Box Office Forecast

Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning co-star in the third installment of his franchise, The Equalizer. The R-rated violent thriller is the only new release for the long Labor Day Weekend. Historically, the megaplexes are not crowded the final weekend of summer. Box Office revenue for The Equalizer 3 including Monday could approach $40 million. That’s about the revenue ceiling this time […]

Despite the Hollywood strikes, both the actors’ and writers’ unions say that it’s perfectly OK to go to movies this weekend. Predictions run as high as $140 million for Barbie based on pre-sales that rivaled Avatar. (Deadline) Margot Robbie stars and Ryan Gosling steals every scene as Ken doll. The ensemble cast includes Issa Rae, Dua Lipa, Simu Liu, Helen Mirren, John Cena and Will Ferrell. Overnight screenings […]

The Top 5 movies this weekend: 1. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – $56.2 million 2. Sound of Freedom – $27 million 3. Insidious: The Red Door – $13 million 4. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – $12 million 5. Elemental – $8.7 million Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One was number-one at the weekend box office with a “lackluster” $56.2 million. The Tom Cruise action flick, which cost a […]

The only new movie this weekend could have trouble toppling Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as the most popular in North America. Both Spider-Verse and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts are projected to earn around $55 million. Rise of the Beasts will make twice that amount internationally but faces headwinds in the States. The reviews are lukewarm for this seventh installment in the franchise that’s […]

Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid will make a huge splash this Memorial Day weekend. Through Monday, The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey is projected to earn $125 million from 4300 theaters. Fast X will take the silver medal in its second weekend with a box office take around $30 million. Three comedies arrive as counter-programming but will struggle to make a dent […]

The Top 5 movies this weekend: 1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – $114 million 2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie – $18.6 million 3. Evil Dead Rise – $5.7 million 4. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret – $3.4 million 5. John Wick: Chapter 4 – $2.4 million The summer movie season has gotten off to a strong start with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 earning $114 […]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is on pace to earn another $60 million this weekend. Two new movies are projected to make about $10 million. Russell Crowe stars in The Pope’s Exorcist, which is rated-R for its demonic horror. Nicolas Cage stars as Dracula opposite Nicholas Hoult in the title role of the Count’s loyal but tortured assistant, Renfield. Though the film is […]

Results at the box office will look a lot like last weekend. Avatar: The Way of Water ought to easily take the crown with another $15 million in revenue. M3GAN, Puss In Boots, A Man Called Otto, and Missing round out the top-5. Several Oscar-nominated films are returning to megaplexes or expanding the number of screens. Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans […]

The Top 5 movies this weekend: 1. Avatar: The Way of Water – $38.5 million 2. M3GAN –  $21.2 million 3. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – $$17.3 million 4. A Man Called Otto – $15 million 5. Plane – $11.6 million (Totals are for the 4-day holiday weekend.) Avatar: The Way of Water continues to perform strongly at the box office, earning $38.5 million over the four-day Martin Luther […]

The Avatar sequel will win the box office for a fourth consecutive week with ticket sales approaching $50 million. Buzzing on social media is the comedy-horror flick, M3GAN. It stars Allison Williams (Get Out and the HBO series Girls) whose character builds a lifelike doll to “protect” a niece. The consequences are deadly. Tracking for M3GAN suggests young women could make this a surprise […]