Weekend Box Office: 'Kong: Skull Island' Scales $61M for No. 1 Finish

The reboot hopes to restore the world's most famous ape to glory but will have to do oversized business globally to recoup its production budget of at least $185 million; 'Logan' falls to No. 2 as it races past $150 million in the U.S.

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Box Office: 'Kong: Skull Island' Roars With $3.7M in Thursday Night Previews

The world's most famous (and fictional) ape hopes to unseat 'Logan' and top the box-office chart in its debut.

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Box-Office Preview: Can 'Kong: Skull Island' Tower Over 'Logan'?

The world's most famous ape returns to the big screen for the first time since Peter Jackson's 'King Kong' in 2005.

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The Next Evolution in Luxury Theaters? Playgrounds

The nation's first dedicated children's movie auditorium will debut later this month in Southern California — but don't worry, kids can't play during the film.

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Box Office: Thanks to Oscar, 'Moonlight' Has Its Biggest Weekend Yet

The first movie with an all-black cast to win the best picture Academy Award, Barry Jenkins' art house movie cost a scant $1.5 million to make and has now crossed the $25 million mark.

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Universal's 'Fast 8' Lands China Release Date (Exclusive)

'Furious 7,' the most recent film in the franchise, earned a historic $390 million in China in 2015 and remains Hollywood's biggest release ever there.

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China Box Office: 'Logan' Rips 'Lego Batman' to Shreds With $49M Debut

Warner Bros' 'The Lego Batman Movie' opened to just $3.7 million, illustrating the surprising cultural challenges some U.S. films face in gaining traction in the Chinese market.

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