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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It sounds like Kathleen Kennedy is stepping away from Lucasfilm. (For real.) And Dave Filoni will replace her. PLUS: The X-Men face ‘Doomsday,’ ‘The Muppet Show’ gets a teaser, and Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Housemaid’ scores a sequel.
Sure, $300M over three weekends is cool, but you know what’s cooler? $350M or even $425M.
The Netflix series’ finale did its best to stick the landing. PLUS: The ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ teasers (slowly) get officially released, James Gunn casts Brainiac, and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ finally has an online trailer.
‘Zootopia 2’ bounces back to No. 2 while ‘Marty Supreme’ has a ball at the box office.
Nicholas Binge’s ‘Dissolution’ leads my picks for the past year. (If you like books about time travel, you’re gonna love this list.)
Sure, an $88M opening weekend is great, but does it live up to the ‘Avatar’ series’ record-setting box office history?
The point of a movie trailer is to get people excited about a movie. PLUS: The first trailer for Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day,’ the Oscars ditch ABC for YouTube, and Seth Meyers goes ‘Day Drinking’ with Sabrina Carpenter.
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ saw a big drop, allowing the animated Disney sequel to reclaim the top spot.
The first trailer for the film premiered this week, and it definitely feels like a James Gunn movie. PLUS: Netflix and Paramount battle over WB, trailers for ‘The Boys’ and ‘The Drama,’ and Kimmel renews his ABC deal.
The sequel delivered a $63M opening weekend to prove that its predecessor’s debut wasn’t a fluke.
The box office titan boards the ‘Batman’ and ‘Exorcist’ franchises. PLUS: Netflix wins the Warner Bros. bidding war, trailers for ‘How to Make a Killing’ and ‘Ready or Not 2,’ and what’s going on with Spider League?
Disney’s animated sequel easily outfoxed ‘Wicked: For Good.’
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