After a summer that sometimes left observers worried about the state of the indie box office, this weekend saw not one, not two, but three films earn per screen averages of over $30,000 in the biggest specialty weekend of 2019.
The top average of the weekend went to Fox Searchlight’s “Jojo Rabbit,” which opened on five screens in Los Angeles and New York and grossed an estimated $350,000 for an average of $70,000. That total is higher than the three weekend total of Searchlight’s last release, “Lucy in the Sky,” which grossed $59,000 this weekend for a total of $274,000.
“Jojo Rabbit” wasn’t the most critically acclaimed film out of the Toronto International Film Festival — it has a 77% Rotten Tomatoes score — but it won the festival’s coveted audience award. Fox Searchlight distribution chief Frank Rodriguez told TheWrap that audience and exhibitor response to the film has been strong, and noted that director...
The top average of the weekend went to Fox Searchlight’s “Jojo Rabbit,” which opened on five screens in Los Angeles and New York and grossed an estimated $350,000 for an average of $70,000. That total is higher than the three weekend total of Searchlight’s last release, “Lucy in the Sky,” which grossed $59,000 this weekend for a total of $274,000.
“Jojo Rabbit” wasn’t the most critically acclaimed film out of the Toronto International Film Festival — it has a 77% Rotten Tomatoes score — but it won the festival’s coveted audience award. Fox Searchlight distribution chief Frank Rodriguez told TheWrap that audience and exhibitor response to the film has been strong, and noted that director...
- 10/20/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
The lukewarm opening of “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” has once again proven that Disney isn’t immune to an occasional misfire, as the sequel with a $185 million budget has grossed only $36 million in North America this weekend from 3,790 screens and is turning to overseas markets for better results.
And that is despite premium format support from 2,300 3D locations, 380 IMAX screens, 600 Premium Large Format screens and 135 4D theaters. While audiences have given the film an A on CinemaScore, critics were not favorable with a 40% Rotten Tomatoes score.
As a result, “Mistress of Evil” has joined 2019 sequels like “The Lego Movie 2” and “Godzilla: King of Monsters” that have opened far below their predecessors. This opening is 48% down from the $69.4 million opening earned by the first “Maleficent” in the summer of 2014.
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The good news for “Maleficent” is that the...
And that is despite premium format support from 2,300 3D locations, 380 IMAX screens, 600 Premium Large Format screens and 135 4D theaters. While audiences have given the film an A on CinemaScore, critics were not favorable with a 40% Rotten Tomatoes score.
As a result, “Mistress of Evil” has joined 2019 sequels like “The Lego Movie 2” and “Godzilla: King of Monsters” that have opened far below their predecessors. This opening is 48% down from the $69.4 million opening earned by the first “Maleficent” in the summer of 2014.
Also Read: Movie Ticket Prices Drop 4% in Third Quarter as 'Lion King' Leads Admissions
The good news for “Maleficent” is that the...
- 10/20/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
(Warning: The following story contains mild spoilers for “Living With Yourself”)
“Living With Yourself,” the new Netflix comedy from “Daily Show” alum Timothy Greenberg that debuted on Friday, gives Paul Rudd a chance to shine… twice.
For Greenberg, however, the series was a chance for him to try and answer a few personal questions.
“I had the idea a long time ago. What if there was another you out there in the world?” he told TheWrap, adding that it was initially more a science-fiction concept. “And then as time went on and I got married and had a family and sort of, the concerns about how I am, how I’m behaving with my family. When I’m the better or worse versions of myself. It’s one thing if you’re sitting in your apartment alone and you’re kind of acting like a jerk… so that became more of a question to me.
“Living With Yourself,” the new Netflix comedy from “Daily Show” alum Timothy Greenberg that debuted on Friday, gives Paul Rudd a chance to shine… twice.
For Greenberg, however, the series was a chance for him to try and answer a few personal questions.
