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George Clooney's American Tops Weekend Box Office

• Sep 5, 2010 08:18 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

The American

The American starring George Clooney topped the Labor Day weekend box office with an estimated $13 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

The haul brought the spy film to a total of... read more

The Expendables Fights Off Five Releases to Retain Box-Office Crown

• Aug 22, 2010 07:02 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

The Expendables

The Expendables fended off five new releases to top the box office for the second straight weekend.

Sylvester Stallone and his eclectic bunch of action stars claimed another $16.5 million to bring the film's 10-day total to $64.9 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

Debuting in second place was the satire Vampires Suck, which took in $12.2 million, narrowly edging ...
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January Jones Cast in X-Men: First Class

• Aug 18, 2010 09:43 AM ET
• by Robyn Ross

January Jones

Mad Men's January Jones has signed on to X-Men: First Class, Deadline has reported.

See photos of January Jones

Rooney Mara Lands Lead in Dragon Tattoo

• Aug 16, 2010 04:54 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Rooney Mara

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo finally has a name: Rooney Mara.

Mara has been cast opposite Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) in the U.S. film adaptation of the first book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, Sony Pictures announced Monday. David Fincher will direct.

The Social Network debuts first full trailer

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The Expendables Tops Weekend Box Office

• Aug 15, 2010 08:19 PM ET
• by Robyn Ross

The Expendables

The action ensemble flick The Expendables took the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office raking in $35 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

The film, written by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone and directed by Stallone, is an homage to many of the blockbuster films from the 1980s and '90s. It stars action-movie veterans Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others, as well as actors newer to the genre, such as Jason Statham and Jet Li.

VIDEO: Check out the Expendables trailer

The Other Guys Tops Weekend Box Office

• Aug 8, 2010 08:22 PM ET
• by Gina DiNunno

Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg's new action comedy The Other Guys took the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, putting an end to Inception's three-week reign.

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The film, directed and co-written by Adam McKay, took in ... read more

Final Twilight Installment Breaking Dawn to Premiere Nov. 16, 2012

• Aug 3, 2010 07:34 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Twilight: Eclipse poster

Mark your calendars for Nov. 16, 2012.

That's when Part 2 of Breaking Dawn — the fifth and final installment of the Twilight series — will be hitting theaters.

Bill Condon to direct final Twilight film

Breaking Dawn, the fourth novel in... read more

Inception Three-Peats at No. 1

• Aug 1, 2010 06:07 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Inception

Inception has continued its dream run atop the box office.

Christopher Nolan's mind-bending thriller reeled in $27.5 million to land at No. 1 for the third straight weekend. Its total now stands at $193.3 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

Inception holds off Salt at weekend box office

Steve Carell and Paul Rudd's Dinner for Schmucks followed closely in second with a ...
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Inception Holds Off Salt at Box Office

• Jul 26, 2010 09:16 AM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Marion Cotillard and Leonardo DiCaprio

Salt spiced up the weekend box office, but it couldn't knock Inception from the top spot.

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With $43.5 million, Christopher Nolan's mindbender stayed at No. 1 for the second week in a row, edging out ...
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Inception Has $60.4 Million Dream Weekend

• Jul 18, 2010 06:59 PM ET
• by Gina DiNunno

Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception

Christopher Nolan's Inception topped the weekend box office, raking in a dreamy $60.4 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

The film is Leonardo DiCaprio's biggest opening weekend, topping his previous best of $41.1 million with Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island earlier this year.

But Nolan ... read more