Focus News Stories CinemaCon CinemaCon 2022: Disney and Universal Tout Tentpoles, Avatar Aims to Revive 3D at the Movies Daniel Loria • Apr 28th Disney called in its best ambassador to theaters to open its 2022 CinemaCon presentation after sitting out the 2021 edition of the event. “I love movies, I love all of you, and I thank all of you for taking us... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Cinderella’ Arrives at the Box Office Ball with a Strong $67.9M; ‘Run All Night’ a Distant Second with a Modest $11.0M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 21st Cinderella was off to a strong start this weekend with $67.88 million. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation opened on the high end of its lofty pre-release expectations (though it should be noted that the film was over-estimated by $2.17 million... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Cinderella’ Dances Past the $75M Mark After Leading on St. Patrick’s Day with $5.82M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 18th Cinderella grossed $5.82 million on Tuesday to easily lead the daily box office for a fifth straight day. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation was up 21 percent from Monday’s performance. Cinderella has grossed a strong $78.51 million in its first... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Cinderella’ Surpasses the $70M Mark after leading Monday with $4.81M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 17th Cinderella took in $4.81 million on Monday to lead the daily box office with ease for a fourth consecutive day. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation was down 73 percent from Sunday’s performance. Daily percentage holds for family films on Monday... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Moves Into First Place on Thursday with $0.84M; ‘CHAPPiE’ Falls to Second with $0.81M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 13th Fox Searchlight’s The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was up one spot from Wednesday to move into first place on Thursday with $0.843 million. The ensemble comedy sequel was still down a sizable 9 percent from Wednesday, as it took... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads Monday with a Modest $1.1M; ‘Focus’ Takes Second with $0.86M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Third Best with $0.84M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 10th Sony’s CHAPPiE grossed $1.099 million on Monday to lead the daily box office for a fourth consecutive day. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film continues to perform below its already modest pre-release expectations. CHAPPiE was down 69 percent from... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads with an Underwhelming $13.3M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Solid with $8.5M; ‘Unfinished Business’ Bombs with $4.8M; ‘American Sniper’ Becomes the Highest Grossing Release of 2014 Boxoffice Staff • Mar 9th Sony’s CHAPPiE led the box office this weekend with $13.35 million. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film debuted below its already modest pre-release expectations. The film’s performance also represented the smallest first place take since Ouija led last year’s... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Focus’ Leads With $1.3 Million on Wednesday; ‘Kingsman’ Still Strong In Second Place; ‘Fifty Shades’ Crosses $150M Mark; ‘Lazarus Effect’ Boxoffice Staff • Mar 5th Warner Bros. reports that Focus once again claimed first place on Wednesday with $1.29 million, bringing its six-day domestic total to $23.35 million. The Will Smith/Margot Robbie con artist pic is running about 4.5 percent behind the pace of 2011’s... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Focus’ Leads Lackluster Weekend with $18.7M; ‘The Lazarus Effect’ Debuts in Fifth with $10.2M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 2nd As was widely expected, Warner’s Focus debuted in first place this weekend with $18.69 million. However, the romantic heist film starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie did perform a bit below pre-release expectations. Focus opened a lackluster 32 percent below... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Estimates: ‘Focus’ Leads Lackluster Frame with $19.1M; ‘The Lazarus Effect’ Debuts in Fifth with $10.6M Boxoffice Staff • Feb 28th Sunday Update: As was widely expected, Warner’s Focus debuted in first place this weekend with an estimated $19.1 million. However, the romantic heist film starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie did perform slightly below pre-release expectations. Focus opened a lackluster... Load more stories
CinemaCon CinemaCon 2022: Disney and Universal Tout Tentpoles, Avatar Aims to Revive 3D at the Movies Daniel Loria • Apr 28th Disney called in its best ambassador to theaters to open its 2022 CinemaCon presentation after sitting out the 2021 edition of the event. “I love movies, I love all of you, and I thank all of you for taking us...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Cinderella’ Arrives at the Box Office Ball with a Strong $67.9M; ‘Run All Night’ a Distant Second with a Modest $11.0M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 21st Cinderella was off to a strong start this weekend with $67.88 million. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation opened on the high end of its lofty pre-release expectations (though it should be noted that the film was over-estimated by $2.17 million...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Cinderella’ Dances Past the $75M Mark After Leading on St. Patrick’s Day with $5.82M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 18th Cinderella grossed $5.82 million on Tuesday to easily lead the daily box office for a fifth straight day. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation was up 21 percent from Monday’s performance. Cinderella has grossed a strong $78.51 million in its first...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Cinderella’ Surpasses the $70M Mark after leading Monday with $4.81M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 17th Cinderella took in $4.81 million on Monday to lead the daily box office with ease for a fourth consecutive day. Disney’s well-received fairy tale adaptation was down 73 percent from Sunday’s performance. Daily percentage holds for family films on Monday...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Moves Into First Place on Thursday with $0.84M; ‘CHAPPiE’ Falls to Second with $0.81M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 13th Fox Searchlight’s The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was up one spot from Wednesday to move into first place on Thursday with $0.843 million. The ensemble comedy sequel was still down a sizable 9 percent from Wednesday, as it took...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads Monday with a Modest $1.1M; ‘Focus’ Takes Second with $0.86M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Third Best with $0.84M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 10th Sony’s CHAPPiE grossed $1.099 million on Monday to lead the daily box office for a fourth consecutive day. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film continues to perform below its already modest pre-release expectations. CHAPPiE was down 69 percent from...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads with an Underwhelming $13.3M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Solid with $8.5M; ‘Unfinished Business’ Bombs with $4.8M; ‘American Sniper’ Becomes the Highest Grossing Release of 2014 Boxoffice Staff • Mar 9th Sony’s CHAPPiE led the box office this weekend with $13.35 million. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film debuted below its already modest pre-release expectations. The film’s performance also represented the smallest first place take since Ouija led last year’s...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Focus’ Leads With $1.3 Million on Wednesday; ‘Kingsman’ Still Strong In Second Place; ‘Fifty Shades’ Crosses $150M Mark; ‘Lazarus Effect’ Boxoffice Staff • Mar 5th Warner Bros. reports that Focus once again claimed first place on Wednesday with $1.29 million, bringing its six-day domestic total to $23.35 million. The Will Smith/Margot Robbie con artist pic is running about 4.5 percent behind the pace of 2011’s...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Focus’ Leads Lackluster Weekend with $18.7M; ‘The Lazarus Effect’ Debuts in Fifth with $10.2M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 2nd As was widely expected, Warner’s Focus debuted in first place this weekend with $18.69 million. However, the romantic heist film starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie did perform a bit below pre-release expectations. Focus opened a lackluster 32 percent below...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Estimates: ‘Focus’ Leads Lackluster Frame with $19.1M; ‘The Lazarus Effect’ Debuts in Fifth with $10.6M Boxoffice Staff • Feb 28th Sunday Update: As was widely expected, Warner’s Focus debuted in first place this weekend with an estimated $19.1 million. However, the romantic heist film starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie did perform slightly below pre-release expectations. Focus opened a lackluster...