Gone Girl‘s run at the top of the box office has been halted thanks to David Ayer’s new film, Fury. It seems that, no matter how much time passes, audiences will never tire of World War II-set films, especially if they feature an amazing collection of talent that includes Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Michael […]
[Weekend Box Office] Gone Girl Tops Annabelle in Close Race
When the first trailer for Gone Girl was released in April, we knew it was going to be a huge hit. After all, a mystery/thriller directed by David Fincher and starring Ben Affleck is not only guaranteed box office success, but critical acclaim and inevitable Oscar nominations. While the film topped the box office this weekend with […]
[Weekend Box Office] Denzel’s Back On Top with The Equalizer
Denzel’s back! Of course, was there ever really any doubt? His latest film, The Equalizer, debuted this past weekend with $35m, doubling the weekend’s runner-up film, The Maze Runner. The weekend’s other major release, Laika’s The Boxtrolls, came in a close third with $17.25m. The rest of the top 10 didn’t fare so much, but considering the majority of […]
[Weekend Box Office] Guardians of the Galaxy is Top-Grossing Film of the Year
Thanks to a strong Labor Day holiday weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy became the top-grossing domestic film of the year, out-grossing Captain America: The Winter Soldier $274.6m to $259.8m. As I’ve noted multiple times in the past, Guardians of the Galaxy was seen as a huge risk for Marvel Studios due to the general unfamiliarity with the characters, the […]
[Weekend Box Office] Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Flopped Hard
To say I’m shocked would be an understatement. Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s follow-up to 2005’s Sin City was supposed to be a guaranteed box office success. With the Eva Green areola poster controversy, the addition of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and the GIFs of Jessica Alba gyrating, how could it not print money? Yet somehow, someway, […]
[Weekend Box Office] The Expendables 3 Proven Expendable at Box Office
You can pack a film to the brim with action stars and explosions, but that doesn’t always guarantee box office success, especially at a time when gun violence is at an extreme level of controversy. There’s also the controversy that took place earlier in the summer where The Expendables 3 was leaked, in full, online. Piracy […]
[Weekend Box Office] Guardians of the Galaxy… and the Box Office
Despite the Marvel branding, Guardians of the Galaxy has always been seen as a huge risk/experiment for the company. Much like the little engine that could, not only did the film perform well at the box office (like all other Marvel properties), it absolutely demolished projected earnings. Analysts were cautious in their projections, estimating roughly $70m for the […]
[Weekend Box Office] Lucy Overpowers Hercules
This past weekend’s new releases were highlighted by two action films from different settings: Lucy, the sci-fi action film starring Scarlett Johansson as an unwitting drug mule who suddenly develops super powers and Hercules, a re-telling of the Greek mythology with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the leading role. And as fate would have it, Lucy overpowered Hercules drastically at […]