Jonathan Boehle

Box Office Analysis (Feb. 14-16): ‘Sonic’ flies past video game movie records as ‘Parasite’ infects the top 10

Jonathan Boehle February 16, 2020

Parasite earns the biggest post-Oscars weekend gross for a Best Picture winner since The King’s Speech February can sometimes be a pretty quiet month at the... Read More

Box Office Analysis (February 7-9) – ‘Birds of Prey’ flies frustratingly low as Oscar contenders soar

Jonathan Boehle February 9, 2020

After two weekends in a row of new releases failing to crack even the top 3 of their respective opening weekends, the table seemed well-set... Read More

Box Office Analysis (Jan. 31-Feb. 2) – ‘Bad Boys 3’-peats over quiet Super Bowl weekend

Jonathan Boehle February 2, 2020

For a third weekend in a row, Bad Boys for Life was the top movie at the weekend box office, dropping -48% to a $17.7 million weekend... Read More

Box Office Analysis (Jan. 24-26): [Gentle]Men no match for [Bad] Boys

Jonathan Boehle January 26, 2020

PGA and DGA winner ‘1917’ breaks $100M; ‘Parasite’ crosses $30M; the ‘Knives’ are still out Bad Boys for Life followed up its incredible record-breaking opening weekend... Read More

Box Office Analysis (Jan. 17-19): ‘Bad Boys,’ Bad Boys Whatcha Gonna Do…Blow Up the Box Office

Jonathan Boehle January 19, 2020

After 1917 became 2020’s first wide release breakout last weekend, Bad Boys for Life surpassed all tracking and expectations to deliver the first full-fledged blockbuster opening of 2020. The... Read More

Box Office Analysis (Jan. 10-12) – ‘1917’ is no bomb but ‘Underwater’ drowns

Jonathan Boehle January 12, 2020

2020 saw its first breakout opening in the form of a 2019 holdover with 1917, which opened above almost all expectations to a $36.5 million weekend... Read More

Box Office Analysis (Jan. 3-5): Holdovers dominate as ‘Grudge’ flops

Jonathan Boehle January 5, 2020

For the third weekend in a row, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Jumanji: The Next Level were dominant as the top 2 movies at the weekend box... Read More

Box Office Analysis (Dec. 27-29): ‘Little Women’ has big start, A24’s ‘Uncut’ gamble pays out

Jonathan Boehle December 29, 2019

The top two spots at the box office this holiday weekend saw a repeat of the 2017 holiday season, with a new Star Wars movie... Read More

Box Office Estimates (Dec. 20-22): ‘Star Wars’ rises to the top spot, ‘Cats’ stinks to high Heaviside

Jonathan Boehle December 22, 2019

For the last time for at least a little while, a Star Wars release dominated the pre-Christmas weekend box office with an estimated $175.5 million opening weekend.... Read More

Box Office Preview and Predictions: ‘Star Wars’ hopes to go out with a bang

Jonathan Boehle December 19, 2019

After holding its dominance over the box office year in America three years in a row (and one Solo hiccup), the Star Wars franchise takes aim at... Read More