Disney’s latest animated movie, Wish, didn’t quite hit the mark. What was anticipated to earn between $40 million and $50 million during its debut raked in only $31.7 million domestically over the five-day holiday weekend. So, what really went wrong? At the box office, Wish was up against Napoleon and The Hunger Games: The Ballad …
“The Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” defied expectations to emerge victorious at the box office, raking in $44 million domestically and $98 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Although the film fell short of the original franchise’s ticket sales, it still managed to beat out fellow newcomers like “Trolls Band Together,” …
Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe is no longer a guaranteed box office juggernaut, as evidenced by the underwhelming performance of “The Marvels,” which opened to a disappointing $47 million. The projections of $75 million to $80 million shrunk to $60 million to $65 million in recent weeks, and the film fell well short of those figures. …
Despite a massive 76% decline from its debut, “Five Nights at Freddy’s” still emerged as the top film at the box office. The fall sleeper hit from Universal and Blumhouse collected $19.4 million in its second weekend, bringing its total earnings to a towering $113 million to date. This spooky video game adaptation, set in …
After a period of silence in movie theaters, four films made their wide release debut over the weekend. Notably, the performances of these films—PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, Saw X, The Creator, and Dumb Money—highlighted a familiar trend at the box office. The winners? Horror and animated franchises. The losers? Originality and comedy. PAW Patrol, …
Hollywood’s most popular horror franchises have recently lacked iconic villains. This isn’t to criticize successful series like The Conjuring, Insidious, and The Purge, which don’t rely on one main antagonist. However, the infamous adversaries of scary movies—Michael Myers, Leatherface, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees—have aged without any clear successors. That’s why Saw X, one of this …
Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham couldn’t rescue Expend4bles from its disappointing debut at the box office. The Lionsgate and Millennium film, also known as Expendables 4, only managed to bring in $8.3 million for its high-budget project. It featured an ensemble cast including Stallone, Statham, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, and Dolph Lundgren. …
The Nun 2 and A Haunting in Venice essentially tied for the top spot in US and Canadian theaters this weekend, with the horror sequel edging out the Hercule Poirot mystery, based on studio estimates. Warner Bros.’ The Nun 2 brought in $14.7 million in its second weekend, which, if the numbers hold, will …
Despite receiving negative reviews, The Nun II didn’t fail to attract moviegoers. The highly anticipated sequel, distributed by Warner Bros., dominated the North American box office in its opening weekend, generating an estimated $32.6 million in ticket sales. According to a review by Mark Kennedy from the Associated Press, the movie was criticized and …
The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led Equalizer franchise dominated the domestic box office this weekend, capturing $34.5 million in revenue, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Sony expects the total to reach $42 million by the end of the Monday holiday. The summer movie season, which witnessed record-breaking performances by movies like Barbie and …