Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Due to the severe winter storms affecting over half of the country making over 400 movie theaters close, this past weekend was one of the lowest since the pandemic closed most movie […]
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saidi’s take – 1/14/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Avatar: Fire and Ash” continues to dominate the domestic box office making almost double the new release at #2. It made $21.5 million and its domestic total in closing in on $350 […]
saidi’s take – 1/9/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The first weekend of 2026 started pretty slowly with no major studio releases. The #1 movie again was “Avatar Fire and Ash” with $41.4 million. It’s total is now just above $305 […]
saidi’s take – 12/9/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: On the weekend after Thanksgiving, “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” made an impressive $64 million. That’s the biggest opening for the post-Thanksgiving weekend ever, biggest December horror movie opening, and the second […]
saidi’s take – 4/22/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Before the weekend, predictions were that it would be a neck and neck race between the 3rd weekend of “The Minecraft Movie” and the new horror movie “Sinners” but over the weekend it […]
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 – 2/18/2025
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 – 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 – 1/7/2025
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 – 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 – 1/24/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The 2024 weekend box office totals were steadily climbing reaching over $100 million for the 4-day weekend last week but this weekend it dropped to what may be the lowest of the […]
saidi’s take – 1/9/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Wonka” stayed at #1 with only $14 million. For new movies, the highest opening was the thriller “Night Swim” which came in at #2 with $11 million. The total box office […]
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