The extended frame provided by Wednesday’s Christmas holiday meant a long, topsy-turvy weekend at the box office. A mix of powerhouse holdovers with a handful of new releases made for an unusual mix ...

LOS ANGELES – Over the bustling post-Christmas weekend, Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continued to lead the box office, landing in the No. 1 slot for the third weekend in a row ...

A pair of holdovers continue to dominate the domestic box office this holiday weekend while a crowded slate of wide openers are faltering. In first for the third consecutive weekend since its opening ...

Warner Bros.’ “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” shot to the top of both national home video sales charts for the week ended April 13, ending a three-week stay at the top for Walt Disney’s “ ...

Family came first at the box office Thursday, as “The Hobbit” and “Frozen” both surged on the day after Christmas and were the only two movies to top their holiday totals. “The Desolation of Smaug” ...

We’ve seen five new releases in three last three days, but not one of them are playing for first place this weekend. In fact, only one of them made it into Friday’s top five (The Wolf of Wall Street), ...

UPDATE: MONDAY, 2:42 PM: Year-to-date industry box office numbers are in, showing a slight increase of less than one percentage point from last year, or about $90M difference. Specifically, 2013 ...

Holiday holdovers including “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and “Frozen” led the robust Christmas frame, which was up over last year by more than 10%, while a crowded list of newcomers such as ...

LOS ANGELES – Undaunted hobbits trumped princess power at the multiplex. Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. “Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” was No. 1 at the weekend box office with $73.7 ...

There were a handful of milestones at the international box office this weekend amongst studio pics, although total overseas grosses were down around 21% on the comparable year-ago frame when Life Of ...