Battle at the Box Office 5/19/25
Death ruled the weekend box office as Final Destination: Bloodlines set a new record for the 25-year-old franchise. Final Destination: Bloodlines opened to $51.7 million domestically, the highest opening ever for the Final Destination series. That tops The Final Destination, which had the high mark with $27.4 million or $41.3 million if you adjust for […]
Battle at the Box Office 4/21/25
Despite being Easter weekend, audiences were down to blaspheme as Sinners took down A Minecraft Movie and was #1 at the box office. Sinners took in $48 million domestically for the weekend and was in about 700 fewer theaters than Minecraft. For Ryan Coogler, it’s his third-best opening ever behind Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda […]
Battle at the Box Office 4/14/25
A Minecraft Movie continued its domination of the box office with a massive second weekend that held off all the new movies that hit theaters. A Minecraft Movie took in another $78.5 million in its second weekend, taking it to $278.8 million domestically and just under $550 million worldwide. It’s now the highest-grossing film domestically for 2025 […]
Battle at the Box Office 3/24/25
Snow White may have taken the top spot at the box office, but it was a massive underperformance from the latest live-action Disney remake of one of their classic animated films. Snow White opened domestically with $43 million, which puts it below the opening of Tim Burton’s remake of Dumbo in 2019. It did open higher than Mufasa: The […]
Battle at the Box Office 3/17/25
Novocaine took the top spot at the box office this past weekend, but it ruled over an extremely slow weekend in theaters. Novocaine opened to $8.8 million domestically and $10.5 million worldwide. That’s slightly below Jack Quaid’s other recent release, Companion, which made $9.7 million in its opening weekend. The movie got a B CinemaScore, which isn’t […]
Battle at the Box Office 3/10/25
After several delays, Mickey 17 debuted this past weekend and dethroned Captain America: Brave New World at the top of the box office, but it may ultimately be a pretty significant loss for Warner Bros. Discovery. Mickey 17 opened with $19 million domestically and a total of $53.2 million worldwide. The movie had a reported budget of $118 […]
Battle at the Box Office 3/3/25
With most of the attention on the Oscars this past weekend, things were extremely slow in theaters. Captain America: Brave New World held on to the top spot for a third week. Captain America: Brave New World took in another $14.8 million, dropping 47% from last weekend. The movie has grossed $163.5 million domestically and $341.9 […]
Battle at the Box Office 2/17/25
As expected, Captain America: Brave New World took the top spot over the Valentine’s Day/President’s Day weekend, although it’s a middle-of-the-road opening for the MCU. Brave New World opened to $87.8 million for the three-day weekend and an estimated four-day weekend with the holiday around $100 million. That three-day total is third overall in the […]
Battle at the Box Office 1/20/25
In a close battle that saw One of Them Days rise to the top of the charts based on early projections, Mufasa: The Lion King returned to #1 at the box office based on the actual numbers. Mufasa: The Lion King made another $11.7 million, bringing its domestic and worldwide revenue to just under $206 […]
Battle at the Box Office 1/13/25
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera pulled a heist on the weekend box office and stole the top spot from Mufasa and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera made $15 million for its opening weekend, which is almost identical to what 2018’s Den of Thieves opened to. For a sequel 7 years removed […]