‘Maleficent 2’ Heats Up with ‘Pirates 5’ Co-Director Joachim Rønning!!

The long-developing Maleficent 2 looks like it’s finally, actually going to happen. The 2014 movie was one of Disney’s first major attempts to re-tell one of their animated stories in live-action form, and it was a pretty hefty success scoring $758.5 million at the box office. The studio put a sequel into development immediately, but a combination of Angelina Jolie’s busy schedule and the ramping … Continue reading ‘Maleficent 2’ Heats Up with ‘Pirates 5’ Co-Director Joachim Rønning!!

Warner Bros. Wins Big Over Other Studios at the 2017 Summer Movie Box Office!!

While studios continue to place tentpoles throughout the calendar, the summer movie season is still a warzone where every weekend new films vie for supremacy at the box office. It’s easier to be a film in February or March and make a splash rather than one that’s released from May through August. Furthermore, summer 2017 wasn’t great for the domestic box office as theaters reported … Continue reading Warner Bros. Wins Big Over Other Studios at the 2017 Summer Movie Box Office!!

‘Despicable Me 3’ #1; ‘Baby Driver’ Outperforms as ‘The House’ Falls Short at the BO!!

Once again sequel fatigue appears to be having an impact as estimates have Despicable Me 3 coming in about $10 million shy of the opening weekend for Despicable Me 2 after a larger than anticipated dip on Saturday. That said, the film easily secured the weekend top spot in the domestic, international and worldwide marketplaces, leading the charge over the first three days of this … Continue reading ‘Despicable Me 3’ #1; ‘Baby Driver’ Outperforms as ‘The House’ Falls Short at the BO!!

‘Transformers 5’ Opens with Franchise Low as ‘Wonder Woman’ Surpasses ‘Batman v Superman’ at the Domestic Box Office!!!

Paramount‘s Transformers: The Last Knight took the #1 spot this weekend as expected, but that opening was the lowest the franchise has seen thus far by a rather significant margin as a lot of attention will now turn toward the film’s international run. Meanwhile, WB‘s Wonder Woman is still tearing up the box office as it has now become the highest grossing release within the … Continue reading ‘Transformers 5’ Opens with Franchise Low as ‘Wonder Woman’ Surpasses ‘Batman v Superman’ at the Domestic Box Office!!!

‘The Mummy’ Leads While ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ 5 Crosses $500 Million at the International BO!!!

“The Mummy” is closing in on $300 million worldwide after leading the international box office for the second consecutive weekend. The Tom Cruise vehicle had a disappointing $32.2 million opening weekend in North America and a steep drop-off during week two. But overseas, it’s on track to earn $53 million in 68 territories this weekend, which would raise its international total to $239 million. Universal … Continue reading ‘The Mummy’ Leads While ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ 5 Crosses $500 Million at the International BO!!!

‘Cars 3’ Speeds to Weekend #1 while ‘All Eyez On Me’ Opens Well as ‘Wonder Woman’ Tops $570M at the Worldwide BO!!

Disney and Pixar‘s Cars 3 brought in enough to take the top spot at the weekend box office, but most eyes will be turning toward the spectacular third weekend for Warner‘s Wonder Woman in second place and Lionsgate‘s All Eyez On Me, the latter of which definitively over performed versus pre-weekend expectations. Also outperforming expectations was Entertainment Studios‘ 47 Meters Down while Sony‘s Rough Night … Continue reading ‘Cars 3’ Speeds to Weekend #1 while ‘All Eyez On Me’ Opens Well as ‘Wonder Woman’ Tops $570M at the Worldwide BO!!

‘The Mummy’ Takes $52 Million Opening Weekend Win At The China Box Office!!!

Tom Cruise and “The Mummy” comfortably headed the Chinese box office with a $52 million opening – significantly greater than the film’s weak performance in North America. Playing some 105,000 screenings per day from Friday to Sunday, the gross total for “The Mummy” accounted for more than half of China’s total box office. It scored $17.5 million on Friday, followed by $19.1 million and $13.9 … Continue reading ‘The Mummy’ Takes $52 Million Opening Weekend Win At The China Box Office!!!

‘Wonder Woman’ Tops at #1 Again While Cruise’s ‘Mummy’ Under Performs at the BO!!

While Universal‘s release of The Mummy starring Tom Cruise is the #1 movie worldwide, it fell short of its anticipated mark domestically. The Cruise-led feature had to settle for second place, finishing nearly $25 million shy of Wonder Woman‘s second weekend, as the DC Comics adaptation enjoyed a #1 finish at the weekend box office for a second week in a row. With an estimated … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Tops at #1 Again While Cruise’s ‘Mummy’ Under Performs at the BO!!

‘Wonder Woman’ Sets $100 Million Record Opening at the BO!!!

Wonder Woman exceeded all expectations this weekend, delivering an impressive $100 million opening, the largest opening for a female-directed feature, vastly out-performing the previous record holder Fifty Shades of Grey, which debuted with $85.1 million back in 2015. Meanwhile, Fox‘s release of the DreamWorks Animation feature Captain Underpants came up a little short of Mojo‘s forecast while mildly outperforming the studio’s modest expectations. Overall, the … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ Sets $100 Million Record Opening at the BO!!!

Industry Hopes ‘Wonder Woman’ Will Rescue the Summer Box Office!!!

With “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” now far in the rear view mirror and with “Alien: Covenant,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” and “Baywatch” all performing below expectations, the summer box office is in desperate need of another hit to stop the struggles in May from carrying over to June. Just in time, here comes Warner Bros. and DC Films … Continue reading Industry Hopes ‘Wonder Woman’ Will Rescue the Summer Box Office!!!

‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ Top Memorial Day Weekend Box Office as ‘Baywatch’ Flops at the BO!!!

Disney‘s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales led the way this Memorial Day weekend while Paramount‘s Baywatch struggled to match expectations. Meanwhile, Disney‘s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues to deliver while the studio’s Beauty and the Beast became only the eighth film to cross $500 million domestically. Overall, the weekend was down ~15% compared to Memorial Day weekend last year … Continue reading ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ Top Memorial Day Weekend Box Office as ‘Baywatch’ Flops at the BO!!!

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) Review!!

Synopsis – Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident of Poseidon. My Take – It hard to believe that it’s been 14 years since Disney decided to create a fantasy swash buckling sea adventure based on a theme park water ride which not only gained its star Johnny Depp a role he will always be remembered for along with an Oscar nomination, but create a … Continue reading Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) Review!!