Here's a breakdown
of the box office figures for the eight best picture nominees.
Not exact matches
A Sony spokeswoman on Thursday said she had no
figures on the number
of downloads so far, and the studio was not expected to have
box office numbers from theaters before Friday morning.
While Fandango did not release specific
figures for Black Panther «s first day
of advance ticket sales, the film's fast start should put it on the path toward a blockbuster
box -
office debut next month.
Black Panther was not a guaranteed success, but as reception came back positive and
box -
office estimates speculated nine - digit
figures, people began to assume it would make a lot
of money.
Note that some films listed below do not have any reported
box office grosses; these films were primarily released on VOD in the U.S. (and while all
of them did also play in at least one theater for at least one screening, there wasn't enough
of a theatrical release to have
box office figures reported).
Every setback endured by Vince and his entourage (
box -
office bombs; girl trouble) is smoothed over by the arrival
of six -
figure paychecks and the bromantic ideal.
«The Hobbit: The Desolation
Of Smaug» (2013)
Box Office Take: $ 960m 21st Century
Box Office Ranking: 21 Famously, «The Hobbit» franchise was initially intended to be just two movies, before Peter Jackson
figured that he had enough material to get a third out.
This comedy about conjoined twins has had American critics in a froth
of moral indignation, and its relatively poor opening weekend
figures at the US
box office suggest that it may be a freakshow too far for the film - going public.
According to
figures from
Box Office Mojo, the 20th Century Fox blockbuster, which was displaced at the top
of the...
I get why this wouldn't be everybody's cup
of tea but the fact that it failed at the U.S.
box office (I can't seem to find any exact
figures on their budget) is a travesty considering Date Movie grossed almost US50 million.
In a different, perhaps more
box -
office - savvy film, Kai would be a Western audience identification
figure, but in 47 Ronin, he's the most mysterious character, an outsider devoted to social codes
of selflessness and rank, content to receive no respect from the other characters.
Its
box office figures proved greatly disappointing, but the director's cut suggests that this particular «failure» will age like a bottle
of fine merlot.
Disney
figured it'd land somewhere in the $ 220 - 240M mark, just behind JJ Abrams» 2015 film, but Disney also has a habit
of being very conservative when it comes to
box office estimates; giving a film that wiggle room comes in handy if something happens to underperform.
In a specially filmed introduction included on the disc, Stone claims U-Turn is one
of his most popular films (not really sure where he gets his information, but
box -
office receipts, video rental numbers and Rotten Tomatoes
figures would show otherwise) and his most «experimental.»
TOP 100 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS FOR 2017 Listed By US
Box Office Gross only Title links go to reviews = still in theaters Note:
Figures are as
of January 21st, 2018
Opening
figures for «Ben - Hur,» whose production budget was at least $ 100 million, put it in line to become one
of the biggest
box office bombs
of the summer.
To date, only seven
of the studio's more than fifty releases have cracked eight
figures at the domestic
box office and only with much effort and / or major awards buzz.
Charles Gant: It's top
of the UK
box office in spite
of lacklustre
figures, while Behind the Candelabra and Made
of Stone sneak up the list
After a number
of would - be blockbusters struggled at the
box office in China, the county's film critics are blamed for the low
figures.
Luke Owen charts some
of the
box office flops 2016... Movie screenings were up, but the
box office figures for 2016 are down on last year.
None
of the nominated films was a
box -
office smash (a whispered groundswell
of support for comic - book film Deadpool never materialized), although films like La La Land, Arrival, and Hidden
Figures have majorly outdone expectations with audiences.
You've all heard
of Hidden
Figures by now, the film that has grossed over $ 133 million at the
box office and stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae as the real - life scientists working at NASA in the»60s helping John...
I've said this before, but one
of the problems with modern
box office analysis is that it treats studio tracking numbers, which are supposed to be internal
figures that can be used to adjust marketing in the run up to release, as ironclad
box office predictions.
