Into The Woods goes wide this weekend, but doesn’t have the widest screen count. That actually goes to Unbroken. However, Into The Woods plays to a family audience, and family films typically do better this weekend. That’s why I’ve projected … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Will Audiences Go ‘Into The Woods’?
1) The Hobbit: Battle Of The Five Armies- 56.2M Weekend, 90.6M total 2) Night At The Museum 3- 17.3M Weekend, 17.3M Total 3) Annie- 16.3M Weekend, 16.3M Total 4) Exodus- 8M Weekend, 38.9M Total 5) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay pt … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Hobbit’ Wins Big, ‘Museum’ Disappoints
1) The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies- 16.1M Friday, 52M Weekend 2) Annie- 6M Friday- 20M Weekend 3) Night At The Museum 3- 5.9M Friday, 20M Weekend 4) Exodus- 2.3M Friday, 8M Weekend 5) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay … Continue reading Friday Box Office: Hobbit Leads, Annie & Museum In Close Battle
The Hunger Games had a small victory this weekend as it managed to stave off only one newcomer (that performed poorly), and take first place again. Meanwhile, the studios behind Penguins of Madagascar and Horrible Bosses 2 can’t be happy. … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Hunger’ Leads A Thirsty Weekend
1) Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1- 140M Weekend, 140M Total Catching Fire opened to 158M last year, but Mockingjay doesn’t quite have the same reviews. Also, Hunger Games had almost no competition. Thor was in 2nd place with 14M. This … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: How High Can ‘Hunger Games’ Go?
Dumb and Dumber To was the big new movie of the weekend, becoming Jim Carrey’s first 30M opening in 10 years. THe franchise proved it had life left in it, as it managed to open above expectations, and even beat … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Dumb’ Wins, ‘Hero’ and ‘Interstellar’ hold OK
1) Big Hero 6- 35M Weekend, 111M Total Big Hero 6 received praise from moviegoers last week, and also faced tough competition from Interstellar. Dumb and Dumber To is not quite as big of a competitor, and animated films rarely … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Will ‘Dumb’ Take First, Or Will ‘Hero’ Repeat?
Opening on Halloween weekend is quite a struggle. The last time Halloween was on a weekend was when Saw 3D opened to 22M in 2010. That year, it was on Sunday. The year before, it was on a Saturday, and … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Kidman and Gyllenhaal Struggle To Make 10 Mil
Ouija opened strong like most movies of this genre do, but will see significant drop offs on Saturday and Sunday. A C cinemascore definitely is not going to help the audience find the film. Teens are known for their Friday … Continue reading Friday Box Office: ‘Ouija’ Set To Win Weekend
1) Ouija- 18M Weekend, 18M Total This well marketed horror flick hasn’t screened for critics yet, but the tracking suggests it might win a very tight weekend. A PG-13 rating will help it, for sure, but poor word of mouth … Continue reading Box Office Predictons: Can Keanu Fight For First In ‘John Wick’?
So, Brad Pitt’s Fury was unleashed this weekend, and the big news is that it beat the third weekend of Gone Girl. Not that we should be excited, because it is the third weekend of Gone Girl. Can’t be that … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: Pitt Beats Affleck’s Third Weekend
Fury opened last night to a strong 1.2M, which could put it on track for a 30M weekend. It didn’t quite open as high as The Equalizer or Gone Girl, but it did outperform 2014’s other war flick Monuments Men. … Continue reading ‘Fury’ Lands 1.2M On Thursday Night
1) Gone Girl- 26.8M Weekend, 78.2M Total 2) Dracula Untold- 23.4M Weekend, 23.4M Total 3) Alexander…- 19.1M Weekend, 19.1M Total 4) Annabelle- 16.3M Weekend, 62.1M Total 5) The Judge- 13.3M Weekend, 13.3M Total 6) The Equalizer- 9.7M Weekend, 79.8M Total … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Girl’ Beats ‘Dracula’ and ‘Alexander’
1) Gone Girl- 23M Weekend, 74M Total Barring any of the new releases becoming massive hits, Gone Girl should win week two. It’s buzzy enough, and Fandango says that presales for the weekend are still strong. 2) Alexander And The … Continue reading Box Office Preview: Four New Films Enter, Will One Win?
Oh, look who is turning out to be right. ME. #fuckthehaters. I projected a 40M weekend for Gone Girl, while every other site kept their cool and went with a 25M prediction. With Gone Girl now expected to get 38M … Continue reading ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘Annabelle’ Surge, ‘Left Behind’ Does OK
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