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BOX OFFICE: “Bad Guys” and “Naked Gun” cops can’t catch “Fantastic Four”

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

A hyped-to-death comedy reboot, a smart horror picture and an animated sequel were no match for Mighty Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” snore, as that comic book reboot managed another $40 million on its second weekend at the box … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Superman” soars on, “Last Summer,” “Smurfs” underwhelm and “Eddington” bombs

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Roger Moore

The horror audience has proven a hard sell in the post-COVID movie-going marketplace. New titles that reliably opened in the low to mid $teens made cheap horror productions a staple of most every studio’s release slate. And franchises could reliably … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: Up, up and A-Waaaaay! “Superman” rolls up $122 million opening

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

Audiences are reminding Hollywood that “In Gunn We Trust,” as James Gunn’s take on DC’s venerable “Superman,” the original superhero, proves to have plenty of gas in the tank. I saw it with a pretty packed crowd for a 2pm … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: ScarJo’s Baby — “Jurassic-Rebirth” devours a $147 million opening (five day) July 4 weekend

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

People showed up Wednesday, on opening day, to watch “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” the fourth “Jurassic World” sequel to the three “Jurassic Park” films based on the long-passed Michael Crichton novel that Steven Spielberg turned into a dino-blockbuster in the ’90s. … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: Brad Pitt, 62, laps the Competition as “F1” blows up — “M3GAN 2.0” is the update nobody uploads

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Roger Moore

Brad Pitt’s decades of stardom haven’t seen many missteps. He took that break-out bit part in “Thelma & Louise” all those years agoand made romances (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”), thrillers (“Se7en”), boundary-pushing fight films (“Fight Club”), sports dramas (“Moneyball”), sci … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Dragon” Flies High, “Materialists” cash in, “Stitch” clears the $800 million mark

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Roger Moore

Kids’ entertainment has been king of the box office this summer, as animated franchises turned into CGI assisted “live action” remakes have become the latest “sure thing” in that corner of the marketplace. First it was cell-animated fare of the … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Lilo” and “Mission: Impossible” punch out “Karate Kid”

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Roger Moore

Remakes, reboots and sequels are selling all the tickets as May winds down and the summer cinema season marches into June. The “live action” remake of “Lilo & Stitch” is still pulling in parents, grandparents and the kids who insist … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Lili & Stitch” rise again — all time Memorial Day Box Office Smash, “Mission: Impossible” might clear $77

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Roger Moore

If you’re a kid, you don’t have a sense of the bottom line cynicism, milking-an-idea-for-all-its-worth fatigue of knowing Disney’s animated hit of a couple of decades back, which also spun off a TV series, is a tad…familiar. And if you’re … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Final Destination: Bloodlines” BLOWS UP as Horror Audience Returns, The Weeknd Bombs

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Roger Moore

A sequel/reboot of “Final Destination: Bloodlines” relaunches a 25 year old horror franchise in style. Warner Bros/New Line is looking at an over $40 million opening weekend, based on a robust Thurdsay night ($5.5 million) and hefty Friday ($15.5 million … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Thunderbolts*” lose half their spark, “Sinners” strong, “Shadow Force” ghosts in, “Juliet” left hanging

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Roger Moore

Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” will own the box office until “Mission: Impossible” and “Lilo & Stitch” return. So this patchwork comic book action had better make hay while the sun shines. “Thunderbolts*” opened at an underwhelming (for a Marvel movie) $74 million … Continue reading →

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