Weekend Box-Office
Box Office Weekend: Aquaman Nails the Triple Lindy
For the third week in a row, Aquaman remains perched atop the weekend box office. The film took in an additional $30.7 million, giving it a three-week total of $260 million and a worldwide total over $940 million, making it the highest grossing film worldwide in the DC Extended Universe. Elsewhere, the erstwhile horror film, Escape Room, debuted with $18 million, giving it a firm hold on second pl...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: The Nun Sets Franchise Record
The new horror film The Nun led the weekend box office with an impressive $53.5 million opening weekend. The film toppled the franchise’s opening weekend record of $41.8 million set by the first film in the series, The Conjuring in 2013. The weekend’s other debut, Peppermint, delivered a solid opening for Jennifer Lawrence. Meanwhile, Crazy Rich Asians brought in another $13.6 million to lift its ...[Read More]
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]