Battle at the Box Office 12/16/24
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 […]
Battle at the Box Office 12/9/24
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 […]
Battle at the Box Office 12/2/24
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 […]
Battle at the Box Office 11/25/24
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, […]
Battle at the Box Office 11/11/24
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, […]
Battle at the Box Office 11/4/24
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, […]
Battle at the Box Office 10/28/24
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 […]
Battle at the Box Office 10/14/24
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 […]
Battle at the Box Office 10/7/24
Joker: Folie à Deux took the top spot at the box office this past weekend, but it’s nowhere close to what Warner Bros. was hoping it would be. Joker: Folie à Deux opened with $37.8 million, astronomically below the $96.2 million that Joker opened with back in 2019. That first movie made over $1 billion […]
Battle at the Box Office 9/23/24
After a close race, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice managed to remain at the top of the box office for a third week, with Transformers One making a weak debut in second place. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice took in another $25.9 million, taking its domestic total to $226.7 million. Worldwide, it has $331.1 and is widely driven by the domestic […]