“I had the idea a long time ago. What if there was another you out there in the world?” he told TheWrap, adding that it was initially more a science-fiction concept. “And then as time went on and I got married and had a family and sort of, the concerns about how I am, how I’m behaving with my family. When I’m the better or worse versions of myself. It’s one thing if you’re sitting in your apartment alone and you’re kind of acting like a jerk… so that became more of a question to me.
- 10/18/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 4 absolutely demolished its competition to reign supreme over this week’s box-office weekend. Though the studio was expecting somewhere in the area of a $140 million opening, they probably aren’t too disappointed with the $118 million opening that they got. This was not only the best opening for any film in the franchise to date, but it is also the fourth largest opening ever for an animated film. So, all in all, not too shabby.
In a very distant second-place is the horror film, remake, reboot, or whatever you care to call it, Child’s Play, which debuted with $14.1 million over the weekend. Holding firm in the third spot was Disney’s Aladdin, which added another $12.2 million over the weekend to give the live-action remake a five-week total of $287.5 million. Dropping from the top spot last week to fourth this week was Men in Black: International,...
In a very distant second-place is the horror film, remake, reboot, or whatever you care to call it, Child’s Play, which debuted with $14.1 million over the weekend. Holding firm in the third spot was Disney’s Aladdin, which added another $12.2 million over the weekend to give the live-action remake a five-week total of $287.5 million. Dropping from the top spot last week to fourth this week was Men in Black: International,...
- 6/24/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
While the top two film’s over the box-office weekend were new releases, they both proved to be disappointments, of sorts. Although the animated family film The Secret Life of Pets 2 finished on top of the box-office weekend with $47.1 million, it failed to make anywhere near what its predecessor had made during its opening weekend just a few years earlier. Elsewhere, the latest offering in the X-Men series, Dark Phoenix, opened with $33 million, which gives it the lowest opening of any film in the franchise to date (as well as it being the worst reviewed film of the series).
The live-action reinterpretation of Aladdin made $24.5 million in its third week of release to give it a total haul of $232.4 million, which was good enough to land it squarely in third place. Dropping to a disappointing fourth place was Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which managed only $15.5 million in its second week,...
The live-action reinterpretation of Aladdin made $24.5 million in its third week of release to give it a total haul of $232.4 million, which was good enough to land it squarely in third place. Dropping to a disappointing fourth place was Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which managed only $15.5 million in its second week,...
- 6/10/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
The live-action reinterpretation of Aladdin granted its studio a wish and stood atop the box-office weekend earning $90.2 million in its first weekend of release. The latest offering from Disney easily bested Keanu Reeves and last week’s top film, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, which finished with $24.6 for its second weekend.
Despite the film’s second-place finish, the third film of the John Wick saga lifted the film’s two-week tally to $101.2 million. Third place went to Avengers: Endgame, which took in $17.2 million and gave the blockbuster a five-week domestic total to $798.6 million. Finishing just behind the Marvel behemoth, as it did last week, was the latest film from the Pokémon universe, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, which added another $13.4 million over the weekend to give the film a three-week total of $116.2 million.
Finishing in a distant fifth-place was the sci-fi/horror film Brightburn with $7.9 million in its first weekend of release. The...
Despite the film’s second-place finish, the third film of the John Wick saga lifted the film’s two-week tally to $101.2 million. Third place went to Avengers: Endgame, which took in $17.2 million and gave the blockbuster a five-week domestic total to $798.6 million. Finishing just behind the Marvel behemoth, as it did last week, was the latest film from the Pokémon universe, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, which added another $13.4 million over the weekend to give the film a three-week total of $116.2 million.
Finishing in a distant fifth-place was the sci-fi/horror film Brightburn with $7.9 million in its first weekend of release. The...
- 5/27/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Keanu Reeves and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum easily took the top spot at this week’s box office with a $57 million opening. This is almost twice what John Wick: Chapter 2 brought in when it debuted with $30.4 opening.
In second place, was Avengers: Endgame with $29.4 million in its fourth week of release. This gives the finale of the current spate of Marvel films a domestic total of $770.8 million. Just behind the Avengers behemoth lurks Pokémon Detective Pikachu, which took in $24.8 million for a two-week total of $94 million and a lock on third place.
