‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Takes Top Spot with $118M Debut at the BO!!

Ok, ok, ok, so Marvel Studios/Disney‘s The Fantastic Four: First Steps is coming in lighter at $118M after a -42% slide on Saturday against Friday/previews for what was $33.2M. As we said yesterday, cynics, go pound sand. $100M-plus opening for the industry? What major studio wouldn’t want that? Also, for a superhero movie to continue to do $100M+ in its 3-day start, va bene for … Continue reading ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Takes Top Spot with $118M Debut at the BO!!

Mirza BaigJuly 28, 2025Leave a comment

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‘Superman’ Remains at Top as ‘IKWYDLS’, ‘Smurfs’ & ‘Eddington’ Disappoint at the BO!!

DC Studios and Warner Bros’ Superman has landed atop a second weekend of $57.2M, which catapults the Burbank, CA lot to the top of the studio domestic box office with $1.32 billion, higher than Disney/20th Century Studios’ $1.27 billion for the period of Jan. 1-July 20. Again, Disney is bound to reclaim the top spot next weekend with the $100M-plus opening of Fantastic Four: First … Continue reading ‘Superman’ Remains at Top as ‘IKWYDLS’, ‘Smurfs’ & ‘Eddington’ Disappoint at the BO!!

Mirza BaigJuly 21, 2025Leave a comment

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‘Superman’ Reigns Supreme with $123M Debut at the BO!!

Warners is reporting Superman this morning at a $122M opening, but this Man of Steel is higher per rivals in the $124M-$125M range. Splitting the difference is $123M. Saturday per Warner Bros and as we told was $37.7M, -33%, for the James Gunn directed movie. Warners believes Sunday is -25% from Saturday with $28.2M while rivals believe that there’s an even bluer sky for Kal-El … Continue reading ‘Superman’ Reigns Supreme with $123M Debut at the BO!!

Mirza BaigJuly 14, 2025Leave a comment

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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Shatters Expectations With $147M+ Debut at the BO!!

Name a franchise that has swapped out its characters and cast, and yet continues to be a box office success. It’s not necessarily Bond, nor is it Jason Bourne. Jurassic World Rebirth is that unicorn, upholding the meaty grosses this Universal–Amblin dinosaur franchise has a long history with. The Gareth Edwards directed, Scarlett Johansson starring movie posted its biggest day since opening Wednesday with a … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Shatters Expectations With $147M+ Debut at the BO!!

Mirza BaigJuly 7, 2025Leave a comment

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‘F1 Sets Blockbuster Debut as ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Underwhelms at the BO!!

It’s a win for original movies. It’s a win for racing car movies. It’s a win for the Zack Van Amburg– and Jamie Erlicht-led Apple Original Films on the big screen, and it’s another win for Warner Bros, which has showed under the Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy regime that original event movies can be launched. Apple Original Films’ F1 via Warner Bros is … Continue reading ‘F1 Sets Blockbuster Debut as ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Underwhelms at the BO!!

Mirza BaigJune 30, 2025Leave a comment

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’28 Years Later’ Scares Up Franchise Best $30M while ‘Elio’ Marks Pixar’s Lowest Opening Ever at the BO!!

At a time when IP is a Holy Gail at the box office, and mass appealing auteur-driven fare a consistent gamble, kudos for Sony in their support and passion to re-energize a dormant cult British zombie franchise in 28 Years Later in Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later and Disney/Pixar in their relentless attempts to try and breakthrough with expensive original fare, that being the $150M … Continue reading ’28 Years Later’ Scares Up Franchise Best $30M while ‘Elio’ Marks Pixar’s Lowest Opening Ever at the BO!!

Mirza BaigJune 23, 2025Leave a comment

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How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Review!!

Synopsis – Follows a young Viking as he aspires to hunt dragons, and how he becomes unexpectedly a friend of a young dragon. My Take – While Disney remains determined to continue re-imagining their entire library of classic animated films into (mostly soulless) live-action adaptations, it was only a matter of time before Universal and DreamWorks Pictures too jumped on the lucrative remake bandwagon. Bringing … Continue reading How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Review!!

Mirza BaigJune 16, 2025Leave a comment

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‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Soars with Above Expectations Debut, while ‘Materialists’ Sets A24’s Third Biggest Opening at the BO!!

It’s a healthy enough Father’s Day weekend with all movies doing around $155M, and though down from last year’s massive near $214M (that was due to Pixar’s Inside Out 2), we’re 14% ahead of the pre-COVID 2019 Poppa holiday frame which did $135.9M (when Sony’s Men in Black: International was leading). Give Universal a big shiny IP, and they know how to bring moviegoers in … Continue reading ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Soars with Above Expectations Debut, while ‘Materialists’ Sets A24’s Third Biggest Opening at the BO!!