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 […]
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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 […]
saidi’s take – 9/4/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As expected, the summer box office ended with a whimper. “Deadpool & Wolverine” was #1 with juts $15.4 million (3-day) and $19.5 million (4-day), “Alien Romulus” was 2nd with $9.2 million (3-day) and […]
saidi’s take – 8/27/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As expected, the new movies didn’t make a ton of money. “Deadpool and Wolverine” went back to #1 this past weekend with approx. $18.3 million. #2 at the box office was “Alien […]
saidi’s take – 8/19/2024
Hello Everyone, BOX OFFICE: This past weekend was the first time “Deadpool and Wolverine” moved down to 2nd on the top ten of the weekend. Partly, because it gave up some of the theaters it was playing […]
saidi’s take – 8/13/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Deadpool and Wolverine” ruled at the box office for the 3rd week….but just barely. “Deadpool and Wolverine” made $53.7 million while “It Ends With Us” blew past expectations of around $30 million to […]
saidi’s take – 8/6/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Deadpool and Wolverine” continued to dominate the box office all last week. Last week it was the highest Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for an R rated movie ever. It was #1 for […]
saidi’s take – 7/30/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: It was all about “Deadpool and Wolverine” this past weekend as the movie blew WAY past predictions and broke almost every record for an R rated movie. Biggest domestic opening day for […]
saidi’s take – 7/23/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Twisters” blew past predictions (of $50-55 million) and made over $81 million this past weekend. It made almost double what the original “Twister” made back in 1996 ($41 million) and it’s just […]
saidi’s take – 7/15/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As expected, the new movies didn’t take down last weeks #1 movie “Despicable Me 4”. It made approx. $43.6 at the domestic box office this past weekend. However, the big surprise of […]
saidi’s take – 7/9/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Despicable Me 4” did better than pre-release predictions making $75 million this past weekend and $122 million since it opened last Wednesday (due to the 4th of July on Thursday). “Inside Out 2” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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