Sonic proved to be the box office king this past weekend, with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 crushing Mufasa: The Lion King in their head-to-head battle. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 opened to $60.1 million, which puts it between the prior two films in the franchise.  Sonic the Hedgehog 2 opened with $72.1 million in 2022.   Sonic […]

Moana 2 and Wicked remained at the top of the box office charts this past weekend as the two big new releases hit all-time lows for their respective franchises. Moana 2 took in another $26.6 million, bringing its domestic total to $337.5 million and $717 million worldwide. It’s currently the fifth highest-grossing film domestically for […]

Moana 2 continued dominating the box office over the past weekend while a slew of new releases found their way into the top 10. Moana 2 took in another $51.2 million, dropping a fairly steep 63% from last weekend but still the dominant film playing in theaters.  The movie has made $299.3 million domestically and […]

While critics were lukewarm on Moana 2, audiences surged to see it over Thanksgiving, giving Walt Disney Animation its biggest opening ever. Moana 2 had a weekend total of $139.7 million but $225.4 for a domestic total as it opened on Wednesday last week.  It’s the biggest Thanksgiving weekend of all time, topping Frozen II’s […]

As expected, Wicked dominated the weekend box office with Gladiator II coming in a solid second place. Wicked opened to $112.5 million, which is the third best opening ever for a movie musical behind 2017’s Beauty and the Beast and Frozen II.  It’s the biggest opening ever for a movie based on a stage production, […]

Red One took the top spot at the box office, but it didn’t exactly set the box office on fire, especially considering its massive budget. Red One opened to $32.1 million, which in the wide-ranging category of “Christmas” movies makes it the fourth best opening (unadjusted for inflation) between Batman Returns and Home Alone 2: […]

Venom: The Last Dance remained at the top of the box office charts for a third weekend and crossed over $100 million domestically. Venom: The Last Dance dropped 39% from last weekend and took in another $15.9 million. It now has $114.4 million domestically and $393.8 million worldwide. It’s nowhere near the previous Venom movies, […]

Venom: The Last Dance stayed on top of the box office for the first weekend of November and had a relatively small drop compared to other superhero movies. Venom: The Last Dance made another $26.1 million in its second weekend, dropping 49% from last weekend. Most superhero movies see closer to 60% for a drop-off, […]

The final chapter in the Venom trilogy seemed like a mixed bag in its opening weekend, even though it was the #1 movie on the box office charts. Venom: The Last Dance opened to $51 million domestically, down around $40 million from the previous entry in the trilogy, Let There Be Carnage.  Let There Be […]

Horror continued to reign at the box office as Smile 2 took the top spot over the past weekend. Smile 2 opened to $23 million, just slightly above what the first movie did in 2022. It eventually made $106 million domestically and $217 million worldwide. We’ll have to wait until this coming weekend to see […]

It was a tale of two clowns this past weekend as Joker: Folie á Deux cratered with one of the biggest drop-offs in box office history while Art the Clown claimed the top spot with Terrifier 3. Terrifier 3 opened at #1 with $18.8 million.  The Terrifier series has gone from cult to mainstream, with […]