Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Fairly slow weekend with the horror sequel “The Black Phone 2” topping the box office with $27.3 million. #2 was “Tron Ares” stumbling two thirds lower than it’s 3 day opening weekend […]
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saidi’s take – 10/15/2025
Hello everyone, Although some people worked on Indigenous People Day (or Columbus Day) – it’s considered a 3-day holiday weekend. BOX OFFICE: Some people were predicting “Tron: Ares” would make up to $90 million over the […]
saidi’s take – 10/7/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As expected, Taylor Swifts movie “Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” led the domestic box office with $34 million. “One Battle After Another” sunk about 50% on its send […]
saidi’s take – 10/1/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new Paul Thomas Anderson movie “One Battle After Another” is the 8th #1 movie in a row for Warner Bros but it DOESN’T continue their previous streak which was every Warner Bros […]
saidi’s take – 9/23/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Last week’s #1 movie “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” went down approx. 75% in its second weekend but still retained the #1 spot making $17.3 million. The new release […]
saidi’s take – 9/16/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: There were quite a few movie openings this past weekend – plus a couple re-releases – but only 1 movie made a big box office. The anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba […]
saidi’s taste: my favorite film
My favorite movie of all time has NEVER been shown in movie theaters – at least not completely shown. No, it’s not a Netflix movie. My favorite movie is also technically the only movie to win 2 […]
summer box office recap
The summer movie box office was decent – basically tying last year’s summer box office – which is a disappointment for some that were hoping the box office would increase year over year. The top […]
saidi’s take – 9/9/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Just like last year, a Warner Bros sequel had a huge opening weekend right after Labor Day. Last year it was “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (which made $111 million about a year ago), this […]
saidi’s take – 9/3/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The summer movie season came crawling to a close with “Weapons” jumping back to #1 and the 50th anniversary re-release of “Jaws” beating all the new movie releases. “Weapons” is the only move […]
you should see movies in theaters – part deux
Since I posted about all the classic movies returning to movie theaters there has been even more news. The 50th Anniversary re-release of “Jaws” made more money than any other new movie release at the domestic […]
saidi’s take – 8/25/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The animated movie released by Netflix “KPop Demon Hunters” was the box office winner this past weekend with approx. $18-19 million but Netflix doesn’t release theatrical box office numbers so there’s no […]
you should see movies in theaters
I have always said that if you want to see a movie the best place to see it – if possible – is in a movie theater. Apparently, other people are now thinking the same […]
saidi’s take – 6/19/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: There was only 1 new movie in the domestic top 5 this past weekend. “Nobody 2” opened at #3 with only 9.2 million. The #1 movie was still “Weapons” which played in […]
saidi’s take – 8/13/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: For the 5th time in 2025, an ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (not based on anything and not a sequel/prequel/remake/reboot/spinoff of another movie) was the #1 movie at the domestic box office. “Weapons” was the #1 […]
danger! i’m playing a film!
Since everything is digital now, you might not know that several years ago working as a movie theater projectionist was a dangerous job. If you ever saw “Cinema Paradiso” you probably remember this scene…. The […]
saidi’s take – 8/5/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: It looks like the summer box office is starting to wind down although there’s technically still a month left. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” retained the #1 spot although it sunk over two […]
review – the fantastic four: first steps
Since there were already 2 or 3 attempts to bring the comic book quartet “The Fantastic Four” to the big screen, in this latest reboot – the first time the quartet is in the Marvel […]
saidi’s take – 7/28/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: In what will probably be the last movie to open with an $100+ opening weekend this summer, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” had an opening weekend of $117 million. This is fourth […]
saidi’s take – 7/22/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new movies opening this weekend were no match for the previous “Superman” and “Jurassic World Rebirth”. Superman was again #1 movie this past weekend with $58.5 million which is down 53% […]
saidi’s take – 7/15/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Superman” soared to the 3rd highest opening weekend of 2025 so far with $125 million. “Jurassic World: Rebirth” – which lost a lot of it’s IMAX, Dolby Vision, and other premium theaters to […]
saidi’s take – 7/9/2025
This post is dedicated to Michael Madsen who passed away last week. Incredible actor mostly known for several Quentin Tarantino movies. BOX OFFICE: “Jurassic World: Rebirth” dominated the weekend box office with $147 million since it […]
I OBJECT TO HOW LAWYERS ARE SHOWN IN MOVIES!!!!
I have a friend who is a lawyer. He loves watching movies but if the plot involves a trial, he’ll often skip it. He says that movies get too many things wrong regarding lawyers. Here […]
2025 box office half-time report
Hello everyone, 2025 is halfway done and here’s the current box office stats…. Domestic Top 10 Worldwide Top 10 Disney is doing the best this year with 4 of the 10 top movies for both […]
saidi’s take – 7/1/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Apple Original Films just found out how well one of their movies could do in a wide theatrical release. “F1” made $57 million over the weekend including $10 million on the previews […]
LOS ANGELES FILM REVIEW 