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BOX OFFICE: “Mortal Kombat II” vs “Devil Wears Prada 2” is a Dead Heat

Posted on May 9, 2026 by Roger Moore

Whatever the Summer of 2026 holds in store, the spring of this movie going year has been positively littered with temporary blockbusters, a few of them with “legs.” From “Project Hail Mary” to “Super Mario Galaxy,” to the more unexpected … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Avatar” Wins Again, “Zootopia” earns away, “Song Sung Blue” holds, “We Bury the Dead” cracks Top Ten

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Roger Moore

The box office for the first weekend of 2026 is up by a fair amount over last year, thanks to the release of another “Avatar” sequel and the holding piwer of a Disney animated sequel, with help from Sydney Sweeney … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Freddy’s 2” could edge “Zootopia 2,” “Kill Bill” is back in the Top Ten

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Roger Moore

The weekend after Thanksgiving was traditionally a box office breather, with theaters content to feast on all thoseThanksgiving holdovers on the first weekend in December. “Zootopia 2” and “Wicked 2” are doing well, thanks. And that might have been it … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Wicked” blows up the Box Office “For Good,” but will records fall?

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Roger Moore

Considering that it’s on over 4100 screens, is the sequel/second half of a blockbuster that fans couldn’t get enough and it showing pretty much every thirty minutes at every cineplex in America, “Wicked: For Good” had better blow up at … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: Elle Fanning and “Predator: Badlands” open big, “Nuremberg,” “Sarah’s Oil,””Christy” and “Die My Love” not so much

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Roger Moore

Adding the dismembered android upper half of Elle Fanning to the ancient but not-quite-played-out “Predator” franchise is paying off as it rolled up some $14 million+ Thursday night and Friday, on its way to a $40 million opening weekend. Deadline.com … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Chainsaw Man” anime owns the weekend, “Springsteen,” “Regretting You” and “Black Phone 2” chase second place

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Roger Moore

The shrunken state of moviegoing in North America has left the field wide open for films with dedicated fringe audiences to dominate many a box office weekend. “Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc” is the latest Sony Crunchyroll import … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “One Battle” battles to the top, “Gabby’s Dollhouse” moves in next door

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Roger Moore

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is bursting onto screens with a flourish, taking in over $22.4 million on its opening weekend. Early projections were for a $25 million opening, and a $3 million Thursday night pushing the Friday … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Him” Underwhelms, “Big Bold Beautiful” bombs, “Demon Slayer” slays by default

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Roger Moore

Late September turns out to be a pretty bad time to send a football-bashing body horror thriller out into the world. “Him” stars Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers and Julia Fox, and is wearing the “producd by Jordan Peele” badge of … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Weapons” brandishes another $22, “Nobody 2” scares nobody after another big “Freakier Friday”

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Nobody 2” is a classic “more of the same” sequel to an unlikely action hit starring unlikely action hero Bob Odenkirk. Others were more generous reviewing this second helping of a 2021 (right after Covid) hit than I was. The … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Weapons” weaponized, “Freakier Friday” brings in the Jamie Lee/Lindsay Lo loyalists

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Roger Moore

These days, when a horror movie hits, it HITS. “Sinners” and “Final Destination” now have a third over-performing horror blockbuster in their 2025 ranks. “Weapons,” the latest from “Barbarian” actor turned director Zack Cregger, is rolling in good reviews and … Continue reading →

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