Weekend Report: “Hotel Transylvania 2” Scares Up New September Record

Family audiences showed up en masse for Hotel Transylvania 2 this weekend, as the mid-budget comedy sequel surpassed its predecessor with an excellent $47.5M. That's noticeably higher than its predecessors $42.5M, which is especially impressive considering the long 3 year wait in between them. Typically, a wait like that for an animated film can lead to much …

Saturday Update: “Hotel Transylvania 2” Excellent, “Everest” Descends

On a very busy late-September Friday, the obvious winner was family flick Hotel Transylvania 2 with a whopping $13.25M on its opening day. That's up from its predecessors $10.9M opening day, though its Friday gross made up a very small percent of its total weekend (just around 26%) if this follow up can hold up similarly …

Friday Update: “The Intern” Solid, “Green Inferno” Soft on Thursday Night

Two numbers were available for Thursday night, neither of which were particularly fantastic. The Intern took in a decent $650K, which isn't bad given its older audience and  hard to sell premise. That makes it more or less a lock for $10M and will likely end up in the mid teens for the weekend. The …

Weekend Forecast: “Everest” Could Climb Past “Hotel Transylvania 2” on Final Weekend of September

With an impressive IMAX release, Everest could be on its way to over $30M this weekend. It will face tough competition from Hotel Transylvania 2, which comes out 3 years after its well received predecessor. Everest opened last weekend in IMAX and Large Format theaters, and blew away pretty much any expectations with over $7M just from those premium …

Weekend Report: “Black Mass” Solid, “Scorch Trials” Stumbles, “Everest” Climbs to Excellent Debut

Both new movies in wide release were a bit disappointing, but neither of them can really be labeled as failures. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials opened with $30M this weekend. That's a bit down from The Maze Runner's $32M debut from exactly one year ago. That's a bit disappointing for a number of reasons; one, this …

Saturday Update: “Scorch Trials” Burnt Out, “Black Mass” Strong on Friday

Thus is why you don't want to get too hasty with box office predictions. Neither Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials or Black Mass did what they were expected given Thursday grosses, but Black Mass is certainly the bigger winner here. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials opened with a weak $11M opening day. While that's only a bit off from its …

Friday Update: “Maze Runner” Solid, “Black Mass” Surprises

    With two films doing very strong business on Thursday, it seems as though we're headed for a very crowded weekend. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials  did decent business from early shows, but Black Mass was the real success story. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials opened with $1.7M from its early shows. That's up a good bit from …

Weekend Forecast: “Scorch Trials” “Black Mass” in Heated Race for First

Two appealing yet very different films are being released this weekend, and both of which have chances of opening over $30M. First off is the highly anticipated Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, the sequel to last years surprise hit and the latest in the successful young adult adaptation trend. The other new release is Black Mass, the …

Weekend Report: “The Visit” “Perfect Guy” Surpass Expectations Over Busy September Weekend

With two wholly original, low budget films opening over $25M, it's safe to say that it was a very good weekend at the box office. The Perfect Guy turned out to be an appealing option for date nights, whereas The Visit had one of the best openings ever for an original horror film. The Visit opened with $25.7M over the …

Saturday Update: “The Visit” “Perfect Guy” Surprise with $9M+ Each on Opening Day

Both new wide releases surprised on their opening day with over $9M each. Regardless of how front loaded they are, they're both winners for sure. The Visit took in an excellent $9.2M on Friday, with just $1M of that coming from Thursday. That shows that the film wasn't very front loaded and could even top …