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
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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 Estimates and Analysis (Dec. 13-15): 'Jumanji' levels up with excellent opening weekend as 'Richard Jewell' bombs
With Christmas less than two weeks away, the box office is starting to heat up thanks to the release of Jumanji: The Next Level, which surpassed... Read More
Box Office Preview and Predictions: 'Jumanji – The Next Level' aims to score ahead of the holidays
Two December ago, an incredibly belated quasi-sequel to 1995’s Jumanji, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, staked its claim as counter-programming to that season’s new Star Wars film by opening... Read More
Box Office Estimates (Dec. 6-8): 'Playmobil' lands 4th worst opening weekend for a wide release ever
Box Office Estimates (Dec. 6-8): 'Playmobil' lands 4th worst opening weekend for a wide release ever
As mentioned in this weekend’s prediction article, the post-Thanksgiving weekend has become a quiet one at the box office, one for holdovers to hold onto... Read More
Box Office Preview and Predictions: 'Frozen II' to reign again Thanksgiving leftovers
Once upon a time, far back in the early 2000s, the post-Thanksgiving weekend was a perfectly acceptable weekend to release a major new film and... Read More
Box Office Estimates (Nov. 29 – Dec. 1): 'Frozen II' ices Thanksgiving record, 'Knives' breaks 'Out'
Box Office Estimates (Nov. 29 – Dec. 1): 'Frozen II' ices Thanksgiving record, 'Knives' breaks 'Out'
In 2013, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire broke the Thanksgiving box office record in its second weekend of release, grossing $74.2 million over the 3-day weekend and... Read More
Box Office Preview and Predictions: ‘Knives Out’ aims for a killer post-Thanksgiving breakout
This past weekend, Disney brought some much-needed heat to the box office with the release of Frozen II, which moved up a week early from Disney’s... Read More
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