While Venom: The Last Dance will open at number one, it will still open below studio expectations. The box office doldrums continue. There hasn’t been a huge hit since Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice opened in early September, and Hollywood’s hopes that Venom: The Last Dance would be a blockbuster aren’t amounting to much. According to Deadline, the … Read more
The Wild Robot looks like it’s going to open north of $30 million, while Transformers One has lost a huge chunk of its audience. In a surprising twist of fate at the often fickle box office, the exceedingly well-reviewed The Wild Robot is opening way ahead of expectations. Deadline has the film now opening at … Read more
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is on track for a better than expected, $50 million plus opening according to early figures. In a nice piece of good news for exhibitors and studios, audiences are checking out to see Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in theatres, with Deadline reporting that it’s on … Read more
If 2010’s “Alan Wake” was heavily influenced by “Twin Peaks” (with a lot of Stephen King thrown in for good measure), this one is very clearly inspired by “Twin Peaks: The Return,” and not just because of the long gap between releases. Much as “The Return” took ideas from the ABC original and filtered them … Read more
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is looking to break records with its projected $137 million 3-day opening and nearly $200 million 5-day. To quote Ron Burgundy, “Boy, that escalated quickly!” In our predictions on Thursday it looked like Illuminations Super Mario Bros. movie was heading towards an $87 million 3-day weekend with $128 million for … Read more