Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Box-Office Weekend: Black Panther Remains King
Not only did Black Panther once again finish atop of the weekend box office earning $41.1 million over the past weekend, but it has now made over $1 billion globally, after debuting in China this past weekend. The Marvel blockbuster has now been locked in the top spot since it was released four weeks ago, a feat that was last accomplished in 2015 by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Black Panther’s do...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Black Panther Still King
Continuing to stand tall above all newcomers, Black Panther dominated yet again this past weekend at the box office. The Marvel powerhouse brought in another $66.3 million in its third weekend, bringing its total to a staggering $501.7 million. The very distant second-place spot belonged to the newest Jennifer Lawrence film, Red Sparrow, which debuted with $16.9 million. Another new release, Death...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Black Panther Wins Another Weekend
Adding an estimated $108 million to its coffers, Black Panther, easily topped the weekend box office for the second week in a row. The continued dominance of the latest entry to the Marvel canon allowed it to become only the fourth film ever to bring in over $100 million in its second weekend of release, this also makes it the fifth highest grossing title domestically in the Marvel Cinematic Unive...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Black Panther Wins Easily
With an estimated $192 million for the three-day weekend, the latest entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Black Panther, easily topped the weekend box office finishing nearly $175 million ahead of the film in second place. This tremendous holiday showing also makes director Ryan Coogler’s super hero epic the second-largest opening in the MCU to date (trailing only the $207.4 million broug...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Fifty Shades Freed On Top
Surprisingly, the top three spots of this weekend’s box office belonged to three new releases. First, the latest (and presumably last) film in the “Fifty Shades” franchise, Fifty Shades Freed, debuted in the number one spot with $38.8 million. This pushed the franchise over the $1 billion mark globally—an impressive feat for any franchise, despite the disputed critical quality of it. The family-fr...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend—Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Reclaims Top Spot
As predicted last week, right here in the Box-Office Weekend column, the top ten didn’t fluctuate much at all during this past weekend, save for the week’s lone new release and a few films shuffling positions with each other. First, returning to the top spot is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with $11 million. The sequel has now brought in a staggering $352.6 million during its seven-week run. Mean...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend—Maze Runner: The Death Cure Debuts on Top
Bringing in an estimated $23.5 million, Maze Runner: The Death Cure took the top spot at the box office this weekend. While the film did well, it’s opening was still a bit disappointing given this installment’s budget. Finishing in second-place was last week’s top film, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with $16.4 million. The film has made an astonishing $338.1 million in its first six weeks of rele...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle on Top Again
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle once again stood tall over the box-office weekend bringing in an additional $20 million. This gives the film a five-week domestic total of $317 million. Second and third places belong to two films making their debuts this week. With $16.4 million, the war drama 12 Strong finished just ahead of the heist-thriller Den of Thieves which brought in $15.3 million. Steven S...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Jumanji Maintains Hold on Box Office
Bringing in an estimated $35.4 million over the four-day holiday weekend allowed Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle to easily retain its perch atop the box office. In just four weeks, the film has grossed an impressive $291.6 million. Steven Spielberg’s new film The Post locked in at the second spot in its fourth week, and first week of wide release with a showing of $23.4 million. Liam Neeson’s newes...[Read More]
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]