Category: Looking at the Weekend

As we get closer to Halloween, horror flicks will become more over-present. This film seems to be leading the charge and, after such a lengthy gap, could become the weekend’s top film, though it will have to take down Sully first, which should be a strong holdover. The week’s two other new wide releases could…

The real life story blended with the Tom Hanks brand and Clint Eastwood name should help bolster Sully to the top of the box office. Add in the strong reviews and Oscar prospects and it seems difficult to beat. The Disappointments Room and When the Bough Breaks, which may cause them to cannibalize each other.…

With a single new wide release over the last holiday weekend before the fall, Light Between Oceans should easily be able to take over the top spot when last weekend’s number one, Don’t Breathe, suffers the traditional post-opening horror plummet. Even holdovers won’t be able to stop Light, which might just prove to be a…

It’s another dull week at the August box office. For a time, August had been a dumping ground, but in recent years, it has emerged as a second-coming of the blockbuster season. This month has been decidedly less so and with the new releases available, I doubt we’ll get much bigger. As horror hasn’t had…

It’s been awhile since a Biblical epic had the potential for long legs at the box office. This film, a re-adaptation of the Lew Wallace novel follows distantly on the heals of a 1925 silent version and a much more famous 1959 version starring Charlton Heston. That film, which won a record-setting 11 Oscars is…

Early reviews are surprisingly good, meaning Disney might have another hit on its hands. Fans of the original may take their children to see this new version, which could bolster attendance. The rest of the new releases look like they’ll struggle to keep up, though Sausage Party has the most potential to surprise everyone. Our…

Superhero movies may never struggle at the box office again and with anti-hero Deadpool doing so incredibly well earlier this year, the same is expected of its dark DC counterpart Suicide Squad. The film is expected to top $100 million this weekend, which would crush all competition. Nine Lives is also releasing, but most people…

With Matt Damon back at the helm, the fifth film in the Jason Bourne franchise will likely see a sizable jump in its opening weekend numbers. The first film in the series was the worst with a $27.1 million opening. The second film had a sizable bump to $52.5 million while the third film had…

A pitched battle will occur this weekend as the third in the rebooted Star Trek franchise goes up against the fifth film in the Ice Age trilogy (that’s what the trailers call it). The Ice Age films have opened fairly consistently between $41 and $46 with the second film the lone outlier at $68 million.…

After the stellar debut last weekend of The Secret Life of Pets, it’s hard to believe that after all the negative attention Ghostbusters has received that it will be a huge box office opener. Still, if it can pull in non-Ghostbro fans of the original along with a whole new, younger generation, then we might…

After two weeks of films not being able to topple Finding Nemo at the U.S. box office, we’re about to find that film replaced with another animated film. This time, it’s The Secret Life of Pets and there isn’t likely anything Disney/Pixar can do about it. Please note that both Tripp and Thomas are on…

A trio of new films opens this weekend and, of the two, only one can be said to have a built-in audience already. The Purge: Election Year is the third film in the popular horror franchise, a strangely fitting entry into this year’s film race. It won’t likely top the charts, but it will have…

Can one of the biggest hits of the 1990s turn into a big hit for the 2010s? If you look at Jurassic World for a sign, then the answer would be yes. However, with no advanced screenings for critics and a rather lackluster advertising campaign going on, the film could end up a dud. It…

The Good Dinosaur was the first Pixar film that never reached #1 at the box office, so it’s a foregone conclusion that Finding Nemo will make it there. However, that’s not the reason it will top the charts. The reason is that Finding Nemo held the record for highest grossing Pixar film of all time…

The only sequel releasing recently that has the potential to perform close to its predecessor. That doesn’t mean that Now You See Me 2, the sequel to an unlikely hit, won’t give it a run for its money. Meanwhile, the latest video game adaptation looks to be headed towards defeat, at least in the United…