Sam Raimi and ‘Terrifier 2’ Director Damien Leone Teaming Up for New Project!!

2022 was a legendary year for horror. There were so many amazing original genre gems mixed in with some incredible bloody sequels. This included the long-awaited Terrifier 2 from director Damien Leone. The slasher sequel saw the return of horror fans’ favorite modern genre icon Art the Clown and was both a mega critical and box office hit. Now, while talking to Insider about the … Continue reading Sam Raimi and ‘Terrifier 2’ Director Damien Leone Teaming Up for New Project!!

‘Terrifier 2’ is Getting a Special Edition VHS Release!!

Nobody can get enough of Art the Clown and Damien Leone‘s massive horror hit Terrifier 2. The ultra-gory slasher became a fan favorite largely through word of mouth, earning a much wider, more successful theatrical run than initially expected. It has since seen releases on both 4K Ultra HD and on SCREAMBOX for streaming. Now, the film is turning to a format that feels all … Continue reading ‘Terrifier 2’ is Getting a Special Edition VHS Release!!

‘Black Adam’ Continues to Top Slow Weekend with $18.5M at the BO!!

Before Disney/Marvel’s Wakanda Forever comes in and does $175M-$200M next weekend, providing a complete rebirth to the domestic box office, don’t knock New Line’s Black Adam this weekend which had a fantastic hold of -33% for a third weekend of $18.5M. Total running domestic cume stands at $137.4M. Some rivals have snarked to me about the big cost for this movie at $200M before P&A, … Continue reading ‘Black Adam’ Continues to Top Slow Weekend with $18.5M at the BO!!

‘Black Adam’ Tops Sluggish Halloween Weekend with $27.7M at the Box Office!!

Halloween adjacent weekends have rarely been good ones at the box office, and even less so during the pandemic, when there aren’t a lot of solid movies in cinemas. Saturday night is largely party night, not movie night. All titles this weekend are expected to gross $69M, just 7% up from last year’s $64.3M, but at a great drop from last weekend, when New Line/DC’s … Continue reading ‘Black Adam’ Tops Sluggish Halloween Weekend with $27.7M at the Box Office!!

‘Black Adam’ Delivers Dwayne Johnson’s Career-Best Solo with $67M Opening at the BO!!

Dwayne Johnson’s long in the making dream DC project has paid off for the People’s Champion, as Black Adam has conquered a hot $67M U.S. opening, the best domestic box office start for him as a solo star, and a $140M global bow worldwide. That’s ahead of where we were seeing it. “The success of Black Adam is truly a dream come true. We’ve been … Continue reading ‘Black Adam’ Delivers Dwayne Johnson’s Career-Best Solo with $67M Opening at the BO!!

‘Halloween Ends’ Opens with Lower than Expected $41.2M at the BO!!

There’s about $10M missing from the current theatrical marketplace this weekend. Projections for Universal/Blumhouse/Miramax/Trancas’ Halloween Ends were expected to come in around $55M and the 13th sequel in the franchise originally created by John Carpenter is settling at $41.2M after a $13M Saturday, off 36% from $20.4M Friday and previews. Clearly tracking didn’t account for the theatrical-day-and-date factor. Uni says the movie is the most … Continue reading ‘Halloween Ends’ Opens with Lower than Expected $41.2M at the BO!!

‘Smile’ Retains Top Spot with $17.6 Million as ‘Amsterdam’ Flops at the BO!!

Some parts of the weekend box office are alive, and some are dead, and that which is vibrant is Paramount’s second weekend of Smile, which — as we mentioned during the weekend preview — was apt to steal No. 1 away from newcomers Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and Amsterdam. The Parker Finn R-rated horror film is posting the second-best hold ever for an R-rated horror movie, … Continue reading ‘Smile’ Retains Top Spot with $17.6 Million as ‘Amsterdam’ Flops at the BO!!