Category: Monthly Previews
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2023 Spring Season Box Office Wrap-Up: April (FINAL)
Below is our final wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. April 7, 2023 Air (on 4.5.2023) Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Good. Even when uncertain, a Ben Affleck-directed film has to be considered a contender and…
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2023 Spring Season Box Office Wrap-Up: March
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. March 3, 2023 Creed III Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still none. Box Office Prospects: $120 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Excellent.…
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2023 Spring Season Box Office Wrap-Up: February
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. February 3, 2023 80 for Brady Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still none. Box Office Prospects: $65 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said:…
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2023 Spring Season Box Office Wrap-Up: January
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. January 6, 2023 M3GAN Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: None. Box Office Prospects: $80 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Good. Although they…
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2022 Oscar Season Box Office Wrap-Up: December
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. December 2, 2022 Violent Night Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: No change. Box Office Prospects: $45 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Poor.…
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2022 Oscar Season Box Office Wrap-Up: November
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. November 4, 2022 One Piece Film: Red Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $15 M Box Office Expectations: What I…
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2023 Box Office Preview: Wrapping Up
After several years, it’s time to move on from this feature. We’ve looked at movies and their box office prospects for a long time, but with so many films premiering exclusively on streaming, it’s become a very frustrating feature as it doesn’t look at new releases the way it originally did. Further, it doesn’t quite…
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2023 Spring Season Box Office Preview: April
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. April 7, 2023 Air (on 4.5.2023) Premise: From IMDb: “Follows the history of shoe salesman Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball: Michael Jordan.” Box Office Prospects: $100 M Expectations: Good. This has the potential…
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2022 Oscar Season Box Office Wrap-Up: October
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. October 7, 2022 Amsterdam Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Uncertain. It skipped the festival circuit, which isn’t a good sign and early reviews have been all over…
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2022 Spring Season Box Office Preview: March
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. March 3, 2023 Creed III Premise: From IMDb: “After dominating the boxing world, Adonis has been thriving in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face off between former friends is more than just a fight.” Box Office Prospects:…
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2022 Oscar Season Box Office Wrap-Up: September
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. September 2, 2022 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Now None. Although the film got a smattering of support…
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2023 Spring Season Box Office Preview: February
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. February 3, 2023 80 for Brady Premise: From IMDb: “A group of friends made it their life-long mission to go to the Super Bowl and meet NFL superstar Tom Brady.” Box Office Prospects: $65 M Expectations: Uncertain. This sports comedy with a quartet of fiesty older women…
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2022 Blockbuster Season Box Office Wrap-Up: August
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. August 5, 2022 Bodies Bodies Bodies Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $75 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said:…
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2023 Spring Season Box Office Preview: January
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. January 6, 2023 M3GAN Premise: From IMDb: “A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.” Box Office Prospects: $80 M Expectations: Good. Although they are hocking this as being made by the Annabelle creators,…
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2023 Spring Season Box Office Preview: Introduction
While Oscar season’s box office continues to play out, the spring season will feature lots of new films that are all crowd pleasers, but probably not 96th Oscar contenders. To introduce you to the upcoming films, there will be two preview articles every month and this introduction every four months. The Season Preview article will…
