Category: Looking at the Weekend

After the success of its predecessor, The Huntsman: Winter’s War is looking to make a box office impact in order to justify its creation. While there’s no guarantee it can top the second weekend of The Jungle Book, a lot will be riding on it to do so. It has no other competition for the…

Disney’s box office dominance will continue with a surefire number one debut for its live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book. While Barbershop: The Next Cut will likely be successful, it won’t have any chance of topping Jungle Book. Criminal will be lucky to breathe the same air as these two films. Our Highest Rated Films:…

There are three new wide releases this weekend and Melissa McCarthy is the most likely to pull out the win. Whether The Boss can top the third weekend of Batman v. Superman remains to be seen. Before I Wake could tap into a demographic that hasn’t had a lot of support so far this year…

Only one new wide release and it’s not going to top Batman v. Superman. There’s not much else to say about it. Our Highest Rated Films: Standing Tall, Next Time I’ll Aim for the Heart, Everybody Wants Some!! Our Best Awards Ratings: Miles Ahead (Oscars), God’s Not Dead 2 (Razzies), Standing Tall (Globes) OTHER LIMITED…

Is there any chance that Batman v. Superman won’t have a stellar opening? None whatsoever. While it might be able to achieve Deadpool tallies over its run, it would be shocking if it didn’t top $100 million for the weekend. Meanwhile, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 hopes to replicate the slow-build success of its…

With both prior entries in this franchise earning more than $50 million opening weekend, this film should be able to make roughly that and take the weekend crown from Zootopia. Miracles from Heaven may do well, but it won’t be able to get beyond third place for the weekend. Our Highest Rated Films: Midnight Special,…

Four films open wide this weekend and which of them will be the top release? That all depends on audience expectations. While a second week for Zootopia wouldn’t be out of the question, of the four releases, any of them could score a decent opening. 10 Cloverfield Lane, a side-sequel to Cloverfield had a surprise…

London Has Fallen is following a highly successful original, but Disney should handily take the weekend’s top spot. How far above remains to be seen, but unnecessary sequels don’t always sell well with audiences even if they liked the predecessor. Our Highest Rated Films: Zootopia, The Wave Our Best Awards Ratings: Zootopia (Oscars), Knight of…

Could we see a third weekend atop the box office chart for Deadpool considering the competition, it’s possible. Gods of Egypt looks to be the most prominent contender this week and that film has been plagued by accusations of racism. However, that won’t stop the white teen audience its targeting from turning out for the…

There’s not a lot of competition this weekend, so Deadpool will lay claim to a second weekend atop the box office charts. The top new release is likely to be Risen, a Christian-targeted film that shouldn’t have much competition from the poorly advertised Race and the period horror film The Witch.. Our Highest Rated Films:…

How much can an R-rated film, especially a comic book movie, do at the weekend box office? We’re about to find out. While How to Be Single will be interesting counterprogramming and could do quite well, Zoolander 2 appeals to a somewhat similar demographic as Deadpool and I doubt such a long span between releases…

The Coens face off against Regency Zombies in this week’s box office competition. While the Coens haven’t always been the biggest box office draws, their current film is a star-studded comedy that should barely top the re-telling of Pride and Prejudice with zombies. I guess I should probably give more credence to the latest Nicholas…

Kung Fu Panda and its first sequel were hits. I see no reason to believe that it won’t happen again. This week’s two other wide releases don’t convince me they can top the Panda. While the spoof genre has had some success with mainstream audiences, as have disaster films, these two films just don’t seem…

It’s hard to tell what the hit of the weekend will be. The 5th Wave has a built-in audience, but Dirty Grandpa breaks a long span lacking in comedy. I’m going to give the edge to 5th Wave because it tickles the alien invasion concept that has been quite popular in the past. Our Highest…

Michael Bay has a way with bringing people to the theater even if their tastes aren’t the greatest. This should appeal to the same crowd that made American Sniper a hit, but probably to a much smaller degree. Our Highest Rated Films: The Benefactor, A Perfect Day Our Best Awards Ratings: 13 Hours (Razzies)