A weekly look at the American box office
After powering its way to huge numbers in Japan since it opened there last year, the Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train finally made its North American debut this weekend as more theaters continue to open across the country. They’re still … Continue reading Box Office: April 23-25
It felt weird to get back into the box office numbers reporting last weekend but it’s back once again and we have a new update to look at. There isn’t a lot of change overall here compared to before as … Continue reading Box Office: April 16-18
It’s been so long since we’ve been able to do one of these that it feels almost surreal to be back. The folks at Comscore have once again been able to start getting information from studios and other partners to … Continue reading Box Office: April 9-12
While we’re in the midst of a situation where some people are going about things as normal and others are avoiding people altogether, a depressed box office weekend was no surprise. Particularly once the major chains started limiting audience sizes … Continue reading Box Office: March 6-8
While the Pixar films have a certain aura about them that has you always thinking that they’re going to make bank, the reality is that it’s not always true. The latest film out from the Disney studio is Onward, which we’ve … Continue reading Box Office: March 6-8
With a number of horror films so far this year underperforming to say the least, having The Invisible Man perform to expectations certainly feels like a win. The film had a $7 million production budget and its opening weekend came in … Continue reading Box Office: February 29 – March 1
February has proven a much lighter month than people have been used to over the last few years where some big films have landed or surprises have shown themselves. With a strong debut previously, Sonic the Hedgehog keeps to the top … Continue reading Box Office: February 21-23
While this is a four-day weekend for many (and winter break for the week as a whole), the three-day box office numbers have come in but you can bet some will definitely use the four-day in their advertising after tomorrow. Sonic … Continue reading Box Office: February 14-16
This weekend saw the debut of the Birds of Prey film which had a largely clear deck ahead of it as nothing else of note was really opening. The only competition of sorts is that some chains were showing a lot … Continue reading Box Office: February 7-9
Super Bowl weekend tends to be a pretty quiet moviegoing weekend and that’s reflected with 99% of what’s out being under the $10 million mark this weekend. Bad Boys For Life holds onto the top spot for the third weekend in … Continue reading Box Office: January 31st – February 2nd
Still to the surprise of more people than it should be, Bad Boys for Life has topped the box office for the second weekend. With a surprising first-weekend win, this weekend had it dipping just 46% from its opening to bring … Continue reading Box Office: January 24-26
When Bad Boys for Life as slotted for a mid-January debut, it pretty much sent a signal to many to not expect a lot even after the gap between installments where fans kept asking for more. The film landed from Sony … Continue reading Box Office: January 17-19
>With a limited debut over Christmas, 1917 went wide this weekend and it couldn’t have asked for a better boost than the two Golden Globe wins it got earlier in the week. The Thursday night previews were pretty well packed and my … Continue reading Box Office: January 10-12
With little in the way of new material out this weekend, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker has the gradual arrival of more people coming to see it that held off from the debut weeks. The film has hit just under the … Continue reading Box Office: January 3-5
The second weekend of Rise of Skywalker has been worked through and the film had a -59% drop compared to its opening weekend, which is more than hoped for but better than the second weekend for The Last Jedi which dropped -67.5% … Continue reading Box Office: December 27-29
It’s a rare franchise where subsequent installments do better than the first and even rarer when you’re getting to the ninth film in your series. Rise of Skywalker landed this weekend to close out the Skywalker saga and in its opening … Continue reading Box Office: December 20-22
With Frozen 2 having dominated the top of the box office charts for a couple of weeks, that comes to an end this week thanks to Jumanji: The Next Level. The film, a couple of years separated from the previous on … Continue reading Box Office: December 13-15
The box office moved along decently this week with a couple of new films moving in and the powerhouse that is Frozen 2 continuing to add coin to its account. The film took the top spot for the third week in … Continue reading Box Office: December 6-8
We noted during last weekend’s box office report that Frozen 2, which came in at $130 million, was telling only half the story. A holiday mid-week like this week had with school’s closing, traveling, and lots of family visits to the … Continue reading Box Office: November 28 – December 1
Lousy weather is messing with things for me in terms of connectivity today, so a slimmed-down post. With the holiday week coming up for Thanksgiving in just a few days, there’s always a load of movies out on the weekend … Continue reading Box Office: November 22-24
As we get ready for really big box office numbers next weekend with the debut of Frozen II, this weekend saw the box office deal with three very different properties. Ford v Ferrari had been gaining some noise and traction ahead … Continue reading Box Office: November 15-17
