Borderlands may not crack $10 million; Blake Lively outgrosses hubby Ryan Reynolds on Friday

Borderlands is having a “worst case scenario” weekend, with audiences giving the film a deadly D+ CinemaScore rating. It’s getting ugly. While we predicted that Eli Roth’s Borderlands was shaping up to be a box office flop, according to Deadline’s early numbers, the film is turning out to be nothing short of a catastrophe. Last … Read more

Deadpool & Wolverine on track for $90 million + weekend; Trap disappoints

Poor word-of-mouth is killing M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap at the box office while Deadpool & Wolverine breaks records. A somewhat less ferocious than expected box office battle is being fought this weekend between Marvel’s juggernaut, Deadpool & Wolverine and M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap. While no one expected the PG-13 Josh Hartnett thriller to really pose … Read more

Deadpool & Wolverine may break $200 million this weekend; highest R-rated opening by a long way

Deadpool & Wolverine seems on track to open with a mighty $200 million at the domestic box office this weekend. The early numbers are coming in via Deadline, and Deadpool & Wolverine is opening right about where we expected it to in the predictions we posted on Thursday. The film made a huge $95 million … Read more

Despicable Me 4 on track for $120 million; MaXXXine is Ti West’s biggest opener

Despicable Me 4 is a smash while MaXXXine breaks franchise records at the holiday weekend box office. The weekend numbers are starting to roll in (via Deadline), and Despicable Me 4 is on track for a terrific $120 million 5-day opening, with a $72 million weekend gross, which is about what we predicted earlier this … Read more

Jim Carrey’s $20 million The Cable Guy salary put pressure on him

Matthew Broderick remembered Jim Carrey’s astronomical salary for The Cable Guy put a lot of pressure on him on the set. As Chip Douglas once said, “Free cable is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” He might have a point there, and to many, The Cable Guy is the ultimate Jim Carrey movie. Widely reviled upon release – … Read more