DRAGONS 2 spends 2nd Week at #1

23 Jun 2014

SINGAPORE - HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 reigns at no. 1 for a 2nd weekend. It has now grossed US$2,875,443, which places it as this year's 7th highest grossing film and highest grossing animated film to date.

New in the runner-up spot is the youth romance drama THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, with a fantastic US$540,489 from 28 screens for a mighty US$19,303 screen average. Throw in sneak previews from the past two weekends and its total gross stands at US$698,006. STARS is now also the top grossing romance drama of the year in a field where there is virtually little competition. ENDLESS LOVE, which opened in February started with US$103,528 from 22 screens for a US$148,497 final.

DRAGONS 2 Dominates Box Office!

16 Jun 2014

SINGAPORE - HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 stakes its claim to the top of the box office with US$1,742,924 from 65 screens (including sneaks) and a splendid weekend screen average of US$18,350. The animated sequel (also screening in 3D and IMAX 3D) is the 10th film to start above US$1m this year.

Four years ago, the first DRAGON debut with US$1,455,044 (including sneaks) and a US$16,004 screen average from 51 screens and ended its run with US$2,968,823.

EDGE puts Cruise back at no. 1

9 Jun 2014

SINGAPORE - Tom Cruise's new sci-fi flick EDGE OF TOMORROW becomes the 9th film to debut above US$1m this year. It tops the box office with US$1,032,445 from 62 screens (including 3D and IMAX 3D) and a US$16,652 screen average. Throw in last weekend's sneak previews and the total comes up to US$1,236,033.

Last April, Tom Cruise's other sci-fi flick, OBLIVION opened with US$1,152,146 from 52 screens (including IMAX but no 3D) for a stronger US$22,157 screen average.

MALEFICENT is the year's 7th biggest debut!

2 Jun 2014

SINGAPORE - X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST maintains its grip on the top spot as MALEFICIENT debuts at no. 2.

The new Bryan Singer flick collects another US$1,669,611 and brings the total for the mutant super hero pic to an astounding US$5,819,768 in just 11 days of release. That's slightly ahead of what THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, this year's top film to date grossed after its second weekend (US$5,600,043).

Meanwhile, MALEFICENT starts with US$1,244,814 from 63 screens (including 3D) for the week's highest screen average of US$19,759. It's the 7th biggest debut of the year and the 8th film to start above US$1m this year.

X-MEN is no.1 as total box office sales crosses US$4m!

26 May 2014

SINGAPORE - X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST grabs hold of the no. 1 spot with US$3,203,248 from 116 screens over the weekend, including 3D for a US$27,614 screen average - the highest to date this year. Throw in Wednesday's sneak previews and the total tally amounts to US$3,377,922. That's enough for the new X-Men flick to become the third highest grossing film of the year to date behind THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (US$7,008,048) and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (US$6,012,468).

The Bryan Singer mutant flick is also the second biggest debut of the year behind THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, which started with US$3,774,303 (including sneaks). Back in 2011, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS opened on 40% less screens but scored an impressive US$24,638 screen average for a US$1,724,673 opening total.

GODZILLA Scores 3rd Biggest Opening of 2014

19 May 2014

SINGAPORE - GODZILLA stomps away with the title of 3rd biggest opening film of the year, including sales from 3D and IMAX 3D. It grossed US$1,951,498 from 90 screens for a mighty US$21,683 screen average. This year, only THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (US$3,774,303) and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (US$2,399,271) opened bigger.

Meanwhile, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 becomes the top film of 2014 even as it leaps past the previous Spidey pic to become the 7th highest grossing film of all time in Singapore. It has amassed US$6,806,819 (S$8,513,493) to date and looks set to challenge THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (S$8,945,251) and KUNGFU PANDA 2 (S$8,959,626) in the coming weeks.

Spidey holds on to no. 1

12 May 2014

SINGAPORE - THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 sticks to the top spot for a second weekend as it moves closer to becoming the top film of 2014. Dropping a hefty 63.3% from its gargantuan opening week, ASM2 picks up another US$1,255,926 to boost its total tally to US$5,600,043.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, currently the top film of the year with US$5,983,587 dropped 46% during its second weekend, while THOR: THE DARK WORLD and IRON MAN 3 dipped 53.7% and 49.5% respectively.