Batman v Superman Soars to Second Straight Win
Everyone knew that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was going to win last weekend’s box office battle. This big-budget behemoth went relatively unchallenged its opening weekend (no offense, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2). But in light of its mostly critical reviews, would it have the muscle to win again? Well, the results are […]
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Great Scott! Batman v. Superman Bashes Records at Box Office
Despite critics lobbing kryptonite at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight did just fine for themselves. Indeed, you could make the argument that their performance was … super. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice flew to the top of the box office with a truly stupendous $170.1 […]
Feeding Time Again for Zootopia
Foxes live, on average, about five years. Wild rabbits—depending, of course, on the number of foxes in the neighborhood—typically live three. At this rate, it’s possible Zootopia might survive in theaters longer than both of its stars. OK, so Zootopia has a ways to go for that to happen. Still, you can’t quibble with its […]
A Lesson in Media Influence … from a Girl Scout Troop
Girl Scout cookie season is over in most parts of the country, I think. No longer can I run out and buy, on a whim, a box of Thin Mints for lunch. Our family stash will have to last us another 10 months. But while the tang of fresh Samoas and Do-Si-Dos is still clearly […]
Zootopia Roars Again
When one of your movie’s main stars is an animated rabbit, it makes sense, that the movie itself might hop the competition. Zootopia did just that this weekend. Disney’s latest animated adventure corralled an estimated $50 million, making the movie’s second weekend win a no-doubter. Zootopia has already grossed $142.6 million in North America in […]
Zootopia’s a Beast at Box Office
All good things come to an end. All bad things too, for that matter. However you classify Deadpool, its red reign at the top of the box office has come to a close. Marvel’s wise-cracking antihero was no match for Disney’s Zootopia, a money-making marvel of its own. Indeed, the animated romp was boffo at […]
Just Movies? Not According to the Oscars, They’re Not.
About midway through Sunday’s Oscar telecast on ABC, host Chris Rock brought out his daughters’ Girl Scout troop and had them sell cookies to Hollywood’s A-listers. “Leo, you made $30 million—come on!” Rock hollered in the direction of Leonardo DiCaprio. By the time he tallied the troop’s earnings for the evening—somewhere north of $65,000—I was […]
Deadpool Drowns Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt proved to be just a bunch of false gods—and certainly for their would-be devotees at Lionsgate. Not a single box office receipt was turned into a money-making snake, as far as I know, and the only things that ran red were the studio’s ledgers. Oh, and Deadpool, of course. That guy loves […]
Deadpool Kills Again
For the second straight week, Marvel’s profanest protagonist stuffed its competition into the back of a taxi cab—then drove straight to the top of the box office. It wasn’t even much of a contest, really. Deadpool collected an estimated $55 million en route to its second weekend title, bringing its total North American gross to […]
