Box Office Actuals: ‘Incredibles 2’ Shatters Records With Huge $183M+ Weekend

While everyone expected a big weekend for the Pixar sequel, nobody saw this coming. ‘Incredibles 2’ not only unseated previous animated champ Finding Dory ($135M), but it also grossed more than juggernaut live-action superhero films ‘Captain America: Civil War’ and ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’. It turns out it was worth the 14-year wait […]

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Box Office Projections: ‘Incredibles 2’ to Post Best Animated Feature Opening of All Time

Ever since ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ bombed during the Memorial Day weekend, the summer movie season has been craving for another hit, especially Disney. It’s up to ‘Incredibles 2’ now. Coming off a massive 14-year wait, Disney has been pulling no stops with the marketing of this film. The original, back in 2004, made […]

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Box Office Actuals: ‘Ocean’s 8’ Opens Solidly; ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Opens Strong In Foreign Markets

The box office went mostly as expected this week, with ‘Ocean’s 8‘, as predicted, held its own with a $41.5M opening, stealing the “Ocean’s” franchise record debut of the second entry back in 2004 — of course, not adjusted for inflation, which would actually make this the lowest opening of the franchise, but good thing […]

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Box Office Projections: ‘Ocean’s 8’ to Top the Weekend (and ‘Solo’ to Continue Plunging)

(Projections for the weekend for North America for the weekend of June 8-10) Last year, we were coming off the excellent opening of ‘Wonder Woman’ and a tremendous hold this weekend. It’s fair to point out that 2017’s summer ended up being one of the lowest grossing in recent memory, but as things are going, […]

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‘Deadpool 2’ Review: A Fun Summer Film that Doesn’t Quite Reach the Heights of the Original

★★★ Deadpool 2 is an action-packed sequel that almost lives up to its predecessor, maintaining most of the humor and wit that made the first one such a winner.  Picking up after the events of the first film, DP2 finds Wade Wilson, after an encounter with a mutant boy, having to face a new villain […]

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