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Weekend Box Office: 'The Lion King 3D' Roars to Number One

Shauna Wright — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:27:24 +0000

In a limited engagement in 3D, the 1994 Disney classic, ‘The Lion King,’ earned $29 million to take the top spot at the box office this weekend.

‘Contagion,’ last week’s most popular movie, moved to second place, while Ryan Gosling’s ‘Drive’ took third in its debut week. Former box office champ ‘The Help’ came in fourth, and ‘Straw Dogs’ rounded out the top five.

Weekend Box Office: 'Contagion' Takes Top Spot from 'The Help'

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:08:24 +0000

It took a global epidemic to do it, but ‘The Help’ has finally been knocked out of the number one spot at the box office after three weeks at the top of the list.

The Steven Soderbergh-directed ‘Contagion,’ about a deadly and fast-spreading disease and the panic it causes, earned $23.1 million at theaters in its first week of release, relegating ‘The Help’ to a runner-up status. The mixed-martial arts action flick, ‘Warrior,’ came in third during its debut week, with ‘The Debt’ and ‘Columbiana’ rounding out the top five.

Weekend Box Office: 'The Help' Retains the Top Spot

Shauna Wright — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:28:52 +0000

In a weekend that saw many East Coast theaters closed because of Hurricane Irene, ‘The Help’ remained atop the box office for the second week in a row.

The film, based on the best-selling book of the same name, has now earned a total of $96.6 million.