2023 is now halfway over. So, far, the score is doing OK. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” – I skipped watching this one. I might catch it on Disney+ “Elemental” – I saw it and […]
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saidi’s take – 7/12/2023
Hello everyone, This past weekend at the domestic box office had some good news and some bad news. The good news was that “Insidious The Red Door“ beat expectations on its opening weekend. Most people […]
saidi’s take – 7/5/2023
Hello everyone, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” was the #1 movie for the weekend but it wasn’t the blockbuster that everyone (especially movie theaters) was hoping for. It came in below predictions making […]
saidi’s take – 7/3/2023
2023 is now halfway done. There is some good news and some bad news… GOOD NEWS Halfway through 2023 the domestic box office total is at $4.35 Billion which is 20.7% higher than this time […]
saidi’s take – 6/28/2023
Hello everyone, Really weird box office weekend this past weekend. From the middle of last week to the start of the weekend, “Spider-Man Across the Spider Verse” and “Elemental” both passed “The Flash” and were […]
saidi’s take – 6/24/2023
Hello everyone, Both new movies that opened wide this past weekend didn’t meet expectations. “The Flash” made $55 million over the 3-day weekend and approx. $64 million for the 4-day holiday weekend. Most people are […]
saidi’s take – 6/15/2023
Hello everyone, Before the weekend some people were predicting that last weeks “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” might be competing with “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” for the #1 spot this weekend, but “Transformers” beat expectations […]
saidi’s take – 6/8/2023
Hello everyone, The new #1 opening weekend of the summer (so far) is “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”. It surpassed predictions and made approx. $120 million over this past weekend. That means the two biggest opening […]
saidi’s take – 5/18/2023
Hello everyone, This past weekend, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3” retained the #1 spot on the domestic box office with $62 million making its domestic total a little less than $215 million. That’s a […]
saidi’s take – 5/10/2023
Hello everyone, Although summer doesn’t officially start until later this month, the first unofficial movie of the summer – “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3” was the #1 movie of the weekend with about $118 […]
saidi on cinema con – pt.5
Final Day Paramount Presentation The first thing on the final day (Thursday) was the Paramount presentation. (this is not in the actual order of the presentation). They started with some teenage mutant ninja turtle dancers […]
saidi on cinema con – pt.4
Day 3 Disney Presentation The first thing I attended on Wed morning was the Disney presentation. They first showed a montage for their 100th anniversary and displayed the brand-new Disney logo with “100 Years” on it. […]
saidi’s take – 5/1/2023
Hello everyone, Once again, “Super Mario Bros” movie beat all the new movies. The $40 million it made is the best 4th weekend box office for any animated movie ever. Its domestic total is now at […]
saidi on cinema con – pt. 3
SEMINAR The “State of the Industry” seminar is always first thing on the Tuesday morning. It’s usually the most important seminar of CinemaCon because the head of the MPA (Motion Picture Association) and the head […]
saidi on cinema con – pt. 2
SEMINAR The first thing I attended was the “Movie Theaters Aren’t Going Anywhere” seminar on Monday afternoon. Jeffrey Cole gave a speech about the current movie industry. According to an online bio: he’s the founder […]
saidi on cinema con – pt. 1
INTRODUCTION For those who don’t know, CinemaCon is the annual movie theater convention usually held is Las Vegas, NV every spring. It’s put together by NATO – the National Association of Theater Owners (NOT the […]
saidi’s take – 4/18/2023
Hello everyone, “The Super Mario Bros Movie” once again dominated it’s 2nd weekend with $92 million for a total of $353 million which makes it the biggest domestic movie for 2023 so far – over $100 […]
saidi’s take – 4/11/23
Hello everyone, Box Office: While people were making jokes about the “Super Mario Bros Movie” movie and complaining that Chris Pratt’s voice isn’t like Marios, the filmmakers were laughing all the way to the bank […]
saidi’s take – 4/6/2023
Hello everyone. Although it’s still early April, it looks like the summer movie season has now started. Advance tickets for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3” (May 5) and “Fast X” (May 19) just went […]
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, After last weekends box office disappointment when “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” made below expectations, the box office boom of March continues once again. “John Wick 4” made approx. $74 million this past […]
saidi’s take – 3/21/2023
Hello everyone, After 2 weekends where franchise records were broken, box office was above predictions, and things were looking up for movie theater attendance, this past weekend was BELOW expectations. “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” […]
saidi’s take – 3/13/2023
Hello everyone, Another good weekend for movie theaters. “Scream 6” was a franchise record opening with approx. $44 million. Also, the other new opening “65” beat estimates and made approx. $12 million for the #3 […]
saidi’s take – 3/7/2023
Hello everyone, “Creed 3” was the biggest opening for an MGM movie since the company merged with Amazon. It’s also the biggest opening of all the Creed/Rocky movies. It beat expectations with approx. $58 million […]
saidi’s take – 2/28/2023
Hello everyone, The news keeps saying that “Cocaine Bear” and “Jesus Revolution” did surprisingly well at the domestic box office while “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” was the biggest 2nd weekend drop of any Marvel movie. […]
