The Wild Robot has a smash debut but Megalopolis is D.O.A

The Wild Robot opened way ahead of industry expectations, but Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis was a disaster. Dreamworks Animation’s The Wild Robot performed way ahead of our expectations at the box office this weekend. Even the most optimistic industry estimates had this only making about $25 million (we pegged it at significantly less). Still, it … Read more

The Color Purple is a suprising smash

The Broadway adaptation of The Color Purple had a surprising Christmas Day debut, landing in first place with an estimated $18.1 million. In a pretty shocking turn of events the multi nominated stage adaptation The Color Purple had a massive Christmas Day, taking in an estimated $18.1 million (per Deadline) in just one day. To … Read more