anora

Box office: Mickey 17 leads another soft weekend

Also: Anora got a post-Oscars bump, and Ne Zha 2 crossed the two-billion-dollar mark worldwide (mostly in China).

Mar 10 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Last Breath the only major new film in a slow Oscars weekend

Meanwhile, the Oscars themselves gave most of their awards -- including all the highest-profile ones -- to films that haven't even cracked $16 million…

Mar 3 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Red One does well for a movie that was made for streaming, not so well for an action film with a really big budget

Meanwhile, the top movie worldwide this week was Gladiator II, which hasn't even opened in North America yet. (It comes to the US and Canada next week.)

Nov 18, 2024 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is one of the bigger recent "faith-based" hits

The Dallas Jenkins-directed adaptation of the 1972 children's novel exceeded expectations, as did the religion-themed horror film Heretic.

Nov 11, 2024 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Forrest Gump reunion flops, Venom holds, Wild Robot surges

Here, which reunites the director and co-stars of Forrest Gump, was the only new wide release from a major studio this week, and it had one of the worst…

Nov 4, 2024 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Venom 3 opens soft, but not as soft as Joker 2 (and it cost less too)

Also: politically-charged church thriller Conclave had a reasonably solid opening, and awards hopeful Anora cracked the top ten despite playing in only…

Oct 28, 2024 •

Peter T Chattaway

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