Category: Looking at the Weekend

The Step Up franchise has done respectable business and I have a feeling that The Watch may be a bomb, so I give the edge to “slow and steady” in this race. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of…

There’s no question that The Dark Knight Rises will be pushing for a record-breaking opening weekend. The second film in the franchise did that, opening with $158 million. Since then, two films have surpassed it with the final Harry Potter film triumphing in 2011 with $169 million and then just this year The Avengers took…

The latest installment in the popular (with audiences) Ice Age franchise should have little trouble topping the week’s box office with The Amazing Spider-Man likely taking a large fall this weekend. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our…

The Amazing Spider-Man opens mid-week in true comic book fashion with a rebooted conceit. Since it is positioning itself for the July 4 holiday, that’s 3 extra days before the full weekend, so it might not be able to stick to number one if people don’t like it. However, the action-packed trailers suggest it will…

This weekend should prove which force is strongest at the box office. Toss aside People Like Us, which will appeal to the same target audience as the weekend’s wider release Magic Mike. Mike will test the mettle of women moviegoers; Madea’s Witness Protection will test the perseverance of Tyler Perry’s fans; and Ted will test…

Pixar’s box office prowess is potent. There’s very little the likes of Abraham Lincoln can do to stop it from taking the box office crown. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement.…

It’s Adam Sandler vs. Tom Cruise. An unlikely pairing, but one which could be as interesting to watch as that of last week’s Prometheus vs. Madagascar 3. In the end, I think Sandler’s That’s My Boy may eke out a victory, but that Rock of Ages will have longer legs. Consensus Below is a list…

I want so much to say that Prometheus will be the weekend’s top film, but if the past is any indication, it isn’t going to open too strong, though the blossoming fan community may bolster the numbers more than I expect, but not enough to beat the likely staggering opening of Madagascar 3. Its predecessor…

Snow White and the Huntsman will be a success in spite of Kristen Stewart. It should have no problem topping the box office by a wide margin. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with…

Does absence make the heart grow fonder? Does it heal old wounds? Or does it simply make you forget why you cared in the first place? After Men in Black 2 was a disappointment to many, it’s hard to think why anyone would want to cozy up to a new version. Yet, with so many…

It’s possible that The Avengers could again top the weekend box office. This weak line up is evinced by the number of releases competing for a piece of the pie. While The Dictator might be the kind of comedy that does good business, never underestimate the power of aliens+visual effects, which I think gives Battleship…

Tim Burton’s quirkiness still sells tickets even if it shouldn’t, so expect him to do quite well at the box office this coming weekend. Whether he can beat the second weekend of The Avengers is hard to say. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number…

Being the only new wide release, it’s usually a given that it will be the top new release of the week. But even if The Avengers were fighting against another production, it would win hands-down. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents…

There are a lot of genre films coming out this weekend, but of them all, I think The Raven has the best chance of overcoming the others. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with…

By virtue of having double the nearest opener’s number of screens, The Lucky One should have no problem taking the number one spot, but will it be popular enough with audiences to pass a fifth week in the top spot by The Hunger Games? Most likely yes, but stranger things have happened. Consensus Below is…