How to Train Your Dragon

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Sorry, Trolls: Captain Marvel Had a Monster Weekend
Sorry, Trolls: Captain Marvel 
Had a Monster Weekend
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Sorry, Trolls: Captain Marvel Had a Monster Weekend

$153M opening is the top ever for a female-fronted movie

(Newser) - Captain Marvel launched with an estimated $153 million domestically and $455 million globally—setting a record for a female-fronted movie and scoring the second-largest opening for a comic book adaptation, notes the Hollywood Reporter . The result came in at the high end of expectations for Captain Marvel, reports the AP...

Dragon Trains Madea's Funeral
Dragon Trains Madea's Funeral
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Dragon Trains Madea's Funeral

But Tyler Perry's final installment still captures $27M

(Newser) - Tyler Perry put the final nail in his Madea franchise this weekend, but moviegoers left Madea Family Funeral in second place, with $27 million, notes the Hollywood Reporter . That's the third biggest opening for the 15-year-old franchise. Topping the box office a second weekend in a row was How ...

Date Night Conquers Titans
 Date Night Conquers Titans 
weekend box office

Date Night Conquers Titans

Fey-Carell vehicle wins down-to-the-wire weekend battle

(Newser) - Steve Carell and Tina Fey held off a challenge from a horde of 3D Greek gods as Date Night recorded a narrow preliminary victory over Clash of the Titans at the weekend box office, Variety reports. The mistaken-identity caper raked in $27.1 million to $26.9 million for the...

How to Train Your Dragon Soars
 How to Train 
 Your Dragon
Soars 
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How to Train Your Dragon Soars

Critics love Dreamworks' latest animate tale

(Newser) - Dreamwork’s latest animated romp, How to Train Your Dragon, is earning nearly unanimous critical praise—it’s currently at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes . Here’s what they’re saying:
  • The story’s pretty conventional, but writer-directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois (Lilo & Stitch) “make funny, touching, sublime
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