Category: Looking at the Weekend

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will be going down this weekend as Tom Cruise’s first new feature in four years rides the wave of sensational reviews to a box office-topping victory 36 years ago. That film spent a total of three non-consecutive weeks at the top of the box office, its first, fourth,…

It will be interesting to see if the Downton Abbey sequel manages to take the number one slot off of Doctor Strange‘s hands in its third week. I suspect it probably won’t, but anything is possible. Our Highest Rated Films: Men & Downton Abbey: A New Era Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus OTHER LIMITED…

Not terribly long ago, studios released one major box office contender a week and thanks to the pandemic that seems to be what we’re back to as we’ve seldom had more than one release a week. This week’s effort is Firestarter, a re-adaptation of an early Stephen King novel. I doubt that it can overcome…

There is no competition this weekend for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Even if there were, there would be no competition for the certain number one film of the week. Our Highest Rated Films: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Our Best Awards Ratings: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Oscars)…

Not much is new this weekend, so it shouldn’t be too difficult for Liam Neeson to once again take the top of the box office chart. His films are usually strong out of the gate even if they aren’t always strong in the long haul. Our Highest Rated Films: Firebird Our Best Awards Ratings: None…

Memory is the latest Liam Neeson action thriller on deck and with the weak performance of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Memory should easily capture the top spot. Our Highest Rated Films: Petite Maman Our Best Awards Ratings: The Northman (Oscars) OTHER LIMITED RELEASES Arisaka (Limited) Charlotte (Limited) The Duke (Limited) Immortal Soul (Limited)…

The third film in the Fantastic Beasts series releases this weekend. The second film, which disappointed some, opened to $62 million. Even a slight dip from there could still earn the top spot at the box office as long as Sonic 2 doesn’t have a surprisingly strong holdover. Our Highest Rated Films: Fantastic Beasts: The…

Can Ambulance do what Morbius could not? It’s possible, though Sonic the Hedgehog 2 could prove to be a capable competitor as well. Our Highest Rated Films: All the Old Knives Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus OTHER LIMITED RELEASES a-ha: The Movie (Limited) Cow (Limited) Donbass (Limited) The Girl & The Spider (Limited) High…

Sony’s Marvel properties get another infusion of antiheroes, but so far there’s no sign that anyone’s that excited about this one. Still, facing off against the fading likes of The Batman and the second week of The Lost City, it will likely still top the box office. Our Highest Rated Films: The Rose Maker Our…

With The Batman having dominated the last 3 weekends, it’s time for a new champion and unlike this past weekend, there is only one major release and it is very likely to topple the dark knight. The Lost City features Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe. With plenty of advertising to support the film,…

The Batman had such a strong holdover in its second week, it’s unlikely that this week’s new releases will be able to overcome that. Umma will try incredibly hard, though. Our Highest Rated Films: The Outfit Our Best Awards Ratings: None OTHER LIMITED RELEASES The Unbreakable Boy (Wide) Expired (Limited) The Hater (Limited) Jane by…

Nothing new this week on the wide market, so The Batman will have an easy time holding on for another week. Our Highest Rated Films: All My Friends Hate Me Our Best Awards Ratings: None OTHER LIMITED RELEASES The Cherry Bushido (Limited) I Am Here (Limited) Outsiders (Limited) The Servant (Limited)

Can the DC Extended Universe reboot an already familiar hero? Who knows for sure, but their pandemic-era track record isn’t very good. Our Highest Rated Films: The Batman Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus OTHER LIMITED RELEASES After Yang (Limited) The Changed (Limited) Dear Mr. Brody (Limited) Nightride (Limited)

There are two wide release and neither are likely to be huge hits, but I would guess that Cyrano was likely to do the better of the two. Our Highest Rated Films: Cyrano Our Best Awards Ratings: Cyrano (Oscars) OTHER LIMITED RELEASES 2022 Oscar Shorts (Limited) Butter (Limited) Immortal Soul (Limited) Let Me Be Me…

Three new wide releases come out this week and while two of them could be hits, I expect the only one that will make much money is Uncharted. Our Highest Rated Films: The Last Bus Our Best Awards Ratings: None OTHER LIMITED RELEASES A Fairy Tale After All (Limited) Finding Carlos (Limited) The Ledge (Limited)…