Weekend Box Office Predictions – 04/10/19
‘Joker’s laughing all the way to the bank with its $90m October opening record It’s time for the singular release with as much anticipation, controversy, and attention as 10 new entrants combined. Warner Bros’ ‘Joker’ begins its Box Office run this weekend with eyes…
Weekend Box Office Report – 30/09/19
‘Abominable’ freezes competition with $21m opening Just the 1 wide release this weekend saw DreamWorks’ ‘Abominable’ open to $20.6m – the biggest start of any original animation this year so far. It was enough to see it top the charts, marking Universal’s 2nd in as…
Weekend Box Office Predictions – 27/09/19
‘Downton Abbey’ can’t deal with ‘Abominable’s $20m+ snowstorm In one of the scarcer weekends of the cinematic calendar, this coming Friday sees just 1 wide release in ‘Abominable’. The Universal animation should comfortably finish atop the charts upon entry into over 4,000 cinemas, unless the…
Weekend Box Office Report– 22/09/19
‘Downton Abbey’ takes the $30m opening crown in competitive weekend While a gaggle of 4 films in the 2nd to 5th positions had just $2m between them this weekend, the real story sat at the top of the Box Office charts, as ‘Downton Abbey’ earned…
Weekend Box Office Predictions – 20/09/19
‘Downton Abbey’ aims for record $30m opening in tight weekend After ‘Hustlers’ trounced ‘The Goldfinch’ on its way to an STX-record-breaking Box Office weekend 7 days ago, we’re in for a closer battle between the new entrants this time around. Friday sees Brad Pitt…
Weekend Box Office Predictions – 06/09/19
Can ‘It: Chapter 2’s opening rival predecessor and balloon into a $125m+ horror record? Fall (sorry, Autumn) season kicks off at the Box Office, where the weekly tentpoles and $200m blockbusters are few and far between, having been replaced by awards-hopefuls, festive entertainment, and…
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…
‘Angel Has Fallen’ Shoots Up A $21m Opening: Box Office Report
The penultimate weekend of the Box Office summer period belongs to Lionsgate, as latest instalment in the ‘Fallen’ franchise, ‘Angel Has Fallen’, blasted its way to a $21.4m opening – $10m ahead of nearest competitor ‘Good Boys’, and just $200k off the opening of predecessor…
‘Angel Has Fallen’ Looks To Blast Its Way To Top Spot With $17m: Box Office Predictions
After a barrage of new releases in the past 2 weekends, we’re now seeing a slowdown as a mixed summer period at the U.S. Box Office comes to an end. Fox Searchlight’s ‘Ready or Not’, a horror-thriller-comedy starring Andie MacDowell, Samara Weaving, and Adam Brody,…
‘Good Boys’ Becomes Only The 2nd Original Film Of The Year To Top The Charts With $21m Opening: Box Office Report
For only the 2nd time in 2019, we’ve had a purely original weekend winner at the Box Office, as R-rated comedy Good Boys opened top of the class with $21.4m. It follows in the footsteps of fellow Universal release ‘Us’ from March, and marks a…
‘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,…
