‘Wonka’ Debuts with Sweet $39M at the BO!!

Wonka had a very strong hold on Saturday with $14M, just -3% off from Friday/Thursday previews’ $14.4M resulting in an estimated $39M opening, which is slightly north of the $35.3M start that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse did back in the same mid-December slot in 2018. For family movies opening at this point in time, it’s a marathon, not a sprint, and there’s a lot of … Continue reading ‘Wonka’ Debuts with Sweet $39M at the BO!!

‘The Boy and the Heron’ Sets Record for Japanese Animated Films at the BO!!

GKIDs’ and Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron posted a $12.8M opening after a near $4M Saturday, giving both studios, and esteemed animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, their biggest openings ever in the U.S./Canada marketplace. While a soft weekend with around $72.8M for all titles, the second weekend of December was +93% over the same period a year ago, +66% over the second frame of … Continue reading ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Sets Record for Japanese Animated Films at the BO!!

‘Animal’ Dominates with $42M Opening at the Worldwide BO!!

The gonzo Indian crime epic, Animal, delivered huge numbers at the box office in its opening weekend, scoring the biggest-ever start for star Ranbir Kapoor, and the third-biggest in the history of Hindi (or Bollywood) cinema. The movie grossed $42 million worldwide across its first three days of release, which was enough to secure the top spot on the global chart, ahead of holdovers such … Continue reading ‘Animal’ Dominates with $42M Opening at the Worldwide BO!!

‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ Tops Opening Weekend with $22M at the BO!!

AMC’s second concert movie, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, though clearly frontloaded in its previews/Friday with a Saturday tumble of -48% ($6M), remains solid enough to hit a $22M opening, per industry sources. AMC is calling the weekend at $21M. For a movie opening during the listless first weekend of December, that’s fantastic, not far behind Tom Cruise’s 2003 The Last Samurai, which still holds … Continue reading ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ Tops Opening Weekend with $22M at the BO!!

‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’: New Trailer Teases the Beyoncé Concert Film!! Check It Out!!

Beyoncé is all set to transcend through space and time on the silver screen for her concert film Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. After unveiling a poster last month in October, and a trailer before it, a fresh new trailer has been released. The film is being produced by her own production company Parkwood Entertainment and distributed by Variance Films and Trafalgar Releasing, in association … Continue reading ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’: New Trailer Teases the Beyoncé Concert Film!! Check It Out!!

‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ Trailer Teases the Beyoncé Concert Film!! Check It Out!!

The first trailer for Renaissance, a new Beyoncé concert film, has been released. Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé is a new concert film showing a behind-the-scenes look at the infamous artist’s Renaissance World Tour, which began in February 2023 before concluding on October 1, 2023. Check out the trailer for Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé below: “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé accentuates the journey of … Continue reading ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ Trailer Teases the Beyoncé Concert Film!! Check It Out!!