A very distant fourth-place finish belonged to the family-friendly A Dog’s Journey, which debuted with an $8 million opening weekend. The comedy The Hustle took hold of the fifth spot with $6.1 million in its second week of release to give it a grand total of $23.1 million.
Meanwhile, the horror/mystery The Intruder finished in sixth place adding...
In second place, was Avengers: Endgame with $29.4 million in its fourth week of release. This gives the finale of the current spate of Marvel films a domestic total of $770.8 million. Just behind the Avengers behemoth lurks Pokémon Detective Pikachu, which took in $24.8 million for a two-week total of $94 million and a lock on third place.
A very distant fourth-place finish belonged to the family-friendly A Dog’s Journey, which debuted with an $8 million opening weekend. The comedy The Hustle took hold of the fifth spot with $6.1 million in its second week of release to give it a grand total of $23.1 million.
Meanwhile, the horror/mystery The Intruder finished in sixth place adding...
- 5/20/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
For the second consecutive week, Shazam! held on tightly to the top spot on the Box-Office Weekend leaderboard. This week, the film’s second in release, the latest film in the DC Extended Universe, added $25.1 million to give it a two-week total of $94.9 million. The Zachary Levi-led film continues to perform will internationally as well, adding $35.9 million to give it a global two-week total of approximately $258.8 million.
The next two films on the countdown are two of the four new entries in the top ten this weekend. The first, the comedy Little, debuted in second place with $15.5 million. The second, the new version of Hellboy, brought in $12 million despite genuinely terrible reviews (the film currently sports a 14% rating on RottenTomatoes). Dropping from second place last weekend is the horror film remake Pet Sematary, which added another $10 million to give it a two-week total of $41.1 million. Just behind that, with...
The next two films on the countdown are two of the four new entries in the top ten this weekend. The first, the comedy Little, debuted in second place with $15.5 million. The second, the new version of Hellboy, brought in $12 million despite genuinely terrible reviews (the film currently sports a 14% rating on RottenTomatoes). Dropping from second place last weekend is the horror film remake Pet Sematary, which added another $10 million to give it a two-week total of $41.1 million. Just behind that, with...
- 4/15/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
The unbelievable has happened, that is, a film in the DC Extended Universe has proven both critically and commercially popular. Shazam! performed above expectations, delivering a debut opening weekend of $53.5 million. The film, starring Zachary Levi, did well internationally as well, generating approximately $102 million to give it a worldwide opening weekend somewhere south of $160 million.
The horror film remake Pet Sematary debuted just behind Shazam! with $25 million, giving it the second-best performance on opening weekend for a Stephen King movie, just behind It (2017). The live-action version of Dumbo finished in third place with $18.2 million and a two-week total of $76.3 million. Just behind that adorable pachyderm was Jordan Peele’s horror film Us, which added another $13.8 million in its third week of release to bring its total to $152.4 million.
The second super hero—well, super heroine that is—Captain Marvel, raised its five-week total to $374.1 million with $12.7 million over the weekend...
The horror film remake Pet Sematary debuted just behind Shazam! with $25 million, giving it the second-best performance on opening weekend for a Stephen King movie, just behind It (2017). The live-action version of Dumbo finished in third place with $18.2 million and a two-week total of $76.3 million. Just behind that adorable pachyderm was Jordan Peele’s horror film Us, which added another $13.8 million in its third week of release to bring its total to $152.4 million.
The second super hero—well, super heroine that is—Captain Marvel, raised its five-week total to $374.1 million with $12.7 million over the weekend...
- 4/8/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
The latest beloved animated film turned live-action spectacle, Dumbo, debuted at the of the box-office weekend countdown with an impressive $46 million opening. Despite the solid opening, the film still came up short of many industry expectations. But, perhaps, like those that didn’t believe in the adorable pachyderm’s ability to fly, the industry will be surprised by the little guy’s staying power in the top ten over the next few weeks.
