A weekly look at the American box office
With so much of big blockbuster-type films frontloaded these days and with a lot of people still not going back to theaters (myself still included), the 68% drop in the second weekend for Thor: Love and Thunder isn’t too much of … Continue reading ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Weakly Wins Box Office
With a lot of information out there prior to release of how well this was going to do based on ticket presales, the debut weekend for Thor: Love and Thunder comes in at a $143 million weekend domestically and another … Continue reading ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Wins Audiences With Box Office Results
The holiday weekend is one that generates a decent bit of income and launches a few films usually and this year has a decent mix of things even as studios continue to be a bit wary overall. The three-day numbers … Continue reading ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Claims Record-Breaking Box Office Victory
It’s not often things are this close when you get a box office weekend but the top two films are basically tied with a difference in admissions possibly making the difference once things are finally totaled. At the moment, Elvis is holding … Continue reading ‘Elvis’ Battles ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ With Box Office Victory Results
Much ink will be spilled in talking about Lightyear but one suspects that in the long run that the film, which had unrealistic Toy Story-esque expectations placed on it, will largely come out ahead when all things are factored in. Of course, … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Wins Out Over ‘Lightyear’ At Box Office
With Top Gun: Maverick being the belle of the ball recently with some big numbers, the film has fallen to second place this week. It brought in $50 million in its 4,200 screens which brings it to a $393.3 million take … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Has Huge Box Office Appetite
With a lot of positive buzz and word of mouth after a strong opening weekend, Top Gun: Maverick barrels into its second weekend with a $86 million take, bringing it to $291.6 million after last weekend and the weekday numbers that … Continue reading Top Gun: Maverick Wins 2nd Weekend Box Office
With a couple of years of delays due to the pandemic and the desire for this to be a big-screen event, it has paid off as Top Gun: Maverick has debuted this weekend with a $124 million domestic debut. Add in … Continue reading Top Gun: Maverick Buzzes The Memorial Day Weekend Box Office
Another weekend is in the books when it comes to the box office and Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness holds the top spot as it adds another $31.6 million to its take. That brings it to $342 million on … Continue reading Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Crosses $800M Worldwide At Box Office
The latest weekend of the summer movie season is underway and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness held onto the top spot in the face of zero competition. The film had a pretty deep dip overall from the first weekend but … Continue reading Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Wins The May 13th Weekend Box Office Weekend
With a couple of quiet weeks behind us as studios were waiting to see if the summer season would really exist, the first film of the season has arrived with the Doctor Strange sequel. The film was getting a lot of … Continue reading Disney Wins The May 6th Weekend Box Office With The Multiverse Of Madness (ft. Doctor Strange)
At this point in the box office game, it’s the quiet before the storm of the Doctor Strange film due out on May 6th as nobody released anything wide this week of note. That meant for a quiet weekend, down some … Continue reading The Bad Guys Steal The April 29th Weekend Box Office With 2nd Wind
I love when a film that absolutely wasn’t on my radar at all ends up taking the top spot and making some waves. DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys took the top spot today with a $24 million domestic take on its $69 … Continue reading The Bad Guys Steal The The April 22nd Weekend Box Office Win
The latest box office numbers have come in and the third entry in the Fantastic Beasts series has landed with a $43 million take. While we wait to see if it’s going to get the fourth and possibly fifth films in … Continue reading The Secrets of Dumbledore Casts A Problematic Spell With The April 15th Weekend Box Office Win
The first Sonic The Hedgehog film was one that managed to make big waves in 2020 by being one of the last films out during the pandemic and holding what would become some records for the year because of it. Now, the … Continue reading Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Grabs The Golden Ring With The April 8th Weekend Box Office Win
April has gotten underway at the box office and things have shifted up once again, which is welcome to see from how static things felt for so long. Sony launched its Morbius film in its attempt to build out more of … Continue reading Morbius Gnaws Box Office Win With The April 1st – 3rd Weekend
Another sign of a little more normalcy in the theatrical market hit this weekend as The Lost City takes the top spot after The Batman has dominated since opening at the beginning of the month. Here, The Lost City hit a $31 million opening … Continue reading The Lost City Brings Women Back To The Box Office With The March 25th – 27th Weekend
The box office had a pretty solid weekend overall even with nothing big opening and the month of March being essentially ceded over to The Batman. The film did take the top spot again with a $36.8 million take to bring … Continue reading The Batman Sets 3rd Box Office Win With The March 18th – 20th Weekend
Without much in the way of competition, nobody was expecting The Batman to plummet at the box office – especially as there is no streaming alternative at the same time. The film holds the top spot for the second week … Continue reading The Batman Sets 2nd Box Office Win With The March 11th – 13th Weekend
The box office got a pretty good boost this weekend with the arrival of The Batman. The film from Warner Bros. landed in 4,417 locations domestically and it pulled in a $128.5 million take. It also did another $120 million overseas … Continue reading The Batman Solves Box Office With The March 4th – 6th Win
The final box office weekend of the month of February 2022 and we can at least say that as weak as it was at times, it’s better than February 2021 was. This weekend saw Uncharted hold its top spot position with … Continue reading Uncharted Secures 2nd Win With The February 15th – 27th Win
