Kong: Skull Island

A Box Office History of the Godzilla Franchise

Rebecca Pahle • Apr 12th

It’s difficult, if not impossible, to do an apples-to-apples comparison of a pandemic release to its pre-pandemic comparable titles—especially in the case of Warner Bros., whose move to a day-and-date strategy for their 2021 slate makes estimating what something would...

Exhibition Features

Social Media Q1 Report

• Jun 8th

With the summer box office heating up, it’s a good time to cast our gaze back to the first three months of 2017 and try to assess the performance of the year’s early releases—with a specific focus on the opening...

From the Magazine

Record Pace: Why 2017’s $11.5 Billion+ Potential Is the Industry’s Crucial Checkpoint

Boxoffice Staff • May 4th

Note: The original version of this story appeared in the April 2017 issue of Boxoffice Magazine. CinemaCon 2017 is in the books, and as tradition would have it, attendees are officially resetting the countdown clock until the marquee confab’s return to...

Overseas

‘Kong: Skull Island’ Debuts In China w/ Giant $22.5M Opening Day

Boxoffice Staff • Mar 24th

Kong: Skull Island could potentially post one of the highest Chinese opening weekends of the year this weekend, as it began with an estimated $22.5 million start on Friday. Including Thursday night showings, the film has already made more in China...

Exhibition Features

One Man Is an Island: Interview with KONG: SKULL ISLAND Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Jesse Rifkin • Mar 7th

The beast is back. Cinema’s favorite primate returns this Friday, March 10, in Kong: Skull Island from Warner Bros., an epic production starring Oscar-winner Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts spoke to Boxoffice about the...

Forecasts & Tracking

Long Range Forecast: ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ ‘The Wall’

Boxoffice Staff • Jan 13th

On March 10, will ‘Kong’ be king? Or will ‘The Wall’ set up a fortress around its competition? It’s a battle of two blockbusters as what looks to potentially be the highest-grossing March ever truly heats up. Kong: Skull Island (Warner...