I am a big fan of “movie previews” (also known as “trailers”). Watching a good preview could be better than watching a whole movie (because they sometimes put the best scenes from a movie in […]
saidi’s take – 3/11/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new movie “Mickey 17” has replaced “Captain America Brave New World” as the #1 movie of the weekend this past weekend. It came just under early predictions (which were around $20 […]
review – captain america: brave new world
When a sports team loses some key players, some people say that the following seasons are “rebuilding seasons” so they can build the team back up again. For the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), you could […]
saidi’s take – 3/8/2025
Hello everyone, THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO THE GREAT GENE HACKMAN WHO PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK – more info is below. BOX OFFICE: “Captain America Brave New World” sunk another 47% this past weekend but was still the […]
saidi’s take – 2/25/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Captain America Brave New World” sunk approx. 68% from its opening weekend to make $28 million this past weekend. That’s double the amount of the #2 movie – the just released “The […]
saidi’s take – 2/21/2025
Hello everyone, VERY BIG MOVIE NEWS announced yesterday. So big that all the major newspapers are covering it, not just the entertainment news. The control of the James Bond franchise has been transferred to Amazon/MGM. The […]
saidi’s take – 2/18/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Captain America Brave New World” officially became the first blockbuster of 2025 making $100 million (4-day) and $88.8 million (3-day). The other new movie “Paddington in Peru” was a distant second with […]
saidi’s take – 2/11/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Partly thanks to the Super Bowl, this weeks domestic box office was the lowest of 2025 so far. “Dog Man” was #1 again with $13 million – down almost two thirds from […]
saidi’s take – 2/4/2025
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 […]
ode to the movie theater
I’ve always said that movie theaters will never go away because there’s no other way a single movie can make up to $500 million worldwide over a 3-day weekend. Netflix might have 20 million people […]
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 […]
movie 2: Rise of movie
DIDN’T I SEE THIS BEFORE 2025???? Another year means a lot more movies that seem very familiar. Especially since last year the top 10 movies at the box office were all sequels/prequels/part 2/reboots/remakes/spinoffs/etc. It looks […]
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” […]
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