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Box Office: Oz Continues to Dominate

• Mar 17, 2013 06:40 PM ET
• by Liz Raftery

Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful continued to dominate at the box office this weekend, hauling in an additional $42.2 million to finish at No. 1 for the second week in a row, Box Office Mojo reports.

Box Office: Oz Sets a Record for 2013

• Mar 10, 2013 06:50 PM ET
• by Liz Raftery

James Franco and Michelle Williams

Oz The Great and Powerful set a record for 2013 in its opening weekend, netting $80.2 million and soaring to a No. 1 position by a landslide. It's the strongest debut for a movie since The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opened with $84 million back in December, Box Office Mojo reports.

Box Office: Jack the Giant Slayer Tops Slow Weekend

• Mar 3, 2013 06:06 PM ET
• by Robyn Ross

Nicholas Hoult

Jack the Giant Slayer opened at the No. 1 spot at the box office with $28 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

The $195 million-budget modern take on the classic tale stars Nicholas Hoult as the titular character, as well as Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci and Ian McShane.

Die Hard 5 Shows Surprising Life at the Weekend Box Office

• Feb 17, 2013 06:21 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

Bruce Willis

The Die Hard franchise refuses to die.

A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth installment in the Bruce Willis series, grossed an estimated... read more