Looking back at the first installment in the Paranormal Activity franchise, it’s difficult to comprehend how we got to where we are now. Aside from the third film, I’ve found that the financial success of this series has come at…
Weekend B.O.: ‘Home’ A Home-Run for DWA, ‘Get Hard’ Strong #2
Box-office estimates are in for the weekend of March 27th-29th , 2015. #1- Home: DreamWorks Animation studios can breathe a sigh of relief seeing that their only film being released this year blew past most expectations for a $54M debut.…
Weekend B.O.: ‘Insurgent’ Gets No Sequel Boost
Box-office estimates are in for the weekend of March 20th-22nd, 2015. #1- The Divergent Series: Insurgent: While $54M is a great first weekend number for any movie, the fact that this sequel wasn’t able to improve on the opening of…
Weekend B.O.: ‘Cinderella’ Dazzles in Debut!
Box-office estimates are in for the weekend of March 13th-15th, 2015. #1- Cinderella: There is no surprise here. The live-action Cinderella remake opened to an astounding $70M this weekend. This movie had a lot of things going for it- factors…
Weekend B.O.: ‘Chappie’ is Worst Blomkamp Debut to Date
Box-office estimates are in for the weekend of March 6th-8th, 2015. #1- Chappie: Let’s just say things haven’t been going great for Neill Blomkamp since District 9. Not only did his third and most recent film open to $13.3M, that…
Weekend B.O.: ‘Focus’ is an Unimpressive #1
Box-office estimates are in for the weekend of February 27th-March 1st 2015. #1- Focus: Wow, times have changed. The most recent Will Smith movie- a man who used to open his films to an average of $40-50M- opened to only…
Weekend B.O.: ‘Fifty Shades’ Plummets But Still Lands at No. 1
Box-office estimates are in for the weekend of February 20th-22nd, 2015. #1- Fifty Shades of Grey: While the porn BDSM movie took an expected drop from its gargantuan opening weekend, its $23.2M take was still enough for first place this…