Hello everyone, I’ve said it before. Movie theaters are NEVER GOING AWAY because they’re the ONLY WAY for a single movie to make UP TO $1 BILLION IN A WEEKEND. “Spider-Man Brand New Day” proved that […]
Tag: film
movie theater presentations are important
I think even Christopher Nolan would agree that when it comes to movie theaters the presentation is important. It could be playing in 70mm IMAX but if the presentation is bad – like it was […]
saidi’s take – 7/27/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As expected, without any major competition opening this weekend “The Odyssey” continued to dominate sinking only 27% for its second weekend to make $90 million. That makes its domestic total almost $290 […]
saidi’s take 7/21/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As expected, “The Odyssey” ruled the box office making the 3rd best opening weekend of 2026 (best for a live action movie) with $123 million. “Moana” was a distant second although it ADDED […]
why so few 70mm IMAX showings of The Odyssey?
I want to start this story by stating that I HAVE TICKETS TO SEE “THE ODYSSEY” IN 70MM IMAX. I’m not against more movie theaters showing it that way, but I understand why there isn’t. […]
saidi’s take – 7/14/2026
Hello everyone, This email is dedicated to the great Sam Niell who starred in the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World movies, The Hunt for Red October, and The Piano, and other films plus the TV show “Peaky Blinders”. BOX […]
review – minions & monsters
I was never a big fan of the “Minions”. I believe the only previous movie I’ve seen in a movie theater was the first time you saw them in the first “Despicable Me” movie although […]
saidi’s take – 7/7/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Minions and Monsters” topped the domestic box office but was WAY BELOW box office predictions. It made only $62 million over the 5-day weekend (Wednesday thru Sunday) and only $37 million for […]
saidi’s take – 6/23/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Toy Story 5” broke records this weekend making almost $160 million which is the highest opening weekend of 2026 so far and the biggest opening for any “Toy Story” movie. “Disclosure Day” […]
saidi’s take – 6/15/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new Spielberg movie “Disclosure Day” opened at #1 with $44.5 million. #2 was “Obsession” with $19 million which is STILL higher than its opening weekend box office of $17 million. The […]
saidi’s take – 6/8/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Two new movies took over the top of the box office this week. “Scary Movie” had a franchise best opening with $54.3 million. The reboot of “Masters of the Universe” was 2nd with […]
saidi’s take – 6/1/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The low budget independent release “Backrooms” blew past all predictions to make $81 on its opening weekend in 3,442 screens (about 900 screens less than “Star Wars The Mandalorian and Grogu” played […]
review – star wars: the mandalorian and grogu
Any TV series made into movies need to be bigger and better than just a long episode of the TV series. Some movies do it well – the “Star Trek” movies, “South Park Bigger Longer […]
saidi’s take – 5/27/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The first summer movie hopeful didn’t do as well as predicted coming in just below predictions. “The Mandalorian and Grogu” made $81.6 million over the 3 day weekend and $98 million over […]
saidi’s take – 5/19/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: This past weekend “Michael” raced back to the top of the domestic box office with $26.1 million. “The Devil Wears Prada 2” sunk to #2 – dropping 57% to $17.8 million (some […]
saidi’s take – 5/12/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: It was a race to be #1 at the domestic box office this past weekend with the second weekend of “Devil Wears Prada 2” the third weekend of “Michael” and the opening […]
saidi’s take – 5/5/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The first weekend of May – which some people call the start of the summer movie season – did pretty well thanks to the 1 – 2 punch of “Devil Wears Prada […]
saidi’s take – 5/1/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Michael” surprised everyone this past weekend making almost $100 million domestic (actually $97.2 million). That’s the 2nd highest domestic opening for 2026 (so far) and the highest opening for a biopic ever. It […]
cinemacon 2026
Hello everyone, Here’s the highlights from CINEMACON 2026. SONY PICTURES Sony Pictures CEO and chairman Tom Rothman stressed 3 changes that need to happen for movie theaters. 1) Longer theatrical windows. He called the 35 […]
saidi’s take – 4/17/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” continued to lead the box office with $36.5 million which is down 46% from the previous weekend but still well above #2 – which was once again […]
saidi’s take – 4/15/2026
Hello everyone, FIRST THING: This week is the annual “CinemaCon” movie theater convention in Las Vegas where most movie studios showcase their upcoming summer movies. If there is any big news from CinemaCon I may have […]
saidi’s take – 4/7/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” blew past it’s estimated box office to make $131 million over the Easter weekend and $190.8 million since the movie opened last weekend. That’s easily the biggest […]
saidi’s take – 3/31/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Project Hail Mary” continues to dominate at the box office making $54 million. In 2 weeks, it has made a domestic total of $163.8 million which is more than “Hoppers” has made […]
review – project hail mary
One of my first thoughts when I finished watching this movie is that I need to watch “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” again. The reason I thought that is because like that movie – and like the […]
review – hoppers
It seems like some “original” Pixar movies are actually just Pixars version of storylines that have been in other movies. However, that might not always be a bad thing. Pixar has taken stories that have […]
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