Carrying over from last weekend, it looks as though the box office slump is to continue. This time, however, the slump is for a good reason, that being the Superbowl airing this Sunday which most studios wouldn’t dare go up against. That is, most studios. Yes, despite the likely deflated audience that will be available, […]
Weekend Box Office Top 10 (Jan 25-Jan 27): (Title / Weekend Gross / Percent Change from Last Week / Weekend # / Distributor), Sunday Estimates Glass / $19,049,000 / -52.8% / Weekend 2 / Universal The Upside / $12,240,000 / -18.4% / Weekend 3 / STX Entertaiment Aquaman / $7,350,000 / -27.8% / Weekend 6 / Warner […]
So here’s our last weekend of January, out of the Hollywood dump and into mid-budget blockbuster territory. Surprisingly, this month has actually seen some solid business from its titles, with Escape Room overperforming, The Upside flipping the script on all expectations, and Dragon Ball Super: Broly coming out swinging, so my hope is that this trend continues with this […]
Weekend Box Office Top 10 (Jan 18-Jan 20-MLK Day): (Title / Weekend Gross / Percent Change from Last Week / Weekend # / Distributor), Sunday Estimates Glass / $40,509,000 / (N/A) / Weekend 1 / Universal $47,000,000 (4-Day Gross) The Upside / $15,010,000 / -26.3% / Weekend 2 / STX Entertaiment $18,350,000 (4-Day Gross) Aquaman / […]
It is no secret that this past decade has been defined (to a degree) the abundance of comic book superhero films. Kicking off in stride with Iron Man in 2008, the imagery, archetypes, and mythology of superheroes has permeated pop culture and shaped it to such an incredible degree that even major movie studios now make […]
Weekend Box Office Top 10 (Jan 11-Jan 13): (Title / Weekend Gross / Percent Change from Last Week / Weekend # / Distributor), Sunday Estimates The Upside / $19,590,000 / (N/A) / Weekend 1 / STX Entertainment Aquaman / $17,265,000 / -44.3% / Weekend 4 / Warner Bros. A Dog’s Way Home / $11,300,000/ (N/A) / […]
This is it! This is the weekend! This is the moment that Aquaman looks to OFFICIALLY cross the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office!! Woohooo!! It’s always exciting when a movie can accomplish this feat. I can hear the groans of many as I say this, with many potentially saying “its a dumb movie”, “its just […]
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