Box Office

Box Office: Wonder Woman Is Now the Most Resilient Superhero Movie Since the First Spider-Man

June 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

Wonder Woman is kind of a big deal. You don’t need to know anything about the film’s box office performance to know that. Simply browse social media, drop in on some [...]

Box Office: Has Summer 2017 Already Peaked?

May 22, 2017 // 52 Comments

As I left Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 I had a Jack Nicholson moment, thinking to myself: What if Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is as good as it gets for movies this summer? [...]

Box Office: Here Are the Trailers for the 5 New Movies Nobody Went to See This Weekend

April 24, 2017 // 3 Comments

There were five new wide releases this weekend, and hardly anyone went to see any of them. Instead, the box office was dominated by Fate of the Furious, Boss Baby and Beauty [...]

Box Office: 5 Lessons from March’s Blockbuster Movie Madness

April 3, 2017 // 10 Comments

When was the last time you looked up the list of new movies coming out in April? Just don’t. It’s a depressing exercise, one that forces you to then look up which [...]

What Jordan Peele Hopes Hollywood Learns From the Box Office Success of Get Out

March 31, 2017 // 4 Comments

Get Out is now the highest-grossing film in Blumhouse history, and it’s still growing. The domestic total now sits at $150m, but the film only just now fell out of the [...]

March Blockbuster Movie Madness 2017: A Box Office Update

March 21, 2017 // 3 Comments

Three weeks. Three new blockbusters movies. Three bigger-than-expected opening weekends. Huh. Maybe this March Madness of peak blockbuster won’t be so bad after all, and [...]

Box Office: When a Movie Makes More In China Than In The US Do We Even Notice Anymore?

February 13, 2017 // 1 Comment

OMG, you guys, xXx: Return of Xander Cage just opened to a massive $61.9 million in China, which is the biggest opening for a Hollywood movie in China this year as well as a [...]

Box Office: Where Does Rings Rank Among the All-Time Super Bowl Openings?

February 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Super Bowl weekend is a great time to premiere a new movie trailer, but it’s not a good time to actually release a new movie in theaters. That doesn’t stop Hollywood from [...]

Box Office: What a Twist – M. Night Shyamalan Is a Bankable Director Again

January 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

After two financially successful films in a row, is it safe to no longer regard M. Night Shyamalan as being on the comeback? With 2015’s The Visit being his first film to [...]

Box Office: Just How High Could La La Land Go?

January 10, 2017 // 2 Comments

It’s good to be anyone connected to La La Land right about now. Awards bodies are falling over themselves to shower the film with trophies (a record-setting 7 at the Golden [...]