Tag Archives: Box Office Report

Box Office Report: You Failed!

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

We had a pretty neat opportunity over the weekend film going audience. Pacific Rim, a phenomenal summer block buster that didn’t rely on existing IP, was going up against the scourge of cinemadom, Grown Ups 2. A win for the former … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘Fast & Furious 6’ Has Just Enough Fuel To Take Number 1 Again

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Fast and Furious franchise is among the most curious in cinema history. Over a decade ago, when the first film came out, no one could have foreseen half a dozen films and hundreds of millions in total box office. … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ’42’ Gets Earns a Win, ‘Scary Movie 5’ Commits All of the Errors

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

If you get the clumsy baseball references in the title than you get that this weekend was won by 42. The Jackie Robinson biopic earned an estimated $27+ Million, giving the film one of the strongest baseball movie debuts of … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘GI: Joe’ Comes Out Swinging Over Easter Weekend

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The current trend in sequel box office returns is tied to perception. Gone are the days of diminishing returns as a rule, these are the golden times for franchises. How the general public feels about the franchise is now king, and the … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘The Croods’ Smashes Into First Place For Another Big Dreamworks Animation Win

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

There used to be a rule in feature animation. PIXAR was the king of quality and they had a perfect record, Dreamworks had Shrek and a whole train load of Disney and PIXAR knockoffs with star-studded casts. Most of the … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘Oz’ Opening Weekend Both Great and Powerful

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Sam Raimi sure knows how to make a successful crowd pleaser, his prequel to the most famous movie ever came out with the first blockbuster opening weekend of 2013. Raking in over $80 Million in its debut frame, Oz: The Great and … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘Taken’ Holds Off ‘Argo’ To Make A Second Run At The Top Spot

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Well kudos to Taken 2, it was speculated in this very spot last week that the poor word of mouth and reviews would put a big dip into the action sequel’s take this weekend. The wrongness is strong with this … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘Expendables 2’ Comes Out On Top Of A Weak Weekend

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Last week I said this was not going to be a big weekend, even with three new films nothing really had good Box Office potential. Even though the final tallies proved that this was indeed a lack luster weekend no … Continue reading →