Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Street Fighter” led the weekend with $30.7 million but the big surprise was the A24 movie “You Can See Everything” which was only on 855 theaters but still came in at […]
Tag: horror
saidi’s take – 9/21/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The big winner of the weekend was the reboot of “Resident Evil” which made $60 million over the weekend which is the highest opening weekend of the any of the Resident […]
saidi’s take – 9/16/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: For the first time since it opened, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” dropped down to #2 on the domestic box office list, but it has still made enough to be LESS THAN […]
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 – 6/15/2026
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 – 6/1/2026
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 […]
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 – 5/1/2026
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 […]
saidi’s take – 2/18/2026
Hello everyone, Today’s email is dedicated to the great Robert Duvall who passed away yesterday. BOX OFFICE: Although the Olympics are still happening, the box office got a resurgence thanks to the new releases. “Wuthering Heights” […]
review – good luck, have fun, don’t die
While watching “Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die” you might experience a lot of déjà vu because this movie borrows a lot from previous movies. Time travel movies like “Terminator”, “Back to the Future”, and […]
saidi’s take – 2/11/2026
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Due to the Olympics and the Super Bowl, the domestic box office slumped this weekend with no movie making more than $10 million. Last week’s #1 movie “Send Help” retained it’s #1 […]
saidi’s take – 1/3/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new movie “Send Help” topped the domestic box office this past weekend with $19.1 million. The #2 movie which is called “an indie film from a YouTuber” was “Iron Lung” with […]
2025 box office recap
Hello everyone, Top 10 domestic of 2025: A Minecraft Movie – $424 million Lilo & Stitch – $423.8 million Superman – $ 354.1 million Jurassic World: Rebirth – $339.6 million Zootopia 2 – $338 million* […]
must see rob reiner movies
I couldn’t believe the news that writer/director/producer/actor Rob Reiner was found dead in his house on Sunday Nov 14. He’s not very known for movies these days, but in the 80s he had a string […]
saidi’s take – 12/3/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Thanksgiving weekend blew up the box office with “Zootopia 2” breaking box office records. It was the 2nd best Thanksgiving domestic opening EVER with $158.8 million (5 day) and $100 million (3-day). #2 […]
no more films on film please
Today I watched “Jay Kelly” at the Egyptian theater in Hollywood. However, I can’t give you a review of the movie because I missed parts of it since it was projected on 35mm film. Unlike […]
saidi’s take – 11/25/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: This weekend “Wicked for Good” dominated the box office making almost $150 million in 3 days at the domestic box office. That’s over TWICE the TOTAL DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE for last week. […]
