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Box Office: 'Aquaman' Reigns All After Pre-Holiday Weekend
Pictures entry about the Atlantean king Aquaman is ruling the box office in the states. No one is really surprised- the early buzz for the Jason Momoa-starring aquatic adventure was mostly positive, and almost everyone agrees that the DC Comics hero flick is a fun romp. Aquaman clocks in at the domestic box office with about $67.4 million (according[...]
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Aquaman hasn't opened in the US yet and it's already racked over $250 million in overseas box office takings That's a good sign for the movie Reviews have been generally good, buzz has been good People worldwide want to see it And it looks like people in every other country has gotten to see it[...]
Box Office: 'Spider-Verse' Tops With $35 Million
Considering how positive early reviews have been for SONY's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, seeing the animated superhero film top of the box office report this weekend isn't surprising at all. According to Box Office Mojo, as of Sunday morning Spider-Verse is sitting in the number 1 weekend spot with upwards of $35.4 million domestic. Clint Eastwood's The Mule is a surprising second-place,[...]
Box Office: 'Ralph' Still on Top, 'Aquaman' Rules China
Not much has changed at the box office from last weekend to now- Disney's Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet is till on top, with The Grinch, and Creed II bringing second and third. Warner Bros aquatic superhero flick Aquaman debuted in China to a whooping $94 million, the best WB opening in that part of the[...]
Box Office: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Takes Lead With $25 Million
While the first weekend of December's domestic box office returns aren't as healthy as last week's, but they're not…terrible…numbers. Disney's Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet sits in the number 1 slot with $25.7 million (USD, domestic) according to BoxOfficeMojo This brings the sequel's worldwide take up to $206.9 million. The Grinch follows in 2nd place[...]
The Predator
If box office results are something you look at when choosing your movie for a weekend, perhaps Thursday's The Predator take will whet your hunter's appetite. It would appear the Shane Black written-and-directed 20th Century Fox The Predator took a Thursday night box office trophy of $2.5 million. Despite recent controversy surrounding a convicted sex offender being cast in the[...]
'Incredibles 2' Is Disney's 3rd Billion-Dollar-Grossing 2018 Movie
We knew it was going to happen at some point, but it would appear this past weekend was enough to push the Disney animated feature Incredibles 2 over the $1 billion mark at the box office. Incredibles 2 is the apparent seventh animated film to hit that amount, as well as the ninth in US movie-opening history. The[...]
Avengers: Infinity War Becomes 4th Film to Hit $2 Billion Worldwide
We knew it was likely only a matter of time before the 19th Marvel Cinematic Universe film from Marvel Studios, Avengers: Infinity War, would hit the huge benchmark: $2 billion at the worldwide box office. According to Box Office Mojo, that happened today, making Infinity War the fourth film to cross that number. '@Avengers #InfinityWar' has officially topped $2[...]
Ocean's 8 is Looking at a $40M+ Opening Weekend
The early box office numbers for Ocean's 8 are looking better than the early predictions According to Variety the heist movie brought in $4 million from early Thursday screenings and another $15.8 million on Friday If the numbers stay true Ocean's 8 is looking at a closer to $40 million domestic opening compared to the[...]
A Box Office Story: Solo's Numbers So Low, It Didn't Even Beat Justice League
Solo: A Star Wars Story told moviegoers "I love you" this weekend, but moviegoers responded only with: "we know." The film fell short of projections, earning an estimated $83 million for its opening weekend at the domestic box office, though the four-day total could push it past the $100 million mark, provided audiences turn out[...]
Did 'Ready Player One' Hype Translate to Box Office Success?
[Editor's Note: This 'Ready Player One' piece comes to us from Bleeding Cool contributor Dana Han-Klein of The DHK who takes a look at the pre-theatrical release hype at WonderCon and how it showed at the weekend box office results.] Well the world has now seen Steven Spielberg's interpretation of Ready Player One and the big question is did it[...]
Surprise, Surprise, Black Panther Exceeds Estimates Again: $201M 3-Day, $235M+ 4-Day
At the beginning of February, Black Panther was projected to make, at most, $160 million over the four-day weekend. Of course, while Hollywood and most of the entertainment media were busy looking foolish even after the first box office receipts started to pour in, Bleeding Cool predicted right from the start that, on the strength of an[...]
Black Panther Closing in on Incredible $227 Million Opening Weekend
Pip pip! Now, let's see what kind of records Black Panther can set for its total box office earnings over the next few weeks. Black Panther poster by Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Chris Sotomayer Black Panther is the movie that every industry analyst, every Hollywood insider, and every entertainment media outlet seriously underestimated… except for us,[...]
With $25 Million Thursday, Highest Superhero Opening Within Black Panther's Grasp
Look who's finally starting to come around to ol' Jude Terror's view of Black Panther's box office potential That's right, it's the rest of the entertainment media There's something we like to say in these situations What was it again? Well, we're sure it will come to us. Two weeks ago, Bleeding Cool asked the question:[...]
Could Black Panther's Opening Weekend Be the Biggest Ever for a Superhero Movie?
The closer we get to the release of Marvel's Black Panther, the higher the movie's projected box office openings get Driven by fan excitement for the first Marvel superhero film to be directed by a Black man, Ryan Coogler, and star a predominantly Black cast, industry analysts continue to increase the projected take each week. The movie[...]
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi won't take the top spot at the Chinese box office this weekend Instead, the movie will play second fiddle to a Chinese franchise that rips off the iconic original trilogy! No, we're not talking about the substance of the films Rather, the titles of the movies are homages to Star Wars'[...]
star wars last jedi box office
As expected following the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Disney has officially earned the highest domestic box office total of any studio this year with $2.27 billion dollars, beating out rival Warner Bros, which currently has $2.02 billion. Warner Bros actually pulled ahead in the race earlier this month following the release of Justice[...]
Could Marvel's Black Panther Beat Justice League at the Box Office?
While estimated could change between now and the movie's February 16th release date, Box Office Pro currently forecasts the movie listed for a $90 million domestic opening If true, that would make Black Panther the twelfth-highest opening Marvel Studios movie. But in terms of solo character first movies, Black Panther would top The Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man,[...]
star wars last jedi box office
The full weekend estimates are in, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi has exceeded its expected $205 million take to earn an estimated $220 million at the domestic box office. That makes it the second biggest opening weekend of all time (unadjusted for inflation, of course), behind only the previous entry in the franchise: Star Wars:[...]
GOP Tax Plan impact DCEU
The GOP tax plan, which in general benefits the wealthy and corporations, could actually end up having a negative effect on the box office for future DCEU movies U.S Senator Chuck Grassley, talking about a provision in the bill to eliminate the estate tax, told the Des Moines Register today: "I think not having the[...]
Justice League opening
The weekend estimates are in, and Justice League has sputtered to an underwhelming $96 million domestic box office take for its opening weekend The movie not only underperformed Warner Bros.' hopes of finally breaking a billion dollars globally for a DCEU movie and launching the next phase of the beleaguered superhero movie universe, but even[...]