Ferdinand
Box-Office Weekend—Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Takes Over Box Office
With an estimated $36 million in its third week of release, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle topped the box-office weekend. This gives the film a three-week total of $244.4 million. Debuting in second-place this week is the latest entry on the “Insidious” horror series, Insidious: The Last Key, which took in $29.3 million. Finishing in third-place with $23.6 million was Star Wars: Episode VIII—The L...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Maintains Choke Hold on Competition
Star Wars: The Last Jedi continued to dominate the box office over the Christmas holiday, bringing in an additional $100.7 million over the extended weekend. This gives the film an impressive two-week total of $397.3 million. Debuting in a distant second place was Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with a decent $55.4 million to show for its opening weekend. Another sequel opening this past weekend wa...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Dominates
As expected, the latest installment of the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, finished atop the box office in its first weekend. In fact, earning an estimated $220 million gave the film the second largest opening weekend of all time, just behind its predecessor, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), which earned $247.9 million. Finishing in a very distant second was the animated feature Ferd...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: The Last Jedi and Ferdinand
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s new wide-release movies. Coco has been dominating the box office for the last three weeks, but that will come to an end this weekend as one of the most anticipated movies of the year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, finally gets released. It’ll easily debut at number one, but it will be interesting to see just how high it debuts. ...[Read More]