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 […]
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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 […]
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 – 5/1/2026
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 […]
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 […]
best robert duvall films
One of the great actors passed away yesterday. Since several other websites are listing their “must see” Robert Duvall movies, here’s my 5 favorite Robert Duvall movies (in alphabetical order). “Apocalypse Now” – He’s only in […]
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 […]
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 […]
review – jay kelly
(You may remember my post about seeing this movie but not being able to comment about it because I saw it on film and the film dirt and scratches kept taking me out of the […]
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 – 11/19/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Almost everyone predicted “The Running Man” would be a close race for first place with “Now You See Me Now You Don’t” but the latter was #1 from the start and “Running […]
saidi’s buddy gets a box-set
Hello everyone, Some people say that sales of DVD/Blu-Ray/4K are declining and may go away soon replaced by digital copies you can stream on your phone/tablet/television/computer/etc, others say it’s still going strong. No matter what […]
saidi’s take – 11/4/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Halloween, the World Series, and no new major studio releases probably helped to make this the lowest domestic weekend since March and the 5th lowest of 2025 so far. No movie made over […]
saidi’s take – 10/7/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: As expected, Taylor Swifts movie “Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” led the domestic box office with $34 million. “One Battle After Another” sunk about 50% on its send […]
saidi’s taste: my favorite film
My favorite movie of all time has NEVER been shown in movie theaters – at least not completely shown. No, it’s not a Netflix movie. My favorite movie is also technically the only movie to win 2 […]
saidi’s take – 9/9/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Just like last year, a Warner Bros sequel had a huge opening weekend right after Labor Day. Last year it was “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (which made $111 million about a year ago), this […]
danger! i’m playing a film!
Since everything is digital now, you might not know that several years ago working as a movie theater projectionist was a dangerous job. If you ever saw “Cinema Paradiso” you probably remember this scene…. The […]
saidi’s take – 7/1/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Apple Original Films just found out how well one of their movies could do in a wide theatrical release. “F1” made $57 million over the weekend including $10 million on the previews […]
original script? what an original idea!
Right now, the total domestic box office for the movie “Sinners” is at approx. $240 million. That is the biggest box office for an ORIGIAL SCRIPT – NOT based on a true story/book/video game/etc. and […]
henchperson wanted: good pay, you might die, 401k plus benefits
Would you accept a job like that? If you’re in a movie or TV show, you might. Henchmen, or bodyguards, or “gun men”, or “button men” (in gangster movies), have been in movies and television […]
saidi’s take – 5/5/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Thunderbolts*” didn’t quite jump start the summer box office season since it’s $76 million opening was about $10 million less than the opening of “Captain America Brave New World” earlier this year, […]
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