Despite finishing atop the Memorial Day weekend box office, the latest entry to the “Star Wars” canon from Disney and Lucasfilm, Solo: A Star Wars Story, failed to break the $100 million plateau, managing just $83.3 million. Albeit, this was still around double what second-place finisher Deadpool 2 brought in with $42.7 million. All in all, it must be considered a disappointing opening given the l...[Read More]
Deadpool 2 delivered an impressive, though not record-setting, opening weekend of $125 million. Which ultimately makes it the second-largest R-rated opening just behind the original film’s $132.4 million opening in 2016. Internationally, the film brought in an estimated $176.3 million, giving it a worldwide debut of over $300 million. Disney and Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War finished in a distan...[Read More]
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Avengers: Infinity War was number one at the box office for the third weekend in a row this past week, but that streak is likely to end this weekend with another superhero strolling into cineplexes. Deadpool 2 looks to build off the incredible success of the first installment from two years ago,...[Read More]