Category: Looking at the Weekend

Bears is the only wide release that I can’t see taking the top spot this weekend. It’s also possible that Rio 2 could spend a second week at the #1 with one of these following in second place. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: With reticence, I choose the Johnny Depp sci-fi feature Transcendence. The Bears documentary…

It’ll be a tight weekend this week…for second place. Captain America: The Winter Soldier will easily take first place, but which film will come in second? It could be any of the three new releases, but my guess is Rio 2. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: Oculus could be interesting, but I’m not particularly psyched about…

Who doesn’t think Captain America will top the box office. Anyone who doesn’t really needs to rethink things. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: I will always give a Marvel universe film the time of day. As to what else is showing? A few items look interesting, but other than Under the Skin, I wouldn’t go out…

With the releases expected, Noah should have little problem capturing the top spot at the box office. Cesar Chavez should have a solid debut targeting Hispanic audiences and Sabotage may be the latest in a long string of failures for the former California Governor. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: I’m not all that intrigued by most…

Another weekend of battles, this one pitting the latest in a string of films targeting tween audiences against the latest in a reborn puppet franchise. While the performance of the rebooted The Muppets would suggest Muppets Most Wanted has the advantage, the marketplace is saturated with family films and the tween audience may finally jump…

I give a slight box office edge to Need for Speed, but The Single Moms Club could also be the weekend’s top new release. It’s also possible that neither can overcome the second weekend of 300: Rise of an Empire. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: The Single Moms Club might not be bad, though I’d probably…

It will be a competitive week, but Mr. Peabody and Sherman doesn’t have to appeal the very narrow demographic of fans 300: Rise of an Empire does. I could see a scenario where either come out on top. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: The only interesting films this week come from the indie circles, Wes Anderson’s…

It’s the ultimate face-off of badasses. In one corner, you have a late-career action star turning a non-stop flight into a thriller. On the other hand, you have Jesus Christ. For a film made by and for Christians to flop at the box office, it would have to be bad. And they can handle relatively…

We’ll probably see a third week at number one for The Lego Movie while Kevin Costner’s action film edges out the cheesy romantic disaster film Pompeii. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: There’s not a lot this week that I really have an interest in. Sometimes it’s better to go with the Oscar nominee than the not.…

It’s Valentine’s Day, so counterprogramming can sometimes be counterproductive. However, with three “romantic” releases targeting similar audiences, a big budget remake might just do the trick. I give the slight edge this week to RoboCop but I think About Last Night and Winter’s Tale could also be potent competitors. Endless Love will be incredibly finite.…

With the dearth of suitable competition and untold advertising, The Lego Movie will have one of the year’s biggest openings outside the Summer months. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: Early reviews are pointing towards The Lego Movie being a pretty good adventure. However, for me, I’m still more interested in The Monuments Men even if other…

A movie that received only a light Oscar push and came away with nothing isn’t likely to beat a teen-centered romantic comedy at the box office. While it’s not Valentine’s Day yet, it almost looks like it. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: Labor Day looks better than other critics said it was, so I’ll give it…

There are no other new wide releases, so I, Frankenstein will easily be the top new one, but can it beat the second week of Ride Along or any of the other holdovers? I’m not so sure. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: I have no desire to see the latest Underworld-lite retread, but there are a…

Will it be action or horror? This week’s two potential champions embrace two genres that have historically done well at the box office, but I give the edge to Jack Ryan, which reboots a popular characterr from a book and film franchise. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: There aren’t any films releasing wide that I’m interested,…

There isn’t much out during the early days of January, but a rousing sword-and-sandal-type action drama should do decently well at the box office, even if it is the only new wide release. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: I’m not interested in seeing the version of Hercules starring The Rock. Why would I want to see…