We don’t know what the exact GDP of the Kingdom Of The Planet Apes is—let alone its various imports, exports, and stances on inter-primate tariffs—but its economic fortunes are certainly looking rosy this weekend: Variety reports that the film, directed by Maze Runner escapee Wes Ball, is on track to make at least $52 million in its opening week in theater, putting it right in line with previous installments in the well-performing franchise. That also makes it the winner at the box office this...
More than five decades since a group of astronauts led by Charlton Heston took a ill-fated journey to a strange world, moviegoers are still ape over the "Planet of the Apes" franchise. "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," the latest entry in the series of films about a planet ruled by talking apes, made a smash debut over the weekend, ruling the box office chart with a monster $56.5 million. It's the third highest opening of the year, after the $81.5-million debut of “Dune: Part Two” in early...
Monkey see (at the movies), monkey do (like earning money at the box office).
John Krasinski’s IF is somehow both a winner and a loser at the weekend box office. Sure, it was the #1 movie in theaters this past weekend, but it also came up a few million short of projections. The film was expected to make $40 million and only raked in $35 million domestically, according to Variety. IF’s worldwide box office total came to $55 million, about half of the movie’s $110 million budget (and that doesn’t include marketing costs). It’s really not a bad showing for an original...
Last year’s Barbenheimer was hailed as saving cinema. Now takings are down and even franchises are falling flat. Can Hollywood manoeuvre itself out of this disaster zone?In Hollywood, the first weekend of May is traditionally seen as the official kick-off of the summer movie season: an auspicious blockbuster date that has, of late, become rather a boring one.Since 2007, when Spider-Man 3 (three full cycles ago in that deathless franchise) topped the box office – and barring two years where the...
OPENINGS: After last week’s Fall Guy stumble, KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th/Disney) arrived at the high end of projections with $56.5M. That was roughly on par with the starts for 2011’s Rise ($54.8M) and 2017’s War ($56.3M), although a bit lower than 2014’s Dawn ($72.6M). The franchise has reliably done better […]
The apes are taking over the box office 'cause "The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is pulling big money on opening weekend -- headed for $50m+. According to The Hollywood Reporter 'KOTPOTA' made just north of $22 million Friday, and the…
OPENINGS: IF (Paramount) was at the low end of projections with $35M, although that was an improvement over where it seemed to be headed after Friday’s $10.4M. The key was strong family turnout on Saturday, but while IF benefited from being the first major release for that demographic in the 11 weeks since Kung […]
Ryan Reynolds' new movie "IF" must have a lot of imaginary friends in the crowd 'cause it's tanking at the box office despite the star-studded cast. Deadline reports the movie made just $10.3 million on Friday -- including previews -- and, it's…
Kapamilya star Kathryn Bernardo and Kapuso star Alden Richards were named as the Box Office Queen and King at the 2024 Box Office Entertainment Awards presented by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation (GMMSF), Inc.
John Krasinski’s imaginary friends movie “IF” claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend according to studio estimates Sunday. Its $35 million North American debut was also a bit lower than some projections.