‘Violent Night’ Opens Strongly with $13.3M as ‘Wakanda Forever’ Overperforms at the BO!!

On one of the dullest weekends of the year, it’s good to see some movies overperforming. And we have the fourth weekend of Disney/Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever coming in at $17.59M, and Universal/87 North’s horror action comedy Violent Night over-indexing with $13.3M, slightly above its $10M-$12M projection. As previously mentioned, that opening is just under Universal’s 2015 horror comedy, Krampus, which played the … Continue reading ‘Violent Night’ Opens Strongly with $13.3M as ‘Wakanda Forever’ Overperforms at the BO!!

‘Black Panther 2’ Dominates with $64M 5-Day, ‘Knives Out 2′ Wows With $13M+ While ‘’Strange World’ Crashes with $18M at the BO!!

Even with a Marvel movie overperforming in the marketplace — such as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which conquered $64M over 5 days — the Thanksgiving Wednesday-Sunday stretch wasn’t one for the record books. It ranked outside the top 10 with an estimated $122M, off 14% from a year ago. That’s when were had more Covid fears, a lest robust Marvel title in the marketplace, a … Continue reading ‘Black Panther 2’ Dominates with $64M 5-Day, ‘Knives Out 2′ Wows With $13M+ While ‘’Strange World’ Crashes with $18M at the BO!!

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Retains Top Spot as ‘She Said’ Flops at BO!!

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever‘s second weekend is coming in lower than its projected $70M+ with $67.3M, -63%. That’s not necessarily something to get worried about, however, as sources keep telling me this pic’s running time is what’s slowing it down a bit. At the same time, that second weekend is slightly ahead of Black Adam‘s $67M opening weekend. On the bright side, it’s Thanksgiving week, … Continue reading ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Retains Top Spot as ‘She Said’ Flops at BO!!

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Sets November Box Office Record with $180 Million Debut at the BO!!

Disney and Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is settling in at a $180M opening, and there is absolutely nothing to complain about. The MCU title unseats the previous November opening champ, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which held the month’s domestic box office opening record for nine years. Wakanda arrived slightly higher than Disney and tracking’s $175M+ estimate. Exhibition were the ones projecting … Continue reading ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Sets November Box Office Record with $180 Million Debut at the BO!!

‘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’ 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!!

Ticket to Paradise (2022) Review!!

Synopsis – A divorced couple that teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. My Take – With this year’s Marry Me, starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, and The Lost City, starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, finding appreciation from the audience and raking up unexpected numbers at the box office, … Continue reading Ticket to Paradise (2022) Review!!

‘Ticket to Paradise’ Trailer Sees Julia Roberts and George Clooney Reunite for a Tropical Rom-Com!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A divorced couple that teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. Directed – Ol Parker Starring – Kaitlyn Dever, Julia Roberts, George Clooney Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Ticket to Paradise’ Trailer Sees Julia Roberts and George Clooney Reunite for a Tropical Rom-Com!! Check It Out!!

Universal Movies to Stream on Peacock After 45 Days of Theatrical Release!!

Over the course of the pandemic, studios have been renegotiating deals with film exhibitors to create new ways for fans to watch upcoming films without risking their health. Now, Universal is changing its distribution as well. Announced Thursday, the streaming service Peacock will now host most feature films from Universal Filmed Entertainment Group as early as forty-five days after their theatrical run. The distribution model … Continue reading Universal Movies to Stream on Peacock After 45 Days of Theatrical Release!!

Kaitlyn Dever Joins ‘Ticket to Paradise’ and ‘No One Will Save You’!!

Kaitlyn Dever, who is one of the industry’s most talented rising stars, has signed on to a pair of new projects — Universal‘s Ticket to Paradise, in which she’ll the daughter of George Clooney and Julia Roberts, and the hot spec script No One Will Save You, which is set up at 20th Century Studios. Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) is directing Ticket … Continue reading Kaitlyn Dever Joins ‘Ticket to Paradise’ and ‘No One Will Save You’!!

‘Ticket to Paradise’: George Clooney, Julia Roberts Reuniting for Rom Com!!

Some movies need to examine the darkest of human impulses, to shatter the cinematic form, to leave you reeling in their wake. But some movies… just need to be nice. Deadline reports that mega movie stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts are reuniting for Ticket to Paradise, an absolutely nice-sounding romantic comedy that will play — and I mean this with sincere respect — perfectly to all Moms across this great … Continue reading ‘Ticket to Paradise’: George Clooney, Julia Roberts Reuniting for Rom Com!!