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Weekend Box Office Forecast: Universal and Blumhouse’s NIGHT SWIM

Shawn Robbins — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:57:22 +0000

The first weekend of the new year kicks off with the latest horror-thriller hopeful from Universal and Blumhouse as other holiday holdovers look to continue anchoring the market.

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Weekend Box Office: Warner Bros. Dominates the Holiday Frame with WONKA, AQUAMAN 2, and COLOR PURPLE

Boxoffice Staff — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:53:07 +0000

Warner Bros. owns three of the top four films at this weekend’s box office. Yet the real story may be Universal, which this past Tuesday replaced Disney as the domestic yearly box office leader, if including each company’s subsidiary distributors. Here’s a box office breakdown of the New Year’s frame. Keep in mind that most […]

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Weekend Box Office: WONKA is Sugary Sweet in 1st Place

Boxoffice Staff — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 16:52:44 +0000

#1 = Wonka Warner Bros.’ fantasy musical took a bite out of the box office with a first place debut of $39.0M. That’s higher than comparable openings of December family-friendly musicals from the past decade: +25% above 2014’s Into the Woods = $31.0M +65% above 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns = $23.5M 2.45x 2014’s Annie = […]

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Weekend Box Office: THE BOY AND THE HERON Flies, RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ Tumbles to 6th

Boxoffice Staff — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 19:16:00 +0000

#1 = The Boy and the Heron GKIDS’ and Studio Ghibli’s Japanese-language anime from director Hayao Miyazaki soared to $12.8M, securing the top spot over the weekend. For comparison, that’s higher than the final domestic totals of several Miyazaki films, including: 2002’s Spirited Away = $10.0M 2014’s The Wind Rises = $5.2M 2005’s Howl’s Moving […]

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Weekend Box Office Forecast: Will Miyazaki’s THE BOY AND THE HERON Challenge for the Top Spot?

Shawn Robbins — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:35:44 +0000

One more quiet weekend is on deck before the heart of holiday season ramps up with Wonka on December 15. First, can Beyoncé repeat atop the box office in Renaissance's second frame, or might Hayao Miyazaki's final film contend for the honor?

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Weekend Box Office: RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ Earns Best Post-Thanksgiving Opening Since 2003’s THE LAST SAMURAI

Boxoffice Staff — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 18:23:33 +0000

#1 = Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé The AMC Theatres Distribution + Variance Films concert documentary can pay the “bills, bills, bills” with a $21.0M debut. Renaissance earns first place despite playing in 2,539 theaters, only the #5 widest release this frame. However, Renaissance does start below several other concert documentaries: -9% below 2009’s posthumous […]

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Weekend Box Office Forecast: RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ, GODZILLA MINUS ONE, THE SHIFT and SILENT NIGHT

Shawn Robbins — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:01:30 +0000

The post-Thanksgiving corridor is typically a slow one, which will be true again for the most part this year. The exception looks to be Beyoncé's concert film, which appears headed toward a #1 box office debut.

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Weekend Box Office: BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES Beats Both NAPOLEON and WISH on Thanksgiving Frame

Boxoffice Staff — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 18:00:58 +0000

#1 = The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Last frame, Lionsgate’s dystopian action prequel started in first place with $44.6M, substantially below the openings for all four installments in the original franchise. It opened -56% below the last Hunger Games film, equalling 2016’s first Fantastic Beasts prequel which also debuted -56% off […]

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Weekend Box Office: HUNGER GAMES and TROLLS Open Far Below Predecessors, THE MARVELS Has MCU’s Steepest Sophomore Drop

Boxoffice Staff — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 17:53:23 +0000

#1 = The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Lionsgate’s dystopian action prequel starts with $44M, substantially below the openings for all four installments in the original franchise: -71% below 2012’s The Hunger Games: $152.5M -72% below 2013’s Catching Fire: $158.0M -64% below 2014’s Mockingjay Part 1: $121.8M -57% below 2015’s Mockingjay Part […]

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Fading Snow: Director Francis Lawrence on Kindling the Franchise with Origin Story THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES

Chad Kennerk — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:54:50 +0000

If you have a favorite music video from the late-90s through 2011, there’s a good chance it was directed by Francis Lawrence. Bringing that same sensibility to feature films, Lawrence made music at the box office in a career that began with such titles as Constantine, I Am Legend, and Water for Elephants. Lawrence brought […]

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Weekend Box Office Forecast: THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES, NEXT GOAL WINS, TROLLS BAND TOGETHER, and THANKSGIVING

Shawn Robbins — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:36:28 +0000

Pre-Thanksgiving weekend will see the welcome release of four major studio films as the holiday corridor begins to ramp up with a variety of content.

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Long Range Box Office Forecast: Updates on THE HUNGER GAMES Prequel, TROLLS BAND TOGETHER, GODZILLA MINUS ONE, and More

Shawn Robbins — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 23:50:59 +0000

This week's report moves ahead to the weekend of December 8, though no wide releases from major studios are currently planned for that date.

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