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‘Mufasa’ Continues To Rule Box Office

Mufasa

Mufasa: The Lion King continues to roar at the box office, where it tops a very slow weekend. In fact, it looks to be one of the slowest MLK weekends in years as Hollywood and theaters face another slowdown in product for the time being. Universal’s attempt at rebooting Wolf Man did not go …

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‘Den Of Thieves 2’ Tops The Box Office

Den Of Thieves 2

 The heist film Den of Thieves 2: Pantera topped the domestic box office with a better-than-expected $15.5 million opening over the second full weekend of 2025. The male-oriented film marks the first time in months that a Lionsgate title has come in No. 1. In further good news, the sequel performed on par with …

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‘Mufasa’ Takes Top Spot At Box Office

Mufasa

Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King safely pulled ahead of Sonic 3 to win the first weekend of the new year with $23.8 million as the film’s domestic total climbed to $168.6 million.  Sonic 3 is certainly no slouch, and it followed Mufasa in second place this weekend with $21.2 million for a domestic total of …

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‘Kraven the Hunter’ Bombs At Box Office

Kraven The Hunter

Kraven the Hunter bombed in its  debut this weekend, hunting down only $11 million to come in third behind Thanksgiving blockbusters Moana 2 and Wicked. The film marked Sony’s first attempt at an R rated superhero movie. Kraven replaced Madame Web as the worst start ever for a Sony-produced Marvel comic book movie and one of …

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‘Moana 2’ Repeats At The Top Of The Box Office

Moana 2

Walt Disney Animation’s blockbuster Moana 2 continued to smash records in its second weekend, hitting an early global haul of $600 million, already ahead of the first film’s global take of $582 million. The sequel remained safely on top of the box office with an estimated three-day gross of $52 million, breaking …

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‘Moana 2’ Dominates The Thanksgiving Box Office

Moana 2

The box office hit an all-time holiday high led by Walt Disney Animation’s record breaking hit Moana 2. Disney’s Moana 2 served up a massive debut of $221 million. Smashing numerous records, the sequel boasts the biggest five-day debut in history — besting The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($204.6 million) — as well as …

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‘Wicked’ Tops The Box Office

Wicked

Wicked and Gladiator II  combined for a phenomenal weekend at the pre-Thanksgiving box office, pulling in the best results in over a decade. Wicked came in at an estimated $114 million to top the domestic chart. While that’s behind Friday’s estimate of $120, it’s still a history-making number for a film based on a Broadway …

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‘Red One’ Racks Up $34M Box Office Win

Red One

Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans‘ Christmas movie Red One came in on the higher end of expectations with a $34.1 million domestic debut after it looked like the big-budget holiday pic might have trouble getting to even $30 million. The movie cost over $250 million to make. Gladiator II roared to a record-shattering $87 million …

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‘Venom 3’ Tops Box Office For Third Week

Venom

The major Hollywood studios always knew the post-presidential election weekend was going to be especially quiet this year as they avoided releasing big event films. This allowed Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance to stay atop the domestic box office chart in its third weekend with an estimated $16.2 million from 3,905 theaters for a domestic …

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‘Venom 3’ Holds On To Top Spot At Box Office

Venom

Venom: The Last Dance gained ground in its second weekend. The Sony comic book movie declined a franchise-low 49 percent to $26.1 million from 4,131 screens to win an overall quiet weekend heading into the hotly contested presidential race The final installment in the Venom trilogy has now earned $90 million domestically.  DreamWorks …

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