‘Civil War’ Takes Best Ever Opening for A24 at the BO!!

A24 is calling Civil War at a $25.7M opening, largely fueled by Democrat and Liberal moviegoers, but with overperforming business in some Red state regions like the South and Southwest. Screen Engine/Comscore’s PostTrak polled Civil War attendees’ politics reporting that 22% considered themselves Liberal, 19% were Democrats, 11% considered themselves moderate, whereas registered Republicans (6%), Evangelical Christians (6%) and politically conservative folks (5%) showed up … Continue reading ‘Civil War’ Takes Best Ever Opening for A24 at the BO!!

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Scores the Second-Biggest Debut of the Year at the BO!!

When Paramount lost Marvel to Disney, any even distribution of franchises among the major studios was disrupted. However, Sony’s reported $7M acquisition of Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise back in 1998 has continued to immensely pay off, no more evident than this weekend, as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse posted an exceptional and $120.5M opening — one which tracking didn’t see coming, but exhibition did in advance ticket … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Scores the Second-Biggest Debut of the Year at the BO!!