EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Panther” Claws “Sparrow,” “Death Wish” Blown Away
Posted March 3, 2018 by Mitch Salem
For the third consecutive weekend, BLACK PANTHER (Marvel/Disney) is having its way with the box office. Preliminary numbers at Deadline have Panther down 43% from last Friday to $16.3M, which should give it a $62M weekend, bringing its US total close to $500M. That will put its 17-day total well ahead of the $457.7M […]
EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “A Quiet Place” Drowns Out “Rampage,” “True Or Dare” OK, “Beirut” Fizzles
Posted April 14, 2018 by Mitch Salem
Even with a new horror movie in the market, A QUIET PLACE (Paramount) continued to over-perform, down just 46% from last Friday according to preliminary numbers at Deadline to $10.2M, putting it on track for a $35M 2nd weekend. That’s the same hold as last year’s Split, and with higher numbers, suggesting that Quiet […]
EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Jumanji” Tops “Insidious,” Heavy Drop For “Last Jedi,” “Molly’s Game” & “Darkest Hour” Expand
Posted January 6, 2018 by Mitch Salem
2018, as is often the case, is kicking off at the box office, with low-budget horror, and according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY (Blumhouse/Universal) easily took Friday with $12.5M (including $2M from Thursday night). That’s a very solid number, not up to the $16.8M for January 2012’s The Devil Inside, […]
EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: The Force Stays With “Rogue One,” “Sing” Tuneful, “Passengers” & “Assassin’s Creed” Lag Behind
Posted December 24, 2016 by Mitch Salem
We’re now officially in the Christmas-to-New-Year’s holiday box office period, and the general form is going to follow 2015 fairly closely, with a Star Wars installment clearly in the lead (albeit much less lucratively than last year’s), a family vehicle in 2d place, and an assortment of also-rans behind them. Comparisons between ROGUE ONE […]
EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Kong: Skull Island” A Moderate Roar, “Logan” Drops, “Get Out” Holds
Posted March 11, 2017 by Mitch Salem
KONG: SKULL ISLAND (Legendary/Tencent/Warners) had a $20M opening day according to preliminary numbers at Deadline (that’s at the high end of numbers reported elsewhere earlier in the day), including $3.7M from Thursday night. Even if that number holds, it’s little more than half the $38.4M opening day for Godzilla 3 years ago. Godzilla had […]
EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Captain Marvel” Super-Heroic, Holdovers Fade
Posted March 9, 2019 by Mitch Salem
CAPTAIN MARVEL (Marvel/Disney) is delivering the jolt the 2019 box office desperately needed. Preliminary numbers at Deadline put opening day at $62M ($20.7M from Thursday night). That’s far higher than the $38.2M for Wonder Woman, the $50.8M for Spider-Man: Homecoming, the $32.6M for Doctor Strange, and the $27.7M for Aquaman among recent superhero intro […]
EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Justice League” Falters, “Wonder” Surges, “The Star” Dim
Posted November 18, 2017 by Mitch Salem
JUSTICE LEAGUE (RatPac/DC/Warners) was supposed to be the jewel in the DC crown, the Avengers that would push its megafranchise to the next box office level. That’s what justified spending a reported $450M on production (and then more production) and marketing, making it one of the most expensive movies in history. But tonight it’s […]
EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Mummy” Stays In Grave, “Wonder Woman” Triumphs
Posted June 10, 2017 by Mitch Salem
THE MUMMY (Perfect World/Universal) is a disaster, although the studio and its minions will try to spin otherwise through the course of the weekend. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, it earned $12M on opening day ($2.7M of it from Thursday night), which puts it in line for a $30M weekend and a US […]