‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Tops Super Bowl Weekend; ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Leads Newcomers while Zombies fall flat at the BO!!

It’s Super Bowl Sunday, which means a lot of Americans will not be hitting the multiplex. Conventional wisdom says that the box office suffers when up against the most popular sporting event of the year and, in 2016, conventional wisdom seems to be winning. As expected, Kung Fu Panda 3 came out on top, claiming an estimated $21 million and its second consecutive box office … Continue reading ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Tops Super Bowl Weekend; ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Leads Newcomers while Zombies fall flat at the BO!!

Kung Fu Panda 3 opens well as hold over titles stay strong at the BO!!

In a surprise to no one, Dreamworks’ Kung Fu Panda 3 was the number one film in North America this weekend: becoming the first animated film to rule the box office since Hotel Transylvania 2 back in September. The threequel earned an estimated $41 million from 3,955 locations, which was right in line with industry projections. The film’s weekend gross makes it the biggest debut … Continue reading Kung Fu Panda 3 opens well as hold over titles stay strong at the BO!!

The Revenant continues to stay at the top as new comers make modest openings at the BO!!

It was a hard weekend at the box office, with almost all major titles coming in on the low end of expectations. As we told you yesterday, the depressed box office is being blamed, in part, on a major snow storm that hit the East Coast on Saturday – shuttering theaters from Virginia to New York City. But two-thirds of the country still had a … Continue reading The Revenant continues to stay at the top as new comers make modest openings at the BO!!