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‘Hobbit’ tops box office with $90.6 million in 5-day debut

NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” finale went out on top at the box office, debuting with $56.2 million over the weekend and taking in $90.6 million since opening Wednesday, according to studio estimates […]

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‘Big Hero 6, ‘Interstellar’ soar at weekend box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A team of animated Marvel characters rocketed past a group of wormhole-bound astronauts at the weekend box office. Disney’s animated adventure “Big Hero 6,” featuring the inflatable robot Baymax and his […]

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‘Maleficent’ spooks weekend box office with $70M debut

NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest box-office debut of Angelina Jolie’s career propelled Disney’s twisted fairy tale “Maleficent” to a scary-good $70 million opening. The PG-rated fantasy beat forecasts to easily top all films over […]

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‘Captain America’ sets April record with $96.2 million debut

LOS ANGELES  (AP) — Disney and Marvel could be one of the finest teams around. Continuing the success of their superhero franchise, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” has set a record as the biggest domestic April […]