News & Analysis

Tuesday Update Universal’s horror sequel Glass came in below expectations but still led the extended MLK Day weekend with $46.5M over the 4-day. FUNimation Entertainment’s animated Dragon Ball Super: Broly surprised everyone with an $11.9M start in fourth place, for a film most...

Saturday Update: Universal reports Glass debuted with $16 million on opening day Friday, including Thursday night’s $3.7 million start. That represents the third best-ever opening Friday on MLK weekend, following American Sniper‘s $30.3 million in 2015 and Cloverfield‘s $17.2 million in 2008. It’s also...

Monday Update: The year has already gotten off to a surprising start, with STX’s drama The Upside opening in first place with $20.3M, after most pre-release projections had it in second or even third place. Expected champ Aquaman ceded the top spot, falling -44%...

Saturday Update: Significantly over-performing against pre-release tracking, The Upside scored a strong $6.95 million opening day on Friday and is now positioned to dethrone Aquaman as the #1 film in the country for the weekend. As STX’s 25th release in studio history, such a finish...

Monday Update: Warner Bros.’ Aquaman three-peated at the box office with a confirmed $31.0M this weekend. Sony’s horror Escape Room started in second place with $18.2M. Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns fell -44% to $15.8M in third place. Comparisons Total box office this weekend was $138.7M. That’s...

Saturday Update: Warner Bros. reports Aquaman added another $9.3 million on Friday, raising its domestic haul to $238.3 million after 15 days in release. A third domestic frame around $30 million appears likely at this point. Perhaps even more impressively, the studio...

Wednesday, January 2 Update: Coming in first place at the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, Aquaman slightly bested its 3-day estimate of $51.55 million with an actual gross of $52.11 million over the 3-day period,...

Saturday, December 29 Report: Warner Bros.’ Aquaman continues to float atop the box office after posting another $17.1 million on Friday. Domestically, that brings the DC title’s haul up to $154.3 million after eight days of release, putting it 32 percent ahead of...

As we close out a record-setting 2018 at the domestic box office, we take a look at the year’s 10 biggest earners in the North American market.  1. BLACK PANTHER Disney Domestic Total: $700,059,566 Domestic Opening Weekend: $202,003,951 Release Date:...

IMAX, the large-format moviegoing option, has reached $1 billion at the global box office for the first time in a calendar year. They had been gaining towards this milestone, with $965.7 million earned in fiscal year 2016 and then $976.5...

On Sunday, Disney set a new record for most money earned by a studio in North America during a single calendar year. With an estimated $3.001B through December 23, they eclipse the $3.0009B record that they themselves set in 2016....

Thursday Update: The day after Christmas saw several new and holdover titles continue strong, with Aquaman bringing in an estimated $16.9 million and Mary Poppins Returns singing and dancing its way to an estimated $10.9 million. Below you can find...