Caillou Pettis
Caillou Pettis is a professional film critic and has been writing about film for several years across various different publications. Ever since the age of nine, film and the art of filmmaking have been his number one passion. When hes
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in NewsBox Office Report for the Week of June 12
Colin Trevorrow‘s Jurassic World Dominion opened in 15 overseas markets last weekend, earning $55.4M. Opening in 57 more markets this weekend, it took in $177M overseas, for a $245.8M overseas and $389.1M global total. Reviews were, at best, decidedly mixed (like Joey’s here), but audiences clearly didn’t care. They were in the mood for Jurassic World […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of June 5
Paramount’s action-adventure sequel Top Gun: Maverick took the top spot at the box office for the second weekend in a row with a projected $86.0 sophomore weekend, declining only -32% to lead for a second frame. Last weekend, Maverick broke the 15-year record for the biggest Memorial Day weekend of all time. To be clear, this is not only […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of May 8
Disney and Marvel Studios’ superhero sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness earned an impressive $185 million domestic and $450 million global debut this weekend. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness kicked off its international run with $265M overseas in 49 material markets, for a $450M global bow. The $450 million global haul is the second-highest pandemic-era […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of May 1
Heading into last weekend, Universal / DreamWorks’ animated The Bad Guys was projected to come in somewhere around third place with about $15M. Instead, it beat most expectations by debuting in first place with $23.9M. With no serious competition this weekend, the title repeats atop the box office with a -33% decline to $16.1M – higher than […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of April 24
Heading into this weekend, Universal / DreamWorks’ animated The Bad Guys was projected to come in somewhere around third place with about $15 million. Instead, it beats most expectations by debuting in first place with an estimated $24 million. The Bad Guys continues to showcase that families will show up for animated fare. Paramount’s family action-comedy Sonic the […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of April 17
Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore underwhelmed at the box office, despite leading the way with an estimated $43 million opening. That’s by far a new low for both the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts franchises, although it’s about in line with pre-release projections. The film starts -42% behind 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ($74.4M) and -30% behind […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of April 10
Paramount’s family action-comedy Sonic the Hedgehog 2 raced to an estimated $71 million domestic debut, setting a record for the biggest opening weekend of all-time for a video game adaption in North America. The film also earned $37M across 53 overseas markets over the weekend. The Sony Pictures / Columbia dark villain origin story Morbius opened atop the box office […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of April 3
The Sony Pictures / Columbia dark villain origin story Morbius opened atop the box office this weekend with an estimated $39.1M. The film’s earnings include $3M from 400 IMAX screens. Reviews, including our own here, were poor, but audiences were in the mood for more Marvel action, coming off of Spider-Man: No Way Home, which itself also […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of March 27
Paramount’s adventure comedy The Lost City debuted on top this weekend with an estimated $31 million, exceeding the openings of several other similar comedies from the past few years, including several pre-pandemic titles from 2017-19. It placed first this weekend and screened across 4,253 locations. In second place, Warner Bros.’ The Batman fell -44% to $20.5M in its fourth frame, […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of March 20
Matt Reeves‘ The Batman fell -45% in its third frame, yet still easily led the box office with $36.8M, as a new anime title surpassed all expectations in the runner-up slot. The Robert Pattinson-led superhero epic now has a worldwide box office total of $598.1 million. FUNimation’s anime fantasy Jujutsu Kaisen 0 outperformed all expectations with an estimated $17.6M […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of March 13
In its second week of release, Matt Reeves‘ The Batman dropped 51% from last weekend’s ticket sales, earning a total of $66 million across 4,417 locations. Even still, the Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz-led superhero blockbuster easily held the first place. This is because in second place was Ruben Fleischer‘s Uncharted, which earned a weekend […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of March 6
There’s a new Batman movie in theatres in the form of Matt Reeves‘ The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the titular superhero. This marks the first solo Batman movie since 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises. The film earned the top spot at the box office this weekend, earning $128.5M in its domestic theatrical debut this […] More
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