Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

2023 left us with a transitional year at the global box office. The continued success of established franchises like Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe, Universal’s Fast series, and Paramount’s Mission: Impossible films was balanced by the dominance of new IPs like...

Jeff Goldstein, executive vice president of domestic theatrical distribution at Warner Bros., was effusive when he returned my call on Sunday, July 23. Warner Bros.’ Barbie had just opened alongside Universal’s Oppenheimer to a combined $244.4 million. Bolstered by a...

National Cinema Day With National Cinema Day on Sunday, the second such annual celebration of moviegoing in the U.S., all tickets at participating locations were $4. That includes premium formats like IMAX and 3D. As a result, Sunday was the...

As summer movie season winds down, one major studio release will aim to top the box office in its debut as domestic theaters and moviegoers celebrate the second National Cinema Day this Sunday.

Blue Beetle Warner Bros.’ superhero movie debuted in first place with $25.4M, a first place opening but lower than every other recent DC Extended Universe films: -15% below March’s Shazam!: Fury of the Gods – $30.1M -23% below February 2020’s...

The summer movie season's final weeks are upon us, with less than a handful of major studio releases remaining on the slate before Labor Day. This weekend, two of them will make a play to temporarily outrank the reigning blockbusters...

Barbie Warner Bros.’ comedy declines only -36% to $33.7M, spending its fourth frame in first place, and marking the first film to spend four frames at #1 since The Super Mario Bros. in April. All time, Barbie has now earned...

Here’s how much money the two major holdovers, Barbie and Oppenheimer, are still making: this was a “top 50” box office weekend of all time, even though the biggest new release opened under $25M. Marcus Theatres, the fifth-largest circuit in...

After a historic weekend at the box office that set a post-pandemic record with $311.3 million in overall ticket sales, the "Barbenheimer" craze looks to carry over into a strong second frame for both films. At the same time, Disney...

A Historic Weekend Monday Update, with actuals: Domestically, Warner Bros. increased its Barbie estimate from $155.0M to an $162.0M actual, while Universal enlarged its Oppenheimer estimate from $80.5M to an $82.4M actual. Warner Bros. also bolstered its Barbie estimates from...

Saturday Update: Barbenheimer is in full effect. As expected, Warner Bros.' Barbie claimed the top spot at the domestic box office on Friday with $70.5 million for its total opening day. Oppenheimer registered in a historic second place showing with...

IMAX delivered its best global opening ever for Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible franchise, with a $25M worldwide debut for Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. IMAX captured 10.6% of the film’s worldwide debut on a fraction of overall screens...