Hello everyone, Some people say that sales of DVD/Blu-Ray/4K are declining and may go away soon replaced by digital copies you can stream on your phone/tablet/television/computer/etc, others say it’s still going strong. No matter what […]
saidi’s take – 11/4/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Halloween, the World Series, and no new major studio releases probably helped to make this the lowest domestic weekend since March and the 5th lowest of 2025 so far. No movie made over […]
saidi’s take – 10/28/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The final weekend of October (which unfortunately isn’t Halloween weekend) was a little better than any other weekend in October except the first one (when the Taylor Swift movie opened). The number […]
saidi’s take – 10/20/2025
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 […]
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 […]
LOS ANGELES FILM REVIEW 