Tag: hollywood
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The Biggest Thanksgiving Box Office Ever: How Moana 2, Wicked & Gladiator II Delivered an Historic Weekend
This Thanksgiving delivered a record-breaking $422M box office weekend! From Moana 2’s tidal wave debut to Wicked’s magical hold and Gladiator II’s resilience, the holiday proved theaters are thriving again. Dive into the biggest Thanksgiving box office ever—read more in the link!
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Wicked & Gladiator II Bring Magic and Action to the Box Office, but “Glicked” is no “Barben-heimer”
Two box office titans collided this weekend as “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” debuted with $114 million and $55 million respectively, coining the term “Glicked.” But is it the next “Barbenheimer”? While one film enchanted audiences with its magic, the other struggled to recapture past glory. Here’s why these films soared—or fumbled—at the box office.
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Beetlejuice 2 Spooks Up $111 Million Debut, Resurrecting Warner Bros’ Box Office
This weekend Tim Burton and Warner Brothers’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice opened to a spectacular $111 million. This is currently the third best opening of the year behind Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine, and the second biggest opening ever for September, right behind Warner Brothers’ own It (2017). This is a huge rebound for Warner…
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Box Office Bliss: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Score Big with Top Two Hits
This weekend, Hollywood’s power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds dominated the box office, with Deadpool and It Ends With Us claiming the top spots. This success underscores the power of female-driven narratives and beloved book adaptations, with Blake Lively proving herself as a box office magnet for smartly budgeted films. In this article, I…
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Marvel’s Dynamic Duo: Deadpool & Wolverine Smash Box Office Records with $211M Opening Weekend
Deadpool & Wolverine achieved a monumental, record-breaking $205 million opening weekend. This opening is more than just massive, it’s downright historic. Because of the enduring appeal of Ryan Reynolds’ portrayal of Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s iconic Wolverine, coupled with promises of groundbreaking changes for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this is the biggest opening weekend ever…
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Twisters Roars to $81 Million Opening Weekend: A Tornado of Cash, Crushing All Forecasts
Twisters massively over-performed this weekend, storming the box office with a phenomenal $81 million opening weekend— far surpassing the predicted $40-50 million. The momentum for this sequel kept building bigger throughout the weekend, just like a tornado in real life. This is officially now the highest opening ever for a disaster film, passing The Day…
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Inside Out 2 Shatters Records with $154 Million Opening, Reclaiming Disney and Pixar’s Box Office Dominance
Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 shattered expectations with a colossal $154 million opening in the U.S. and a jaw-dropping $300 million globally. This opening number is so massive, that it’s just silly. Not only is this almost DOUBLE what the industry was tracking pre-release (this was only estimated to open with $85 million), but it’s also…
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Bad Boys Ride or Die Blazes Past Expectations with $57 Million Opening Weekend, + Five reasons to be optimistic this summer
I was tempted to give this story the headline, “Will Smith Slaps The Box Office Into Overdrive”, but it seemed like such low-hanging fruit. The last time I wrote in this blog it was last summer, as Barbenheimer was saving the summer box office, which brought the 2023 box office to unprecedented heights post-COVID. Now…
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Everybody Wins: Toys, Turtles, Sharks, and Bombs create a Box Office Bonanza this weekend, why?
Four turtles, a shark, some dolls, and an atomic bomb walk into a theater…. box office success ensues. While Barbie is still queen bee at the box office for the third weekend in a row, there’s a fierce battle for second place this weekend, which is great to see for the industry. Teenage Mutant Ninja…
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Tom Cruise’s latest Mission Impossible opens to $79 million – but why didn’t it open bigger at the box office?
The last time I wrote in this blog, it was last year, as Top Gun Maverick was soaring past $700 million in the U.S. I asked the question then, “Can Tom Cruise be stopped?”, and, well, the answer to that question might exist sooner than I thought. Tom Cruise’s latest Mission Impossible film opened with…
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