The disappointment continued at the box office this weekend, as the two new releases for the weekend under performed much like most of the films over the summer did. Resident Evil: Retribution 3D finished the weekend in first, however compared to how the last three films in the franchise opened during the same time frame, [...]
The last time the box office did this poorly was the weekend of September 5, 2008, in which the box office top 10 grossed a total of $46,350,874; approximately $500K less than this past weekend. The Possession held on to the #1 spot dropping 46.4%, giving Lionsgate Films its fourth consecutive weekend with the top [...]
The Summer box office ended with a slumber and the Fall box office appears to be starting with a snore. This time last year films such as The Help, The Debt, Contagion and even Shark Night 3D were performing pretty decently at the box office. This year, aside from The Possession and arguably Lawless last [...]
By Bill Bonfanti BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 7-9 2012 There are two new films opening in wide release this weekend: The fall movie season gets off to a slow start with PG-13 drama The Words from CBS Films starring Bradley Cooper [...]
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Tags: 2016: Obama's America, Apollo 18, Bill Bonfanti, Colombiana, Contagion, Finding Nemo 3D, Lawless, Our Idiot Brother, Paranorman, Reisdent Evil: Retribution, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Shark Night, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, The Dark Knight Rises, The Debt, The Expendables 2, The Help, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, The Possession, The Words, Warrior 
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I’m not afraid to admit it when I’m wrong, and with The Possession I was very wrong. The thriller/horror film was a hit with audiences, easily outperforming its pre-weekend forecasts. I’ve got to believe that having Sam Raimi’s name attached to the film was partly the reason for the film’s success over the weekend. A [...]
