Weekend Box Office Report: Melissa McCarthy Shows 'Batman vs. Superman' Who's...
In most of these Weekend Box Office Reports, it’s clear who the victor will be. Even when the early estimates are a little off and the numbers shift between now and Monday, the basic layout of the top...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'The Jungle Book' Roars Into First Place
The Jungle Book was destined to take the number one spot at the box office this weekend. However, the early estimates were off by, oh, $20 million or so. Jon Favreau’s reimagining of this beloved story...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'The Jungle Book' Defeats 'The Huntsman: Winter's...
After last week’s stellar opening, it was clear that The Jungle Book was going to hold on to the number one spot at the box office this weekend. However, it wasn’t clear that it would spell complete...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'The Jungle Book' Is King of the Box Office Jungle...
For the third weekend in a row, The Jungle Book dominated the box office, taking the top spot and making it look easy. It’s been a fairly astonishing run for a movie that felt like a big question mark...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Captain America: Civil War' Made a Little Bit of...
A little movie called Captain America: Civl War came out this weekend and made the exact kind of money you’d expect it to make. The thirteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe didn’t have the...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'The Angry Birds Movie' Catapults Into First Place
Someone had to dethrone Captain America: Civil War from its spot at the top of the box office top 10, so why not The Angry Birds Movie? The animated adaptation of the popular mobile game glided into...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Lands On Top and 'Alice...
Despite the arrival of two major films, this Memorial Day weekend was ultimately a disappointing affair, as X-Men: Apocalypse and Alice Through the Looking Glass both underperformed. The former should...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'...
This may have been one of the weakest weekends at the box office this summer, with audiences seemingly avoiding movies new and old like the plague. Even the victories feel a little half-hearted, with...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'The Purge: Election Year' Gets a Strong Start...
Although the holiday weekend brought out a slew of new releases to compete for the top spot at the box office, this week’s top 10 was, once again, dominated by Finding Dory. The Legend of Tarzan, The...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'The Secret Life of Pets' Dethrones 'Finding Dory'...
It took a movie about adorable talking dogs and cats to dethrone the movie about the adorable talking fish. The Secret Life of Pets dominated the box office this weekend, making it the third 2016...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Ghostbusters' Opens Well, but Not Well Enough to...
How much does the new Ghostbusters need to make if it wants to be a bonafide, genuine hit? The opening weekend for director Paul Feig’s reboot of the beloved franchise raises more questions than...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Star Trek Beyond' Warps to Number One
This has been one of the strangest summers in recent memory when it comes to box office analysis, not because so many high profile movies have disappointed (although that has certainly been...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Jason Bourne' and 'Bad Moms' Take Care of Business
As expected, Jason Bourne topped the box office in its opening weekend, but like so many of the sequels released this summer, the initial numbers aren’t quite what everyone was hoping for. This doesn’t...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Suicide Squad' Breaks August Records
Despite receiving overwhelmingly negative reviews, Suicide Squad opened with record-smashing numbers, obliterating the record set by Guardians of the Galaxy back in 2014. And yet, the box office of...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Sausage Party' Devours an August Record While...
There are two big stories to lead with in this edition of the Weekend Box Office Report and both of them are equally interesting in their own little ways. Let’s start with the positive: Sausage Party...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Don't Breathe' Breathlessly Wins the Weekend
In a summer filled with misfires and box office disappointments, the horror genre has kept its head above the water. The Conjuring 2 crossed the $100 million mark. Lights Out was a gigantic sleeper...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Sully' Emergency Lands in First Place
Just when you thought September was going to be a slow month at the box office, Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks show up with Sully and make things interesting all over again. The feature film adaptation...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Blair Witch' Stumbles as 'Sully' Continues to Soar
Despite new challengers of all genres, budgets and backgrounds, Sully remained number one at the box office this week, fending off the likes of Blair Witch, Bridget Jones’s Baby, and Snowden. In a...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children' and...
Despite dominating the box office last week, The Magnificent Seven took a not-insignificant tumble this weekend, slipping to third place and allowing Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children and...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'The Girl on the Train' Embarks in First Place
Six months ago, this looked like a very different weekend at the box office. While the strong start for The Girl on the Train isn’t surprising, the weak opening for The Birth of a Nation reflects how...
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