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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Lorne Michaels turns to Steve Martin — and shows he’s out of ideas. PLUS: Keeping ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ unspoiled, and the ‘Saturday Night’ trailer goes live.
The latest MCU film is now the biggest R-rated hit in domestic box office history, passing ‘Passion of the Christ.’
Downey is back. The Russo brothers are back. PLUS: ‘SNL’ goes for the cameo with Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris, and Kimmel and Mulaney pass on the Oscars.
The characters’ jump to the MCU was the 8th biggest weekend — and the biggest debut for an R-rated movie ever.
The MCU turns to its biggest star and its blockbuster directors for future ‘Avengers’ movies.
Everyone knows ‘SNL’ has an actual cast, right? PLUS: Trailers for ‘Joker’ and ‘Transformers,’ ‘Wild Robot’s wild vision, and super quick ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ thoughts.
The sequel blew away expectations with an $80.5M opening weekend as ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms.
The ‘Star Wars’ series was brave enough to go were the franchise has rarely gone. PLUS: The MCU bring back the Russo Brothers, ‘Dune: Prophecy’ gets a new trailer, and ‘The Bear’ is a historic comedy?
The ‘Infinity War’ and ‘Endgame’ directors return to put the finishing touches on the Multiverse Saga.
Animated films have held the No. 1 spot for five weekends in a row.
After ‘Chapter 1’ of Costner’s pricey saga flopped, its sequel has been yanked. PLUS: ‘Gladitor’ returns with sequel’s first trailer, and my weekly ‘Acolyte’ thoughts.
‘Despicable Me, ‘Inside Out 2’ and ‘A Quite Place: Day One’ each grossed at least $20M over the three-day weekend.
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