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Guardians Grab Galactic 2nd Week but an Alien Invasion is on the Horizon. This Coming Weekend at the Boxoffice

“I was surprised that Guardians of the Galaxy won the weekend”, said absolutely no one on the face of the planet. The Marvel gang’s second weekend of USD $63 million brought the film’s overall gross to USD $246 million and easily outdistanced this past weekend’s two new openers. Then again, we use t…

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Guardians Rock the Galaxy and Now Turn Their Attention to Amy, Goldie and a Legend Named Arthur. This Coming Weekend at the Boxoffice

Chris Pratt and his menagerie of Guardians came in slightly below most projections (including our own USD $160 million) but hey, USD $145 million is nothing to sneeze at and this second effort outgrossed the original by a hefty 54% and when’s the last time that could be said? And here’s something e…

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Disney Pandas, Gun Totting 70s Gangsters and Lovestruck Armenians No Match For Record Breaking-ish F8

The Fate of the Furious was clearly to make box office history – though only abroad, as the F8 sequel fell short of the last high octane outing in North America, taking a drop over USD $100 million (USD $100.2 million to be precise), compared to USD $147.2 million for “Furious 7” and thus fall…

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Moviegoers Primed for a Furious Easter Holiday. This Coming Weekend at the Boxoffice

“Boss Baby” continued its boxoffice dominance this past weekend as all three newcomers performed exactly as CJ predicted last Monday. The best, and I do use that word loosely, of the bunch was Sony’s “Smurfs: Lost Village” which hobbled its way to a USD $14 million debut. The launch was yet another…

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After Baldwin Becomes Box Office Boss, Moviegoers Turn to Smurfs and Seniors. This Coming Weekend at the Box Office

Well that was certainly a surprise, wasn’t it? Twentieth Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation’s “Boss Baby” pulled off a bit of a stunner, making its debut to the tune of USD $49 million and knocking Disney’s Beast off its lofty perch. The company expertly used its vocal star Alec Baldwin to its adv…

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Can Anyone Dethrone Disney? ScarJo & Alec Baldwin in Diapers Take Their Best Shots. This Coming Weekend at the Boxoffice

While “Beauty and the Beast” maintained its place atop the boxoffice charts this weekend, Lionsgate’s “Power Rangers” recharge exceeded expectations and pulled off a rather nifty USD $40 million opening. What was particularly surprising was the strength of the film with moviegoers in their late 20’s…

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Trio of New Titles Try to Power Past Belle’s Boxoffice Bounty. This Coming Weekend at the Boxoffice

Ho hum, another day another Disney franchise is reborn. The live action version of “Beauty and the Beast” proved a boxoffice juggernaut this past weekend, pulling in a beastly USD $170 million domestic and another USD $180 internationally. Global BO on B&TB was led by China with USD $44 million…

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Can Anything Other Than Batman and Bondage Break the February Blues? This Coming Weekend at the Boxoffice (Plus Oscar Picks!)

I remember a time way back in the day (like last year) when President’s Day weekend was an absolute treasure trove for moviegoers. Studios jammed their winter tentpoles on that long weekend looking to take advantage of the Monday holiday and kids being out of school. Well, fast forward to 2017 and…

China’s Box Office ‘Slump’ Is Worse Than You Realise

CJ looks at what caused the box office in China to crash in 2016, what the actual business climate is and the future prospect of the Chinese cinema market.

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CJ Opinion: Time for a Reality Check on Premium VOD Windows

The news that WB is discussing a shortened release window for film to the homes has cinemas worried. CJ takes a look at what's really at stake.