Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Before the weekend, predictions were that it would be a neck and neck race between the 3rd weekend of “The Minecraft Movie” and the new horror movie “Sinners” but over the weekend it […]
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saidi’s take – 4/1/2025
Hello everyone, WELCOME TO THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025. Time is just flying by. BOX OFFICE: This past weekend was a race between the 2nd weekend of “Snow White” and the new action […]
saidi’s take – 3/25/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: This past weekend the live action remake of “Snow White” did OK (on the lower end of predictions) making $42.2 million this past weekend, but unfortunately everything else did poorly. No other […]
saidi’s take – 3/17/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The two new movies didn’t do very well this weekend. No movie made more than $9 million. It was a 3-way race for the top of the box office that ended up […]
saidi’s take – 3/11/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The new movie “Mickey 17” has replaced “Captain America Brave New World” as the #1 movie of the weekend this past weekend. It came just under early predictions (which were around $20 […]
saidi’s take – 2/25/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Captain America Brave New World” sunk approx. 68% from its opening weekend to make $28 million this past weekend. That’s double the amount of the #2 movie – the just released “The […]
saidi’s take – 2/18/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Captain America Brave New World” officially became the first blockbuster of 2025 making $100 million (4-day) and $88.8 million (3-day). The other new movie “Paddington in Peru” was a distant second with […]
saidi’s take – 2/11/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Partly thanks to the Super Bowl, this weeks domestic box office was the lowest of 2025 so far. “Dog Man” was #1 again with $13 million – down almost two thirds from […]
saidi’s take – 2/4/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The weekend of Jan/Feb got a boost thanks to the new Dreamworks/Universal animated movie “Dog Man” which made $36 million this past weekend. That’s the 2nd best opening for an animated movie in […]
saidi’s take – 1/28/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The box office slump of January continues. Only 1 movie made over $10 million this past weekend. The new movie “Flight Risk” was #1 with approx. $11.6 million. This is the 2nd #1 […]
saidi’s take – 1/24/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: This past 4-day Martin Luther King weekend was the lowest in over 25 years (not including during the pandemic). Except for 2021 & 2022, the 4-day weekend box office has never dipped […]
movie 2: Rise of movie
DIDN’T I SEE THIS BEFORE 2025???? Another year means a lot more movies that seem very familiar. Especially since last year the top 10 movies at the box office were all sequels/prequels/part 2/reboots/remakes/spinoffs/etc. It looks […]
saidi’s take – 1/14/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Of course, the first new #1 movie at the domestic weekend box office is a sequel. “Den of Thieves 2” was #1 this past weekend with approx. $15 million. Since its […]
saidi’s take – 1/11/2025
Hello everyone, The recent fires all over Los Angeles this past week have affected a lot of things in the movie industry.. Places were closed for a few days (or for a while if they’re […]
saidi’s take – 1/7/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: It’s a new year with a new #1 movie. “Mufasa: The Lion King” finally got past “Sonic The Hedgehog 3” to take the #1 spot for the first weekend of 2025. It […]
saidi’s take – 12/27/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Disney is having a great 2024 but it’s final release of the year didn’t meet expectations. “Mufasa” was #2 this past weekend with $35 million. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” zoomed past it […]
saidi’s take – 12/17/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Both of the new major studio releases this weekend didn’t do well. “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” made approx. 4.5 million to come in at #5 on […]
saidi’s take – 12/10/24
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: There wasn’t any new major studio release this past weekend so the top 3 at the box office stayed the same. The biggest new release was the movie from India “Pushpa: The […]
saidi’s take – 11/26/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Everybody is raving about “Gl-icked” – this year’s version of “Barbenheimer”. However, it’s not even close to as big as that weekend. Most of the records are “biggest opening weekend for a […]
saidi’s take – 11/19/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: The big hit of this past weekend is “Red One” which barely met it’s predicted box office with $32 million. Everything else basically just went down 1 spot. “Venom The Last Dance” […]
saidi’s take – 11/12/2024
Hello everyone, (I thought that this past weekend was a 4-day holiday weekend due to Veterans Day, but apparently it isn’t) BOX OFFICE: This past weekend none of the new releases were big box office winners […]
saidi’s take – 11/5/2024
Hello everyone, This email is dedicated to actress Teri Garr who passed away a few days ago and also to the people laid off this past week (see below)…. BOX OFFICE: The new releases this past […]
saidi’s take – 10/8/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: For the 2nd time in two weeks, the movie that people predicted would rule the box office over the weekend didn’t. This time it was “Joker: Folie à Deux” which was expected to […]
saidi’s take – 9/30/2024
Hello everyone, This week’s email is dedicated to all the people laid off (see below for more information. BOX OFFICE: This weekend’s breakout is a surprise. The animated “The Wild Robot” beat expectations to make $35 […]
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 […]
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