Weekend Forecast: ‘Jurassic World’ to Repeat Against Mild Competition

After a stronger than anticipated opening weekend, Universal's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is set to easily hold onto first place, with around $55-65 million. Meanwhile, two genre titles hope to counterprogram niche audiences; Lionsgate's sports comedy Uncle Drew and Sony's action sequel Sicario: Day of the Soldado. Mediocre reviews be damned, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has actually been holding …

Weekend Report: ‘Jurassic World’ Roars Into First

Universal's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom opened in first this weekend, with a $150 million figure that placed it firmly on the high end of expectations. Meanwhile, Incredibles 2 had a fairly harsh drop, and Deadpool 2 finally topped $300 million. Fallen Kingdom was a bit unusual in its release pattern, opening in most overseas markets two weeks ago, …

Weekend Forecast: ‘Jurassic World’ Hopes to Follow Up Strong Overseas Performance

Three years after Jurassic World shattered expectations with an opening weekend record, Universal's follow-up is set to enter a massive 4,450 locations, two weeks after it began its strong overseas performance. Meanwhile, Incredibles 2 seems poised for one of the best second weekends on record, while other titles such as Ocean's 8 and Hereditary will pick up the scraps. …

Weekend Report: ‘Incredibles 2’ Crushes Records, Makes Animated History

Disney once again made history by handing off the torch to themselves, as Pixar's Incredibles 2 crushed expectations, not only taking in the highest opening ever for an animated film, but becoming the 8th highest opening ever with a stunning $180 million. The four quadrant blockbuster also landed an A+ CinemaScore, meaning Disney could quite possibly have …

Weekend Forecast: ‘Incredibles’ Aims Sights at Animated Record

Pixar's long-awaited sequel Incredibles 2, whose title somewhat infuriatingly lacks the word 'The', is set to hit theaters following more than a decade of anticipation. Meanwhile, Tag looks to cash in on its unique premise, while Superfly hopes to rebound after a poor Wednesday start. Incredibles 2 is leaping into a 4,410 locations this weekend, hitting theaters …

Weekend Report: ‘Oceans’ Steals First, ‘Hereditary’ Impresses

Ocean’s 8 lead the charge on the second weekend of June, while A24’s horror hit Hereditary posted a very solid third place debut, setting records for the young distributor. Meanwhile, Hotel Artemis flounded, while Solo and Deadpool 2 were neck and neck. Ocean’s 8 came in right in line with tracking with an estimated $41 …

Weekend Forecast: ‘Oceans 8’, ‘Hereditary’ to Rejuvinate Lifeless Box Office

Following a slower than expected Memorial Day and a slow first June weekend, two titles entering nationwide release hope to shake things up; Warner Brothers' new franchise-reboot Ocean's 8 and A24's buzzy indie horror drama Hereditary, which looks poised to be a potential sleeper hit. Meanwhile, Hotel Artemis will hope to grab some attention as it also opens …

Weekend Report: ‘Solo’ Tumbles on Slow June Kickoff

The month of June got off to a predictably slow start, as Solo failed to save face after its disappointing opening. Meanwhile, Adrift opened on target with somewhat middling results, Upgrade opened above expectations, while Action Point had one of the worst openings ever for a film playing in over 2,000 theaters. Solo was down 65% in its second weekend. That's almost …