Weekend predictions: Barbarian the favorite going into brutally slow weekend

September 9th, 2022

The weekend after Labor Day is traditionally the slowest one of the year at the box office. But, to get the good news out of the way, there’s a good chance that won’t be the case this year, with the weekend of January 28 looking like it will hold on to that crown. The fact we’ll probably top the $34.8 million earned at the box office on the last weekend of January is down to three new wide releases, albeit ones that probably won’t set records at the box office. More...

Weekend predictions: a wide-open race for number one

September 2nd, 2022

This weekend at the box office is a forecaster’s nightmare, with a two new wide releases that are only playing in 1,880 and 1,184 theaters, a classic re-release that’s opening in 1,246 locations, and a recent blockbuster getting a re-release in 3,935 theaters. Making things even harder to predict is that tickets will only be $3 each at thousands of theaters on National Cinema Day on Saturday (see the Regal, Cinemark, and Marcus Theatres sites, and check your local listings—and note that the UK has National Cinema Day on Saturday too). There are four films that have a realistic chance of winning the weekend: Spider-Man: No Way Home, Bullet Train, Top Gun: Maverick, and (even though it’s a rank outsider) DC League of Super Pets. Any one of them would be a highly unusual box office winner, given how long all of them have been in theaters, but that’s mainly the result of a highly unusual lack of major new releases. More...

Weekend predictions: Bullet Train shooting for $30-million opening

August 5th, 2022

Two new wide releases hit theaters this weekend, each looking to find what might be described as a “big niche” audience. Bullet Train is looking to draw in fans of high-speed action, while Easter Sunday is the kind of family comedy that we’ve hardly seen in the last couple of years. With this Summer’s blockbusters beginning to play out, both of the new entrants could find a decent crowd, although Bullet Train will end up topping the chart and has already booked $4.6 million from Thursday previews. More...

Weekend predictions: Super Pets set for weekend win

July 29th, 2022

DC League of Super Pets looks set for a fairly straightforward weekend win, even though where exactly it’ll land is hard to say, even with Thursday’s preview numbers available. Earning $2.2 million on Thursday is a healthy performance for an animated film—particularly one not part of an established franchise—but previews aren’t a perfect predictor for animated films in general. More...

DC League of Super Pets trailer

July 19th, 2022

Animated adventure with the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Keanu Reeves opens exclusively in theaters July 29 ... Full Movie Details.

Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack—Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel—to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes. More...