THE LEGO MOVIE #1 for 3rd Week!

24 Feb 2014

SINGAPORE - THE LEGO MOVIE spends a third weekend at the top of the box office, fending off newcomers POMPEII and THE MONUMENTS MEN.

Other debuts include 3AM PART 2, ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES, OUT OF THE FURNACE, ALL IS LOST, GIRL IN THE SUNNY PLACE and Japanese anime titles HUNTER x HUNTER: THE LAST MISSION and MAJOCCO SHIMAI NO YOYO TO NENE.igit

Source: Box Office Mojo

THE LEGO MOVIE holds steady at #1

17 Feb 2014

SINGAPORE - THE LEGO MOVIE spends a 2nd week at no. 1 as the military thriller LONE SURVIVOR debuts at no. 2.

Other debuts include a slew of romance tinged films that include THAT AWKWARD MOMENT, ENDLESS LOVE, WINTER'S TALE, A CASE OF YOU and FLY ME TO THE MOON. Exceptions include the Oscar nominated drama PHILOMENA, Pedro Almodovar's new comedy I'M SO EXCITED and horror sequel V/H/S 2.

Meanwhile, the IMAX 3D version of THE MONKEY KING 西游记之大闹天空 gets a Singapore release.

Source: Box Office Mojo

THE LEGO MOVIE is #1!

10 Feb 2014

SINGAPORE - THE LEGO MOVIE finds itself the top film of the weekend with US$582,564 from 36 screens and a US$16,182 screen average.

Other debuts include THE MONKEY KING 西游记之大闹天空 (US$746,318 / 28 screens, including sneaks), Holocaust drama THE BOOK THIEF (US$89,271 / 16 screens), Oscar Best Picture nominee NEBRASKA (US$6,177 / 3 screens) and the Korean horror DON'T CLICK (figures unavailable).

Meanwhile, ROBOCOP becomes the first film to cross US$2m this year, as it's total gross now stands at US$2,395,075.

Overall, the top ten films grossed US$2,336,635 - a 43.6% dip from last weekend and a 18.26% dip from the same frame a year ago when AH BOYS TO MEN 2 新宾正传 II spent its second weekend at no. 1.

Source: Box Office Mojo

ROBOCOP, LION MEN and FROM VEGAS TO MACAU push CNY Weekend Sales Pass US$4m!

3 Feb 2014

SINGAPORE - The rebooted version of ROBOCOP becomes the first film of 2014 to gross over US$1m in its debut weekend and the 2nd film to score a screen average above US$20K. With grosses coming in from 60 screens (including IMAX), the sic-fi action flick pulled in an impressive US$1,428,935.

Coming in 2nd and 3rd place are strong debuts by THE LION MEN 狮神决战 (US$935,042/50 screens) and FROM VEGAS TO MACAU 赌城风云 (US$695,072/27 screens). MACAU has the additional distinction of scoring the weekend's highest screen debut (US$25,743) - also the highest for 2014 so far.

FRANKENSTEIN seizes #1 spot!

27 Jan 2014

SINGAPORE - I, FRANKENSTEIN takes the top spot as JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT falls to the runner-up spot.

Other debuts include the edited R21 version of Oscar hopeful DALLAS BUYERS CLUB and fellow Oscar nominee, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY: the apocalyptic teen thriller HOW I LIVE NOW; French quirky romance drama MOOD INDIGO; Korean horror TWO MOONS and the 3D concert films JUSTIN BIEBER'S BELIEVE and MAYDAY'S LIVE IN LIVE.  

Source: Cinema Online

JACK RYAN Commands Top Spot!

20 Jan 2014

SINGAPORE - JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT commands the top spot at the box office with US$470,125 from 40 screens (including IMAX).

Last week's no.2 film, the edited R21 rated THE WOLF OF WALL STREET maintains its hold with another US$220,057 from 15 screens for the weekend's highest screen average of US$14,670 and a US$589,279 cume to date.

Other debuts include the horror DEVIL'S DUE (US$198,337 / 26 screens); Spike Jonze's Oscar hopeful HER (US$60,126 / 11 screens); Hong Kong sex comedy MR & MRS PLAYER 烂滚夫斗烂滚妻 (US$9,480 / 3 screens), Japanese anime THE GARDEN OF SINNERS: RECALLED OUT SUMMER (US$8,481 / 3 screens); the Coen Brothers' INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (US$7,109 / 3 screens) and the French thriller MOBIUS (US$2,711 / 1 screen).

Overall, the top ten films grossed US41,374,656, which is a minuscule -0.1% off last weekend and a 11.02% dip from the same frame a year ago when THE IMPOSSIBLE debut at the top spot.

Source: Box Office Mojo

HERCULES and WOLF claim top spot!

13 Jan 2013

SINGAPORE - THE LEGEND OF HERCULES claims the top spot this weekend with the edited R21 version of THE WOLF OF WALL STREET coming in behind in the runner-up spot.

HERCULES starts with US$394,887 from 25 screens for a hefty US$15,795 screen average. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET proves that a higher age restriction and a 3-hour runtime isn't going to dampen its box office results as it becomes the first film to gross more than US$20K per screen this year. The Martin Scorsese pic scored a US$20,026 screen average from 15 screens for a strong US$300,389 gross. That's already more than what EVIL DEAD, the top R21 rated film of 2013 grossed (US$288,887).