The horror film Us added $33.2 million to its coffers over the weekend to give Jordan Peele’s film an eye-popping two-week total of $127.8 million. Third place over the past weekend belonged definitively to Brie Larson and Captain Marvel which took in $20.7 million to give the latest film from Marvel a four-week tally of $354 million, making it the eighth largest domestic release within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The anti-abortion drama Unplanned made just enough, $6.4 million, during its opening weekend,...
The horror film Us added $33.2 million to its coffers over the weekend to give Jordan Peele’s film an eye-popping two-week total of $127.8 million. Third place over the past weekend belonged definitively to Brie Larson and Captain Marvel which took in $20.7 million to give the latest film from Marvel a four-week tally of $354 million, making it the eighth largest domestic release within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The anti-abortion drama Unplanned made just enough, $6.4 million, during its opening weekend,...
- 4/1/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Last weekend, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was at the top of the charts. Now, another weekend has come and gone, and the third Dragon movie is still number one. The animated sequel held fast, just beating A Madea Family Funeral, which is supposedly the final Madea film from Tyler Perry. Dragon‘s days owning the box office […]
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- 3/5/2019
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
The three-day President’s Day holiday this year belonged to Alita: Battle Angel which stood atop the box-office weekend with an estimated $27.8 million debut. Despite the impressive opening tallies, the film is still burdened with a $170 million price tag that it could be hard-pressed to earn enough to turn a profit. Overall though, the holiday box-office was the worst collective showing for a President’s Day weekend since 2004.
Finishing just behind this week’s leader was The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part which took in $21.2 million to bring its two-week total to $64.7 million. In third place was the Rebel Wilson-led romantic comedy Isn’t it Romantic, which debuted this week with a weekend performance garnering $14.2 million.
The weekend’s fourth-place spot belonged to the Taraji P. Henson vehicle, What Men Want, which added $10.9 million to raise its two-week total to an estimated $36.2 million. Debuting in fifth place this weekend...
Finishing just behind this week’s leader was The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part which took in $21.2 million to bring its two-week total to $64.7 million. In third place was the Rebel Wilson-led romantic comedy Isn’t it Romantic, which debuted this week with a weekend performance garnering $14.2 million.
The weekend’s fourth-place spot belonged to the Taraji P. Henson vehicle, What Men Want, which added $10.9 million to raise its two-week total to an estimated $36.2 million. Debuting in fifth place this weekend...
- 2/18/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
The latest film from writer/director M. Night Shyamalan, Glass, finished on top of the weekend box office with $40.6 million. While the total was a bit shy of the expectations set on the film, it was still a solid opening, and, assuming it does well enough on Monday (Martin Luther King Day), it will more than likely do decent enough business to become one of the largest January openings of all time.
Elsewhere, the comedy/drama The Upside, starring Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart, was displaced from the top spot it claimed last week despite adding another $15.7 million, which gave the film a two-week total of $44.0 million. A surprising entry to the top ten this week was the addition of Dragon Ball Super: Broly, which finished with a solid $10.7 million debut.
Finishing in fourth place with $10.3 million was Aquaman which has now topped $304.3 million in five weeks of release. The...
Elsewhere, the comedy/drama The Upside, starring Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart, was displaced from the top spot it claimed last week despite adding another $15.7 million, which gave the film a two-week total of $44.0 million. A surprising entry to the top ten this week was the addition of Dragon Ball Super: Broly, which finished with a solid $10.7 million debut.
Finishing in fourth place with $10.3 million was Aquaman which has now topped $304.3 million in five weeks of release. The...
- 1/21/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Nicole Kidman has the top two movies in the nation today, with the surprise hit The Upside and the endless hit Aquaman. She's also got Destroyer in the top ten platform films of the moment. In short she never stops working and sometimes audiences come out for it. Listen, you could argue that she has nothing to do with the success of Aquaman or The Upside but why would you want to? Come live in our better world where the public lines up in droves and says "one for the new Nicole Kidman, please!".
More box office commentary after the jump...
