Category: Looking at the Weekend

Any movie releasing this week will have to accept being at least second to Black Panther. Of the three wide releases, only two of them really have a shot at being the week’s top opening. Annihilation‘s best chance comes with sci-fi audiences hungry for fascinating and dangerous adventures. Game Night hopes to act as counter-programming…

Advance ticket sales have been robust and the film has been generating the kind of buzz that a Star Wars film might. That will undoubtedly propel it to an easy number one finish. It could also mean that the film, which has no real competition for months, could put up the kind of box office…

Although the second film in the series made a little more than half the predecessor’s opening weekend, it was still a sizable amount. This third film should do quite well as well, possibly less than the prior, but probably still enough to win the weekend. The 15:17 to Paris is Clint Eastwood’s latest and he’s…

The story of Sarah Winchester was turned into a horror film rather than a psychological thriller, so it’s hard to expect too much from fans of the legend; however, as a haunted house film, it stands to reason that it should do decently at the box office, toppling Maze Runner: The Death Cure, but not…

The likelihood of Jumanji winning a fourth week at the top of the box office charts is unlikely, especially since the Maze Runner films have all opened over $30 million and Jumanji‘s third weekend was about $20 million. Even if Death Cure underperforms, it’s unlikely to underperform to $15 million, which is what Jumanji would…

There aren’t a lot of options this weekend, but war films, especially ones that look as manipulative as this one, tend to do well when there are no other options. Den of Thieves is likely to be a flop and Forever My Girl just isn’t the kind of film that becomes a runaway success. Our…

With the holiday films fading and last week’s opener likely to follow the second-week plummet most horror films do, then one of this weekend’s releases could post a high enough tally to top the slowly diminishing Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Paddington 2 has the best potential thanks to its sequel status and the prior…

One new release and it’s a doozy. The last two “chapters” have opened over $20 million, though the third film was a major step down from the second. That could mean that this film is a further step down or a step up. Either way, it will compete with the fourth week of Star Wars:…

There are no other wide releases, so this film wins by default. It will finish in the top ten, but I doubt the top five is within reach, controversy aside. Our Highest Rated Films: Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, In the Fade, Phantom Thread Our Best Awards Ratings: Phantom Thread (Oscars), In the Fade…

Christmas is often overloaded with content, but this year’s batch seems almost overbearing. While Star Wars: The Last Jedi will handily win a second weekend at the top of the box office, it’s which of the five wide releases will come out on top. Father Figures was very clearly dumped on Christmas as its target…

Two year ago, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh film in the most vaunted franchise in film history, opened to a staggering $247 million. Although I would be astounded to see this ninth film (Episode VIII) do the same, there is no question it will top $200 million and there are no forces outside…

As Thanksgiving becomes a memory, December releases begin taking a stronger interest in box office success. With numerous likely huge films coming out later in the month, it’s a bit surprising that this weekend sees only a single release. Just Getting Started is the latest in a series of similar films that put big name…

Of the week’s new limited releases, The Shape of Water has the most potential to be a box office hit after its limited run. There are no new wide releases, so it will be Coco at the top of the charts. Our Highest Rated Films: The Shape of Water; Wonder Wheel Our Best Awards Ratings:…

After the disappointing debut of Justice League last weekend, Coco should have a shot of taking the Thanksgiving crown in its sole-wide opening weekend. There’s the possibility that it under-performs since we don’t know how Pixar can do with characters that are all Hispanic in a very politicized climate, but a strong debut would be…

What do comic book movies and the box office have in common? The former always debuts at number one on the latter. That’s certain to be true of Justice League whose only competition is the third weekend of Thor: Ragnarok. There is nothing that could destroy the film’s chances at this point. It will be…