Weekend Forecast: ‘Top Gun’ Cleared for Easy Second Win

Last weekends record breaker Top Gun: Maverick will have no trouble holding onto first place, as the only competition scheduled are a pair of niche independent thrillers; IFC's Watcher and NEON's Crimes of the Future. Top Gun: Maverick has already pulled in a stunning $180 million, nearly matching the unadjusted total of its predecessor after …

Weekend Report: ‘Top Gun’ Soars, Breaks Memorial Day Records

Top Gun: Maverick was all cleared this weekend, as Paramount's action sequel took first with the highest Memorial Day opening weekend on record; the $124 million three-day tally represented Paramount's highest opening weekend since Iron Man 2. Delayed for nearly two years, the Tom Cruise sequel managed to buck the trend of many pre-COVID holdovers, …

Weekend Report: ‘Doctor Strange’ Threepeats as Newcomers Underwhelm

Disney's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness easily held onto first place for the third weekend in a row, as Focus Features' Downton Abbey: A New Era came in with slightly less than anticipated going into the weekend. Meanwhile, A24's arthouse horror Men came in with an anemic fifth place debut. Downton Abbey: A …

Weekend Forecast: ‘Doctor Strange’ Fights to Fend Off Counterprogramming Duo

After the dismal performance of Universal's Firestarter, two studios are opening very different titles aimed at older audiences, which will be the first releases so far to offer any meaningful competition to the reigning champion, Doctor Strange. Focus Features opens Downtown Abbey: A New Era, while A24's buzzy horror-thriller Men hopes to translate its niche …

Weekend Report: ‘Doctor Strange’ Bleeds, ‘Firestarter’ Extinguished

It seems Friday the 13th was truly cursed this weekend, as holdover Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness suffered a very harsh second weekend drop, while Firestarter opened on the low-end of very low expectations. Doctor Strange was down 67.5% in its second weekend, an identical drop to Spider-Man: No Way Home, and just …

Weekend Forecast: ‘Doctor Strange’ Set to Repeat as ‘Firestarter’ Opts for Simultaneous Release

There won't be much changing in the rankings at this weekends box office, as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will easily hold onto first place. Meanwhile, Universal is hoping for a distant second with Firestarter, the Blumhouse-produced reboot of the 80s cult classic. When looking at the second weekend performance for Strange, the …

Weekend Report: ‘Doctor Strange’ Dazzles with $185M Debut

The summer season got off to a smashing start this weekend, as Marvel's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness opened to an excellent $185 million. Other studios knew to stay far away, as Strange was the only title to earn more than $10 million this weekend. If there's any franchise where a sequel opening …

2022 Summer Forecast

The summer season kicks off this weekend with the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which may very well earn Marvel their sixth $200M+ opening. Strange will likely compete with Jurassic World: Dominion for the top spot of the season, while titles such as Lightyear, Minions: The Rise of Gru and Nope …

Weekend Forecast: Will ‘Bad Boys’ Three-peat before Super Bowl?

Two new wide releases, Gretel & Hansel and The Rhythm Section will open over Super Bowl weekend, though neither are expected to make much of a dent compared to holdovers 1917 and Bad Boys for Life. Orion Pictures will be launching Gretel & Hansel in around 2,500 locations, while Paramount will be releasing The Rhythm Section in roughly 3,000 locations. Both are expected …

Weekend Report: ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Takes First Over MLK Holiday

Turns out franchise-reviving reboots aren't as risky as they look, as Sony's long belated Bad Boys sequel launched with a stellar $70M+ weekend over the four-day holiday frame. Meanwhile, Universal had a major dud on their hands with the family adventure Dolittle. Bad Boys for Life had a surprisingly tough time finding its way into theaters, as the popular Bad …