Tag: BOX OFFICE

CinemaCon Day 3: Universal Pictures and Focus Features Bring the Goods

Day three of CinemaCon 2025 brought Universal Pictures and Focus Features' presentation, revealing fresh looks at some major releases. Let's break it down! Turns out Wednesday at CinemaCon turned out to be "Universal Day" as it started this morning with a special screening of the new How to Train Your Dragon live-action film. You can see my impressions (as much as I can say)...

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to Receive Switch 2 Editions this June

Two of the biggest Legend of Zelda games of all time are getting updated versions when the Switch 2 releases this summer. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition are both launching for Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, 2025! https://youtu.be/dmDD7JSfhcE?si=PtI9N0fjboCtlQWR Upgrade your adventures in Hyrule on...

Ranked: The 10 Most Beloved Movies That Tanked at the Box Office

There are many reasons a movie could flop at the box office. Poor or insufficient marketing, the release date, competition at the theaters, lack of star power, unfavorable reviews, etc. Some of these potential problem-causers could be the fault of the film makers themselves or the production company. Others, such as the response from critics, can’t really be prevented to the same extent. Plus, there’s that elusive phenomenon that can’t be tracked – word of mouth. The point is, many factors that could contribute to a movie flopping at the box office have little to do with the actual content of the film itself. Just because a movie flops doesn’t mean it isn’t any good or isn’t worth seeing. Here is our list of movies that are incredibly popular despite flopping. 

The Next Level of Mainstream Cinema

If superhero films defined the last era of mainstream moviemaking, it seems like corporate self-interest will dominate this one. We look at how the...

Ranked: Every Summer Movie Season Since 1980 – Part 2 of 3 (UPDATED)

We’ve reviewed every summer movie season since 1980 to find out which are the best, and which are the worst. Last week we posted our picks for the worst, and here we post our picks for the best. 

Ranked: Every Summer Movie Season Since 1980 – Part 1 of 3 (UPDATED)

Summer movie season is a magic time of year when Hollywood traditionally rolls out its most appealing merchandise. It’s true that some summer movie seasons are better than others. This is our ranking of all the summer movie seasons since 1980 from worst to best. 

By The Numbers: Rebooting Classic 80’s Movies

Classic 80’s films have been prime targets for Hollywood remakes in recent decades. But are they really worth the trouble? We compare some examples...

Is This the End of Very Expensive Movies?

What does the economic impact of the pandemic mean to the bottom line of major film studios? We examine the possibility of the reduction...

Box Office Breakdown – Disney for the Win

Although the weekend’s new releases, Money Monster and The Darkness, performed above expectations it was not quite enough to score a victory.  For the second straight weekend, the box office belonged to Disney with the top two slots being claimed by Captain America: Civil War and The Jungle Book

Box Office Breakdown: The Revenant Wins a Slow Weekend

It was a slow weekend at the box office, and although numbers were okay no one had any totals really worth bragging about, but The Revenant managed to win the race, beating out all the newcomers for the weekend.  

Box Office Breakdown: The Force Awakens Continues Its Historic Run

Three weekends have come and gone since The Force Awakens opened, and it is still going strong.  In fact, the total was more than double the second place gross estimate this weekend.  Not to mention how badly it spanked The Hateful Eight on its opening weekend.

Box Office Breakdown: The Force Awakens Keeps Its Lead over the Holidays

As predicted, The Force Awakens retained its top spot over the holiday weekend.  Along with its other achieved records, the film has grossed over $1 billion dollars total now and just had the second largest weekend.

Box Office Breakdown: The Force Awakens Ticket Sales

Is it any surprise who reigned supreme at the movies this weekend?  If so, you had to have been completely off grid the past couple weeks.  Come inside to check out the full breakdown of this weekend's box office. 

Box Office Breakdown: The Odds Are Still in Mockingjay 2’s Favor

Although Ron Howard's In The Heart Of The Sea put a good fight, it looks like the Mockingjay pulled off yet another victory at the box office.  At less than a $300 thousand lead, it claimed the top spot over the weekend.