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Pacific Rim Uprising Powers Past the Panther With $28 Million Debut. This Weekend at the Box Office.

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 the column has been shrinking as of late. Thanks to everyon…

2018 Summer Movie Preview

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, summer this year starts officially on April 27 with “Infinity War…

Panther Power Rules the Boxoffice Yet Again, Adding $27 million to its Massive Take. This Weekend at the Boxoffice.

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 and USD $…

Film Posters Tomb Raider Love Simon I Can Only Imagine.

Panther ($41 mil) and Wrinkle ($33 mil) Give Disney a Powerful 1-2 March Weekend Punch. This Weekend at the Box Office.

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 Panther” won its fourth consecutive weekend…

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Black Panther Stalks Its Way to $65 Million Third Week, Slaying the Competition Yet Again. This Weekend at the Boxoffice.

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 movie to only fall 41% is unheard of and boxoffic…

$108 Million Later, “Black Panther” Slays the Sophomore Slump and Shreds Second Weekend Records. This Weekend at the Boxoffice.

WEEKEND RECAP Well so much for wondering about the holding power of the big black cat. Marvel’s “Black Panther” mauled the competition again this weekend with a gigantic USD $108 million second stanza and its domestic total now stands at a staggering USD $400 million Stateside. It was in…

“Black Panther” Claws Its Way To Massive $192 Million 3-Day Debut. This Weekend at the Box Office.

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 film ended up being the sixth highest three day debut, barely nudg…

Black Panther, Early Man, Samson

“50 Shades” Wraps Up Trilogy Nicely With $38 Million Win. This Weekend at the Box Office.

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 of where we projected it would debut, which actually was the case for all threeRe…

Fifty Shades Freed, Peter Rabbit & 15:17 To Paris

“Winchester” Fails to Blow Away Competition as “Jumanji” Returns to the Medal Platform for Yet Another Weekly Win. This Weekend at the Box Office.

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 the first weekend in February as if it had choler…

Maze Runner Dethrones Jumanji, But Does It Mark The End of YA Adaptations? This Weekend at the Box Office

WEEKEND RECAP All good things must come to an end, and few things have been as good to Sony Pictures as the re-boot of “Jumanji,” which has exceed even the wildest expectations of the guys and gals in Culver City. “Star Wars: the Last Jedi” may technically have won the Decemb…