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The latest entry in the Underworld franchise opened to $25.3 million, which is just a bit behind Kate Beckinsale’s last entry, 2006′s Underworld: Evolution ($26.9 million). It did at least mark a slight improvement over 2009′s Underworld: Rise of the Lycans ($20.8 million), though that was sans-Beckinsale and didn’t receive a boost from 3D premiums….

Synopsis Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore — and…

Produced for less than $1 million and distributed by Paramount’s Insurge label, The Devil Inside scared up $33.7 million from 2,285 locations. That’s the third-highest January opening ever behind Cloverfield ($40.1 million) and the Star Wars (Special Edition) re-release ($35.9 million). It was also the fifth-best debut ever for a supernatural horror movie behind the…

After the huge success for Disney about its first princess/fairy tale movie in the format of 3D animation, they will release a short about Tangled, directly to be seen in Disney Channel. It will be shorter than 6 minutes, and it is titled: Tangled Ever After Plot: The kingdom is a buzz over the royal…

The fourth Mission: Impossible movie added $38.2 million for the four-day weekend, which brought its total to $141.2 million through Monday. That exceeds Mission: Impossible III’s $134 million total, and the movie now seems poised to at least come close to passing the original Mission: Impossible’s $181 million. New Movies in Theaters Just premiered: The…

Another weekend, another win for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. The latest Twilight movie claimed the top spot at the box office for the third-straight weekend thanks to an average hold and a comparatively poor second-weekend performance from its biggest competitor, The Muppets. Breaking Dawn dropped 60 percent to $16.5 million. That tally…

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 easily repeated in first place at the box office over Thanksgiving weekend, while The Muppets revived the long-dormant franchise with a strong second place debut. Arthur Christmas and Hugo weren’t quite as fortunate, though the true measure of their success will be determined over the next month. Breaking…

While it wasn’t quite able to reach the series high mark, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1′s outstanding $138.1 million opening indicated that the emo teen vampires are as popular as ever. What does appear to have lost some of its appeal, however, is dancing penguins: Happy Feet Two struggled to even open to…

New Movies in Theaters Just premiered: Puss in Boots [Animation, 1 hr. 30 min.] Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris. In Time: [Sci-Fi Thriller, 1 hr. 49 min.] Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Vincent Kartheiser, Johnny Galecki, Olivia Wilde, Alex Pettyfer. The Rum Diary: [Adventure, 2 hr. 00 min.]…

Paranormal Activity 3 proved there’s interest in the franchise by opening to $52.6 million this weekend. It presents significant improvement over Paranormal Activity 2′s $40.7 million. Distributor Paramount Pictures reports that the audience was 54 percent female and 53 percent under 25 years old. New Movies in Theaters Just premiered: Paranormal Activity 3 [Horror, 1…

The first themed “land” will be built at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, with construction expected to start by 2013. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide has sealed a deal with filmmaker James Cameron and producer Jon Landau, Fox and Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment to create themed attractions at Disney parks based on the 2009 movie.

Four newcomers weren’t quite strong enough to unseat The Lion King (in 3D), which held the top spot for the second weekend in a row. The Lion King in 3D achieved $21.9 million this weekend, bringing the re-release’s 10-day total to $61.5 million. When added to previous Lion King grosses, the movie has now made…