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Post-Thanksgiving Box Office is Ho-Ho-Hum

December 9, 2019

Ah, the weekend after Thanksgiving. A time where everyone begins to to get ready for the holidays, be it shopping or attending festivities such as parties and community gatherings. One thing it is not known for is going to the movies. This was… Read More

‘Frozen 2,’ ‘Knives Out’ Carve Out Big Holiday Business

December 1, 2019

It was a bit of a mixed bag at the North America box office over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend as business saw a dip –yet again- in ticket sales. Not only was business 12% lower than last weekend, it was also down a steep 18% in comparison… Read More

The Big Chill: ‘Frozen II’ Has Massive Debut

November 24, 2019

If it felt a bit colder in theaters around the world this weekend, you can probably lay the blame on Elsa and Anna. Frozen II, the long-awaited sequel to the Disney 2013 blockbuster Frozen, swept into theaters worldwide this weekend and was rewarded… Read More

‘Midway’ Flies Over Rivals

November 10, 2019

The worst November for the movie business in nearly two decades continued to limp along this weekend as four new films –Midway, Doctor Sleep, Playing With Fire and Last Christmas- arrived on the scene only to be greeted with box office indifference… Read More

‘Maleficent’ Not All That Magnificent At Box Office

October 20, 2019

A pair of belated sequels –Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Sony’s Zombieland: Double Tap– arrived to challenge Joker at the North America box office this weekend. Of the two, Maleficent had just enough multiplex magic in… Read More

‘Joker’ Laughs Its Way To A Record Opening

October 6, 2019

Warner’s controversial drama Joker wasn’t clowning around this weekend as the R-rated origin film of the popular DC Comics villain stormed the global box office, setting several box office records in the process. Directed by Todd Phillips… Read More

‘Abominable’ Has Animated Number One Opening

September 29, 2019

The month of September closed on a moderate, but solid, note as the Universal/Dreamworks Animation release Abominable became the new box office champ. The cartoon was the only wide release this weekend as studios began to steer clear of Warner’s … Read More

Smith Stooge Slaps Sly, Pitt at Box Office

September 22, 2019

It was a great weekend for adult-themed films at the North America box office as the long-awaited film version of Downton Abbey led the pack by a wide margin. The British drama not only set an opening weekend record for Focus Features, it also… Read More

Strippers Scare Clown At Box Office

September 15, 2019

There was a box office showdown this weekend at theaters across North America between a demonic clown and a gang of scheming strippers. While the clown emerged triumphant in the end, it was the exotic dancers who made the biggest impression.… Read More

Creepy Clown Floats To the Top of the Box Office

September 8, 2019

After a dismal August -and that is putting it mildly-, the month of September got off a far better note for the North America box office as Warner’s highly anticipated IT: Chapter Two debuted to monstrous numbers. The success of the 2017 movie… Read More