Category: Monthly Previews

October is one of those months that tries to build the box office out of its September doldrums while ramping up Oscar candidates. This month is spectacularly fitting of that model, with potential Oscar nominees fighting it out with box office contenders and with a number of failures-in-the-making on deck. October 7, 2011 Ides of…

June 3, 2011 X-Men: First Class Oscar Prospects: What I said: “The prior films weren’t really Oscar bait, though the tech categories might see some movement if the film is huge.” Oscar Results: It’s still not a top tier category contender, but several creative categories should be within reach: Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound…

MAY 6-8, 2011 JUMPING THE BROOM Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Box Office Prediction: $35 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Absolutely none. The trailer makes the film look unfunny at best and unpleasant at worst. There will still be a demographic that flocks to the film without any hesitation, which should permit…

The month of September is a bit of an amorphous time not only for the box office, but for potential Oscar hopefuls. Some Oscar hopefuls get a head-start on competition by premiering in September hoping that strong buzz will carry them through to the critics prizes. However, more often than not, the releases of September…

This site’s favorite season is the Oscar season, so it comes as little surprise that our favorite preview section is the one covering September through December. If you read my preview last year, you’ll know I dumped all of the months together into one post. This caused a number of incorrect box office predictions (ones…

The doldrums of Summer begin with August, the typical dumping ground for poorly testing features that they feel won’t make a ton at the box office. Occasionally, studios will post a handful of solid tentpoles in hopes of generating the next surprise hit. I caution you that despite my best efforts, there will be films…

April 1-3, 2011 Hop Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None” Box Office Prediction: $95 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “None. The trailers have given very little information to form much of an opinion, though live action/animation combinations are seldom worthwhile.” Box Office Results: $108.1 M Thoughts: [Success] Expectations were easily met for this…

It’s once again time for our rundown of upcoming films. This time, we’re taking a look at the impending month of July. Several major blockbusters are on there way, so join me in running them down and preferably with a semi. I’ve had some bad luck with prognosticating lately, so I’ve decided to lower my…

It’s time for another monthly wrap-up. This time, we take a look back at March of this year. Note that all of my “expectations” were about the film and not about its box office, so keep that in mind when you read them. March 4-6, 2011 The Adjustment Bureau Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None”…

Critics were fairly enamored with the May offerings, so let’s see what June can offer up.

Let’s take a look back at how I foresaw February and how it actually turned out. FEBRUARY 4-6, 2011 The Roommate Box Office Prediction: $70 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Low. Single White Female in a college setting. What a lame prospect.” Box Office Results: $37.3 M Thoughts: [Flop] Horror has its ups…

With my new monthly preview of upcoming films for the subsequent month, I thought it only appropriate to back through my 2011 Spring Preview month by month and share my wrap-up thoughts. So, here you have January.

I know it’s been awhile since the Awards Season Box Office period (September through December) was over, but I have just now gotten to my follow-up article. Now that this one’s done, I’ll begin thinking about the Spring one. Though, to keep it in line with the new summer box office set, I may break…

May is the classic beginning of the studios’ box office extravaganza, trying to pull in as much money as they can. A large portion of their annual revenue comes from the period from May through August. While the period just before Memorial Day isn’t as lucrative as the period after, there will be plenty to…

Another Summer has come. And with it, another Summer Tentpole Season begins. If you read my preview last year, you’ll know I dumped all of the months together into one post. This caused a number of incorrect box office predictions (ones I would have made differently had I made them only a month or so…