Weekend Box Office (Estimates)
(January 11th-13th)
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1 The Upside $20.3 on 3080 screens *New*
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More box office commentary after the jump...
Weekend Box Office (Estimates)
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- 1/15/2019
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Kevin Hart-Bryan Cranston’s “The Upside” is showing surprising strength in its opening weekend by narrowly topping “Aquaman” for the No. 1 spot at the North American box office, early estimates showed Friday.
Stx’s “The Upside” is launching with as much $7 million on Friday, including $1.1 million from previews, and could wind up the weekend with as much as $20 million, according to revised forecasts. If those projections hold, “The Upside” would dethrone “Aquaman,” which was pegged Friday to finish the weekend in the $15 million to $18 million range.
Family adventure “A Dog’s Way Home” is performing in line with expectations and heading for $10 million to $11 million for Sony. Entertainment Studios’ Keanu Reeves sci-fier “Replicas” isn’t showing much traction with a $3 million weekend projected amid dismal reviews.
Warner Bros.’ tentpole “Aquaman” had been expected to win its fourth consecutive weekend easily, given that “The Upside” was pegged to finish in the $10 million range.
Stx’s “The Upside” is launching with as much $7 million on Friday, including $1.1 million from previews, and could wind up the weekend with as much as $20 million, according to revised forecasts. If those projections hold, “The Upside” would dethrone “Aquaman,” which was pegged Friday to finish the weekend in the $15 million to $18 million range.
Family adventure “A Dog’s Way Home” is performing in line with expectations and heading for $10 million to $11 million for Sony. Entertainment Studios’ Keanu Reeves sci-fier “Replicas” isn’t showing much traction with a $3 million weekend projected amid dismal reviews.
Warner Bros.’ tentpole “Aquaman” had been expected to win its fourth consecutive weekend easily, given that “The Upside” was pegged to finish in the $10 million range.
- 1/11/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
For the third week in a row, Aquaman remains perched atop the weekend box office. The film took in an additional $30.7 million, giving it a three-week total of $260 million and a worldwide total over $940 million, making it the highest grossing film worldwide in the DC Extended Universe.
Elsewhere, the erstwhile horror film, Escape Room, debuted with $18 million, giving it a firm hold on second place. Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns finished the weekend bringing in $15.8 million to push its three-week total to $138.7 million as it dropped one spot to third place. The animated Sony/Marvel film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse continues to do tremendous business, taking in $13 million this weekend and retaining its hold on the fourth spot. This brings the film’s four-week total to $133.9 million. With $12.8 million this weekend, Bumblebee dropped from the third to the fifth spot, but still boasts a three-week total of $97.1 million.
Director Clint Eastwood’s latest,...
Elsewhere, the erstwhile horror film, Escape Room, debuted with $18 million, giving it a firm hold on second place. Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns finished the weekend bringing in $15.8 million to push its three-week total to $138.7 million as it dropped one spot to third place. The animated Sony/Marvel film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse continues to do tremendous business, taking in $13 million this weekend and retaining its hold on the fourth spot. This brings the film’s four-week total to $133.9 million. With $12.8 million this weekend, Bumblebee dropped from the third to the fifth spot, but still boasts a three-week total of $97.1 million.
Director Clint Eastwood’s latest,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
While the box office charts we share each week are domestic money only, Aquaman has already become the biggest DC movie since their "expanded universe" began overseas. It will be the first of those films to cross the billion dollar mark globally. That said stateside it's still $150 million behind Wonder Woman though it should easily topple Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman by the the end of its run since it's still going strong.
More box office news after the jump...
Weekend Box Office (Estimates)
(January 4th-6th)
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1 Aquaman $30.7 on 4184 screens (cum. $259.7) Review, Podcast
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More box office news after the jump...
Weekend Box Office (Estimates)
(January 4th-6th)
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1 Aquaman $30.7 on 4184 screens (cum. $259.7) Review, Podcast
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- 1/6/2019
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
We haven't done a full weekend box office post in some time since we've been sharing the 'top grossing of the year' lists which are all updated if you missed them and you can see the hits in 11 different categories including docs, foreign films, female directors, gay directors, films with female leads, etcetera...
