Despite delivering approximately $10 million less than the opening weekend total for its predecessor, Despicable Me 3 finished atop the weekend’s box office with just over $75 million. The third film in the popular franchise led the box office heading into the final two days of the five-day Fourth of July weekend. Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver defied studio expectations, finishing in second with $21 ...[Read More]
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. North American audiences showed their growing tiredness of the Transformers series when it opened to a measly $69.3 million over five days last weekend. That might seem like a lot, but in comparison to the third installment opened to $162.6 million over five days in 2011, it’s not good news for ...[Read More]