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As Major Studios Shift Releases ‘The Marksman’ Stays #1 at the Pandemic BO!!

January 25, 2021by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

It didn’t take long for history to repeat itself. We’re not just talking about the second-weekend No. 1 hold for a Liam Neeson Open Road release during the pandemic — […]

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Liam Neeson Pic ‘The Marksman’ Takes Top Spot with $3.7M at the BO!!

January 18, 2021by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

In a continuing pandemic marketplace such as this, with 57% of all movie theaters still closed, whether you’re a distributor or an exhibitor, you have to be thankful for any […]

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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Struggles Continues with $3M at the BO!!

January 11, 2021by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Even if there wasn’t a pandemic, odds are this would still be a hard weekend at the domestic box office, what with all the distraction that came out of our […]

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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Slips in Second Weekend, With $120M at the Worldwide BO!!

January 4, 2021by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

The first weekend of the year, which at its apex in 2016 grossed $219.5M off the heat of Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, registered an estimated $13M for the entire weekend. […]

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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Passes $100 Million at the Worldwide BO!!

January 2, 2021by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

It’s been an odd few weeks for Wonder Woman 1984. The sequel received widespread acclaim in those early social media reactions, while the first wave of reviews were similarly positive (you […]

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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Opens to Pandemic-Best $16.7M at the BO!!

December 28, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

We’ll have to wait and see what success WarnerMedia drums up in regards to Wonder Woman 1984‘s impact on HBO Max subscribers. But from a box office perspective over Christmas, with […]

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‘Monster Hunter’ Tops Pre-Christmas Weekend with a Poor $2.2M at the BO!!

December 21, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

More theaters closed heading into this weekend, including the Boston market and parts of Portland, OR, so there wasn’t much money to make at the box office even with a […]

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Sans Wide Releases ‘Croods 2’ Continues Top Position at the BO!!

December 14, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Even in a normal, healthy economy, the major studios are typically skittish about opening big movies before Christmas with many still busy with holiday activities. So, it comes as no […]

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‘The Croods: A New Age’ Continues Slow Domination at the BO!!

December 7, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

If there’s one weekend at the box office that studios and exhibitors typically have had no thanks for, it’s the post Thanksgiving period, typically the first weekend in December, when […]

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‘The Croods: A New Age’ Sets Strong $14M Domestic + $35M WW Opening at the BO!!

November 30, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Universal’s estimates for DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods: A New Age didn’t veer greatly from what we were seeing yesterday for the weekend, with a $9.7M 3-day, $14.2M 5-day and global grab of […]

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‘Freaky’ and Jackie Chan’s ‘Vanguard’ Float at Depressing Times at the BO!!

November 23, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

The weekend before Thanksgiving is one of the most lucrative ones on the calendar, last year bringing in $204.9M off the opening of Disney’s Frozen II, which posted November’s fifth-best domestic […]

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Body Swap Horror Comedy ‘Freaky’ Topes with $3.7M at the BO!!

November 16, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Universal/Blumhouse’s Freaky is coming in lower than expected at $3.7M after a $1.4M Saturday that dipped 6% from Friday’s $1.5M. With overseas totaling $1.9M from 20 territories, including Australia, Freaky‘s global […]

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‘Tenet’ Hits $350M Globally While ‘Let Him Go’ Takes Top Spot at the Domestic BO!!

November 9, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Focus Features is calling Let Him Go‘s opening weekend at $4.1M after a Saturday that was up 6% over Friday with $1.56M. Sunday is being figured at $1.07M.   Talking about […]

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‘Come Play’ Tops Halloween Chart With $3.2M at the BO!!

November 2, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Focus Features and Amblin‘s Halloween offering Come Play filled its trick-or-treat bag with $3.2 million in domestic grosses, easily enough to top another hollow weekend at the box office amid the […]

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Liam Neeson Actioner ‘Honest Thief’ Maintains Tops Spot at the BO!!

October 26, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Liam Neeson’s thriller “Honest Thief” repeated as the winner of a subdued domestic box office with $2.4 million at 2,502 locations. The Open Road release declined 44% from its opening […]

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Liam Neeson’s ‘Honest Thief’ Opens With a Weak $3.7M at the BO!!

October 19, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Liam Neeson‘s turn as older action star continued over the weekend as his film Honest Thief collected a solid $3.7 million in its U.S. box office debut. The movie, which marks […]

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‘War With Grandpa’ Tops ‘Tenet’ with $3.6M at the BO!!

