‘Doctor Strange’ Has $84.9 Million Opening, While ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ And ‘Trolls’ Open Strong At The BO!!

The domestic box office got a jolt in a very big way as Disney and Marvel‘s Doctor Strange led the weekend with an estimated $84.9 million followed by strong performances by both Fox and DreamWorks Animation‘s Trolls and Lionsgate‘s Hacksaw Ridge. Beyond just the wide releases, the continued expansion of A24‘s Moonlight also contributed to a top twelve that was up a whopping 133.6% compared to last weekend, generating over $182 million … Continue reading ‘Doctor Strange’ Has $84.9 Million Opening, While ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ And ‘Trolls’ Open Strong At The BO!!

‘Madea’ Tops Again As ‘Inferno’ Flops At The BO!!

Sony‘s Inferno experienced an opening weekend meltdown as the third film in the Robert Langdon series fell $10 million shy of expectations. As a result, and thanks to a strong second weekend hold, Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween scored a second weekend atop the box office, dropping just 41% from its opening weekend. Meanwhile, Disney and Marvel‘s Doctor Strange stormed the international box office. The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe opened in approximately … Continue reading ‘Madea’ Tops Again As ‘Inferno’ Flops At The BO!!

‘Madea’ Tops ‘Reacher’ Sequel, ‘Ouija’ sequel and ‘Joneses’ At The BO!!

There is plenty to discuss in a weekend where Lionsgate‘s Boo! A Madea Halloween is crowned champion of the largest three-day weekend the 2016 box office has seen in over two months. Boo!, along with fellow new releases Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Ouija: Origin of Evil and Keeping Up with the Joneses, generated 61.6% of the top twelve’s overall gross of nearly $114 million, up 28% from last weekend and up … Continue reading ‘Madea’ Tops ‘Reacher’ Sequel, ‘Ouija’ sequel and ‘Joneses’ At The BO!!

‘Accountant’ Tops As ‘Max Steel’ Bombs, ‘Inferno’ Opens Well At The Overseas Box Office!!

Warner Bros.‘s The Accountant stormed well ahead of BoxOfficeMojo‘s weekend forecast to finish #1 for the weekend. The Ben Affleck starrer more than than doubled its closest competition, which found a pair of Universal titles competing for second place between the debut of Kevin Hart: What Now? and last weekend’s #1 film, The Girl on the Train. Meanwhile, Open Road‘s Max Steel finished outside the top ten with one of the worst openings ever for a … Continue reading ‘Accountant’ Tops As ‘Max Steel’ Bombs, ‘Inferno’ Opens Well At The Overseas Box Office!!

‘Girl on the Train’ Leads Weekend While ‘Finding Dory’ Crosses $1 Billion At The Worldwide Box Office!!

The weekend turned out almost exactly as expected with Universal and DreamWorks‘s The Girl on the Train finishing at #1 and the weekend top twelve coming in ~8.7% behind the same weekend last year, grossing a combined $96.4 million. The weekend’s two other new wide releases—The Birth of a Nation and Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life—are in a fight for sixth place as holdovers mostly ruled the … Continue reading ‘Girl on the Train’ Leads Weekend While ‘Finding Dory’ Crosses $1 Billion At The Worldwide Box Office!!

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016) Review!!!

Synopsis – When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers. My Take – Twentieth Century Fox brings another YA novel to the screen. When I first saw the trailer of this film, my first thought of course was that … Continue reading Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016) Review!!!

‘Miss Peregrine’ and ‘Deepwater’ Open Well, While ‘Masterminds’ Stumbles At The BO!!

This weekend ultimately turned out very much as expected with Fox‘s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Lionsgate‘s Deepwater Horizon debuting in the #1 and #2 spots respectively. Fellow new opener, Relativity‘s Masterminds, was unable to score in the double-digit millions in its debut and Disney‘s Queen of Katwe fell short in its expansion. Overall the weekend saw an uptick from last weekend, but was still down compared to last year … Continue reading ‘Miss Peregrine’ and ‘Deepwater’ Open Well, While ‘Masterminds’ Stumbles At The BO!!

‘Magnificent Seven’ and ‘Storks’ Open Modestly at the BO!!!

It wasn’t quite the weekend we forecasted on Thursday afternoon as Sony‘s The Magnificent Seven remake and WB‘s animated Storks both fell short of Mojo‘s lofty expectations. The weekend overall didn’t look much better as the top twelve failed to combine for $100 million for the fifth weekend in a row and the weekend itself was down 25% compared to the same weekend last year. … Continue reading ‘Magnificent Seven’ and ‘Storks’ Open Modestly at the BO!!!

‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’: 2 New Clips Highlight Peculiar Powers!! Check It Out!!

20th Century Fox has released two new Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children clips. Directed by Tim Burton, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Ransom Riggs and stars Asa Butterfield as a young boy who stumbles upon a secret refuge for supernaturally gifted youngsters, headed up by the mysterious Miss Peregrine (Eva Green). However, Butterfield’s character soon learns that the children are in danger from ever-growing … Continue reading ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’: 2 New Clips Highlight Peculiar Powers!! Check It Out!!

‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’: New Trailer Further Reveals Tim Burton’s Latest Oddity!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers. Directed – Tim Burton Starring – Eva Green,  Ella Purnell,  Samuel L. Jackson Check out the new trailer: Continue reading ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’: New Trailer Further Reveals Tim Burton’s Latest Oddity!! Check It Out!!

‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ Character Posters Tease Tim Burton’s Very Own X-Men!! Check Them Out!!

20th Century Fox has unveiled a slew of character posters for director Tim Burton’s new film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, further teasing the delightfully supernatural tone of the picture as well as the various abilities of the titular kids. The first trailer for the movie elicited many comparisons to X-Men given that the story of a secret refuge for supernaturally gifted children run by … Continue reading ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ Character Posters Tease Tim Burton’s Very Own X-Men!! Check Them Out!!

Check out the spell bounding trailer of Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children!!

Synopsis – When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers. Director – Tim Burton Starring – Eva Green, Samuel L. Jackson, Kim Dickens Check out the trailer: Continue reading Check out the spell bounding trailer of Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children!!