Time Warner, Sony Win the Weekend Box Office

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While Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) backed films took three of the top five spots in this past weekend’s U.S. box office, it was “The Lego Movie” from Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) that came out on top.

In its second outing, animated film “The Lego Movie,” which features the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks and Will Arnett, earned $48.8 million. That brings its to-date total to around $140 million and makes it one of the biggest blockbusters of the year thus far. Likely strong word of mouth and repeat viewings by kids and families helped boost the film’s performance.

The Sony-produced romantic comedy “About Last Night,” starring Kevin Hart, came in second place with $27 million, and “Robocop” took in $21 million to earn it third place. Both films are remakes, and the latter is a joint Sony/MGM production.

Following in fourth place was “The Monuments Men” with an estimated weekend haul of $15.3 million. This Sony production has made about $46.7 million since it opened, but that compares to a budget believed to be about $70 million. “Robocop” likewise has a ways to go to earn back its $100 million budget.

Rounding out the top five last weekend was “Endless Love” at $13.5 million. This film was another remake and a production of Universal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA). Its budget was only $20 million, so it is likely to turn a profit in the coming weeks.

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Trey has been an editor and author at 24/7 Wall St. for more than a decade, where he has published thousands of articles analyzing corporate earnings, dividend stocks, short interest, insider buying, private equity, and market trends. His comprehensive coverage spans the full spectrum of financial markets, from blue-chip stalwarts to emerging growth companies.

Beyond 24/7 Wall St., Trey has created and edited financial content for Benzinga and AOL's BloggingStocks, contributing additional hundreds of articles to the investment community. He previously oversaw the 24/7 Climate Insights site, managing editorial operations and content strategy, and currently oversees and creates content for My Investing News.

Trey's editorial expertise extends across multiple publishing environments. He served as production editor at Dearborn Financial Publishing and development editor at Kaplan, where he helped shape financial education materials. Earlier in his career, he worked as a writer-producer at SVE. His freelance editing portfolio includes work for prestigious clients such as Sage Publications, Rand McNally, the Institute for Supply Management, the American Library Association, Eggplant Literary Productions, and Spiegel.

Outside of financial journalism, Trey writes fiction and has been an active member of the writing community for years, overseeing a long-running critique group and moderating workshop sessions at regional conventions. He lives with his family in an old house in the Midwest.

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