‘Captain America’ Holds Top Spot as Money Monster and The Darkness open low at the BO!!

Disney secured the top two spots at the box office for a second straight weekend as Captain America: Civil War and The Jungle Book had repeat performances at #1 and #2 respectively. The weekend’s new wide releases, Money Monster and The Darkness, both performed above expectations and, in limited release, A24‘s The Lobster scored the best specialty opening of the year. Repeating at number one, … Continue reading ‘Captain America’ Holds Top Spot as Money Monster and The Darkness open low at the BO!!

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Blasts Off to $181.8 Million Weekend at the BO!!

“Captain America: Civil War” is making U.S. box office history, blasting to the fifth-best opening weekend ever with an estimated $181.8 million. Marvel-Disney’s tentpole launched the summer moviegoing season on Friday with a spectacular $75.3 million at 4,226 locations — the eighth-highest opening day of all time. That figure includes $25 million from Thursday night preview showings. “Captain America: Civil War” should finish the weekend … Continue reading ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Blasts Off to $181.8 Million Weekend at the BO!!

‘Keanu’ leads newcomers as ‘Mothers Day’ Flops While ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Explodes in Overseas Opening at the Box Office!!

It’s another weekend on top for Disney‘s The Jungle Book as the live-action family feature dropped only 31% and made $20 million more than all three newcomers combined. As for said new releases, the kidnapped cat comedy Keanu led the pack over Mother’s Day and Ratchet & Clank, though not a single one of them topped $10 million. Meanwhile, Captain America: Civil War led the … Continue reading ‘Keanu’ leads newcomers as ‘Mothers Day’ Flops While ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Explodes in Overseas Opening at the Box Office!!

First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!

With CinemaCon starting tomorrow in Las Vegas, I arrived earlier today to take pictures of the new posters on display. 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.  … Continue reading First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!