As I sit here writing this column on April 15th Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire currently has 66 trails open for skiing. What in the world does this fact have to do with a summer movie boxoffice column? Excellent question….
Before we get into what happened this weekend I’d just like to let everyone know that this will be my last Sunday preview/recap column for Celluloid Junkie. My Scout 53 consulting business has rapidly expanded and my available bandwidth for…
It’s that time of year again. Time to take a look at what Hollywood has to offer moviegoers this summer movie season in our Celluloid Junkie 2018 Summer Movie Preview. But first a few notes. Despite what the calendar indicates,…
WEEKEND RECAP For the fifth consecutive weekend, Marvel’s “Black Panther” found itself perched atop the boxoffice charts, tallying USD $27 million and easily defeating newcomer “Tomb Raider”’s $23 million. Panther is now up to a gargantuan USD $605 million domestic…
WEEKEND RECAP It was the boxoffice version of Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” this past weekend. It was the best of times (Disney) and the worst of times (everyone else). On a weekend where diversity reigned supreme, Marvel’s “Black…
WEEKEND RECAP Can Disney/Marvel’s “Black Panther” be stopped? The answer so far is a resounding “Hell No!” as the film amassed another USD $65 million, propelling its overall cume past the USD $500 million mark. For this type of superhero…
WEEKEND RECAP It came. It saw. It kicked some ass. Disney/Marvel’s “Black Panther” launch was stratospheres above what was predicted with a three day of USD $192 million and a projected four day in the USD $215-220 million range. The…
WEEKEND RECAP All in all, that went pretty much according to plan. “50 Shades Freed,” the third and final installment in the Mr. Grey series of books, handily won the weekend with USD $38.8 million, within a mil or two…
WEEKEND RECAP First, a little background. Super Bowl weekend used to be a box office wasteland, a cinematic version of Chernobyl West. Studios believed that moviegoers were too busy either planning or attending Super Bowl parties and stayed away from…
WEEKEND RECAP Although a pair of new openers put up a decent fight, alas it was Sony’s juggernaut, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle that proved to be King of the Jungle yet again this week, tallying USD $20.0 million and…