Hello everyone, This email has box office estimated instead of actuals because on Monday I will be at the CinemaCon convention (the annual movie theater convention). In 2nd place, the new release “Evil Dead Rise” is […]
Tag: box office
saidi’s take – 4/18/2023
Hello everyone, The biggest new movie opening was “The Pope’s Exorcist” which was #2 with only $9 million. “Renfield” just missed the #3 spot with $8.02 million so it took the #4 spot. “John Wick […]
saidi’s take – 4/11/23
Hello everyone, Box Office: “Air” also beat expectations with approx. $14.45 million over the weekend and $20.2 million since it opened last Wednesday. It was ALMOST #2 for the weekend (“John Wick 4” made $14.46 […]
saidi’s take – 4/4/2023
Hello everyone, Today’s email is dedicated to William Doren who passed away about a month ago (although Variety reported it today). He was my boss for a little while when I worked at Kodak. Box […]
saidi’s take – 3/28/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor: A lot of movie theater marquees look like this these days…. If the theater was playing “Creed 3” it would be ALL sequels. I wonder what “John Wick 4” […]
saidi’s take – 3/21/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor… I would not recommend taking your daughter to any of those movies until she’s at least a teenager no matter what her mood is.
saidi’s take – 3/13/2023
Hello everyone, Of course, the biggest news is the Academy Awards A friend of mine commented: Since Harrison Ford AND Phoebe Waller-Bridge were both attending the awards, why didn’t they introduce a trailer for “Indiana Jones and the […]
saidi’s take – 3/7/2023
Hello everyone, Award news: ..so it’s looking like “Everything, Everywhere…” will probably win a lot for the final award show of the season next Sunday. Little bit of humor… They do seem to be doing […]
saidi’s take – 2/28/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor… If Will Smith snuck into the Academy awards and snuck on stage that would be something they never anticipated.
saidi’s take – 2/18/2023
A little bit more movie news from this past week… I have amended my previous list of my “Movie to See in 2023”…. “Air” Little Bit of Humor: A few days ago, they released this […]
saidi’s take – 2/8/2023
Hello everyone, Streaming News: In the “what the heck” news: By the way, there’s probably going to be A LOT of commercials for upcoming movies during the Super Bowl including “Air”, “The Flash”, “Fast X”, […]
saidi’s take – 1/25/2023
The landscape after the Academy Award nominations… Here’s the major nominations: Best Picture Actor in a Leading Role Actress in a Leading Role Directing Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Supporting Role Little […]
saidi’s take – 1/17/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor: It’s a good question. R2D2 remembered Leia but didn’t remember Anakin in Episode 4.
saidi’s take – 1/10/2023
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor: Although the “Avatar” box office is WAY AHEAD (“Puss In Boots” is only around $200 million worldwide total). These are the current numbers according to reviews.
Does the box office predict awards?
Don’t confuse a successful box office movie with an award-winning movie. It seems like some people are thinking that a movie that made a lot of money at the box office in 2022 is the […]
saidi’s take – 12/27/2022
Hello everyone, Total box office was approx. $83 million for the 3-day which is about 57% lower than last years holiday (not 3-day weekend) total of $144 million. Internet responses…. ..and some internet responses quoted […]
saidi’s take – 12/13/2022
Hello everyone, Best Film – Top Gun: Maverick Best Director – Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans Best Actor – Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin Best Actress – Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once Best […]
Saidi’s Take – 12/10/2022
Hello everyone, There’s quite a bit of movie news this week. Little bit of humor: How many other words can you find???? The funniest thing is that’s the writer/director of the “Glass Onion” movie suggesting […]
Saidi’s Take – 11/8/2022
Little bit of humor…. This might be why “Smile” has made over $200 million globally. Those AREN’T CARDBOARD CUTOUTS. THOSE ARE REAL PEOPLE!!!!! Imagine what the people sitting next to them thought. “You gonna stand […]
Saidi’s Take – 10/31/2022
Movie news, Halloween edition Little bit of humor…. That could be true but if you complain enough maybe they’ll stop making bad sequels and reboots.
Saidi’s Take – 10/25/2022
Hello everyone, Finally, a little bit of humor…. If it’s parents with a lot of young children watching – they might consider “Frozen 2” a horror movie because they have to watch it over and […]
Saidi’s Take – 10/17/2022
Little bit of humor…. Remember how I was saying above almost every famous actor or actress will eventually be part of the Marvel or DC universe…. Who says the studio system is dead?
Saidi’s Take – 10/11/2022
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor…. This is REAL: THE MOVIE WAS PLAYING ON A CABLE CHANNEL TODAY (Columbus Day) but it’s not about him AT ALL. I actually watched a little bit of the movie. […]
‘Wolverine’ Have What It Takes To Win Box Office $$?
It appears the fine folks over at Fox are predicting a decent opening for the latest comic book type picture to grace our screens, confidently predicting an opening around the $60 – 65 million range. […]
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Underperforms At B.O.?
Weekend Box Office: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Slightly Underperforms, ‘Iron Man 3’ Continues To Earn Big. I’m almost certain that the powers that be at the snow capped logo that is Paramount are all lambasting […]
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