Popculturology • The Box Office Report
A look at the weekend box office.
‘Final Destination’ franchise rises from the dead with ‘Bloodlines’
After a 14-year break, the series slayed its previous box office records.
‘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.’
‘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.’
‘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’
‘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.
‘A Minecraft Movie’ digs up box office gold
The video game adaption blew away expectations, dominating the weekend with a $157M debut.
Jason Statham and ‘A Working Man’ take a sledgehammer to Disney’s live-action remakes
‘Snow White’ couldn’t hold on to the No. 1 spot at the box office its second weekend in theaters.
‘Snow White’ bites the poison apple at the box office
It’s probably time to declare Disney’s live-action remakes dead.
An unlucky St. Patrick’s Day weekend at the box office
‘Novocaine’ might not be able to feel pain, but none of this weekend’s releases were feeling good.
Two Robert Pattinsons. One box office crown for ‘Mickey 17.’
The Bong Joon-ho adaptation scored the best opening weekend of the director’s career.
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ leads a quiet Oscars weekend
While the Oscars celebrated the movies of 2024, moviegoers skipped theaters the first weekend of March 2025.
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ meekly wins the weekend
After a soft opening, the fourth ‘Captain America’ movie is already showing signs of a sputtering MCU.