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Dolphin Tale Jumps over Lion King at Box Office

• Oct 2, 2011 07:34 PM ET
• by Lindsay Silberman

Dolphin Tale

Dolphin Tale ousted The Lion King as the top-grossing film at the box office over the weekend, according to Box Office Mojo.
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Box Office: Lion King Holds Onto No. 1, Moneyball Hits It Out of the Park

• Sep 25, 2011 07:12 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

Moneyball

Brad Pitt, Taylor Lautner and Robert De Niro were no match for nostalgia at the box office, as Disney's re-release of The Lion King held onto the No. 1 spot, Box Office Mojo reports.

The 1994 film grossed an estimated... read more

The Lion King Roars Back to Life Atop the Box Office

• Sep 18, 2011 03:55 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

Lion King 3D

The Lion King received a royal welcome in its second theatrical release, Box Office Mojo reports.

The 3-D version of the 1994 hit animated film grossed an estimated $29.3 million in its first weekend of re-release to land at No. 1. The family-friendly flick — which now has raked in... read more

Contagion Beats The Help to Top Slow Weekend Box Office

• Sep 11, 2011 07:27 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

Contagion

Steven Soderbergh's virus outbreak thriller Contagion fittingly topped what was a pretty sickly weekend box office.

The film, which stars Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law, pulled in $23.1 million, according to Box Office Mojo. That was enough to topple three-time champ The Help, which fell to second place with an additional $8.7 million (for a total of $137 million after five weeks).

All told, the box office gross for the weekend's top 10 films was only $66.4 million, the lowest weekend gross this year.... read more