In its second week of release, Deadpool almost made back its entire production budget in the short three day span. The R-rated phenomenon has already grossed over $235 million dollars in the U.S. and by Wednesday it will have grossed over $500 million dollars worldwide. The Deadpool train has just left the station and we should expect to see his […]
Box Office Report – DEADPOOL Has the Largest R-Rated Opening in History
With a marketing campaign as creative and forward-thinking as the one for Deadpool, it was clear that the movie would dominate the Valentine’s Day weekend. However, no one was expecting the movie to break all records for a rated-R movie. Deadpool had an estimated $132 million dollar domestic debut, while opening to over $260 million dollars worldwide. It […]
Box Office Report – KUNG FU PANDA 3 Remains the Champion for the Second Week
As expected, audiences largely stayed away from movie theaters on Superbowl Sunday. Kung Fu Panda 3 remained on top for a second consecutive week with an estimated $21.2 million dollars at the domestic box-office. It seems that this was the safe pick for those looking to get away from the football madness. The sequel lost about 48% […]
Box Office Report – THE REVENANT Survives Long Enough to See First Place
The Revenant continues to thrive in the harsh winter environment, while its competitors struggled to maintain their audiences over the past weekend. The Academy Award nominated film climbed up to first place, in its fifth week of release. The movie collected another estimated $16 million dollars over the weekend and brought its domestic total to over […]
Box Office Report – RIDE ALONG 2 and THE REVENANT Dethrone STAR WARS
What goes up, must come down. It’s been an amazing run atop the box-office for Lucasfilm and Disney, but Star Wars: The Force Awakens has finally fallen from first place this past weekend. The buddy cop comedy Ride Along 2 debuted in the top spot with an estimated $35.3 million dollar opening. However, the sequel made less than […]
Box Office Report – STAR WARS Narrowly Survives the Grizzly Debut of THE REVENANT
For the first time in the past month, Star Wars: The Force Awakens received competition for the box-office crown. The smash hit continued raking in the cash with an estimated $41.6 million dollar weekend. The film’s domestic total crossed the $800 million dollar mark, while also having a huge $53 million dollar debut in China, which are […]
Box Office Report – THE FORCE AWAKENS Can’t Be Stopped
Star Wars: The Force Awakens continued its meteoric climb up the all-time list of Hollywood blockbusters. It’s poised to become the most successful domestic film in history by week’s end and it has managed to gross $1.5 million dollars worldwide. The eyes are on the hit movie to see if it will eventually break Avatar’s $2.7 million dollar […]
Box Office Report – STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Continues Its Intergalactic Domination
Nothing in life is guaranteed…except Star Wars: The Force Awakens coming in first place this weekend. It’s second weekend would be a stellar opening for any other franchise short of the Avengers. It lost only about 40% of the previous week’s audience and the Force is surely with the franchise once again. It managed to collect another estimated […]
Box Office Report – KRAMPUS Surprises But Katniss Wins the Box Office Games Again
The month of December is here and there was a wide variety of options at local movie theaters. Despite losing a precipitous 64% of its previous weekend’s audience The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 held on to first place for its third consecutive week. The final chapter (for now) in the film series made another estimated $18.6 million […]
Box Office Report – THE HUNGER GAMES Fends Off the Competition From THE GOOD DINOSAUR and CREED
The Thanksgiving weekend always gives a boost to ticket sales and this past holiday there were a lot of options for moviegoers. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 had a strong second week, with many using the holiday weekend to catch the final chapter in hit series. The movie lost about 50% of its audience, while making […]
Box Office Report – THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 Takes the First Place Crown
As it was scripted, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, took first place at the box-office this past weekend. The final installment in the groundbreaking series scored an estimated $101 million dollars in its debut. However, the opening is the lowest debut in the franchise’s history, which is a sign that the series is winding down at […]
Box Office Report – SPECTRE Keeps its Competition in Check
There was a diverse offering of movies over the past weekend, with the top five spots at the box-office full of different options. It was no surprise that James Bond won the day again, with another first place finish for Spectre. The movie made an estimated $35.4 million dollars in its second weekend of release pushing its […]