four slotted to open in 2019. The actor's newest outing on the big screen, 'Skyscraper,' opened well behind expectations over the July 13-15 weekend, raising concerns that Johnson has become overexposed.

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World Cup and Sun Hurt European Box Office

Unseasonably warm weather, and a month of World Cup matches, combined to knock out European theatrical returns.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Skyscraper' Crushed by 'Hotel Transylvania 3'

Sony's 'Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation' placed No. 1 in North America with $44.1 million, compared to a wincing $25.5 million for Dwayne Johnson's 'Skyscraper.'

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Box Office: 'Hotel Transylvania 3' Beats 'Skyscraper' in Thursday Previews

The animated family film took in $2.6 million in previews, compared to $1.95 million for Dwayne Johnson's 'Skyscraper'

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Box-Office Preview: 'Hotel Transylvania 3' Could Topple Dwayne Johnson's 'Skyscraper'

Will Dracula draw blood from Dwayne Johnson at the weekend box office? That's the big question as 'Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation' opens opposite 'Skyscraper.'

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Warner Bros.' Shark Movie 'The Meg' Gets China Release Date

'The Meg' secures a lucrative China release date. Starring Jason Statham and Li Bingbing, the action flick is co-produced by Warner Bros. Chinese studio Flagship Entertainment and Beijing-based Gravity Pictures.

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Summer Box Office Heats Up, But Some Studios Left in the Cold

"It's now a year-round business," says a Warner Bros. exec as the studio sits out blockbuster season, leaving Disney and Universal to sweep up more than 60 percent of domestic revenue.

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China Vows to Cut Cost of Cancer Drugs as Blockbuster Film Highlights Issue

The major policy overhaul is announced just as 'Dying to Survive,' a film about the plight of poor cancer sufferers, was storming China's cinemas, earning $232 million in just five days.

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Box Office: Whitney Houston Pic Latest Win Amid Summer's Documentary Boom

'Whitney' joins a handful of docs — namely, 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' and 'RBG' — in powering the genre to its best showing in years.

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China Box Office: Social Drama 'Dying to Survive' Earns Heroic $200M in Four Days

Social drama 'Dying to Survive' earns heroic $200 million in four days at the Chinese box office. Some local analysts now believe the film has a shot of unseating Wu Jing's 'Wolf Warrior 2' ($870 million) as China's biggest box-office hit ever.

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Box Office: 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Buzzes to $76M in U.S., $161M Globally

'Ant-Man and the Wasp' may have leveled off a bit in its North American box-office debut, but it had no trouble crushing the competition with $76 million — 33 percent ahead of the first 'Ant-Man.'

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Box-Office Milestone: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Crosses $1B Globally

On Thursday, 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' crossed $1 billion in ticket sales at the worldwide box office, becoming the 35th film to achieve the milestone, not adjusted for inflation.

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Box Office: 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Buzzes to $11.5M Thursday Night

Ant-Man and the Wasp will buzz to $75 million-$85 million this weekend, easily enough to sting the competition, including The First Purge, which opened on July Fourth to get a jump on the superhero tentpole.

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How Drug Smuggler Dramedy 'Dying to Survive' Became a China Box-Office Phenomenon

The film, which critics are calling China's 'Dallas Buyers Club,' earned nearly $50 million from pre-release previews and is being hailed as a creative breakthrough for the Beijing film industry.

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Cannes Winner 'Shoplifters' Becomes Hirokazu Kore-eda's Biggest Box-Office Hit

The film has taken in nearly $30 million in Japan, topping the director's 'Like Father, Like Son', which also picked up a prize at the Cannes film festival.

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Box Office: July Fourth Revenue Soars 29 Percent Over 2017, Hits 5-Year High

There were major fireworks at the July Fourth box office this year as revenue reached its highest level in five years, including an uptick of nearly 29 percent the stars-and-stripes holiday in 2017.

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Box Office: 'The First Purge' Scares Up $2.5M in Tuesday Night Previews

Dystopian horror pic 'The First Purge' scared up $2.5 million in Tuesday night previews before unfurling everywhere on July 4, ahead of Friday's debut of 'Ant-Man and the Wasp.'

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German Box Office Drops 17 Percent in First Half

Soccer and sunshine kept audiences out of theaters, with just $472 million in revenue from the first six months of 2018.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' to Buzz Past 'First Purge' With $75M

Dystopian horror pic 'The First Purge' hopes to set off fireworks on Independence Day in advance of Friday's debut of the summer's latest superhero tentpole, 'Ant-Man and the Wasp.'

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Tom Hanks' WWII Drama 'Greyhound' Moves to Spring 2019

Sony has shifted next year's release of Tom Hanks' World War II drama Greyhound from February to late March.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biopic 'On the Basis of Sex,' 'Boy Erased' Firm Up Award Plans

Felicity Jones plays the iconic Supreme Court Justice on 'On the Basis of Sex,' while conversion therapy drama 'Boy Erased' stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe.

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China Box Office: Local Thriller 'Animal World' Dethrones 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'

It was a competitive weekend at the world's second-biggest film market, with both Hollywood holdovers and Chinese new releases pulling in substantial earnings.

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Box Office: Revenue Hits Record $3.3 Billion in 2Q 2018, Led by June Bloom

Even as consolidation grips across the film business amid questions about the health of moviegoing, the domestic box office posted its biggest quarter in history during the April-May corridor with $3.3 billion.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Dunks 'Uncle Drew,' 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' With $60M

'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' earns another $60 million, blasting past 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' and 'Uncle Drew.'

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Weekend Box Office: 'Sicario 2,' 'Uncle Drew' Scoring More Points Than Expected

Sicario: Day of the Soldado and basketball comedy Uncle Drew are scoring more points than expected at the North American box office, even though they don't stand a chance of stealing the crown from holdovers Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Incredibles 2, according to Friday returns.

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