Category: Looking at the Weekend

Only one new wide release and it’s Jordan Peele’s third feature film, Nope. The trailers give away the gimmick behind the film, which doesn’t make it as appealing as it should be, but Peele’s films have a certain appeal and that will mean it can do well at the box office? Can it beat the…

When there’s a guaranteed blockbuster on release, there’s generally no competition. When there’s no defined box office leader, there are usually several release. There are three coming out wide this weekend, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, and Where the Crawdads Sing. Mrs. Harris doesn’t seem like the kind…

Thor: Love and Thunder is set to take the summer by storm. It’s poised to claim this weekend’s top spot, but will it do so enough to be the year’s biggest debut? It’s possible, though unlikely. I could even see it claiming less than $100 million. Our Highest Rated Films: Thor: Love and Thunder Our…

While there are two features releasing this weekend, only one of them has box office potential and that’s the sequel Minions: The Rise of Gru. The Despicable Me franchise has proven very popular, especially thanks to its pint-sized yellow hench-creatures. None of the top four entries this weekend hitting $31 million, Minions is very likely…

After a disappointing opening for Lightyear, both of this week’s new releases have a shot at topping the charts with Elvis having a slight edge over The Black Phone. The former tackles the life story of a beloved musical icon. The latter is a horror film. In a sea of disappointing box office returns for…

There will be no stopping Lightyear being the weekend’s top release even Jurassic World: Dominion in its second week will struggle to keep up. Our Highest Rated Films: Lightyear, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Our Best Awards Ratings: Lightyear (Oscars) OTHER LIMITED RELEASES Bitterbrush (Limited) Blowback (Limited) The Book Keepers (Limited) Civil: Ben Crump…

The third week of Top Gun: Maverick takes on the first week of Jurassic World: Dominion. It isn’t really a contest as Universal’s still-popular dinosaur franchise should have little trouble topping $100 million in its opening frame. Both of its predecessors did, though the second was a drastic drop from the $200 million-plus the first…

There’s nothing to keep Top Gun: Maverick from maintaining the top spot. While this week’s new release is going to top itself since it has no other competition, I could also imagine it placing outside the top ten. Our Highest Rated Films: Benedcition, Eiffel Our Best Awards Ratings: None OTHER LIMITED RELEASES Dashcam (Limited) Deep…

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will be going down this weekend as Tom Cruise’s first new feature in four years rides the wave of sensational reviews to a box office-topping victory 36 years ago. That film spent a total of three non-consecutive weeks at the top of the box office, its first, fourth,…

It will be interesting to see if the Downton Abbey sequel manages to take the number one slot off of Doctor Strange‘s hands in its third week. I suspect it probably won’t, but anything is possible. Our Highest Rated Films: Men & Downton Abbey: A New Era Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus OTHER LIMITED…

Not terribly long ago, studios released one major box office contender a week and thanks to the pandemic that seems to be what we’re back to as we’ve seldom had more than one release a week. This week’s effort is Firestarter, a re-adaptation of an early Stephen King novel. I doubt that it can overcome…

There is no competition this weekend for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Even if there were, there would be no competition for the certain number one film of the week. Our Highest Rated Films: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Our Best Awards Ratings: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Oscars)…

Not much is new this weekend, so it shouldn’t be too difficult for Liam Neeson to once again take the top of the box office chart. His films are usually strong out of the gate even if they aren’t always strong in the long haul. Our Highest Rated Films: Firebird Our Best Awards Ratings: None…

Memory is the latest Liam Neeson action thriller on deck and with the weak performance of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Memory should easily capture the top spot. Our Highest Rated Films: Petite Maman Our Best Awards Ratings: The Northman (Oscars) OTHER LIMITED RELEASES Arisaka (Limited) Charlotte (Limited) The Duke (Limited) Immortal Soul (Limited)…

The third film in the Fantastic Beasts series releases this weekend. The second film, which disappointed some, opened to $62 million. Even a slight dip from there could still earn the top spot at the box office as long as Sonic 2 doesn’t have a surprisingly strong holdover. Our Highest Rated Films: Fantastic Beasts: The…