Superheroes continue to dominate at the box office, where James Wan’s Aquaman stayed atop the chart in its third weekend with a domestic haul of $30.7 million, putting the pic’s North American total at $259.7 million for a mighty global tally of $940.7 million. The Warner Bros. film enjoyed a major milestone …
Read More »‘Aquaman’ Swims To Box Office Success
Warner Bros.’ Aquaman splashed down at the U.S. box office with $67.4 million from 4,125 theaters, easily winning the pre-Christmas session. Including paid sneaks, the tentpole pic’s early domestic total stands at $72.1 million. Meanwhile, 2018 domestic box office revenue looked to hit a new record on Sunday, surpassing the $11.383 billion amassed in …
Read More »Jamie Lee Curtis Gets Revenge On Michael Myers As ‘Halloween’ Comes Home
The infamous killer Michael Myers strikes again in Halloween, arriving on Digital and via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on December 28, 2018, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on January 15, 2019. Hailed by critics as “a near perfect blend of craft, …
Read More »‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Breaks The Box Office
The feast at the 2018 box office continued over the Thanksgiving holiday as a pair of sequels — Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II — powered record holiday revenue in North America. Ralph Breaks the Internet topped the Wednesday-Sunday chart with a hefty $84.5 million from 4,017 theaters, the second-best …
Read More »“Z” Marks The Spot As Zorro Celebrates 100 Years Of Adventure
While other icons and comic book characters have reached milestones marking their 40th, 50th, even 75th anniversary, there’s only one who can claim a century of swashbuckling sensation. The man in black, the “fox,” sword-master supreme and hero to millions of fans the world over, the masked adventurer Zorro turns …
Read More »Fantastic Beasts 2 Tops Box Office
Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald couldn’t conjure the same magic the first film did in its U.S. opening, but made up ground overseas for a worldwide launch of $253.2 million. In North America, the sequel debuted to $62.2 million from 4,163 theaters, compared to $74.4 …
Read More »The Man of Steel’s 80th Anniversary Culminates With a Big Screen Double Feature of The Death of Superman and the National Cinematic Debut of Reign of the Supermen
Superman’s greatest adventure – his death and rebirth – will be unveiled in a special two-day exclusive theatrical event as Warner Bros. and DC join forces with Fathom Events for a double feature presentation of the previously released The Death of Superman and the first in-theater screening of the all-new …
Read More »‘The Grinch’ Wins Box Office
Christmas came early for Illumination and Universal as The Grinch, the second big-screen adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss holiday tale after Ron Howard’s 2000 film, opened to a pleasing $66 million from 4,414 North American theaters despite mediocre reviews (it fared better with audiences, earning an A- CinemaScore). Voiced …
Read More »‘Halloween’ Scares Up Another Box Office Win
Blumhouse and Universal’s Halloween has taken the top spot at the box office again. A direct sequel to the classic 1978 slasher pic, Halloween grossed a stellar $32 million from 3,990 theaters in its second weekend, where it stayed atop the chart to finish Sunday with a domestic tally of $126.7 …
Read More »‘Venom’ Holds Top Spot At Box Office
Venom easily stayed atop the chart in its second outing with $35.7 million, while A Star Is Born pulls in another $28 million. Universal’s critically acclaimed astronaut dramaFirst Man faltered in its box-office blastoff, grossing $16.5 million from 3,640 theaters to come in well behind holdovers Venom and A Star Is Born. …
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