More Articles By Pamela McClintock of Variety

• Dark Knight narrowly slays Dragon
  AUG. 4 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Batman pic wins third weekend in close race More
  
• Audiences enter house of Payne
  OCT. 20 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: W. performs on the upper end of expectations More
  
• Chihuahua is top dog at box office
  OCT. 6 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Religulous off to an impressive start More
  
• Chihuahua still top dog at box office
  OCT. 13 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Disney holdover beats out new releases More
  
• Eagle Eye flies high at box office
  SEPT. 29 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Conspiracy thriller swoops in for $29.2 million More
  
• Lakeview wins weak weekend
  SEPT. 22 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: New releases open to mixed results More
  
• Fall box office off to slow start
  SEPT. 8 | VARIETY BOX OFFICE REPORT: Bangkok Dangerous on top with modest take More
  
• Thunder rumbles to top spot
  AUG. 18 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Dark Knight the 2nd highest grossing pic ever More
  
• Box office stays hot in July
  AUG. 5 | FROM VARIETY:   Dark Knight jumpstarts sluggish start to month More
  
• Dark Knight continues to dominate
  JULY 28 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Record-breaking sequel nabs $312.4 million More
  
• Summer season a smash success
  SEPT. 2 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Thunder wins holiday fray over new releases More
  
• Batman breaks box office bank
  JULY 21 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Dark Knight nabs an estimated $155.4 million More
  
• Hellboy burns competition
  JULY 14 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Meet Dave fails to meet audiences More
  
• Hancock a holiday box office hero
  JULY 7 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Will Smith starrer nabs $107.3 million More
  
• Wall-E , Wanted wow box office
  JUNE 30 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Revenue for the year tops 2007 levels More
  
• Audiences make the Smart choice
  JUNE 23 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Love Guru lacks box office karma More
  
• Box office goes green with Hulk
  JUNE 16 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: The Happening outperforms expectations More
  
• Kung Fu Panda wins B.O. battle
  JUNE 9 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Animated feature nabs $60 million More
  
• Sex drives box office
  JUNE 2 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: City folks whip Indiana Jones More
  
• Indiana Jones raids box office
  MAY 27 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Crystal Skull unearths $311.1 mil worldwide More