‘The Croods: A New Age’ Continues Slow Domination at the BO!!

If there’s one weekend at the box office that studios and exhibitors typically have had no thanks for, it’s the post Thanksgiving period, typically the first weekend in December, when business drops by as much as 50%. Last year the Black Friday weekend went from $180.9M led by Frozen 2 to $90.3M during the first frame of December, and let me tell ya somethin’, studios and exhibition … Continue reading ‘The Croods: A New Age’ Continues Slow Domination at the BO!!

‘The Croods: A New Age’ Sets Strong $14M Domestic + $35M WW Opening at the BO!!

Universal’s estimates for DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods: A New Age didn’t veer greatly from what we were seeing yesterday for the weekend, with a $9.7M 3-day, $14.2M 5-day and global grab of $35M. On a 3-day U.S./Canada basis, this is the biggest opening during the pandemic since theaters re-opened, even beating Warner Bros. Tenet. The 3-day of Tenet‘s full domestic over Labor Day was $9.35M according to Comscore. … Continue reading ‘The Croods: A New Age’ Sets Strong $14M Domestic + $35M WW Opening at the BO!!

‘Freaky’ and Jackie Chan’s ‘Vanguard’ Float at Depressing Times at the BO!!

The weekend before Thanksgiving is one of the most lucrative ones on the calendar, last year bringing in $204.9M off the opening of Disney’s Frozen II, which posted November’s fifth-best domestic opening of all-time at $130.3M. Who would ever think that the domestic box office would sink to such an atrocious level as this weekend? If last weekend brought in $10M for all titles with California … Continue reading ‘Freaky’ and Jackie Chan’s ‘Vanguard’ Float at Depressing Times at the BO!!

Body Swap Horror Comedy ‘Freaky’ Topes with $3.7M at the BO!!

Universal/Blumhouse’s Freaky is coming in lower than expected at $3.7M after a $1.4M Saturday that dipped 6% from Friday’s $1.5M. With overseas totaling $1.9M from 20 territories, including Australia, Freaky‘s global start stands at $5.6M. It’s the 14th time that a Blumhouse movie has led the box office in the studio’s history. Blumhouse’s last No. 1 pic was The Invisible Man, with $28.2M before the pandemic threw the … Continue reading Body Swap Horror Comedy ‘Freaky’ Topes with $3.7M at the BO!!

‘Tenet’ Hits $350M Globally While ‘Let Him Go’ Takes Top Spot at the Domestic BO!!

Focus Features is calling Let Him Go‘s opening weekend at $4.1M after a Saturday that was up 6% over Friday with $1.56M. Sunday is being figured at $1.07M.   Talking about how the specialty label released an older adult skewing (66% over 35) feature in the pandemic marketplace, leaning toward women 52%; demos which have been seen as reluctant to head back to the cinema, Focus … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Hits $350M Globally While ‘Let Him Go’ Takes Top Spot at the Domestic BO!!

‘Let Him Go’ Trailer Sees Kevin Costner, Diane Lane Play Badass Grandparents!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson. Directed – Thomas Bezucha Starring – Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Lesley Manville Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Let Him Go’ Trailer Sees Kevin Costner, Diane Lane Play Badass Grandparents!! Check It Out!!

‘Let Him Go’: Kevin Costner and Diane Lane To Lead Thriller!!

Focus Features has announced that Man of Steel stars Kevin Costner and Diane Lane are reuniting for the suspense thriller Let Him Go. Here’s the official synopsis: Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and his wife Margaret (Lane) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the … Continue reading ‘Let Him Go’: Kevin Costner and Diane Lane To Lead Thriller!!