Eye in the Sky
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]