Clint Eastwood has struck box-office gold once again with Sully, after scoring the biggest movie of 2014 with the surprise hit, American Sniper. This time he teamed up with Tom Hanks for another movie based on true events and it was another success. Sully had an estimated $35 million dollar opening over the September 11th weekend and it seemed that […]
Box Office Report – DON’T BREATHE Holds On to First
It was a cut-and-paste weekend at the box-office as last week’s results were almost replicated over the holiday. Don’t Breathe held on to its firm grip on first place with an estimated $19.5 million dollar Labor Day weekend. The movie now qualifies as a runaway hit, as it has made over $54 million dollars on a meager […]
Box Office Report – DON’T BREATHE Leaves Competition All Choked Up
Every season there is a movie that pops out of the shadows and dramatically takes hold of audience’s attention. The latest surprise hit is Don’t Breathe. The horror-thriller took control of first place at the box-office over the weekend with an estimated $26.1 million dollar debut, which more than doubled the second place finisher’s pull. It […]
Box Office Report – SUICIDE SQUAD Holds First; BEN HUR Chased Out of Town
The Suicide Squad has managed to hold on to the the top spot at the box office for the the third week in a row. A feat that neither Man of Steel or Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice could manage to pull off during their respective runs. The movie secured first place with an estimated $20.7 million dollar weekend that serves as a […]
Box Office Report – SUICIDE SQUAD Has Huge Drop But Still Eats SAUSAGE PARTY’S Impressive Debut
The eyes of the industry were on Warner Bros latest superhero offering, Suicide Squad, after a record-breaking opening at the box-office. The superhero team-up film had an astonishing $133 million dollar debut, which smashed the previous record held by Marvel Studios with Guardians of the Galaxy. In its second week of release the movie had a precipitous fall […]
Box Office Report – SUICIDE SQUAD Proves It Pays to Be Bad With Biggest August Opening Ever
This weekend’s release of Suicide Squad has proven one thing, it looks as if it truly pays to be bad. The third film in Warner Bros’ DC cinematic universe is a new direction for the studio and there was a huge amount of pressure on the new release. The bad-guy team-up flick had the biggest opening in […]
Box Office Report – STAR TREK Opens in First But Doesn’t Go BEYOND Expectations
This year is the 50th anniversary of Star Trek and Paramount Pictures made a point to get their latest installment, Star Trek Beyond, into theaters in celebration. The third chapter in the reboot of the film series is enjoying rave reviews after having a bumpy pre-production period. The movie opened to an estimated $59.6 million dollars in its first […]
Box Office Report – PETS Narrowly Edges Out GHOSTBUSTERS For First Place
While the general audience wasn’t afraid of any ghosts, there wasn’t enough people who wanted to see them busted, for Ghostbusters to capture first place at the box-office over the past weekend. The Secret Life of Pets ultimately had the last laugh, as it held on to first place while making an additional $50 million dollars in its second week of release. The […]
Box Office Report – Everyone Wanted to Know THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS
It was a huge weekend for the animal kingdom at the past weekend’s box-office, as the top three films all have wildlife at the core of their stories. The newcomer, The Secret Life of Pets, pushed the competition out of the way for an enormous $103.1 million dollar opening. Clearly, audiences bought into the premise of […]
Box Office Report – FINDING DORY Rides the Wave Over ID2 to Another Big Weekend
Apparently, you can’t keep a good fish, or movie, down. Pixar’s much anticipated sequel to Finding Nemo has continued to leave its mark on this summer’s movie season. In its second week of release, Finding Dory refused to loosen its stranglehold on the top spot at the box-office. The animated sequel Finding Dory lost only 45% of its first week’s audience […]
Box Office Report – Pixar Swims to the Largest Animated Opening Ever With FINDING DORY
Long before Disney jumped on the Marvel bandwagon, they expanded their mastery over animation by bringing Pixar into the fold. Both companies are known for delivering quality films, that are only surpassed by their box-office success. Zootopia and Captain America: Civil War delivered right out of the gate and Disney was certainly looking for Pixar to hold up its end of […]
Box Office Report – THE CONJURING 2 Opens Big; WARCRAFT Bombs in U.S. While Conquering the World
The legend of James Wan continues to grow as he has another huge hit to add to his resume, as The Conjuring 2 made an estimated $40.4 million dollars in its debut. The horror movie packed theaters while receiving favorable ratings for the little respected genre. Wan is going on to even bigger things with Aquaman in the DC universe, […]