Category: Looking at the Weekend

With Black Widow entering its second week, three films hope to take it down, but only one of them is likely to do so. The original Space Jam was a success in its day and this is the only one of the three new wide releases with any chance of toppling Black Widow. Our Highest…

F9‘s domination of the box office ends this week with the release of Black Widow, the first new Marvel Cinematic Universe film to release since the pandemic forced the re-arrangement of Disney’s big screen release schedule. It’s strange that of all the films they released directly on their streaming platform, the MCU wasn’t among them.…

Three films, two feature and one documentary, release wide this weekend, hoping that the F9 success ushers in an improving theatrical landscape. Only two of these films have any chance at landing the top spot while one of them might struggle more than the other in the reviving post-pandemic box office. The Boss Baby: Family…

There’s little question that F9, the week’s only new wide release, will top the box office for the weekend. Its performance will also tell us whether the pandemic box office is back at full steam or if we’re in for a few rough months before its entire revitalization. Our Highest Rated Films: I Carry You…

Another week with a single new release as Hollywood begins to get back into the swing of things. This week, the sequel to the popular Hitman’s Bodyguard releases and it should handily win the weekend. Our Highest Rated Films: The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Our Best Awards Ratings: None OTHER LIMITED RELEASES The Birthday Cake (Limited)…

The first of this year’s potential Best Picture Oscar contenders releases to cinemas. In the Heights is adapted from the Tony-winning Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and will be one of two New York-set musicals this year, both of which will compete at the Oscars. This film has one other wide release to compete against,…

There’s only one film that has the potential to tear the horror crown away from A Quiet Place: Part II, and it’s one of the most successful modern horror franchises…unfortunately. Our Highest Rated Films: Chasing Wonders Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus. OTHER LIMITED RELEASES Samaritan (Wide) All Light, Everywhere (Limited) Bad Tales (Limited) Gully…

We have our first pair of major competitors at the box office this weekend with the Disney re-origin story, Cruella, facing off against the long-awaited horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II. These two films are looking to help reinvigorate the box office, so we’ll see how well they perform this weekend with Disney’s Cruella…

There are no new wide releases this weekend, several films we previewed moved back a week while others were moved forward, such that some previews may have already been posted for films or included in this week that have already released. It’s a tumultuous time. Our Highest Rated Films: New Order Our Best Awards Ratings:…

The busiest weekend of the late-pandemic box office yet finds four films releasing wide this weekend. Finding You seems like the kind of film that never quite matches studio expectations. Profile doesn’t have the kind of premise that plays well to broad audiences. Spiral will test whether the horror box office numbers are ready to…

With a disappointing couple of weeks at the box office, two new films are hoping to change the calculus. Here Today is a comedy from the mind of Billy Crystal and co-starring Tiffany Haddish. Both have decent bases of appreciation, so it could perform well. The same could be said of Guy Ritchie’s new film,…

With only one new wide release, it should conceivably be able to top the charts, but the one typically consistent box office performer that took a huge hit from the pandemic and has yet to rebound effectively is horror films, so whether this can take the top spot from the second week of Mortal Kombat…

After a lull in new wide releases, we get two simultaneously. Although Hollywood is still adapting to the new normal, as the summer progresses we should see more such films, though not in the bountiful numbers we’re used to. Of this week’s new releases, only Mortal Kombat has the potential to win the weekend. Godzilla…

There are no new wide releases this week, leaving Godzilla vs. Kong with a clear path to a third week at the top of the box office after last week’s flop of wide opener Voyagers. Our Highest Rated Films: Monday Our Best Awards Ratings: None OTHER LIMITED RELEASES Beast Beast (Limited) Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts…

Godzilla vs. Kong may have symbolized a sudden shift in moviegoing habits, but we aren’t out of the pandemic yet, so this week’s new release might still struggle. Our Highest Rated Films: Moffie Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus OTHER LIMITED RELEASES Hollow Point (Limited) My True Fairytale (Limited) Slalom (Virtual)