New Mutants finally opened in theaters this past Friday, and with only about 62% of theaters around the country open for business, its weekend take of $7 million is not too shabby. Also taking into consideration that most of said theaters are operating at around 25-30% capacity, and it makes it kind of impressive. As […]
Walmarts will convert 160 of their parking lots into drive-in theaters. Part of a screening partnership with Tribeca, the screenings will feature stars of the films, and people will have snacks brought to their cars. Curbside pick-up of concession type items will also be available at the locations yet to be announced. The Walmart screenings […]
Christopher Nolan's new film Tenet was supposed to be the big film that would welcome moviegoers back to theaters on its original release date of July 15th. Then, it was still in July, but moved back to July 31st. Now, word has come from Warner Bros. that it will open on August 12th. That is […]
AMC Theatres unveiled their big reopening plan today for when they swing their doors open on July 15th. The standard we are all used to now will be in place: disinfecting, selling limited tickets, social distancing, all that. They, however, will NOT be requiring masks or face coverings in their theaters. Why? Because AMC Theatres […]
Becky debuts this Friday, on both VOD services and at drive-ins around the country, and boy does Kevin James look different in this one. The thriller pic stars Lulu Wilson (Annabelle: Creation), Joel McHale (Community), and Kevin James (The King of Queens). It was initially supposed to debut at this year's festival, but since that was canceled, it will now come to […]
Avengers: Endgame is a year old this weekend. Endgame went on that weekend to open up with $1.2 billion worldwide, smashing every opening weekend box office record there is. Fans are fondly remembering the experience of watching the film in the theater for the first time right now, and that includes The Russo Brothers, who […]
Pixar and Disney have moved their new film Soul out of the summer box office. The last studio tentpole film dated for release in May or June, it will now come out November 20th, right around Thanksgiving. Another Disney film, Raya and the Last Dragon was slated to release November 25th, and that has been […]
Sonic The Hedgehog defied the odds and was a box office smash this past winter. After debuting its trailer last year, the backlash to the design of the character was so bad, they delayed the film to rework his look. Whatever they did worked, as the film took in over $300 million worldwide before the […]
Onward held on to the number one spot at the weekend box office, but it is nothing to celebrate for Disney. This weekend saw the worst box office grosses in 22 years, with the top 10 making $55 million total. In that weekend in 1998 22 years ago, John Carpenter's Vampires was number one, for […]
Alamo Drafthouse has closed down their Brooklyn and Yonkers New York locations, becoming the first movie theaters in NYC to close over Coronavirus outbreak. The theater chain let people know very late on Friday night that they would be shuttering immediately. The Yonkers Alamo Drafthouse opened in 2013, while the Brooklyn location opened in 2016. […]
Onward took the box office crown this weekend, but what was somewhat surprising was how soft the opening is. It scored $40 million here is the US, and added $28 million overseas, both towards the lower end of expectations for Pixar. As theater chains across the world see the Coronavirus affect attendance, the US and […]
Clueless will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. Fathom Events is hosting three days of screenings in theaters around the country on May 4, 5 and 6th. The screenings of Clueless will include a bonus feature in theaters about the whip snap dialogue featured in the film. That is what it is know for after […]
Coronavirus is effecting pretty much everything right now, and one industry affected will be the film business. From production shutdowns to theater closings, serious money is being lost in Hollywood and the global film industry. In China alone, filmgoing has halted completely, as the 70,000 movie houses sit empty. Similar situations are already starting to […]
Sonic the Hedgehog raced to a first place finish at the box office this weekend, overcoming mild reviews and the early backlash against the look of the film to nab $57 million. Factoring in the holiday Monday in the US, that take should end at around $68 million. That makes Sonic the number one opening […]
Bad Boys For Life continued to impress at the weekend box office, taking the crown for the second straight week. The film added $34 million dollars to its total, taking the pic over the $100 million mark in just two weeks. It's running total stands at $120.6 million, and at some point in the next […]
Bad Boy For Life came strong out of the gate in its debut weekend, surprising with $59.1 million to lead the box office. By the end of the holiday weekend here in the US, it should end up around $68 million. The third entry in the series eclipsed the entire run of the first film […]
1917 has done it. The new Sam Mendes war film, riding high after taking Best Director and Best Motion Picture-Drama at last Sunday's Golden Globes, won the weekend box office. The film took in $37.2 million, and while always on track to do well, it for sure saw a boost from the awards attention. 1917 […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was once again tops at the weekend box office, taking in $33.7 million over the weekend. That puts its running total at $450.8 million domestically total. It should cross $600 million after all is said and done, but it is starting to lose steam a little faster than most […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continued to rule the box office over the long holiday period, scoring $134.5 million over the five days. That puts it only -2% off the same pace of The Last Jedi, ensuring that it will cross $1 billion at some point in the near future. It only dropped 59% […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker easily won the weekends box office. This will surprise no one. What is a surprise however is that is is way down from the openings of The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. Skywalker took in $176 million, $374 million worldwide. That is good enough for the third highest […]