But as for what people were seeing Christmas week and this past weekend, here are the nation's top dozen+ movies chart for both wide releases and limited/expanding titles. Which titles were you catching up with?
Weekend Box Office (Actuals)
(December 28th-30th)
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1 Aquaman $52.1 on 4125 screens (cum. $189.3) Review, Podcast
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But as for what people were seeing Christmas week and this past weekend, here are the nation's top dozen+ movies chart for both wide releases and limited/expanding titles. Which titles were you catching up with?
Weekend Box Office (Actuals)
(December 28th-30th)
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1 Aquaman $52.1 on 4125 screens (cum. $189.3) Review, Podcast
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- 1/1/2019
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
by Nathaniel R
What did you see over the long holiday weekend? Some of the movies got a two day headstart opening on Wednesday, others on Friday but awards season is most definitely upon us; almost everything has now screened for someone and there's only one month of the year left to get through. We've expanded the two charts to include all 14 films in wide release (over 800 screens) and the corresponding top players in limited release. There's a glut of titles out there at the moment.
Here's how the box office went down for the holidays. There is a lot to ponder after the jump...
Weekend Box Office (Actuals)
(Nov 23rd-25th)
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What did you see over the long holiday weekend? Some of the movies got a two day headstart opening on Wednesday, others on Friday but awards season is most definitely upon us; almost everything has now screened for someone and there's only one month of the year left to get through. We've expanded the two charts to include all 14 films in wide release (over 800 screens) and the corresponding top players in limited release. There's a glut of titles out there at the moment.
Here's how the box office went down for the holidays. There is a lot to ponder after the jump...
Weekend Box Office (Actuals)
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- 11/26/2018
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
by Nathaniel R
Staying power or lack of competition? Halloween, A Star is Born, and Venom held on to the top three spots in wide release (with Venom booting Crazy Rich Asians out of the top ten films of 2018...sigh) while the platforming Oscar hopefuls continued their slow crawl towards public awareness beyond people like us if you know what I mean...
Weekend Box Office Estimates
(October 26-28)
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1. Halloween $32 (cum. $126.6) Review
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Staying power or lack of competition? Halloween, A Star is Born, and Venom held on to the top three spots in wide release (with Venom booting Crazy Rich Asians out of the top ten films of 2018...sigh) while the platforming Oscar hopefuls continued their slow crawl towards public awareness beyond people like us if you know what I mean...
Weekend Box Office Estimates
(October 26-28)
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1. Halloween $32 (cum. $126.6) Review
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- 10/28/2018
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
by Nathaniel R
The return of Jamie Lee Curtis to the Halloween franchise meant big business in movie theaters over the weekend, continuing a strong October. Meanwhile A Star is Born held on to second place for a third consecutive week. It's already the highest grossing release of 2018 to never hit #1, since its surpassed the Mamma Mia sequel's gross. A lot of platform releases kicked off this week to in the rev up to awards season. More after the jump...
Weekend Box Office
(October 19-21)
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The return of Jamie Lee Curtis to the Halloween franchise meant big business in movie theaters over the weekend, continuing a strong October. Meanwhile A Star is Born held on to second place for a third consecutive week. It's already the highest grossing release of 2018 to never hit #1, since its surpassed the Mamma Mia sequel's gross. A lot of platform releases kicked off this week to in the rev up to awards season. More after the jump...
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- 10/22/2018
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
by Nathaniel R
While there were solid debuts in wide and limited release friday it was a rough weekend for wide release newbies Assassination Nation and Life Itself, neither of which managed a top ten showing. But the best news was surely the solid hold from Paul Feig's wildly entertaining comic thriller A Simple Favor. You have to see those nutsy bold performances from both Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively for yourself. I had a blast and I'm going again with another friend soon.
