Welcome to the weekly TV thread! This coming week of new shows brings us to the second big week of the majors rolling out premieres. I look forward to getting way too many suggestions about good shows to check out! … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
BREAKING: The whistleblower complaint has been released: https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/20190812_-_whistleblower_complaint_unclass.pdf … Let the analysis flow today. Continue reading The Whistleblower Complaint Analysis Discussion
The month of September continues to be a decent if light month on films depending on your interests as I’ve only managed to get enthused enough once to use my Regal Unlimited card. But that’s how this period goes! The … Continue reading Box Office: September 20-22
Welcome to the weekly TV thread! This week is the one where a lot of the major networks start rolling things out and that means the flood is rolling in. I look forward to getting way too many suggestions about … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
While there may be something to the month of September where it’s got interesting films but is generally quiet, it’s definitely better than the dumping ground that August has been turned into over the years. The arrival of It Chapter 2 … Continue reading Box Office: September 13-15
Welcome to the weekly TV thread! While we’re still waiting for the “big” primetime premieres to land toward the end of the month, the fall season is slowly gearing up and some networks are getting out ahead of the flood … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
With a long running time and early reviews that were positive but not quite as enthusiastic as the first installment, It: Chapter 2 landed this weekend with a $91 million win domestic. It also brought in $94 million internationally in 75 … Continue reading Box Office: September 6-8
Welcome to the weekly TV thread! This column has been handled by Chashlet for quite some time but last week was his last post, so I tossed my hat in the ring to take over since I write about TV … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
With not much of anything of note coming out this weekend it’s no surprise that things are down. The Labor Day holiday weekend tends to be the last hurrah for summer for people but at the box office, it signifies … Continue reading Box Office: August 30 – September 1
We’re just about done with the terrible month of August and the slate of movies that have come with it. Taking the top spot this week was Angel Has Fallen, the third in the series and the first to debut in … Continue reading Box Office: August 23-25
Taking some time off for a quick little three-day vacation meant missing the box office report but here we are! As we get further into the quiet period of August and September, the winning film at the box office is … Continue reading Box Office: August 16-18
August isn’t known in general for lighting up the box office so we’re used to seeing smaller numbers after some big summer weekends. In its second week, Univeral kept the top spot with Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw bringing in $25.4 million, bringing to almost $109 million domestic. The film did another $60 million overseas to bring that side up to $224 million and a worldwide total of $332 million in fourteen days. It’s continuing to open in new markets and next weekend sees it getting ready to launch in China. Of the new films, it’s a mixed bag … Continue reading Box Office: August 9-11
The first weekend of August has hit and while I didn’t get to use my Regal Unlimited program yet, I’ll be seeing the top film here in a few days with it. Universal’s expansion on the Fast & Furious franchise kicked off Hobbs & Shaw over the weekend where it did $60.8 million in just over 4,200 screens. This is pretty much what the studio expected and it did well by scoring an “A-” CinemaScore. With it being a pricey production – $200 million – it has a lot of work to do but one suspects it just might manage it. It’s … Continue reading Box Office: August 2-4
The latest results are in from the box office with what has drawn people to it. It’s no surprise that The Lion King took the top spot as it brought in $75 million to bring its domestic run up to $350 … Continue reading Box Office: July 26-28
It’s a busy weekend at the box office as Disney flexes its muscle and draws people out into the theaters. With a $185 million domestic debut, The Lion King did what the entire lineup did the same weekend last year. It … Continue reading Box Office: July 19-21
With the new films that hit this week being smaller films it was no surprise that Spider-Man: Far From Home took the top spot. It fell 51% from what it did during the 3-day portion of its opening last weekend to … Continue reading Box Office: July 12-14
The box office weekend isn’t a normal weekend by any stretch thanks to the 4th of July holiday. The big film that had the longest debut was Spider-Man: Far From Home as it opened on Tuesday. With kids out of school … Continue reading Box Office: July 5-7
While some competition came onto the field as we get ready for the 4th of July holiday, Toy Story 4 still took the top spot as it added another $58 million to bring it to $236 million domestic. It’s a solid … Continue reading Box Office: June 28-30
With Disney’s estimates originally at $140 million and others in the $125 million range, Toy Story 4 took the top spot at the box office but managed just a $118 million debut – though we expect some upward revisions with finalized … Continue reading Box Office: June 21-23
It’s a tricky situation. People say they want original films but they often turn their noses up at them at the box office, discovering them later on streaming after hearing some good word of mouth. So the studios lean into … Continue reading Box Office: June 14-16
While the weekend performed better than it did a year ago, the box office had two films at the top that should have done a lot better than they did. The Secret Life of Pets 2 took too long to get … Continue reading Box Office: June 7-9
