Box Office: Civil War Scores Fifth Largest Debut Ever
Of course, Captain America: Civil War had a monstrous opening. Its $179.1 million opening is fifth all time behind Age of Ultron ($191.2m), The Avengers ($207.4m), Jurassic World ($208.8m), and Star...
View ArticleBox Office: Civil War Annihilates Money Monster With Eighth Best Second Weekend
Captain America: Civil War added $72.6 million (-59.5%) to its domestic haul this weekend. As far as second weekends go, that's just shy of Catching Fire ($74.1m), The Dark Knight ($75.1m), Avatar...
View ArticleBox Office: Turtles Disappoint, Popstar REALLY Disappoints
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows opened to a lackluster $35.3 million. The first film opened to $65.5 million which represents a 45.8% decline between installments. If TMNT 2 follows...
View ArticleBox Office: Conjuring Kills, Warcraft Beats Magicians
The Conjuring 2 opened to $40.4 million. That's just a 3.5% drop from the $41.8 million opening of the original from July 2013. The sequel's "A-" CinemaScore is the same as the original's which is a...
View ArticleBox Office: Finding Dory, Central Intelligence
Finding Dory scored the biggest debut for an animated movie with $135.0 million. That tops Shrek the Third ($121.6m), Minions ($115.7m), Toy Story 3 ($110.3m), and Shrek 2 ($108.0m). It's the second...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Sully' Blows 'Blair' and 'Bridget' out of the Water
* This was the lowest-grossing weekend of the year with just $89.3 million. Feb. 5-7 was the record holder with $95 million. Blame Sully, Snowden, and Renée Zellweger for not being interesting enough....
View ArticleBox Office: 'Magnificent Seven' Ranks Among Best September Openings
The Magnificent Seven opened to a healthy $34.7 million. That's the best opening for star Ethan Hawke, barely topping The Purge ($34.0m), and director Antoine Fuqua, barely topping The Equalizer...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Magnificent Seven' Ranks Among Best September Openings
The Magnificent Seven opened to a healthy $34.7 million. That's the best opening for star Ethan Hawke, barely topping The Purge ($34.0m), and director Antoine Fuqua, barely topping The Equalizer...
View ArticleBox Office: Peregrine Tops, Horizon Bombs, Seven Sinks
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, the 18th feature from director Tim Burton, took in $28.8 million on its opening. It's a solid start for a $110 million budget if the film doesn't completely...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Girl on the Train' Destroys Competition Because People See...
The Girl on the Train opened to $24.5 million. It wasn't looking good when the Emily Blunt thriller skipped the film festivals, and sure enough the movie was hit with negative reviews when they came in...
View ArticleBox Office: Madea and Tom Cruise Remain Profitable, 'Joneses' Bombs
Boo! A Madea Halloween took in $28.5 million on its opening weekend. That's the third best opening for the Madea franchise behind 2009's Madea Goes to Jail ($41.0m) and 2006's Madea's Family Reunion...
View ArticleBox Office: Marvel (Unsurprisingly) Snags 14th-Straight Number One Hit
Doctor Strange conjured up $85.0 million in its debut. The latest Marvel superhero spectacle scored the biggest launch for stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen,...
View ArticleIs Donald Trump Going to Bring People Back to the Movie Theater?
With Veterans Day on Friday and the controversial election of Donald Trump, people ran to the theaters this weekend. The 46th weekend of the year was 46.0% above last year. The comparison couldn't be...
View ArticleFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Review
So, I guess Harry Potter never really left. Everything seemed set in stone when the credits rolled five years ago on the final Potter flick. The phenomenon seemed to have finally come to an end. But...
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