‘Transformers’ wins weekend box office with $42.3M; ‘Ice Age’ finishes second with $41.7MLOS ANGELES — Giant robots defeated dinosaurs and woolly mammoths at the weekend box office. ‘Transformers’ wins weekend box office with $42.4M; ‘Ice Age’ finishes second with $41.6MLOS ANGELES — Giant robots have defeated dinosaurs and woolly mammoths at the weekend box office. ‘Transformers,’ ‘Ice Age’ in 4th of July box-office squeaker with $42.5M eachLOS ANGELES — Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” tied with $42.5 million each. Rich robots: ‘Transformers’ sequel does $200.1M in first five days, $109M for first weekendLOS ANGELES — “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” finished its first weekend with a whopping $108 million domestic haul and did $200.1 million for its first five days. ‘Transformers’ soars with $112 million weekend, $201.2 million over first 5 daysLOS ANGELES — Alien robots have transformed into box-office superstars with $200 million in domestic ticket sales in just five days. Bullock’s ‘Proposal’ engages fans with $33.6 million; ‘Hangover’ hangs in with $26.8 millionLOS ANGELES — Sandra Bullock popped the question, and fans said yes. Lingering ‘Hangover’ leads weekend box office with $32.8 million; ‘Up’ stays aloft with $30.8MLOS ANGELES — “The Hangover” is not going away any time soon. ‘Hangover’ hangs on as No. 1 weekend movie with $33.4M; ‘Up’ stays up at $30.5MLOS ANGELES — Hollywood is nursing another big hangover. ‘Hangover’ takes No. 1 box-office spot over ‘Up’ in rare reversal of weekend rankingsLOS ANGELES — It turns out Hollywood’s weekend hangover was bigger than expected. ‘Up’ lifts off to $68.1 million opening weekend for Pixar Animation, Walt DisneyLOS ANGELES — Walt Disney and Pixar Animation launched their latest cartoon comedy to a No. 1 debut with a $68.1 million weekend for their family adventure “Up.” ‘Up,’ up and away: Pixar flies to $68.2 million debut weekend with latest animated adventureLOS ANGELES — The animated action comedy “Up” took flight with a $68.2 million opening weekend, maintaining a perfect box-office track record for Pixar Animation, whose 10 films all have been commercial and critical hits. ‘Star Trek’ beams itself up to huge $76.5 million opening weekend in theatersLOS ANGELES — “Star Trek” beamed itself up to the top of the box office, earning $76.5 million in its opening weekend. ‘Wolverine’ finishes weekend with $85.1 million debut, down $2 million from Sunday estimateLOS ANGELES — Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine is rolling in dough, though his movie pulled in a little less money than originally estimated. Audiences fixate on Beyonce Knowles as her thriller ‘Obsessed’ debuts with $28.5 millionFans fixate on Beyonce as ‘Obsessed’ takes in $28M LOS ANGELES — Audiences were in the mood for some fatal attraction action at the box office. Beyonce Knowles and Idris Elba’s “Obsessed” debuted as the top weekend movie with $28.5 million in ticket sales. The Sony Screen Gems thriller stars Knowles and Elba as a couple whose ideal marriage lands on the rocks after a psychotic temp played by Ali Larter begins stalking the husband. Fans fixate on Beyonce as her thriller ‘Obsessed’ debuts with $28.5 millionLOS ANGELES — Audiences were in the mood for some fatal attraction action at the box office. |