Box Office Weekend: Captain America Still Leads Box Office
People are still showing up to see the latest Marvel epic, as Captain America: Civil War remained the top draw of the weekend. It did have a drop in revenue from its smash opening, but at an estimated $72.6 million, it did a fine job keeping itself in the top spot. Its next closest competitor, The Jungle Book, came in at a distant second with an estimated $17.8 million, though both films have been...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: It’s Civil War as Captain America Ends Jungle Book’s Reign
Disney is having a wonderful weekend at the box office; not only are three movies owned by the Mouse in the top ten, and not only are all smash successes in worldwide gross, but its latest offering debuted in first, toppling its previous outing. Captain America: Civil War made a grand debut and continues the streak of chart-topping Marvel successes, opening at a whopping estimated $181.8 million. ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Third Week a Charm for Jungle Book
The Jungle Book may have been out for three weeks, but it barely shows any signs of slowing down. With an estimated $42.4 million, it held its first-place post at the box office yet again, and by a similarly wide margin as it did the week before…The Huntsman: Winter’s War remained in second, but dropped to an estimated $9.4 million. It held nearly even against the well-reviewed Keanu (...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Jungle Book Remains Top Banana
Disney provided a second week of first place entertainment, as The Jungle Book remained the big winner at the box office with an estimated $60.9 million; it towered over the competition and has brought in $191.5 million domestic gross and $528.5 million worldwide. The Huntsman: Winter’s War came in second, but it was not a close second with an estimated $20.1 million. While it may try to bre...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Strong Opening Chapter for The Jungle Book
It may have a $175 million budget to make up, but Jon Favreau has directed another winner for Disney as The Jungle Book opened with an estimated $103.6 million. It was certainly a “cut above” the estimated $20.2 million for Barbershop: The Next Cut, but both films have benefited from strong critical praise…praise lacking for third-place finisher The Boss, which slipped from its first-place p...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Melissa McCarthy Takes Weekend Like a Boss
The critically divisive Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice fell to second place with an estimated $23.4 million…topped by comedienne Melissa McCarthy and The Boss. With an estimated $23.5 million, it just barely bested the superheroes, but is seeing much worse critical response overall. Zootopia, in the meantime, fell to third with an estimated $14.4 million, and in a shocking turn of events...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Batman v Superman Plummets But Remains On Top
Finally feeling the effects of its critical reception, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice took a major nosedive, dropping to an estimated $52.4 million for its second weekend. However, the $250 million budgeted film has managed to draw major ticket sales, bringing in $261.5 million domestically and $682.9 million worldwide. Zootopia, in the meantime, has been a bit more successful overall in its f...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Batman v Superman Heroic at the Box Office
Critics may have had sharp words for the latest superhero movie (this time from DC Comics rather than Marvel Studios), but even that word of mouth could not stop Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice from having a bang up weekend. With an estimated domestic haul of $170.1 million (and $421.4 million worldwide), and the highest opening weekend for a March release, it is still looking to be a financial...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Zootopia Big Three Weeks Running
Zootopia proved itself a box office champ as it entered its third week at the top with an estimated $38 million (and over $201.8 million in domestic gross). Its only real competition came from the third installment of The Divergent Series: Allegiant, which came in second place with an estimated $29.1 million. Excoriated by critics, it managed to top the mixed reviewed faith-based Miracles from Hea...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Zootopia Still on “Topia”
Disney has a bona-fide hit on its hands again as Zootopia won the weekend box office for the second time in a row. While an estimated $50 million has added up to $142.6 million domestic gross, the film has picked up more than $431.3 million worldwide. The next biggest release was 10 Cloverfield Lane. Critically acclaimed, it opened to a much more modest weekend estimate of $25.2 million, but with ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Zootopia Tops with Audiences
Earning critical praise and audience acclaim was not enough…Zootopia, the latest from Disney, also took the mantle of highest opening weekend for an animated Disney film (at least, not involving Pixar) with an estimated $73.7 million. Not looking quite so tall was second-place finisher London Has Fallen. Despite critical bashing and a fairly weak opening weekend estimate of $21.7 million on a $60 ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Zootopia
Disney appears to be getting more and more comfortable making films more like their Pixar counterparts. Zootopia, their most recent effort, is less Frozen-style musical flair and more Wreck-It Ralph, aimed at delivering humor and character with equal parts cynicism and heart. Does it work? For the most part, yes; visually stunning and funnier than you might think, the film is a joy to sit through ...[Read More]