‘Shazam!’ Leads Weekend with $53M While ‘Pet Sematary’ Follows With $25M Opening at the BO!!

The weekend played out mostly as expected with the release of Shazam! from Warner Bros. and New Line securing the top spot in both the domestic and worldwide marketplace while Paramount‘s release of Pet Sematary scored the second largest opening for a Stephen King adaptation. STX‘s The Best of Enemies, however, fell a bit below expectations as April is off to a solid start, but it … Continue reading ‘Shazam!’ Leads Weekend with $53M While ‘Pet Sematary’ Follows With $25M Opening at the BO!!

Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ Opens to a Disappointing $45 million at the BO!!!

Disney‘s Dumbo was unable to reach studio or industry expectations, but still managed a #1 finish, making for the third different #1 film at the domestic weekend box office in as many weeks. Meanwhile holdovers such as Us and Captain Marvel continued their strong performances and Pure Flix‘s release of the anti-abortion drama Unplanned managed to out-perform expectations and find itself a spot in the … Continue reading Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ Opens to a Disappointing $45 million at the BO!!!

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Opens at a Brilliant $70 Million Debut at the BO!!!

Universal‘s release of Jordan Peele‘s Us dominated the domestic box office, not only out-performing the opening weekends for several recent horror hits, but delivering the second largest opening ever for a live-action, original picture, topping the weekend box office with over $70 million. As a result, the 2019 box office continues to improve over the month of March after struggling to begin the year. Overall, … Continue reading Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Opens at a Brilliant $70 Million Debut at the BO!!!