I’ve got four awards here. Each are my top five picks in the category. We have Best Sequel/Spinoff, and a new category Sequel I’d Like To See Most. There’s also Animated Feature, and Best Voice Acting In An Animated Feature. So here we go!
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Matt Damon’s return to the Jason Bourne role will easily take 1st this weekend. Like most of the sequels this summer, it won’t be able to match the series high opener of its last entry (Ultimatum made 69M in its … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Bourne’ Resurrection In 1st
An overcrowded weekend at the box office is likely to lead to series low openers for both the Star Trek franchise and the Ice Age franchise. There’s too much for them to compete with to expect either franchise to set … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Star Trek’ To Go Beyond ‘Ice Age’
Depending on how you feel about 46M for Ghostbusters, it either did just fine, or it disappointed. It definitely didn’t overperform. The big question seems to be “will we see a Ghostbusters 2”, and that question will be answered once … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Ghostbusters’ in Second
Kids films usually don’t experience harsh drops week-to-week. Finding Dory’s 50% dip was a bit of an anomaly last week. Pets, at its harshest drop, won’t go lower than 55M. It likely will make higher, but this is really the … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Ghostbusters’ Won’t Bust ‘Pets’
Illumination’s The Secret Life Of Pets opens this weekend, and is definitely hitting #1. It’s the film that’s been heavily promoted for a year, causing buzz to transform this film into a tentpole for the studio. If Dory wasn’t alive … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Pets’ Put An End To ‘Dory’ At The Top
Well, it looks like we have a few winners this weekend, and one loser. The Legend Of Tarzan and The Purge 3 both came out winners this weekend. Tarzan overperformed from its original 30M projection, and The Purge 3 actually … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Dory’ Wins, But ‘Tarzan’ and ‘Purge’ Surprise
It looks as though The Legend Of Tarzan isn’t quite the huge flop some were predicting it to be. of course, 43M over the July 4th weekend doesn’t seem to be enough for some people, but for a film starring … Continue reading Friday Box Office: ‘Dory’ Towers Over Newcomers Over The Long Weekend
Finding Dory is still very much the film to watch out for this weekend. It should crush all three new releases. It will likely be the last weekend it sits on top, as The Secret Life Of Pets opens next … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Dory’ Blasts Fireworks At Three New Entries
1) Captain America: Civil War- 430M Total At 403M, it’s not likely it will hit quite the 430M total. It may squeak out somewhere around 410M. The way Finding Dory is performing, it might not even remain the top film … Continue reading Summer Box Office Challenge: How Am I Doing?
Man, the Independence Day franchise is dunzo. Any sequels being made without Will Smith are dunzo. Not only did Independence Day not beat the second weekend of Finding Dory, but it ended up below even the low end of its … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘ID42’ What Happened?
It is entirely possible that Independence Day 2 loses to the second weekend of Finding Dory. If Dory had a steep decline of 60%, it would be on track for 55M. Now, if Independence Day 2 disappoints, it might fall … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘ID42’ Competes With ‘Dory’ For #1
Featuring The Voices Of: Ellen Degeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolance, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba, Dominic West, Kate McKinnon, Bill Hader, Sigourney Weaver Directed By: Andrew Stanton and Angus Maclaine This is not … Continue reading Finding Dory
Finding Dory is tracking really well headed into the weekend. A lot of comparisons are being made to Toy Story 3, which made 100M+ in its first weekend. This is the widest Pixar release ever, and with some ticket price … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Everyone Will Find ‘Dory’ and ‘Intelligence’
Pretty much everything this summer has disappointed except Captain America. Ninja Turtles opened under, Neighbors 2 disappointed, Alice flopped. So we have two sequels now, and a franchise tentpole. Warcraft has been getting terrible reviews, yet it has been lighting … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Three New Releases Vie For #1
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