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 […]
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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 […]
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 – 5/29/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The times have really changed. 2 years ago, Paramount released “Top Gun Maverick” on Memorial Day weekend. It zoomed past expectations making $160 million over 4 days – a new Memorial Day […]
saidi’s take – 5/14/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” came out slightly higher than predictions with $58.4 million. That makes it the 3rd best opening weekend for the “Planet of the Apes” […]
saidi’s take – 5/7/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The domestic box office for the first weekend of May was pretty much a disappointment. The new movie “The Fall Guy” was #1 with a little under $28 million which was […]
the re-sequelizer strikes back. again. part II. Redux.
It’s only been about 4 months since I first wrote this list but in that time there have been some changes. Some movies postponed, some movies added, some movies rescheduled. Last month (April) there were […]
saidi’s take – 4/30/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new movie “Challengers” met predictions and opened at #1 with $15 million. However, it’s the lowest opening weekend for the #1 movie of 2024 (so far). Even “Madames Web” (considered […]
saidi’s take – 4/24/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Civil War” sunk approx. 56 percent making approx. $11.1 million but still managed to retain the #1 spot for its 2nd weekend. The best of the 3 new releases was “Abigail” which […]
saidi’s take – 4/16/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Surprising a lot of people, this past weekend the new movie “Civil War” was #1 making $25.7 million. That’s the best opening weekend for any A24 movie release. “Godzilla Vs Kong […]
saidi’s take – 4/9/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: After the highest weekend of 2024 so far the previous weekend, this past weekend could sustain the momentum. Except for the #1 movie, no move made over $11 million. The #1 movie […]
saidi’s take – 4/2/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “”Godzilla Vs Kong The New Empire” blew past all predictions and ALMOST was the biggest opening weekend of 2024 so far making $80 million. If the movie had played on the same […]
saidi’s take – 3/27/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Ghostbusters Frozen Empire” met its box office estimates with $45 million and came in at #1 this past weekend. “Dune Part 2” stayed at #2 with $17 million. “Kung Fu Panda 4” […]
saidi’s take – 3/18/2024
Hello everyone, This is for the weekend of Mach 8-10. It’s a week late because I was busy (in the hospital) last week. BOX OFFICE: Some people were saying that “Dune Part 2” may dominate the […]
saidi’s take – 3/5/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As predicted (and hoped for) “Dune Part 2” made an incredible $82.5 million in its domestic opening weekend. Although no other movie made more than $8 million (#2 was “Bob Marley: One […]
movie makers buying movie players
Last week when I read that a group of filmmakers including Jason Reitman, Christopher Nolan, J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg, and several others just purchased the historic Village theater in Westwood Village, I was conflicted. On […]
LOS ANGELES FILM REVIEW 