The Prodigy

Tuesday Update: On this extended President’s Day weekend, Alita: Battle Angel took #1 when some projections had it starting at #2 or even #3. Fox’s sci-fi action movie began with $33.5M over the extended weekend. Last weekend’s leader, Warner Bros.’ animated The LEGO...

Monday Update: After the lowest grossing January in years, February looks unlikely to turn things around immediately, as the month’s expected biggest release The LEGO Movie 2 opened to $34.1M, about $20M below expectations. Warner Bros.’ animated sequel started -50.5% behind The LEGO Movie...

Saturday Update:  The box office isn’t in for the kind of rebound long expected this weekend as its two headliners have started their runs below expectations, most notably the crucial building block of The LEGO Movie 2. Warner Bros. reports the sequel opened...

After a relatively miserable two weekends at the box office (especially when compared to the strong market this time last year), the coming frame is poised for a noticeable turnaround thanks to a slew of new releases targeting a variety...