Pete’s Dragon
Box Office Weekend: Sully Rides High for Second Week
Sully not only held up well in its second week with a small drop in revenue (an estimated $22 million), but held onto first place with ease…the second-place finisher, Blair Witch, did not even break $10 million, with an estimated $9.7 million. Still, the latest horror entry in the long dormant franchise managed to nearly double its $5 million costs in a single weekend, even if it’s critical ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Sully Lands On Target
Critics and audiences again made Captain Sullenberger a star. With Tom Hanks in the lead role, Sully, the story of the 2009 “Landing on the Hudson,” brought in the crowds with an estimated $35.5 million – though – though it has a $60 million budget to cover. With only $10 million to cover, When the Bough Breaks, the thriller of a husband, a wife, and an unstable surrogate mother, did well on its o...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Don’t Breathe Regulates Labor Day Box Office
Things are looking good for Don’t Breathe as it enters its second week at the top of the box office class. Through the holiday weekend, it held onto quite a bit of its income, as an estimated $19.6 million added up to a $55 million domestic total – well above its $9.9 million costs. And though it had much more ground to make up, Suicide Squad remained critic-proof and a success, staying in second ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Don’t Breathe Exhales After Topping Box Office
While horror conventionally has a difficult time outside of October to land a coveted first-place finish, the critically acclaimed Don’t Breathe scored big with audiences, easily blowing past its $9.9 million budget with an estimated $26.1 million opening. Suicide Squad finally showed some signs of slowing down, which defied critics to become (now that The Secret Life of Pets has fallen off the li...[Read More]