Popculturology • The Box Office Report
Vroom vroom. ‘F1’ races to a No. 1 opening for Brad Pitt
The heavily promoted movie lapped its opponents to give director Joseph Kosinski and Apple a big win.
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A look at the weekend box office.
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‘Elio’ no ... Pixar’s latest crash lands with studio’s worst debut
Universal’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ redo holds on to the No. 1 spot while ’28 Years Later’ scares up franchise’s best debut.
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ redo reheats box office with an $83.7M opening weekend
A live-action remake dethrones a live-action remake to claim the No. 1 spot.
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‘Ballerina’ loses to ‘Lilo & Stitch’ remake in box office dance off
The ‘John Wick’ spinoff didn’t have the moves to dethrone Disney’s latest live-action cash grab.
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‘Karate Kid: Legends’ fails to put up a fight against ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’
The legacy sequel earned a respectable $21 million — but that wasn’t enough to overpower the tag team of Disney’s latest remake and Tom Cruise.
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Well, at least Disney has $183M to show for its live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ remake
The studio’s latest cash grab capitalized on Millennial nostalgia and Memorial Day weekend — but would a real animated movie have done just as well?
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‘Final Destination’ franchise rises from the dead with ‘Bloodlines’
After a 14-year break, the series slayed its previous box office records.
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‘Thunderbolts*’ holds better than other recent MCU movies while ‘Sinners’ passes $200M
The latest MCU movie dropped a respectable 55 percent from last weekend — much better than ‘Quantumania,’ ‘The Marvels’ and ‘Brave New World.’
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‘Thunderbolts*’ is No. 1 with an asterisk
Yes, the latest MCU movie opened atop the box office — but it was the lowest early May debut for the cinematic universe since 2010’s ‘Thor.’
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‘Sinners’ puts a stake in its box office competition
Ryan Coogler’s masterpiece almost matched its debut gross, while ‘Revenge of the Sith’ re-release topped ‘The Accountant 2’
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ builds on its box office haul with $80.6M second weekend
While the Jack Black/Jason Momoa video game adaptation dominated the box office, a handful of new releases filled out the top five.
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ digs up box office gold
The video game adaption blew away expectations, dominating the weekend with a $157M debut.