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Oscar winners at the box office — 2023

Will the Academy give Best Picture to a Top 10 film for the first time in 20 years?

Jan 26, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

Oscar nominations — my own two bits, and a complete list

Among other thing, the awards are more international than ever this year, and a record number of Best Picture nominees were directed by women.

Jan 26, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

Box office: New releases Paw, Saw, Creator, Blind dominate the top five

Meanwhile, Barbie almost drops out of the top ten, and Oppenheimer definitely does.

Oct 2, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Expendables bombs, might lose to The Nun in the worst weekend of the year

Also: The Nun II has some of the best legs of the Conjuring franchise, while Branagh's latest Poirot film drops faster than the others.

Sep 25, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

Box office: It's a spooky-movie showdown as The Nun II bumps A Haunting in Venice

Also: Oppenheimer is now the top-grossing biopic of all time, and more.

Sep 18, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

Box office: The Conjuring universe rebounds, to a point, with The Nun II

Meanwhile, Barbie lands in 5th place -- its first time outside the weekly top two.

Sep 11, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Denzel Washington helps drag the summer movie season across the $4 billion line

Also: Barbie is now the year's top movie worldwide, Oppenheimer cracks the Top 100 of all time, and Elemental continues to crawl up the Pixar charts.

Sep 4, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Gran Turismo challenges Barbie for the top spot

Plus: Barbie sets more records, Blue Beetle has the best hold of any recent DC movie, and Liam Neeson action movies continue to struggle in the age of…

Aug 28, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Beetle bumps Barbie with a good news, bad news opening

Also: Sound of Freedom rewards its investors... but maybe not the filmmakers?

Aug 21, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Barbie breaks a couple new records while the week's only new wide release flops

Also: Oppenheimer continues to outpace Inception, while Sound of Freedom passes Indiana Jones.

Aug 14, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

Box office: A giant prehistoric shark comes between Barbie and Oppenheimer

The top four films, including a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, all grossed over $28 million — the first time that's happened since 2018.

Aug 7, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Haunted Mansion is eerily empty, while Barbie, Oppenheimer stay strong

Last week's record-setting blockbusters had much better holds than usual for films of their size.

Jul 31, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

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