Warner Bros. Wins Big Over Other Studios at the 2017 Summer Movie Box Office!!

While studios continue to place tentpoles throughout the calendar, the summer movie season is still a warzone where every weekend new films vie for supremacy at the box office. It’s easier to be a film in February or March and make a splash rather than one that’s released from May through August. Furthermore, summer 2017 wasn’t great for the domestic box office as theaters reported … Continue reading Warner Bros. Wins Big Over Other Studios at the 2017 Summer Movie Box Office!!

‘Transformers 5’ Opens with Franchise Low as ‘Wonder Woman’ Surpasses ‘Batman v Superman’ at the Domestic Box Office!!!

Paramount‘s Transformers: The Last Knight took the #1 spot this weekend as expected, but that opening was the lowest the franchise has seen thus far by a rather significant margin as a lot of attention will now turn toward the film’s international run. Meanwhile, WB‘s Wonder Woman is still tearing up the box office as it has now become the highest grossing release within the … Continue reading ‘Transformers 5’ Opens with Franchise Low as ‘Wonder Woman’ Surpasses ‘Batman v Superman’ at the Domestic Box Office!!!

‘Cars 3’ Speeds to Weekend #1 while ‘All Eyez On Me’ Opens Well as ‘Wonder Woman’ Tops $570M at the Worldwide BO!!

Disney and Pixar‘s Cars 3 brought in enough to take the top spot at the weekend box office, but most eyes will be turning toward the spectacular third weekend for Warner‘s Wonder Woman in second place and Lionsgate‘s All Eyez On Me, the latter of which definitively over performed versus pre-weekend expectations. Also outperforming expectations was Entertainment Studios‘ 47 Meters Down while Sony‘s Rough Night … Continue reading ‘Cars 3’ Speeds to Weekend #1 while ‘All Eyez On Me’ Opens Well as ‘Wonder Woman’ Tops $570M at the Worldwide BO!!

‘Wonder Woman’ Tops at #1 Again While Cruise’s ‘Mummy’ Under Performs at the BO!!

While Universal‘s release of The Mummy starring Tom Cruise is the #1 movie worldwide, it fell short of its anticipated mark domestically. The Cruise-led feature had to settle for second place, finishing nearly $25 million shy of Wonder Woman‘s second weekend, as the DC Comics adaptation enjoyed a #1 finish at the weekend box office for a second week in a row. With an estimated … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Tops at #1 Again While Cruise’s ‘Mummy’ Under Performs at the BO!!

‘Wonder Woman’ Sets $100 Million Record Opening at the BO!!!

Wonder Woman exceeded all expectations this weekend, delivering an impressive $100 million opening, the largest opening for a female-directed feature, vastly out-performing the previous record holder Fifty Shades of Grey, which debuted with $85.1 million back in 2015. Meanwhile, Fox‘s release of the DreamWorks Animation feature Captain Underpants came up a little short of Mojo‘s forecast while mildly outperforming the studio’s modest expectations. Overall, the … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Sets $100 Million Record Opening at the BO!!!

‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ Top Memorial Day Weekend Box Office as ‘Baywatch’ Flops at the BO!!!

Disney‘s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales led the way this Memorial Day weekend while Paramount‘s Baywatch struggled to match expectations. Meanwhile, Disney‘s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues to deliver while the studio’s Beauty and the Beast became only the eighth film to cross $500 million domestically. Overall, the weekend was down ~15% compared to Memorial Day weekend last year … Continue reading ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ Top Memorial Day Weekend Box Office as ‘Baywatch’ Flops at the BO!!!

CinemaCon: Over 50 Posters Including ‘Alien: Covenant’, ‘Atomic Blonde’, ‘The Dark Tower’, and ‘GOTG2′!!! Check It Out!!

For those who don’t know, CinemaCon is a convention where theater owners get a look at what the studios have to offer for the rest of the year, and where vendors can show new products for theaters to buy. It’s basically Comic-Con for theater owners. Besides showing off never before seen footage, the studios often bring the cast and the filmmakers. Over the course of a few days, … Continue reading CinemaCon: Over 50 Posters Including ‘Alien: Covenant’, ‘Atomic Blonde’, ‘The Dark Tower’, and ‘GOTG2′!!! Check It Out!!

First ‘Captain Underpants’ Trailer Reveals the Strangest Superhero Origin Story Ever!!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Two mischievous kids hypnotize their mean elementary school principal and turn him into their comic book creation, the kind-hearted and elastic-banded Captain Underpants. Directed – David Soren Starring (voices of) – Jordan Peele, Nick Kroll, Kevin Hart Check out the trailer: Continue reading First ‘Captain Underpants’ Trailer Reveals the Strangest Superhero Origin Story Ever!!! Check It Out!!

‘The Croods 2’ Cancelled at DreamWorks Animation!!

DreamWorks Animation has been developing a sequel to the 2013 animated feature The Croods ever since that film proved to be a smashing box office success, but now over three years later, the studio is calling quits. Per Variety, DreamWorks Animation has opted to scrap plans for The Croods 2 despite the fact that they just hired new writers for the project, brothers Kevin and … Continue reading ‘The Croods 2’ Cancelled at DreamWorks Animation!!

Promo Posters for ‘Jurassic World 2’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’, ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and More!!

Steve Weintraub (of Collider) is at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas and managed to snap photos of promo posters for Jumanji, Jurassic World 2, MASK, Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM, G.I. Joe, The Star, Baywatch, Assassin’s Creed, Ghost in the Shell, Boss Baby, Captain Underpants, How to Train Your Dragon 3, Early Man, The LEGO Batman Movie, Mission: Impossible 6, Transformers: The Last Knight, Alien: Covenant, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and Trollhunters.  Some of these you may have … Continue reading Promo Posters for ‘Jurassic World 2’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’, ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and More!!

‘Wonder Woman’ Release Date Moved Up; Andy Serkis’ ‘Jungle Book’ Delayed a Year!!

Amidst reports of a potential shakeup in their production process, Warner Bros. has announced a few release date shuffles. First and foremost, Wonder Woman will be arriving in theaters sooner than expected, as the Gal Gadot-fronted superhero film has been moved up from June 23, 2017 to June 2, 2017, where it will now square off directly against Sony’s likely R-rated Bad Boys 3 and … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Release Date Moved Up; Andy Serkis’ ‘Jungle Book’ Delayed a Year!!