Weekend Box Office Report – 11/02/20
‘Birds of Prey’ can’t fly high with just a $33m opening: Box Office Report It just wasn’t to be for ‘Birds of Prey’, as the Margot Robbie-fronted superhero film had its wings clipped with just a $33m opening across the Academy Awards weekend. Meanwhile, ‘Bad…
Weekend Box Office Report – 13/01/20
‘1917’ smashes expectations with $37m opening, as ‘Underwater’ sinks without a trace Universal’s ‘1917’ exploded onto the scene this weekend, with a near-$40m opening that finally saw ‘Star Wars’ relinquish its grip atop the charts. It’s an opening that marks not only one of the…
Weekend Box Office Report – 06/01/20
‘The Grudge’s $11m opening over-shadowed by truly scary Cinemascore The 1st weekend of 2020 failed to spring many major surprises, as ‘The Grudge’ rang in the new year with $11m. It was good news for Disney and ‘Star Wars’, as ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ closes…
Weekend Box Office Predictions – 03/01/20
‘Star Wars’ looks for hat-trick, while ‘The Grudge’ aims to shock the new decade with $20m opening Christmas may have come and gone, but the leftovers are still very much there for the taking. ‘Star Wars’, ‘Frozen’, ‘Spies in Disguise’ and the rest are all…
2019 Box Office Review
In a year that’s seen the highest-grossing film in global history knock Avatar off its 10-year perch, Box Office receipts have reached a massive $11.5bn in the U.S. alone. It’s the 2nd largest amount ever after 2018, and marks an end of a decade rife…
Weekend Box Office Predictions – 24/12/19
Just how much of a disappointment is ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s sub-$200m opening? It was a weekend that surprised many, with ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ failing to live up to expectations as it earned $177m to top the Box Office in its penultimate…
Weekend Box Office Predictions – 20/12/19
Could ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ miss out on a $200m opening? Here comes the final blockbuster of the year, and decade, and what a film to round it off. ‘The Rise of Skywalker’, the final film of this current iteration of ‘Star Wars’ movies, delivers…
Weekend Box Office Predictions – 13/12/19
‘Jumanji 2’ to break ‘Frozen 2’s streak with strong $40m opening The Christmas period gets hectic with 3 new releases all vying for a top 10 finish. Leading is ‘Jumanji 2’, which hopes to best the $36m opening of its predecessor for top spot. Standing…
Weekend Box Office Report – 10/12/19
Why did ‘Playmobil’ have the 2nd worst Box Office opening in U.S. history?: In a weekend that saw ‘Frozen 2’ cross the $900m mark globally, and ‘Knives Out’ gross $100m, it was STX animation ‘Playmobil’ that grabbed all the headlines – for the wrong reasons….
Weekend Box Office Predictions – 06/12/19
‘Playmobil’ to bomb with a $6m opening as ‘Frozen 2’ goes for hat-trick After the excitement of Thanksgiving, we’re brought back down to earth with the post-holiday window, but after last year’s 2-week period saw a grand total of 0 new wide releases, 2019 dares…
Weekend Box Office Report – 03/12/19
‘Knives Out’ and ‘Queen & Slim’ carve out Thanksgiving feast in record weekend for ‘Frozen 2’ For the 1st weekend in a month, both major releases were purely original films, but unlike ‘Countdown’ and ‘Black and Blue’ from October, ‘Knives Out’ and ‘Queen & Slim’…
Weekend Box Office Report – 25/11/19
‘Frozen 2’ melts away fears of franchise fatigue with record-breaking $130m opening JUMPCUT’s cold shoulder to the Box Office is no more, as Disney’s ‘Frozen 2’ ignites with a $130m weekend – the biggest ever for an animation in November. Although it was a mixed…
Weekend Box Office Report – 22/10/19
‘Maleficent 2’ gets stale with just a $37m opening, while ‘Joker’ closes in on R-rated record While it was a strong weekend for ‘Joker’ and ‘Zombieland 2: Double Tap’, earning a combined $56m, Disney’s ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ got off to a shocker, crashing in…
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