Weekend Box Office Estimates
(September 21st-23rd)
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While there were solid debuts in wide and limited release friday it was a rough weekend for wide release newbies Assassination Nation and Life Itself, neither of which managed a top ten showing. But the best news was surely the solid hold from Paul Feig's wildly entertaining comic thriller A Simple Favor. You have to see those nutsy bold performances from both Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively for yourself. I had a blast and I'm going again with another friend soon.
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- 9/24/2018
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
by Nathaniel R
The Mission Impossible franchise (in movie form at least) is 22 years old and just won't quit (and neither will Tom Cruise) having its best opening weekend yet with film #6, Fallout. It's also Cruise's second biggest opening weekend ever after only War of the Worlds (2005). My personal favorite of the M:i franchise is Ghost Protocol from 2011. Yours?
Weekend Box Office Estimates
(July 27th-29th)
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout Blindspotting 1.
The Mission Impossible franchise (in movie form at least) is 22 years old and just won't quit (and neither will Tom Cruise) having its best opening weekend yet with film #6, Fallout. It's also Cruise's second biggest opening weekend ever after only War of the Worlds (2005). My personal favorite of the M:i franchise is Ghost Protocol from 2011. Yours?
Weekend Box Office Estimates
(July 27th-29th)
W I D E
800+ screens
L I M I T E D
excluding prev. wide
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- 7/29/2018
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Another group of super heroes reclaimed the top spot atop the weekend box office. With an, ahem, incredible opening weekend, the long-awaited sequel, Incredibles 2, opened with a $180 million weekend, overshadowing last-weekend’s top grosser, Ocean’s Eight, which only brought in $19.6 million. Clearly moviegoers were keen for some super heroes this weekend.
But all was not lost for the all-female “Ocean’s” film at it brought its two-week total up to $79.2 million. The comedy Tag also debuted this weekend and finished with $14.6 million, which landed it firmly in third place, well ahead of fourth-place finisher Solo: A Star Wars Story, which landed another $9.1 million to bring its four-week total to $192.8 million.
Meanwhile, Deadpool 2 dropped a couple spots to fifth with an $8.8 million intake this weekend. This gives the film a five-week grand total of $294.7 million. Falling slightly, from fourth to sixth, is A24’s horror/mystery Hereditary, which...
But all was not lost for the all-female “Ocean’s” film at it brought its two-week total up to $79.2 million. The comedy Tag also debuted this weekend and finished with $14.6 million, which landed it firmly in third place, well ahead of fourth-place finisher Solo: A Star Wars Story, which landed another $9.1 million to bring its four-week total to $192.8 million.
Meanwhile, Deadpool 2 dropped a couple spots to fifth with an $8.8 million intake this weekend. This gives the film a five-week grand total of $294.7 million. Falling slightly, from fourth to sixth, is A24’s horror/mystery Hereditary, which...
- 6/19/2018
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
In its second week of release, Solo: A Star Wars Story managed to take in $29.3 million to remain on top of the weekend box office. This gives the film an impressive two-week total of $148.9 million. And, as it did last week, Deadpool 2 finished in second place, though this time the margin wasn’t nearly as drastic as the Marvel sequel took in $23.3 million (just $6 million behind its Star Wars competition).
Debuting in the third spot of this week’s top ten is the survival tale Adrift, starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, which earned $11.5 million in its first weekend of release. Adrift thus nudges Avengers: Infinity War—which added $10.4 million to raise its six-week total to $642.9 million—to fourth place. Incidentally, we suspect the studio isn’t sweating the slight dip in this week’s ranking given the film’s overall performance.
Also, dropping down one spot, in its third week of release,...
Debuting in the third spot of this week’s top ten is the survival tale Adrift, starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, which earned $11.5 million in its first weekend of release. Adrift thus nudges Avengers: Infinity War—which added $10.4 million to raise its six-week total to $642.9 million—to fourth place. Incidentally, we suspect the studio isn’t sweating the slight dip in this week’s ranking given the film’s overall performance.
Also, dropping down one spot, in its third week of release,...
- 6/4/2018
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
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