Synopsis – A grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors meets his match when a lively young family moves in next door, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down. My Take – For decades, Tom Hanks aka America’s dad has been one of the most beloved and recognizable actors across the globe. A gentleman star in … Continue reading A Man Called Otto (2022) Review!!
What did this weekend prove at the box office? It’s not just about tentpoles. The overall champs of the weekend were lower-budgeted releases, with Universal’s Cocaine Bear trampling its teen projections with $23.09M, and Lionsgate’s Jesus Revolution turning water into cash with $15.5M after being initially forecast in the $6M-$7M range. However, both movies had something that propelled audiences: They had sticky titles. It doesn’t … Continue reading ‘Quantumania’ Sees Worst Drop for MCU Title as ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘Jesus Revolution’ Overperform at the BO!!
Disney/Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania notched a $33.8M Saturday, -27% from Friday+previews $46M, which will get the Peyton Reed– directed threequel to a $104M 3-day, $118M 4-day, per Disney this AM. Per box office analytics corp EntTelligence, Ant-Man 3 pulled in 7M admissions this past weekend, more than doubling Uncharted‘s admissions a year ago. Saturday’s ease is better, percent- wise, than the Friday-to-Saturday … Continue reading ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Opens Big with $118 Million at the BO!!
For a slow time at the box office — before the marketplace gets rich with Marvel Studios/Disney’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania next weekend ($120M 4-day) — it sure is intriguing, particularly with smaller movies. Last weekend, we had Paramount’s 80 for Brady and the whole discount ticketing stunt, as well as Universal’s Knock at the Cabin lukewarm opening, with the director M. Night Shyamalan … Continue reading ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ Marks $8.2 Million Debut at the BO!!
Universal’s M. Night Shyamalan movie Knock at the Cabin held up over Paramount’s 80 for Brady, $14.2M to $12.5M, even though the latter had discount matinee ticketing in most theaters coast-to-coast. While the experimental ticket price drop didn’t exactly mushroom more bucks than Knock at the Cabin, 80 for Brady pulled in more people than Knock at the Cabin, estimated 1.3 million to 1.1 million, … Continue reading ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Opens with $14.2 Million while ’80 For Brady’ is Popular at the BO!!
Coming out of this weekend, by mid-week, Disney/20th Century Studios/Lightstorm’s Avatar: The Way of Water will easily surpass The Avengers as the No. 10 highest-grossing movie ever in U.S./Canada with $623.3M. The James Cameron-directed pic has made $15.7M in its seventh straight No. 1 weekend streak. Avatar 2‘s seven-weekend run at No. 1 ties with the original Avatar and the Henry Fonda-Katherine Hepburn multi-Oscar-winning movie, … Continue reading ‘Avatar 2’ Continues to Climb Charts of Top-Grossing Pics of All-Time; while SRK Starrer ‘Pathaan’ Opens Strong at the BO!!
Thank to the legs on Christmas holdovers Avatar: The Way of Water and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and M3GAN running to $73.2M, the 2023 box office is surging to an estimated $514.7M for the Jan. 1-Jan. 22 period, +39% over last year, which was at $370M per box office sources. Avatar 2 landed a sixth weekend of $19.7M, which could get it to … Continue reading ‘Avatar 2’, ‘Puss in Boots 2’ and ‘M3GAN’ Continue Hold at the BO!!
After a snowstorm laden Christmas weekend caused a lot of concern for exhibition and studios, the MLK frame has provided a lot of hope at the box office, with all studios seeing an improved outlook on their estimates than they imagined. Results for the top five films are higher, indicative of walk-up business. Avatar: The Way of Water‘s 4-day is now at $38.5M, which still … Continue reading ‘Avatar 2’ and ‘M3GAN’ Continue Rule While ‘A Man Called Otto’ Bests Expectations with $15M at the BO!!
Universal/Blumhouse/Atomic Monster’s M3GAN is a monster at the box office, with an opening of $30.2M after a rich Saturday of $11.7M, even with Friday’s take, plus previews. What a great late Christmas present for exhibition. Not to mention the start of a new franchise, as this one will have legs and give some extra bounce to the box office. That’s as we wait for Ant-Man … Continue reading ‘M3GAN’ Over-Performs with $30 Million Opening at the BO!!
While New Year’s Eve is typically a better moviegoing day than Christmas Eve, business was still down yesterday at -27% from Friday for all movies. That’s a similar decline to last weekend’s Friday-to-Christmas Eve (-26%). However, New Year’s Eve made more than Christmas Eve, $27.9M to $22.2M. Moviegoing is expected to be +19% on New Year’s Day today, and there will be an extra cushion … Continue reading ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Entering New Year with $400+ Million at the BO!!
We’re starting to enter awards season and the Academy has released its shortlists in a few key categories ahead of the 95th Academy Awards on March 12. The lists show off the most-likely nominees in ten categories: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, International Feature, Live Action Short, Animated Short, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music Score, Original Song, Sound, and Visual Effects. All nominees will be unveiled on … Continue reading 2023 Oscars Shortlists Unveiled in 10 Categories!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors meets his match when a lively young family moves in next door, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down. Directed – Marc Forster Starring – Tom Hanks, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘A Man Called Otto’: New Trailer Reveals Tom Hanks as the World’s Grumpiest Neighbor!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors meets his match when a lively young family moves in next door, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down. Directed – Marc Forster Starring – Tom Hanks, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘A Man Called Otto’ Trailer Sees Tom Hanks Play a Grumpy Neighbor!! Check It Out!!
Fresh off his performances in Elvis and Pinocchio, Tom Hanks has continued to be one of America’s favorite actors. But, it seems we will all have to wait a few extra weeks to see him on the big screen again. Hanks’ next film, A Man Called Otto, has had its release date pushed back, from early December to a wide release on January 13, 2023. The film is based on the … Continue reading ‘A Man Called Otto’: Tom Hanks led Remake Moves Release Date to January 13, 2023!!
Sony Pictures recently revealed that several upcoming movies now have set release dates. One of these films is A Man Called Otto, which stars Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump) in the lead role. A Man Called Otto is officially a Sony property as of last week following an intense bidding war at the Berlin Film Festival’s European Film Market. The film is based on … Continue reading ‘A Man Called Otto’: Tom Hanks led Remake Set for December 25, 2022 Release!!
America’s Dad Tom Hanks is really cranking out those dad movies out, isn’t he? His latest, an adaptation of the bestselling Swedish novel A Man Called Ove—the movie is titled A Man Called Otto—has sold to Sony in a record European Film Market deal valued at around $60 million, Deadline reports. Sony is planning to give the film a theatrical release in over 2,000 screens … Continue reading ‘A Man Called Otto’: Sony Picks Up Tom Hanks led Adaption for a Record $60 Million!!
