2016 was a record year at the box office – and in my opinion one of the best ever in terms of quality – for animated movies. 2017 has been having an opposite effect in both cases. The domestic box office total for 2017 animated movies is at $1.25 billion, making it the 6th biggest […]
We’re about to hit the final two months of the year, often when studios save some of their biggest releases, just in time for the holidays and awards season. Here’s how the 6 biggest studios have been doing so far in 2017: DISNEY Grade: B- Yes, “Beauty and the Beast” was a financial smash, and […]
Each May for the past four years, I’ve been predicting how each of the big releases will do at the box office. These have been my results for the combined total of the films: 2013 My Prediction: $1.59 billion Actual Result: $1.42 billion 2014 My Prediction: $1.30 billion Actual Result: $1.17 billion 2015 My Prediction: […]
A couple months ago, I wrote a piece about how Paramount kept “Arrival” in theaters so the sci-fi drama could get to the $100 million mark at the U.S. Box Office. Last year, I wrote a similar article about how Sony extended “Spectre”‘s theatrical run simply so the James Bond installment could get to $200 […]
This week, the sci-fi drama “Arrival” will finally hit the $100 million mark at the U.S. Box Office. It took more than three months for the film to get there, and while it doesn’t seem like a monumental accomplishment, here’s why it’s significant: “Arrival” becomes the 29th movie released in 2016 to gross more than […]