Box Office

Box office: A B horror movie has beaten star vehicles for George Clooney and Keanu Reeves, while the crime drama 21 is a mid-level sleeper hit.

Sweeney Todd box office: Tim Burton-Johnny Depp horror musical rescued by international audiences. Helena Bonham Carter costars.

Charlie Wilson’s War box office: Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts have failed to lure audiences to Mike Nichols’ political comedy-drama. Amy Adams and Philip Seymour Hoffman costar.

Sean Faris’ Never Back Down movie and Neil Marshall’s thriller Doomsday were trampled by a computer-animated elephant.

Featuring Camilla Belle, Roland Emmerich’s 10,000 BC movie opened atop the box office chart. Yet that may not be enough to make it a solid hit.

The Will Ferrell basketball movie Semi-Pro was the top title on the domestic box office chart. And yet, that was at best a wobbly debut.

American Gangster box office: Ridley Scott’s crime dramas was one of the most notable fall hits. Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington star.

Atonement box office: Starring James McAvoy and Keira Knightley, Joe Wright’s British period drama is an international success.

The Golden Compass movie box office: Chris Weitz’s costly fantasy adventure bombs in the domestic market, but is an overseas blockbuster.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets box office: During Oscar season, domestic audiences opted for critically panned Nicolas Cage vehicle.

Saw IV box office: Darren Lynn Bousman’s perverse Halloween horror movie broke no records, but performed well in relation to its low cost.

30 Days of Night box office: Josh Hartnett has another commercial dud with David Slade’s Alaska-set vampire thriller. Melissa George costars.

The Orphanage movie box office: J.A. Bayona’s supernatural psychological thriller has had a sensational debut in its native Spain.

The Game Plan box office: Panned Dwayne Johnson star vehicle has topped the domestic chart twice; Ben Stiller’s latest hasn’t been nearly as lucky.

Resident Evil: Extinction box office: Starring Milla Jovovich, the action/horror movie franchise seems to be losing steam in the domestic market.

Superbad box office: Teen comedy with Michael Cera and Jonah Hill has topped the domestic chart for two weekends and it’s a summer sleeper hit.

The Bourne Ultimatum box office: Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass’ thriller is the most successful Bourne movie of all.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry box office: Starring a ‘gay’ Adam Sandler, Dennis Dugan’s lowbrow comedy topped the domestic chart.

Transformers movie box office: Mega-budget Michael Bay actioner on its way to becoming one of the mega-blockbusters of 2007. Shia LaBeouf stars.

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer movie box office: The sequel was the no. 1 title in the domestic market. But will it surpass the original’s total?

What’s the highest grossing comedy ever? That depends on how you come up with the box office figures, how you interpret them + how you define ‘comedy.’

One of Germany’s costliest and most controversial movies ever made, Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Adolf Hitler drama Downfall is a major box office hit as well. Bruno Ganz stars.

The new Claude Lelouch film is a critical and box office bomb. The director is resorting to radical measures, but fellow veteran Philippe de Broca thinks that’s a bad idea.