Variety

Box Office: ‘The Butler’ Cleans Up With $25 Mil; ‘Kick-Ass 2’ Ties for Third Place

The Weinstein Co.’s “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” cleaned up at the domestic box office this weekend, overperforming with an estimated $25 million in three days, while Universal’s “Kick-Ass 2” delivered a ...
CNN

Box office report: ‘The Butler’ cleans up with $25 million, wipes the floor with ‘Kick-Ass 2’

This weekend at the box office, a superhero comedy, a Steve Jobs biopic, and a Harrison Ford thriller all got served by a butler. “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” to be exact. The Weinstein Company’s awards ...
Los Angeles Times

‘The Butler’ to prevail at box office this weekend -- Oscars next?

“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” will be the No. 1 movie at the box office this weekend after taking in about $9 million in ticket sales last night. That puts the historical drama on track for a $27-million ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Box Office Report: ‘The Butler’ Wins Again With $17 Million, Crosses $50 Million

Further boosting its profile, Lee Daniels’ The Butler topped the box office in its second weekend with $17 million, pushing its total to $52.3 million and becoming Daniel’s most successful film in ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Box Office: ‘The Butler’ Enjoys Labor Day Upset With $20 Mil; ‘One Direction’ No. 2 With $18 Mil

Lee Daniels‘ The Butler engineered a surprise victory over Morgan Spurlock‘s 3D concert documentary One Direction: This Is Us at the Labor Day box office, becoming the first movie of 2013 to top the ...