I remember the first time I saw the movie “Popeye” in 1980. A couple friends and I loved Robin Williams on television, so we were anxious to see the very first movie he starred in. We sat […]
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saidi’s take – 7/2/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “A Quiet Place Day One” shot past predictions and made a little bit above $52 million which is better than the previous 2 “Quiet Place” movies opening weekend. However, that didn’t get […]
review – brats
I’ve never understood the term “brat pack”. I was just a few years younger than the actors that were supposedly in the “pack”. I saw most of their movies. I also lived in Los Angeles, […]
saidi’s take – 6/26/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: This past weekend was still all about “Inside Out 2” which made $101 million. That’s the highest 2nd weekend for an animated movie and the 7th highest 2nd weekend domestic box office gross EVER. The […]
saidi’s take – 6/18/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The box office prayers have been answered!!! “Inside Out 2” BLEW PAST it’s estimates of $80-100 million. Over the weekend, some predicted it would be a better opening weekend than ANY MOVIE […]
saidi’s take – 6/11/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Sony Pictures has a lot to celebrate today because it’s “Bad Boys Ride or Die” did very well this past weekend. It came in at #1 with $56.5 million which is the […]
saidi’s take – 6/4/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The disappointing Memorial Day weekend was followed by an even more disappointing first weekend of June. None of the new movie releases made it into the top 10 of the box office. […]
saidi’s take – 5/29/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The times have really changed. 2 years ago, Paramount released “Top Gun Maverick” on Memorial Day weekend. It zoomed past expectations making $160 million over 4 days – a new Memorial Day […]
oh barbenheimer, wherefore art thou this summer?
Since this coming Memorial Day weekend is often considered the start of the summer movie season, I was going to write about all the movies that I planned to see this summer. However, when I […]
saidi’s take – 5/22/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Depending on what news site you go to, the new movie “IF” either “just missed its estimates” or “failed to reach its projected box office”. The websites also give its box office […]
saidi’s take – 5/14/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” came out slightly higher than predictions with $58.4 million. That makes it the 3rd best opening weekend for the “Planet of the Apes” […]
saidi’s take – 5/7/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The domestic box office for the first weekend of May was pretty much a disappointment. The new movie “The Fall Guy” was #1 with a little under $28 million which was […]
the re-sequelizer strikes back. again. part II. Redux.
It’s only been about 4 months since I first wrote this list but in that time there have been some changes. Some movies postponed, some movies added, some movies rescheduled. Last month (April) there were […]
saidi’s take – 4/30/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new movie “Challengers” met predictions and opened at #1 with $15 million. However, it’s the lowest opening weekend for the #1 movie of 2024 (so far). Even “Madames Web” (considered […]
saidi’s take – 4/24/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Civil War” sunk approx. 56 percent making approx. $11.1 million but still managed to retain the #1 spot for its 2nd weekend. The best of the 3 new releases was “Abigail” which […]
saidi’s take – 4/16/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Surprising a lot of people, this past weekend the new movie “Civil War” was #1 making $25.7 million. That’s the best opening weekend for any A24 movie release. “Godzilla Vs Kong […]
saidi’s take – 4/9/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: After the highest weekend of 2024 so far the previous weekend, this past weekend could sustain the momentum. Except for the #1 movie, no move made over $11 million. The #1 movie […]
saidi’s take – 4/2/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “”Godzilla Vs Kong The New Empire” blew past all predictions and ALMOST was the biggest opening weekend of 2024 so far making $80 million. If the movie had played on the same […]
saidi’s take – 3/27/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Ghostbusters Frozen Empire” met its box office estimates with $45 million and came in at #1 this past weekend. “Dune Part 2” stayed at #2 with $17 million. “Kung Fu Panda 4” […]
saidi’s take – 3/20/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: I believe this is the only weekend in March where there isn’t a major studio release (unless you count Lionsgate as a major studio). The #1 and #2 movies remained the same […]
saidi’s take – 3/18/2024
Hello everyone, This is for the weekend of Mach 8-10. It’s a week late because I was busy (in the hospital) last week. BOX OFFICE: Some people were saying that “Dune Part 2” may dominate the […]
saidi’s take – 3/5/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As predicted (and hoped for) “Dune Part 2” made an incredible $82.5 million in its domestic opening weekend. Although no other movie made more than $8 million (#2 was “Bob Marley: One […]
movie makers buying movie players
Last week when I read that a group of filmmakers including Jason Reitman, Christopher Nolan, J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg, and several others just purchased the historic Village theater in Westwood Village, I was conflicted. On […]
saidi’s take – 2/28/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: After rising to almost the highest box office weekend of 2024 so far, the box office sunk again approx. 25% this past weekend to the third lowest of 2024 so far with […]
saidi’s take – 2/20/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: There was some good news and some bad news over the holiday weekend. The good news is that the overall domestic box office was more than DOUBLE the previous weekend with a […]
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