‘The Predator’ Crashes With a Soft $24M, While ‘A Simple Favor’ Opens Strong at the BO!!!

20th Century Fox‘s release of The Predator may have topped the weekend box office, but whether it was the controversy swirling around the film, dwindling franchise interest or a combination of both, the film delivered the lowest opening weekend gross for a live-action film debuting in over 4,000 theaters. Meanwhile, Lionsgate‘s A Simple Favor delivered solid numbers in a third place finish, Studio 8‘s White … Continue reading ‘The Predator’ Crashes With a Soft $24M, While ‘A Simple Favor’ Opens Strong at the BO!!!

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Delivers Strong $34M Five-Day Opening While ‘Mile 22’ and ‘Alpha’ Open Low at the BO!!

August may be a notoriously slow month at the box office, but Warner Bros. has now delivered back-to-back strong performers. Last weekend The Meg topped all expectations and continued its strong global performance this weekend, while the new release of Crazy Rich Asians delivered an estimated $34 million in its first five days of release. Between the two films, WB secured the weekend’s top two … Continue reading ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Delivers Strong $34M Five-Day Opening While ‘Mile 22’ and ‘Alpha’ Open Low at the BO!!

‘The Meg’ Starts off Strong with a $44.5 Million debut at the BO!!!

“The Meg” devoured the competition at the domestic box office. Warner Bros.’ big-budget shark thriller opened well above expectations, biting off $44.5 million when it opened in 4,118 North American locations. That was easily enough to nab the No. 1 slot over “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” which picked up $20 million in its third outing for a domestic tally of $162 million. “The Meg,” which … Continue reading ‘The Meg’ Starts off Strong with a $44.5 Million debut at the BO!!!

Denzel’s ‘Equalizer 2’ Dominates ‘Mamma Mia! 2’ With A Strong Opening at the BO!!!

A different kind of record was set this weekend in that it was the first weekend ever where eight of the top ten films at the weekend box office were sequels. Of those eight, two of the weekend’s new follow-up films are locked in a tight race at the top with Sony’s The Equalizer 2 pulling off a surprise upset, edging out Universal‘s Mamma Mia! … Continue reading Denzel’s ‘Equalizer 2’ Dominates ‘Mamma Mia! 2’ With A Strong Opening at the BO!!!

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) Review!!!

Synopsis – While on a vacation with his family, Count Dracula makes a romantic connection. My Take – Considering the market is dominated by Disney and Pixar, there are only a few animated films today that consistently maintain their quality, especially when it comes to the matter of their sequels. Released back in 2012, this Adam Sandler led Sony Pictures Animation produced animated feature stuffed … Continue reading Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) Review!!!

‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Tops Weekend While ‘Skyscraper’ Crumbles at the BO!!!

Sony Animation‘s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation continued the franchise tradition of debuting atop the weekend box office and doing so with over $40 million over the three-day. The weekend also featured a strong expansion from Annapurna‘s Sorry to Bother You, which landed in seventh position on the weekend chart, but unfortunately for Universal‘s Skyscraper, the weekend’s other new wide release, it struggled over its … Continue reading ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Tops Weekend While ‘Skyscraper’ Crumbles at the BO!!!

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Debuts with a Modest $76 Million, While ‘The First Purge’ Opens Strong at the BO!!!

It’s another Disney-led weekend as Ant-Man and the Wasp claims the weekend’s #1 spot. This marks the tenth time this year a film based on a Marvel comic character has topped the weekend box office. Also releasing this week, Universal and Blumhouse‘s The First Purge is the latest success in the now, four-film franchise, Roadside‘s documentary Whitney fell just shy of a spot in the … Continue reading ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Debuts with a Modest $76 Million, While ‘The First Purge’ Opens Strong at the BO!!!

‘Hotel Transylvania 3’: New Trailer Sets a Trap for the Drac Pack!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Mavis surprises Dracula with a family voyage on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship so he can take a vacation from providing everyone else’s vacation at the hotel. The rest of Drac’s Pack cannot resist going along. But once they leave port, romance arises when Dracula meets the mysterious ship Captain, Ericka. Now it’s Mavis’ turn to play the overprotective parent, keeping her dad … Continue reading ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’: New Trailer Sets a Trap for the Drac Pack!! Check It Out!!

New ‘Death Note’, ‘Bumblebee’, ‘Goosebumps Horrorland’ Posters and More on Display!! Check It Out!!

It’s been a busy day for news and first-look images coming out of the ongoing Licensing Expo, thanks to our Collider’s Steven Weintraub’s excellent coverage. We’ve seen new posters for The Predator and Alita: Battle Angel, and the animated Spider-Man movie, just to name a few. Now, we’re bringing you even more looks from the expo to show off upcoming projects like the Death Note movie, the Goosebumps sequel, the Transformers spin-off … Continue reading New ‘Death Note’, ‘Bumblebee’, ‘Goosebumps Horrorland’ Posters and More on Display!! Check It Out!!

Sony Reveals 1st Look At ‘EmojiMovie’ And Greenlights ‘Hotel Transylvania 3′ And Animated Series!!

Sony has seemingly looking to really break out for awhile in their animated sector, and their recent announcements for their 2017 and 2018 seasons back that feeling up resoundingly. There is, of course, the upcoming animated Spider Man feature from the invaluable team of Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who are already working on that holiest of all projects: the Han Solo movie, and then … Continue reading Sony Reveals 1st Look At ‘EmojiMovie’ And Greenlights ‘Hotel Transylvania 3′ And Animated Series!!