Ready Player One
Box-Office Weekend: Avengers: Infinity War Demolishes Box Office
Avengers: Infinity War broke not only the domestic opening weekend box office record bringing in $250 million this weekend, but it also succeeded in taking in a total of $630 million worldwide, giving it records for both domestic and global openings of all time. The film’s mammoth opening weekend means that the nineteen films that currently make up the Marvel Cinematic Universe have amassed approx...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Rampage Rages Against the Box Office
Dwayne Johnson returned to theaters with Rampage and snagged the top spot over the box-office weekend with a $34.5 million opening. That just beat last week’s champ, A Quiet Place, by roughly $2 million as it brought in an estimated $32.6 million. This gives director John Krasinski’s horror film an impressive two-week total of $99.6 million. Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare finished in third place with $...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: A Quiet Place Opens Loudly
The horror film A Quiet Place easily topped the weekend box office, finishing $25 million ahead of its nearest competition. The film, written and directed by John Krasinski (who also stars alongside Emily Blunt), brought in an impressive $50 million its opening weekend. Most horror movies that have gone onto make considerable amounts at the box office have not enjoyed such a profitable opening wee...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Steven Spielberg Tops Box Office with Ready Player One
Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Ready Player One, arrived in a big way, topping the box-office weekend with a $41.2 million take (and a $53.2 million opening overall). This marks the best opening that a Spielberg movie has enjoyed since Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull did back in 2008. Finishing in a very distant second place was Tyler Perry’s Acrimony, which, like Ready Player ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Ready Player One and Acrimony
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend Pacific Rim: Uprising took down the long-time box office king, Black Panther, with an impressive $28 million haul. It won’t likely repeat the feat this weekend as one of the more intriguing releases of the year arrives in the form of Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One. Tyler Perry’s latest...[Read More]