From ‘Spider-Man’ to ‘Brand New Day’: The evolution of opening weekend milestones
The first ‘Spider-Man’ ushered in a new era blockbusters in 2002. The franchise proved again this weekend that it still has the juice.
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I finally saw a ‘Minions’ movie in theaters. A lot of you skipped this one.
Great source material. Fantastic casting. But a script that wildly missed the mark. PLUS: Comcast spins off NBCUniversal, Sam Altman biopic rescued, and Olivia Rodrigo gets her own Lego lineup.
The second installment in the DCU fails to fly higher than last summer’s ‘Superman.’
I wish I could explain the choices the latest DCU film made. PLUS: Amazon drops the Sam Altman biopic, Keanu Reeves joins the next Lego movie, and ‘Digger’ just wants to win an Oscar for Tom Cruise.
With a $160M debut, ‘Toy Story 5’ easily earns the biggest first weekend of 2026.
Are we heading toward another very big Spidey box office? PLUS: Jim Carrey’s Grinch steals a sequel, Anya Taylor-Joy joins ‘The Hunt for Gollum,’ and Derpy Tiger gets the Lego treatment.
The debut was Spielberg’s first film to crack $40M since ‘Ready Player One.’
The director’s latest film feels like the capstone to his career. PLUS: First trailers for ‘Whalefall’ and ‘The Social Reckoning,’ Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. are together again, and we’re going back to ‘Jump Street’ ... ‘24 Jump Street.’
The live-action ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie failed to crack $30M while ‘Obsession’ continues its hot streak.
The pop star is halfway to an EGOT. PLUS: ‘Supergirl’ tickets take flight, new trailers for ‘The End of Oak Street,’ ‘Onslaught’ and ‘How to Rob a Bank,’ and Olivia Munn says farewell to ... Jon Stewart.
Two horror films dominated the weekend as Jon Favreau’s film became the first ‘Star Wars’ movie to not stay at No. 1 its second weekend.
The film’s final trailer pulls back the curtain on the alien mystery. PLUS: ‘Toy Story 5’ trailer takes on tech, the pope quotes Gandalf, and the new ‘X-Men ’97’ trailer has to ‘get the X-Men back ... to the nineties.’
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