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Box-Office Bombs: ‘Ben-Hur’ Looking at a $120 Million Loss!!

Now that Labor Day weekend is behind us, we can well and truly consider the Summer 2016 Movie Season closed. While we normally keep track of the weekly box offices to keep an eye on how well movies are performing, we occasionally take a look at the under performing features as well. It turns out that Timur Bekmambetov‘s take on Ben-Hur starring Jack Huston and Toby Kebbell will officially be this … Continue reading Box-Office Bombs: ‘Ben-Hur’ Looking at a $120 Million Loss!!

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Who Won and Who Lost in the Summer Movie Box Office Wars? Check Out This Awesome Report!!

What a summer. The first half was dominated by the talk of sequelitis doom. After some major sequels opened in May and early June to disappointing returns the industry and entertainment media was obsessed with the idea that audiences were looking for something new. Then The Conjuring 2 and Finding Dory opened and those naysayers quieted for a bit as clearly the quality of the sequels had something to do … Continue reading Who Won and Who Lost in the Summer Movie Box Office Wars? Check Out This Awesome Report!!

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‘Pets’ Opens with Massive $103M, ‘Tarzan’ Holds Well, ‘Mike’ and ‘Sultan’ Open Strong At The BO!!!

Illumination and Universal‘s The Secret Life of Pets delivered a record opening for an original animated property as it led a strong, post-holiday weekend where the top twelve grossed an estimated $206 million, down only a fraction of a percentage compared to last year when Minions scorched the box office with a $115.7 million opening. The weekend’s other wide release, Fox‘s Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, also performed well … Continue reading ‘Pets’ Opens with Massive $103M, ‘Tarzan’ Holds Well, ‘Mike’ and ‘Sultan’ Open Strong At The BO!!!

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‘Finding Dory’ Breaks Animated Records With $136 Million Opening At The Box Office!!

Disney finds itself atop the weekend box office for the eleventh time this year, this time it’s the Pixar brand coming up big with Finding Dory. The release is another 2016 animated hit for the studio on the heels of Zootopia, as Dory broke its share of box office records this weekend including the largest opening weekend for an animated feature. It was also a good weekend for the … Continue reading ‘Finding Dory’ Breaks Animated Records With $136 Million Opening At The Box Office!!

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‘The Conjuring 2’ Scares Up #1 Finish Domestically; ‘Warcraft’ Goes Big At The International Box Office!!

The Conjuring 2 led the weekend at the domestic box office followed by fellow newcomers Warcraft and Now You See Me 2. At a time where sequels are under a microscope, as several have recently underperformed compared to their original releases, The Conjuring 2 nearly matched the first film’s opening weekend gross while pulling in more than $90 million in its worldwide opening. Meanwhile, Warcraft put new meaning to global release as the … Continue reading ‘The Conjuring 2’ Scares Up #1 Finish Domestically; ‘Warcraft’ Goes Big At The International Box Office!!

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Ninja Turtles 2 Opens Mildly At The Top, While Me Before You Performs Well At The BO!!

The first weekend in June 2016 played out mostly as expected, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows taking the #1 spot followed by last weekend’s first place finisher, X-Men: Apocalypse. Warner‘s Me Before You, however, did manage to break out well above expectations while Universal‘s Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping may have received great reviews, but couldn’t find much of an audience. … Continue reading Ninja Turtles 2 Opens Mildly At The Top, While Me Before You Performs Well At The BO!!

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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Tops with $65 Million; ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ Bombs at the BO!!

Three-day Memorial Day weekend results are in and while the numbers at the top are soft compared to franchise predecessors, the weekend was an overall improvement compared to 2015 when Memorial Day took place one week earlier. X-Men:Apocalypse led the weekend charge, matching the studio’s expectations, followed by Disney‘s Alice Through the Looking Glass, which fell well short of what the studio was hoping for. That said, Disney‘s … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Tops with $65 Million; ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ Bombs at the BO!!

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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!!

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