Box Office Analysis (Feb. 14-16): ‘Sonic’ flies past video game movie records as ‘Parasite’ infects the top 10
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
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Box Office Analysis (February 7-9) – ‘Birds of Prey’ flies frustratingly low as Oscar contenders soar
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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