Five Feet Apart

Monday Update: Warner Bros.’ comedy superhero film Shazam! opened to $53.5M, about in line with pre-release projections. Paramount’s horror Pet Sematary started in second place with $24.5M, also about in line with projections. Last weekend’s leader Dumbo dropped -60% to third place with $18.2M....

Monday Update: Disney’s live-action Dumbo opened to $45.9M, on the lowest end of pre-release projections. Last weekend’s leader, Universal’s horror Us, dropped -53% to $33.2M for the runner-up slot. Disney’s Captain Marvel declined -40% to $20.6M for third place, as it looks...

Monday Update: Disney’s superhero blockbuster Captain Marvel led the box office for a second weekend with $67.9M. That -55.7% drop was about in line with Catching Fire and Rogue One, though more than the -43.3% decline for Wonder Woman. Paramount’s animated Wonder Park opened a bit above...

Saturday Update: Disney reports this morning that Captain Marvel added another $19.05 million on Friday, lifting its impressive eight-day domestic haul to $215.9 million. That keeps the film 8 percent ahead of the pace of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ($199.65 million through eight...

The weekend ahead welcomes three openers to the March market as the latest Marvel blockbuster looks to repeat atop the box office following its stellar debut last frame. Check out our final pre-weekend analysis and forecast below. PROS: Captain Marvel ($70 – 80 million) is...

This week’s report takes a first look at the month of May, which may be a challenge for some films opening in the wake of Avengers: Endgame. The IntruderOpening Weekend Range: $11 – 16 million PROS: Counter-programming the big Marvel blockbuster...