Box Office Report – 03/09/19
Are studios missing a trick? Another tepid Labor Day weekend is won by Lionsgate, as ‘Angel Has Fallen’ drops $15m through Monday Somehow, this Labor Day Box Office weekend was even worse than expected, earning only $86.9m by Sunday night – the 2nd lowest-grossing…
‘Scary Stories’ Leapfrogs A Frightened ‘Dora’ For A Well-Earned $21m Opening: Box Office Report
Nobody likes to see a Box Office bomb, but on a summer weekend of 5 wide releases, it’s no surprise to see over half of the entrants in this particular window fail to catch the eye upon release. Luckily for Lionsgate/CBS and Paramount, ‘Scary Stories…
‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ Faces Off Against ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ in $20m Multi-Release Weekend Showdown: Box Office Predictions
After just 5 movies were released wide in the last month, the cinematic Gods have gifted U.S. cinemas with 5 new films dropping on Friday alone. There’s something for everyone, as TV-series adaptation ‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ looks to conquer comedy-drama ‘The…
‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Finishes 1st On Podium With $60m, But Was It Good Enough To Warrant Spending $200m?: Box Office Report
It’s a sign of success when the 1st spin-off of your wholly original, near-20 year movie franchise can race to a $60m opening, yet for this same start to be considered so-so. ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ of ‘Fast & Furious’ fame did just that this weekend,…
‘Hobbs and Shaw’ Hits Top Gear With $70m Opening: Box Office Predictions
It’s another sole entrant this Box Office weekend, with the ‘The Fast and The Furious’ franchise spin-off ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ aiming to crash ‘The Lion King’s threepeat party atop the charts. It’s the action blockbuster release we’ve hoped for from a summer period surprisingly lacking…
Tarantino Breaks Bank With $41m ‘Once Upon a Time’, While ‘The Lion King’ Concerns With Drop: Box Office Report
Quentin Tarantino’s return from a 4 year absence was truly felt this weekend, as ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, a historical drama based partly off of the Manson murders, opened to $41m – his best ever start. While it was a dream start for…
The Weekend Slows To A ‘Crawl’, With ‘Stuber’ And Co. Barely Opening To $10m Each: Box Office Predictions
This weekend’s 2 entrants, horror-thriller ‘Crawl’ and action-comedy ‘Stuber’, find themselves as the filling of a juicy Disney sandwich. Bookended by last week’s hit ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ and the upcoming, highly-anticipated remake of ‘The Lion King’, the newbies must open big before they’re inevitably…
‘Spider-Man’ Ignites Summer During Independence Day Weekend With $185m: Box Office Report
Finally, after a so-far iffy summer, the sequels are back stronger. ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ swung in with a magnificent $185.1m 6-day opening, a record for that timeframe and yet another indicator that the MCU is far from on the wane. Not quite hitting the…
Spider-Man: Far From Home Director Jon Watts Is On The Hunt For Kraven
Now that the first post-Endgame chapter is over with, audiences are still left wondering just what direction the Marvel Cinematic Universe is heading in after Spider-Man: Far From Home ended (spoilers) with a familiar face returning and a few others changing shape. Though details of just how that…
Michael Mann Turning Up The Heat Again In A Prequel Novel
The p-word that is enough to send shivers down the spine of any film fan may not have the same reaction with the news that director Michael Mann has a Heat novel set to arrive on shelves next year and it might be a prequel. Turning…
REVIEW: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
“You have to decide if you’re going to step up or not.” Spider-Man: Homecoming was a different kind of Spider-Man movie than the ones released before it. With Peter Parker’s introduction to the MCU, we found ourselves with a young, fairly inexperienced hero suddenly thrust…
New ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Trailer Introduces Us To Life After ‘Endgame’
“Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man: Far From Home, the next chapter of the Spider-Man: Homecoming series! Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter’s plan to leave…
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