Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The weekend of Jan/Feb got a boost thanks to the new Dreamworks/Universal animated movie “Dog Man” which made $36 million this past weekend. That’s the 2nd best opening for an animated movie in […]
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saidi’s take – 1/28/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The box office slump of January continues. Only 1 movie made over $10 million this past weekend. The new movie “Flight Risk” was #1 with approx. $11.6 million. This is the 2nd #1 […]
saidi’s take – 1/24/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: This past 4-day Martin Luther King weekend was the lowest in over 25 years (not including during the pandemic). Except for 2021 & 2022, the 4-day weekend box office has never dipped […]
saidi’s take – 1/14/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Of course, the first new #1 movie at the domestic weekend box office is a sequel. “Den of Thieves 2” was #1 this past weekend with approx. $15 million. Since its […]
saidi’s take – 1/11/2025
Hello everyone, The recent fires all over Los Angeles this past week have affected a lot of things in the movie industry.. Places were closed for a few days (or for a while if they’re […]
saidi’s take – 1/7/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: It’s a new year with a new #1 movie. “Mufasa: The Lion King” finally got past “Sonic The Hedgehog 3” to take the #1 spot for the first weekend of 2025. It […]
saidi’s take – 2024 box office recap
Hello everyone, It’s time to recap the 2024 box office…. TOP 10 WORLDWIDE OF 2024 TOP 10 DOMESTIC OF 2024 So, sequels/prequels/spinoffs/and whatever “Twisters” is supposed to be (“the next chapter”??) ruled the box office […]
saidi’s take – 12/31/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: After doing poorly last weekend, “Mufasa” suddenly roared into action going neck and neck with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” all week last week. One of them was #1 and the other was […]
saidi’s take – 12/27/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Disney is having a great 2024 but it’s final release of the year didn’t meet expectations. “Mufasa” was #2 this past weekend with $35 million. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” zoomed past it […]
saidi’s take – 12/17/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Both of the new major studio releases this weekend didn’t do well. “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” made approx. 4.5 million to come in at #5 on […]
saidi’s take – 12/10/24
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: There wasn’t any new major studio release this past weekend so the top 3 at the box office stayed the same. The biggest new release was the movie from India “Pushpa: The […]
saidi’s take – 12/6/2024
Hello everyone, A special Friday movie news! AWARD NEWS: Although Dec has only started the awards for best movies of the year have already started. The following winners were announced this past week…. GOTHAM AWARDS Best […]
saidi’s take – 12/3/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The movie theaters had a lot to be thankful for over this Thanksgiving weekend. A lot of ALL-TIME box-office records were broken. The #1 movie “Moana 2” had the highest 3-day, 4-day, […]
saidi’s take – 11/26/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Everybody is raving about “Gl-icked” – this year’s version of “Barbenheimer”. However, it’s not even close to as big as that weekend. Most of the records are “biggest opening weekend for a […]
saidi’s take – 11/19/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The big hit of this past weekend is “Red One” which barely met it’s predicted box office with $32 million. Everything else basically just went down 1 spot. “Venom The Last Dance” […]
saidi’s take – 11/12/2024
Hello everyone, (I thought that this past weekend was a 4-day holiday weekend due to Veterans Day, but apparently it isn’t) BOX OFFICE: This past weekend none of the new releases were big box office winners […]
saidi’s take – 11/5/2024
Hello everyone, This email is dedicated to actress Teri Garr who passed away a few days ago and also to the people laid off this past week (see below)…. BOX OFFICE: The new releases this past […]
saidi’s take – 10/29/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new movie “Venom: The Last Dance” came out below expectations. It was expected to make $60-65 million but it ended up making approx. $51 million over this past weekend. Last weeks […]
saidi’s take – 10/22/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Smile 2” was a little higher than predictions and a little bit higher than the opening weekend of the first movie making $23 million. “The Wild Robot” retained the #2 spot with […]
saidi’s take – 10/15/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Last weeks box office disappointment “Joker: Folie à Deux” broke a record in its 2nd weekend. It had one of the worst 2nd weekend drops EVER going down over 81% from its first weekend. […]
saidi’s take – 10/8/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: For the 2nd time in two weeks, the movie that people predicted would rule the box office over the weekend didn’t. This time it was “Joker: Folie à Deux” which was expected to […]
saidi’s take – 9/30/2024
Hello everyone, This week’s email is dedicated to all the people laid off (see below for more information. BOX OFFICE: This weekend’s breakout is a surprise. The animated “The Wild Robot” beat expectations to make $35 […]
saidi’s take – 9/23/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The biggest release of the weekend – the animated “Transformers One” failed to meet expectations of $30-35 million. Instead in came in at #2 just behind the #1 movie. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” was […]
saidi’s take – 9/17/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” retained the #1 spot for its 2nd weekend going down about 54% to make $51 million. That put’s it’s 2-week total to $187 million which makes it the #9 domestic movie […]
saidi’s take – 9/9/2024
Hello everyone, This email is dedicated to the great James Earl Jones who passed away recently. He was great in everything he did even if you only heard his voice (as Darth Vader). BOX OFFICE: The week after […]
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