Hello everyone, The final holiday weekend of the summer – some people call it the final weekend of the summer – did very well for “Equalizer 3”. It beat expectations with approx. $34 million (3-day) […]
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saidi’s take – 9/1/2023
Hello everyone, Although there is no breaking news like there was last week, there was a few news items from the final week of August. According to reports, last Sunday on National Cinema Day there […]
saidi’s take – 8/30/2023
Hello everyone, It’s been awhile since a Warner Bros movie wasn’t #1 at the weekend box office, and Warner Bros seems very upset that “Gran Turismo” was #1 this past weekend. First, they said that […]
saidi’s take – 8/25/2023
Hello everyone, Three BREAKING NEWS items!!! The first breaking news is that “Barbie” is now #1 DOMESTIC MOVIE OF 2023 (so far). As of Wed Aug 23, the total domestic box office for “Barbie” $575.4 […]
saidi’s take – 8/23/2023
Hello Everyone, For the first time since it opened, “Barbie” was knocked out of the #1 position this past weekend. Warner Bros isn’t too upset though because it’s new release “Blue Beetle” was #1. “Blue […]
much ado about barbenheimer
I really wish someone would explain “Barbenheimer” to me. I’m not asking HOW it happened – although I’m sure there’s hundreds of publicity people researching that right now. I want to know WHY it happened. […]
saidi’s take – 8/15/2023
Hello everyone, In the domestic box office, “Barbie” is still leading the way with $33 million which makes it’s domestic total now $526 million which is only approx. $50 million less than the #1 “Super […]
saidi’s take – 8/7/2023
In the domestic box office, “Barbie” is still dominating with approx. $53 million for its 3rd weekend. Its domestic total is now approx. $460 million which makes it #2 for 2023 so far and some people […]
missiondiana jones: the dial of dead reckoning
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” vs “Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning – Part 1” = some very interesting coincidences. WARNING: The following has some mild spoilers from both “Indiana Jones and the Dial of […]
saidi’s take – 8/3/2023
Hello everyone, Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” had very good second weekends at the box office. On their second weekends, they made about what pre-release predictions said they would make on their opening weekend. “Barbie was […]
and the worst movie scene of the year is…
WARNING: The following has some mild spoilers from “Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1”. Although the scene is very early in the movie (about 20 minutes in – right before the opening credits) so there […]
saidi’s take – 7/26/2023
Hello everyone, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” both soared past their expected grosses. This weekend was the first time ever where 2 different movies beat their box office predictions (usually one movie does well and the 2nd new […]
saidi’s take – 7/23/2023
Hello everyone, Lots of news to report so today is a special movie news update. I’m going to talk about the box office after the weekend as usual, but the movie theaters and studios are […]
saidi’s take – 7/20/2023
Hello everyone, “Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1” didn’t meet predictions prior to its opening ($90 million 5 day was predicted) but did beat the predictions from the end of last week ($70 million 5 […]
saidi’s take – 7/15/2023
Hello everyone, Actors Strike It’s official. At midnight tonight (west coast time I believe) the actors union is going on strike. This will have MAJOR ramifications for everyone because AMOST every movie, TV show, or […]
movies to see in ’23 – the halfway mark
2023 is now halfway over. So, far, the score is doing OK. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” – I skipped watching this one. I might catch it on Disney+ “Elemental” – I saw it and […]
saidi’s take – 7/12/2023
Hello everyone, This past weekend at the domestic box office had some good news and some bad news. The good news was that “Insidious The Red Door“ beat expectations on its opening weekend. Most people […]
saidi’s take – 7/5/2023
Hello everyone, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” was the #1 movie for the weekend but it wasn’t the blockbuster that everyone (especially movie theaters) was hoping for. It came in below predictions making […]
saidi’s take – 7/3/2023
2023 is now halfway done. There is some good news and some bad news… GOOD NEWS Halfway through 2023 the domestic box office total is at $4.35 Billion which is 20.7% higher than this time […]
saidi’s take – 6/28/2023
Hello everyone, Really weird box office weekend this past weekend. From the middle of last week to the start of the weekend, “Spider-Man Across the Spider Verse” and “Elemental” both passed “The Flash” and were […]
great movies you might have missed from a-z – the final chapter
It took a really long time to finish this last part because there isn’t a lot of movies that start with the last 6 letters. For some letters I found a movie I really liked, […]
what’s the deal with ratings?
Today I went to see the R rated “No Hard Feelings”. When I pre-ordered the tickets online I noticed the warning that says, “Guests that are 17 or younger must be accompanied by an adult […]
saidi’s take – 6/24/2023
Hello everyone, Both new movies that opened wide this past weekend didn’t meet expectations. “The Flash” made $55 million over the 3-day weekend and approx. $64 million for the 4-day holiday weekend. Most people are […]
review – the flash
I don’t know what movie or TV show was the first to show time travel, but I do know the most popular movie. If you ask most people to name a time travel movie or […]
saidi’s take – 6/15/2023
Hello everyone, Before the weekend some people were predicting that last weeks “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” might be competing with “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” for the #1 spot this weekend, but “Transformers” beat expectations […]