October 12, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Tim Hill‘s family friendly comedy The War With Grandpa topped the U.S. box office with $3.6 million, enough to topple Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet from the top spot. Tenet, now in […]

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‘Tenet’ Passes $300M Globally, Yet Struggles to Pass $50M Domestically at the BO!!

October 5, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

It’s been an uphill battle here in the U.S. for Tenet as it struggles to hit the box office milestones it’s racking up with relative ease overseas. As its fifth theatrical […]

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‘Tenet’ Continues Weak Hold on #1 with $41.2M at the BO!!

September 28, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Here we are, at the end of yet another weekend trying to find the silver lining on an ever-darkening box office cloud. Sure, Warner Bros. Tenet is still at the top […]

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‘Tenet’ Continues Lags in the U.S. But Crosses $250M at the Worldwide BO!!

September 21, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Warner Bros. Tenet continues to trend downward at the domestic box office as it closes out another week in theaters. It was revealed last weekend (thanks to some quick numbers-crunching) […]

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‘Mulan’ Stumbles With $23M Opening at the China BO!!

September 14, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Disney‘s Mulan malfunctioned in its China box office debut with a disheartening $23.2 million. The $200 million tentpole was made with both Chinese and American audiences top of mind. Directed […]

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‘Tenet’ Struggles in the U.S. However Reaches $200 Million Globally at the BO!!

September 14, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet is struggling in North America — where moviegoing remains off limits in Los Angeles and New York City  — but continues to impress overseas for an estimated […]

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‘Tenet’ Scores $20 Million Opening at the U.S. BO!!

September 7, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

The good fortunes of Warner Bros. and director/writer Christopher Nolan increaseth at Tenet opens in U.S. theaters to some very surprising box office results. In another time, we might be considering these Tenet opening […]

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‘The New Mutants’ Opens with $7 Million at a Slowly Reviving BO!!

August 31, 2020by Mirza Baig 1 Comment

It has been a little over five months since we last reported on box office news as the U.S. has grappled with the global pandemic. The months-long shutdown has sent the […]

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‘Tenet’ Debuts With a Strong $53M-Plus Opening at the International BO!!

August 31, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

In a major win for the moviegoing experience in the COVID-19 era, Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet grossed a better-than-expected $53 million-plus as it debuted internationally in 41 markets, including Canada. Among […]

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‘Unhinged’ and ‘SpongeBob Movie’ Releases Mark Revival of the North American BO!!

August 17, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

The North American box office is resuming after an unprecedented five-month shutdown due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The major circuits in Canada reopened in earnest over the weekend […]

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‘Harry Potter’ Re-release Tops While ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Bombs at the China BO!!

August 17, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone cast its spell over the box office in China this weekend, as Hollywood rereleases continue to entice people back to recently reopened cinemas. The […]

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‘The Old Guard’ Being Hailed by Netflix as a Record-Breaking Success!!!

July 20, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Netflix is already sharing data and insights to suggest The Old Guard is a massive hit with viewers just one week after its release. The newest original to hit the streaming giant […]

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‘Greyhound’: Tom Hanks’ Film Smashes Apple TV+’s Opening-Weekend Records!!

July 19, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Originally scheduled for a theatrical release, Sony Pictures’ naval war drama Greyhound made its streaming debut last Friday on Apple TV+. According to Deadline, the Tom Hanks-led film immediately broke an […]

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‘Little Women’ Hits $100M at the Overseas BO as Cinemas Begin Reopening Worldwide!!

June 22, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Greta Gerwig‘s Oscar-nominated film Little Women has crossed the $100 million mark at the international box office in a welcome sign as cinemas begin to reopen around the globe after […]

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Due to Strong Drive-In Theater Buzz ‘The Wretched’ Passes $1 Million Mark at the BO!!

June 9, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

IFC’s horror movie “The Wretched” passed the $1 million mark after a month of drive-in movie theater buzz. The indie film took in $162,000 at 95 sites over the weekend. […]

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‘Trolls World Tour’: Animated Sequel Scores Biggest Digital Debut Ever!!

April 14, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Universal‘s Trolls World Tour has scored the biggest debut for a digital movie release ever; here’s what its actual numbers probably look like. A sequel to the studio and DreamWorks […]

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‘Onward’ Tops Again, While ‘I Still Believe’ and ‘Bloodshot’ Open Modestly at the Coronavirus-Affected BO!!

March 16, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Concerns over COVID-19 have continued to increase and the effect on the global box office has been felt. This weekend’s top ten combined for an estimated $50.35 million, which is […]

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‘Onward’ Wins Weekend with $40 Million as ‘The Way Back’ Opens Modestly at the BO!!

