Adrift
Box-Office Weekend: Incredibles 2 Astonishes
Another group of super heroes reclaimed the top spot atop the weekend box office. With an, ahem, incredible opening weekend, the long-awaited sequel, Incredibles 2, opened with a $180 million weekend, overshadowing last-weekend’s top grosser, Ocean’s Eight, which only brought in $19.6 million. Clearly moviegoers were keen for some super heroes this weekend. But all was not lost for the all-female ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Ocean’s 8 Overtakes Solo
The all-female reboot of the “Ocean’s” franchise, starring Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett, Ocean’s 8, debuted in the top spot with an impressive $41.5 million showing over the weekend. This easily bested the $15.2 million that second-place finisher Solo: A Star Wars Story brought during its third weekend of release. This gives the Star Wars film a to-date total of $176.1 million, which must be ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Solo Stays on Top
In its second week of release, Solo: A Star Wars Story managed to take in $29.3 million to remain on top of the weekend box office. This gives the film an impressive two-week total of $148.9 million. And, as it did last week, Deadpool 2 finished in second place, though this time the margin wasn’t nearly as drastic as the Marvel sequel took in $23.3 million (just $6 million behind its Star Wars com...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Action Point & Adrift
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Solo: A Star Wars Story dramatically under performed over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, bringing in just $103 million over four days. That’s well below the anticipated $140-150 million, and could be seen as the first misstep from Disney since acquiring Lucasfilm back in 2012. The good news is that t...[Read More]
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