Disney and Pixar’s latest animated feature Coco delivered on its promise to top the box office upon release by finishing first during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with an estimated $49 million. While it finished just ahead of Justice League (which added $40.7 million to its coffers bringing its two-week total to $171.5 million), it received higher mark from audiences and critics alike than its...[Read More]
The latest comic-book film, Justice League – this one from Warner Bros. and DC Comics – debuted in the top spot this week earning $96 million, failing to break the $100 million plateau in its opening weekend as did the previous DC Comics entry, Wonder Woman (2016) with $103.2 million its opening weekend. Justice League did much better international, bringing in an additional estimated $185.5 milli...[Read More]
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Thor: Ragnarok defended its box-office crown last week, with both Daddy’s Home 2 and Murder on the Orient Express slightly over-performing. This week sees one of the most anticipated movies of the fall movie season as the next film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) debuts in the form of Justice...[Read More]