March 9, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Disney and Pixar‘s Onward topped the weekend box office, but fell just a bit shy of expectations, a performance some may relate to the current COVID-19 concerns, though most everything […]

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‘The Invisible Man’ Tops with $29 Million at the BO!!

March 2, 2020by Mirza Baig 1 Comment

Universal and Blumhouse‘s The Invisible Man delivered on expectations, becoming the first true stand out among the year’s several horror films to have already hit theaters. At the same time […]

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‘Sonic’ Holds Top Spot, as ‘Call of the Wild’ Opens Well at the BO!!

February 24, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Paramount‘s Sonic the Hedgehog managed to hold off 20th Century‘s The Call of the Wild for a second weekend at #1, topping $106 million after just ten days in release […]

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‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Zooms Past Competition with $57 Million Opening the BO!!

February 17, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Paramount‘s Sonic the Hedgehog exploded onto screens this Presidents’ Day weekend, delivering the largest opening weekend ever for a video game adaptation to go along with an estimated $68 million, […]

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‘Birds of Prey’ Underwhelms with a $33 Million Opening at the BO!!

February 10, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Positive reviews and audience response wasn’t enough to send Warner Bros.‘s Birds of Prey flying too high this weekend. While the latest DC Comics adaptation was able to secure the […]

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‘Little Women’: Greta Gerwig’s Film Crosses $100 Million at the Domestic BO!!

February 8, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

While the film has been undervalued this awards season, Greta Gerwig’s radical adaptation of Little Women is a bona fide box office hit. The Sony Pictures film crossed the $100 […]

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‘Bad Boys For Life’ Stays on Top as ‘The Rhythm Section’ Flops at the BO!!

February 3, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

For a third straight weekend in a row Sony‘s Bad Boys for Life topped the weekend box office, and continues to do so with ease, though it isn’t as if […]

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‘Bad Boys’ Continues Domination as ‘Gentlemen’ Opens Solid at the BO!!!

January 27, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Sony‘s Bad Boys for Life entered its second weekend with a strong holdover performance, repeating atop the weekend box office and topping $120 million domestically after just ten days in […]

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Akshay Kumar Becomes the Only Actor to Gross over Rs. 1000 Cr. at the 2019 Worldwide BO!!

January 20, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Akshay Kumar has fast become one of the most bankable actors of recent times. With each of his films managing to rake in the moolah, Akshay, who features in multiple […]

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‘Chhapaak’: Deepika Padukone’s Acclaimed Film Crashes at the BO!!

January 20, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Meghna Gulzar’s enormously anointed topical and disturbing drama Chhapaak has failed to draw in the audiences. Quite a setback for Deepika Padukone, whose performance as an acid-attack victim is outstanding […]

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‘Bad Boys for Life’ and ‘Dolittle’ Outperform Expectations at the BO!!

January 20, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

The Martin Luther King holiday is bringing more box office heat than originally expected as Sony‘s Bad Boys for Life delivered the second largest MLK four-day performance ever as well […]

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‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ Hits $1 Billion at the Worldwide BO!!!

January 16, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

It’s official: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has crossed the $1 billion mark in global sales. The J.J. Abrams-directed feature has spent 28 days in theaters across the world following […]

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‘1917’ Tops With $36.5 Million Weekend, as ‘Underwater’ and ‘Like a Boss’ Underperform at the BO!!

January 13, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Universal‘s 1917 made the most of strong word of mouth and two Golden Globe wins, topping the weekend box office with ease as it expanded nationwide following two weeks in […]

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‘Rise of Skywalker’ Tops $900M Globally, as ‘Grudge’ Debuts with $11.3M at the BO!!

January 6, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Disney domination continues as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker leads the way domestically for the third straight weekend, topping $450 million domestically and over $900 million worldwide while Frozen […]

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‘Frozen II’ Is Officially the Highest-Grossing Animated Film of All Time!!

January 6, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Disney’s 2020 is already beginning on a high note as Frozen II is crowned the highest-grossing animated movie of all time at the end of the first weekend in January. This […]

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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Lags Behind Predecessors at the BO!!

January 4, 2020by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker took in nearly $17 million at the domestic box office over the New Year’s Day holiday, a tally that brings the Skywalker Saga’s closer […]

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‘Cats’ Bound To Lose At Least $71M at the BO!!

December 30, 2019by Mirza Baig Leave a comment

No amount of star power from Taylor Swift, James Corden, Idris Elba, Jason Derulo, etc., nor the direction of Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, could save Cats at the global box office. Our […]

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