A weekly look at the American box office
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
The general view going into this weekend was one that would do well overall but not a huge weekend with the slate of films opening. Did anyone think that Midway would come out on top? The film takes the spot with a … Continue reading Box Office: November 8-10
The first box office weekend of November is here and it’s off to a weak start – though there’s still potential for it overall. With a weak tracking trend ahead of its debut, Terminator: Dark Fate barely managed to scrape past … Continue reading Box Office: November 1-3
The month of October wraps up with this new rundown at the box office, though we have a few more days in which some films will add a bit more coin heading into Halloween. It’s little surprise that after the … Continue reading Box Office: October 25-27
The latest box office early results have come in and the weekend landed about as expected, though with some films not quite living up to projections. That mostly falls upon Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil as it debuted with $36 million domestically, which … Continue reading Box Office: October 18-20
We’re running a little light this week as time is short, having just gotten out of a 40th-anniversary showing of Alien on the big screen. Two more night showings are coming up this week and we really recommend checking it out … Continue reading Box Office: October 11-13
Leave it up to the clown prince of crime to steal himself a box office record. With a lot of people naysaying the film from the moment it was announced, similar to another October film called Venom, the debut of Joker this … Continue reading Box Office: October 4-6
September has been a quiet month overall with a couple of bright spots here and there. One of those was this weekend with Universal and DreamWorks coming out on top with Abominable. While the film doesn’t have a huge window in … Continue reading Box Office: September 27-29
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
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
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
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 … 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 … 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