Along with Hidden
Figures, Girl's Trip and
of course Black Panther, it showed that the old beliefs about films with non-white protagonists not selling at the
box office are bigoted nonsense.
Over the course
of multiple Star Wars films — and multiple difficult productions — the studio has
figured out how to turn out smooth - operating, high - achieving
box -
office mainstays regardless
of behind - the - scenes drama, to varying effect.
It's hard to deny that recent remakes Friday the 13th (2009), Fright Night (2011), Fame (2009) and so on all
figured their namesake originals would provide millions
of free marketing and extra dollars at the
box office, but by virtue
of being remakes
of well known, and usually quite popular, films they have to work harder to convince audiences that they are worth the time.
Our
box office wrap - up for the weekend
of January 15, 2016, featuring returning champ Hidden
Figures and new releases like Patriots Day.
No official reason is given as to why The ExpendaBelles couldn't nab Weaver, but we
figure the
box office struggles
of The Expendables 3 didn't help.
While Foster elected not to share specific
figures, he did say the surefire
box -
office his shows no signs
of slowing down.
If I were to pick the single most impressive
box -
office story
of the summer, it wouldn't be Iron Man 3 hitting a
figure that is, however large, not that big a deal for a movie with its kind
of budget, especially one serving as de facto sequel to a film that destroyed very nearly every record that exists.
At this
box office level with Game Night, New Line is in the same boat of other R - rated original IP comedy openers such as Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates ($ 16.6 M opening, $ 46M final domestic), Office Christmas Party ($ 16.9 M, $ 54.8 M), and How to Be Single ($ 17.8 M, $ 46.8 M), so figure it comes in within $ 40M - $ 50M at the domestic B.O. when all is said and
office level with Game Night, New Line is in the same boat
of other R - rated original IP comedy openers such as Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates ($ 16.6 M opening, $ 46M final domestic),
Office Christmas Party ($ 16.9 M, $ 54.8 M), and How to Be Single ($ 17.8 M, $ 46.8 M), so figure it comes in within $ 40M - $ 50M at the domestic B.O. when all is said and
Office Christmas Party ($ 16.9 M, $ 54.8 M), and How to Be Single ($ 17.8 M, $ 46.8 M), so
figure it comes in within $ 40M - $ 50M at the domestic B.O. when all is said and done.
Deadline reports that Sony is closing in on a 7 -
figure deal with the helmer to take over the Arad - produced adaptation, which we're guessing will be finalized after the
box office results
of the latest «Ghost Rider» outing roll in this weekend.
The
figures are drawn from various
box office mojo charts as
of Friday 08/26.
John Michael McDonagh's Calvary posted a strong second session, with a decline from the previous weekend
of just 30 %, and # 1.39 m so far, but this
figure is boosted by big numbers in Ireland, which are always included in reports
of UK
box -
office.
Maybe if the director, producer and cast weren't so busy telling anyone critical
of the movie that they were women - hating misogynists, maybe Sony wouldn't have taken an ~ $ 80 loss on the movie (and before you quote
box office sales, that
figure is BEFORE the theaters take their cuts).
Skylanders Giants, the sequel to Skylanders Spyro's Adventure — the # 1 best - selling kids» game
of 20112 — generated more than $ 195 million in U.S. sales, inclusive
of accessory packs and
figures, in 2012.3 Additionally, Skylanders Giants eclipsed domestic
box office sales for each
of the top holiday kids» feature films including «Wreck - It Ralph» and «Rise
of the Guardians» in 2012.4
It's a trilogy, after all, and the mania over the dystopian saga
figures to balloon after the massive and concrete success
of its inaugural trip to the
box office.
To determine exposure to smoking in films (
Figure 1), we first counted occurrences
of smoking in each
of 601 popular contemporary films, selected according to
box office success.6 Next, we estimated exposure to these films by asking whether the respondent had seen each
of a set
of 50 film titles, randomly selected from the larger pool.