Hollywood actor Jake Gyllenhaal's new film "Nightcrawler" beat the horror film "Ouija", taking the first place at the North American box office race this weekend.
Guardians of the Galaxy claimed first place this weekend with an estimated 17.63 million U. S. dollars.
Warner's "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" tops the weekend north American box office for three consecutive weekends. "Hobbit 2", as expected, placed the top for the third weekend in a row with 29.9 million U.S. dollars and was down just 5 percent from last weekend, pushing its estimated domestic total to 190.3 million dollars.
Deadlock over the Democratic People ' s Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s missile launch will be possibly lengthened, South Korea's defense ministry said Monday.
Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of smartphones, memory chips, televisions and flat screens, estimated Friday the record level of operating profit for the first quarter.
Peter Jackson's latest fantasy epic "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," buoyed by a buzzing holiday season and an excellent word of mouth, was able to remain atop the North America weekend box office for the third consecutive weekend and fended off an onslaught from a trio of new releases during the course.