Popculturology • The Box Office Report
A look at the weekend box office.
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ conjures up the trilogy’s first box office victory
Despite landing the lowest debut for the franchise, the third film was able to outrun Glen Powell’s ‘The Running Man.’
For ‘Predator: Badlands,’ the weekend box office was the, um, good lands
Director Dan Trachtenberg’s revitalized ‘Predator’ franchise won the hunt thanks to a $40M debut.
‘Regretting You’ wins a lackluster Halloween weekend. Maybe.
No one went to the movies this weekend, but it was still a close race between ‘Regretting You’ and ‘Black Phone 2.’
‘Chainsaw Man’ delivers another anime box office win
The animated film outperforms ‘Black Phone 2,’ ‘Regretting You’ and ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.’
‘Black Phone 2’ answers the call with $26.5M opening weekend
Meanwhile, Jared Leto’s ‘Tron: Ares’ falls further behind the box office pace of ‘Tron: Legacy.’
Taylor Swift tops the box office with ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl’
Not content with already being everywhere, the singer’s album release film took the No. 1 spot while The Rock’s ‘Smashing Machine’ bombed.
‘One Battle After Another’ fights its way to a $22.4M weekend
The combined talents of Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio puts the critically acclaimed film at No. 1.
‘Demon Slayer’ overthrows ‘Pokémon’ to claim anime box office crown
After more than two decades as the biggest domestic anime release, ‘Pokémon: The Movie’ gets bumped down a spot.
Anime ‘Demon Slayer’ sequel scores shocking $70M weekend
Also, how has it been three decades since ‘Toy Story’ first hit theaters?
‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ lands a hauntingly historic debut for franchise
The latest film in James Wan’s Conjuring Universe blew away past records with an $83M opening weekend.
‘Caught Stealing’ strikes out against ‘Weapons’ and ‘Jaws’ anniversary release
The Labor Day weekend box office was a quiet one, but the Austin Butler/Darren Aronofsky adaptation failed to run up the score.