Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Both wide releases this past weekend misses their early estimates. The thriller “Other Mommy” came in just below expectations but still was #1 with $27.8 million (3-day) and $30.6 (4-day). The […]
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saidi’s take – 10/6/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Verity” opened at #1 at the domestic box office this past weekend making $32 million. That’s the 3rd #1 movie for Anne Hathaway this year. The other big opening “Digger” starring […]
Review – O.G. Ocean’s Eleven
For some reason, there is an “Oceans Eleven” film series on cable this weekend. The original “Ocean’s Eleven” released in 1960, then the remake, then it’s two sequels (“Oceans 12” and “Oceans 13”) and the […]
saidi’s take – 9/29/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Predictions said a possible 3-way race for the top of the domestic box office charts before the weekend started but at the end it was “Avengers Endgame Encore” at the top […]
saidi’s take – 9/21/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The big winner of the weekend was the reboot of “Resident Evil” which made $60 million over the weekend which is the highest opening weekend of the any of the Resident […]
saidi’s take – 9/16/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: For the first time since it opened, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” dropped down to #2 on the domestic box office list, but it has still made enough to be LESS THAN […]
saidi’s take – 9/10/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is STILL the #1 movie at the domestic box office for the 6th weekend but it’s not in the most theaters. “Coyote Vs Acme” added 152 screens so it’s […]
saidi’s take – 8/31/2026
Hello everyone, This post is dedicated to Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Shelley Fabares who all passed away last week. Dolly Parton was the most well-known for her singing career but she also starred in in “9 to 5”, “Steel Magnolias”, […]
saidi’s take – 8/12/2026
Hello everyone, Here are all the records broken during the week last week….. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is the BIGGEST MONDAY EVER at the domestic box office with $47 million AND the 2nd fastest movie to […]
saidi’s take – 8/4/2026
Hello everyone, I’ve said it before. Movie theaters are NEVER GOING AWAY because they’re the ONLY WAY for a single movie to make UP TO $1 BILLION IN A WEEKEND. “Spider-Man Brand New Day” proved that […]
saidi’s take – 7/27/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As expected, without any major competition opening this weekend “The Odyssey” continued to dominate sinking only 27% for its second weekend to make $90 million. That makes its domestic total almost $290 […]
saidi’s take 7/21/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As expected, “The Odyssey” ruled the box office making the 3rd best opening weekend of 2026 (best for a live action movie) with $123 million. “Moana” was a distant second although it ADDED […]
saidi’s take – 7/14/2026
Hello everyone, This email is dedicated to the great Sam Niell who starred in the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World movies, The Hunt for Red October, and The Piano, and other films plus the TV show “Peaky Blinders”. BOX […]
saidi’s take – 7/7/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Minions and Monsters” topped the domestic box office but was WAY BELOW box office predictions. It made only $62 million over the 5-day weekend (Wednesday thru Sunday) and only $37 million for […]
saidi’s take – 6/30/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Toy Story 5” is still going strong. It passed $200 million in just 5 days and made another $70 million this past weekend. Domestically, it will pass $300 million by today (11 […]
saidi’s take – 6/23/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Toy Story 5” broke records this weekend making almost $160 million which is the highest opening weekend of 2026 so far and the biggest opening for any “Toy Story” movie. “Disclosure Day” […]
saidi’s take – 6/15/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new Spielberg movie “Disclosure Day” opened at #1 with $44.5 million. #2 was “Obsession” with $19 million which is STILL higher than its opening weekend box office of $17 million. The […]
saidi’s take – 6/8/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Two new movies took over the top of the box office this week. “Scary Movie” had a franchise best opening with $54.3 million. The reboot of “Masters of the Universe” was 2nd with […]
saidi’s take – 6/1/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The low budget independent release “Backrooms” blew past all predictions to make $81 on its opening weekend in 3,442 screens (about 900 screens less than “Star Wars The Mandalorian and Grogu” played […]
saidi’s take – 5/27/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The first summer movie hopeful didn’t do as well as predicted coming in just below predictions. “The Mandalorian and Grogu” made $81.6 million over the 3 day weekend and $98 million over […]
saidi’s take – 5/19/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: This past weekend “Michael” raced back to the top of the domestic box office with $26.1 million. “The Devil Wears Prada 2” sunk to #2 – dropping 57% to $17.8 million (some […]
saidi’s take – 5/12/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: It was a race to be #1 at the domestic box office this past weekend with the second weekend of “Devil Wears Prada 2” the third weekend of “Michael” and the opening […]
saidi’s take – 5/5/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The first weekend of May – which some people call the start of the summer movie season – did pretty well thanks to the 1 – 2 punch of “Devil Wears Prada […]
saidi’s take – 5/1/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Michael” surprised everyone this past weekend making almost $100 million domestic (actually $97.2 million). That’s the 2nd highest domestic opening for 2026 (so far) and the highest opening for a biopic ever. It […]
cinemacon 2026
Hello everyone, Here’s the highlights from CINEMACON 2026. SONY PICTURES Sony Pictures CEO and chairman Tom Rothman stressed 3 changes that need to happen for movie theaters. 1) Longer theatrical windows. He called the 35 […]
