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 […]
Tag: box office
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 – 10/8/2024
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 […]
review – wolfs
The storyline of two people who don’t like each other at first but must stay together or work together for a while has been used several times over the years. I think it may have […]
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 – 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 – 8/6/2024
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 […]
review – deadpool & wolverine
Finally, the team up that comic books fans have been waiting for has arrived in movie theaters. “Deadpool and Wolverine” is the introduction of Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) into the main Disney/Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus, they […]
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 […]
review – beverly hills cop: axel f
It’s been over a generation (40 years) since we first met Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) in “Beverly Hills Cop” and approx. a generation (30 years) since we last saw him in “Beverly Hills Cop 3”. […]
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” […]
my next movie will be…a family musical?
I remember the first time I saw the movie “Popeye” in 1980. A couple friends and I loved Robin Williams on television, so we were anxious to see the very first movie he starred in. We sat […]
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 […]
review – brats
I’ve never understood the term “brat pack”. I was just a few years younger than the actors that were supposedly in the “pack”. I saw most of their movies. I also lived in Los Angeles, […]
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 – 6/11/2024
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 […]
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