Category: Looking at the Weekend

There isn’t much selection this weekend, which means Thor: Ragnarok will be taking a second tour at the top of the chart. Likely coming in second is the “anticipated” sequel to the box office hit Daddy’s Home. It’s only competition is Murder on the Orient Express, which isn’t likely to have a lot of broad…

Thor: Ragnarok will destroy its competition this weekend. The first film opened to a soft $65 million. The second film easily topped it with $85 million. Will there be a twenty-million jump again? I doubt it. I suspect the film will top its prior film for opening weekend, but not move too much further up…

Absence makes the heart grow fonder and with so many years between the final Saw and this reboot may be enough to help people forget the long slide into awfulness the series had become. That should give it enough boost to reign supreme over the Halloween weekend box office. None of the rest of the…

A large slate of new releases will compete to be the number one film of the weekend, with the films most likely to have a chance being Geostorm, Boo 2, and Only the Brave. Snowman could surprise, but the negative reviews will depress turnout. I would normally give the edge to the disaster film, but…

Before the solid, but unspectacular debut of Blade Runner 2049, I would have said all of this week’s films were likely second fiddles. Now, it’s possible that The Foreigner manages to supplant Blade Runner. It’s also possible that everything bombs or Blade Runner has a good hold-over, which would put the others below it. Our…

With a weak weekend last, there’s little question that Blade Runner 2049 will top the box office. The question is how big it will be. Topping $100 million doesn’t seem out of the question at this point, though the tough-selling sci-fi elements might hinder its approach to that number. That said, there’s no question it…

After the stellar debut of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, but the lackluster opening of The Lego Ninjago Movie, it’s hard to know which way the box office winds will blow. Tom Cruise is a consistant box office draw, even when his films aren’t great. Of course, American Made also has the advantage of tons of…

While Kingsman: The Secret Service was a surprise hit, its opening weekend was roughly $20 million off the weekend opener of the previous Lego animation entry. The Lego Ninjago Movie isn’t likely to perform to The Lego Batman Movie‘s $53 million opening and Kingsman: The Golden Circle is sure to top its predecessor’s $36 million,…

With the potency of It at the box office, a second weekend atop the charts would not be unexpected. There is another horror release that’s been heavily advertised that’s on the release schedule this week and with its competition, it would be a safe bet to put it at the top of the new releases.…

After three weeks of dreadful box office, the cineplexes are about to get an influx of attendees thanks to two major new releases. The romantic comedy Home Again may struggle in spite of the heavy promotion the film is getting against the first major horror film to give audiences something to get excited about. The…

There’s little competition over the Memorial Day weekend. There will probably be a three-peat for The Hitman’s Bodyguard on a dreary box office weekend. The lone new “wide” release is Tulip Fever, which is being dumped on Labor Day weekend where few films ever succeed. Our Highest Rated Films: Viceroy’s House; The Teacher Our Best…

This the kind of weekend where nothing breaks out and everything bombs, leaving a surprise number one selection? Of the new releases, Leap! has the best chance at becoming a modest hit. Animation hasn’t had a lot of options lately, meaning families aren’t getting much entertainment. All Saints could tap into a religious-oriented demographic that…

Two new movies will target the same audience demographic, namely those that enjoy action thrillers. While one is a heist film (Logan Lucky), the other is an action comedy (The Hitman’s Bodyguard). The latter has been heavily advertised in theaters and other venues. The former has not. On top of that, well known faces Ryan…

The Conjuring made a lot of money at the box office in 2013 ($137 million). Its prequel, Annabelle, made less, but still impressive amounts of money ($84 million). The first film’s sequel, The Conjuring 2, was off the original, but higher than the prequel ($102 million). Now, we have the prequel to the prequel, Annabelle:…

The long anticipated adaptation of the popular Stephen King sci-fi western should open to strong numbers against the third weekend of Dunkirk and second of The Emoji Movie. It should easily top the week’s other new wide release Kidnap and will likely outperform the wide expansion of Detroit, though that competition might be more fierce.…