News & Analysis

Saturday Update: This weekend is poised to give another win for crowd-pleasing, well-reviewed, original movies as Universal's Good Boys is on track to debut in first place over the frame with an estimated $20.4 million. The comedy from Seth Rogen...

Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 4 has officially crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, the studio announced Wednesday. That makes it the fourth Pixar film to reach the benchmark after Toy Story 3, Finding Dory and Incredibles 2....

Social Media Snapshot – Monday, August 5 to Sunday, August 11 Facebook It was another slow week on social media as the Summer season winds down. The Addams Family and its second trailer easily dominated oin terms of total likes...

Sunday Update: Last weekend’s leader fended off several newcomers, as Universal’s Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw repeated on top with $25.2M. Its sophomore weekend decline of -57.9% is actually a little better than for any of the franchise’s most recent installments: -61.1%...

Saturday Update: As expected heading into the weekend, Hobbs & Shaw will reign supreme again as it added $7.09 million on Friday, bringing its eight-day domestic cume to $90.2 million. Universal projects a $25 million sophomore frame, while Boxoffice models...

Social Media Snapshot – Monday July 29 to Sunday August 4 The social media landscape in general took a tumble this past week as the overall interaction and like levels were the lowest we have seen since April. Not completely...

Monday Update: Universal’s Fast and the Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw led the box office with $60.0M, on the lower end of pre-release expectations. Although the comparison isn’t exact, this spinoff also started notably below the most release Furious films: 2017’s The Fate...

Saturday Update: Universal reports that Hobbs & Shaw scored a solid $23.72 million opening day in North America on Friday, inclusive of Thursday night's previously reported $5.8 million earnings.

Social Media Snapshot – Monday July 22 to Sunday July 28 This past week was dominated by trailers for A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood and Zombieland 2: Double Tap. Warner Bros.’ IT: Chapter Two also had a notable performance...

Disney announced this morning that their remake of The Lion King is poised to cross the $1 billion threshold after 19 days of release at the global box office. The film had earned $999 million through Monday, July 29.

Monday Update: Disney’s remake repeated at the box office, as Quentin Tarantino’s new release came in second place. The Lion King fell -60.0% in its sophomore frame, to $76.6M. While still good enough to repeat as the box office “king,” its second-weekend drop...

Saturday Update: Disney's The Lion King will once again reign atop the box office this weekend as the studio reports their remake added $22.3 million on Friday, bringing its eight-day domestic haul to $297.6 million. Friday's earnings were 71 percent...