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‘The Hidden World’ Flies High At the Box Office

February 24, 2019

There was a sole bright spot to be had in the movie business this weekend, and it’s not the Oscars. Nor is it 90% of the box office top ten, which was down roughly 40% from one year ago when Black Panther led the pack with $111 million. No, the small… Read More

North American Box Office In Desperate Need of ‘Captain Marvel’s’ Help

February 17, 2019

The 2019 box office continued to limp along this weekend as the pricey, long-delayed Fox sci-fi action flick Alita: Battle Angel opened to modest numbers in first place. The Warner comedy Isn’t It Romantic found some love in third place while… Read More

Everything’s Not Awesome For New Films At Box Office

February 10, 2019

There was a bit of good news this weekend for the North America box office: business for the top ten was up a massive 85% over last week’s horrific numbers. The downside? Business continued to lag behind last year’s numbers by double digits. One… Read More

The Box Office Fumbles Over Super Bowl Weekend

February 3, 2019

With few exceptions, Super Bowl weekend has always been one of the worst of the year for the movie business in North America. Thanks to the poor performance of this weekend’s sole new arrival –Sony’s Miss Bala– and a group of holdovers… Read More

‘Glass’ Remains Number One

January 27, 2019

Q: What’s as underwhelming as this year’s Oscar nominations? A: This weekend’s box office. Theaters across North America were a dead zone this weekend as holdovers Glass and The Upside were the only films showing any real signs of life. Newcomers… Read More

‘Upside’ Surprises In Debut

January 13, 2019

On a quiet January weekend, STX’s The Upside surprised everyone by pushing aside Warner’s Aquaman to claim the top spot at the box office. Sony’s A Dog’s Way Home fetched a so-so third place debut while Entertainment Studios’ Keanu Reeves flick… Read More

‘Aquaman’ Remains the Box Office King

January 6, 2019

The holidays might be over, but that didn’t stop moviegoers across North America from continuing to head out to the movies in sizable numbers. Warner’s Aquaman continued to be the biggest box office draw, followed by a solid opening for Sony’s… Read More

‘Aquaman’ Remains King of the Holiday Box Office

December 30, 2018

With no new films opening on the final weekend of 2018 –two opened on Christmas Day-, the top five films in North America were identical to last week’s standings. Warner’s Aquaman continued to lead the pack, which included holiday-boosted… Read More

‘Aquaman’ Swims Deep at Crowded Box Office

December 23, 2018

In the weekend before Christmas, the Warner superhero flick Aquaman had no trouble swimming to the top of the North American box office. The heavily-marketed superhero flick swam right past the competition, which included Paramount’s Bumblebee,… Read More

‘Spider-Verse’ Takes Over the Box Office

December 16, 2018

It was an easy number one win for Sony’s superb animated feature Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse this weekend at the North America box office. Joining Spidey in waking up the sleepy pre-holiday December box office was the latest Clint Eastwood… Read More