It’s still splitting opinions three weeks after its release, but Ghostbusters is still pulling in the cash. Facing stiff competition from Star Trek Beyond in its second week, The Secret Life of Pets still pulling in obscene numbers and newcomers Jason Bourne and Bad Moms, Ghostbusters dropped a further 54% to earn $9.8 million domestically. This […]
Suicide Squad tracking record domestic August opening weekend of $125 million plus
Given that it featured DC’s three most iconic characters – and indeed, three of the most iconic characters in all of comic books – Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice didn’t quite manage to perform to expectations at the box office, falling short of the $900 million mark worldwide. Next month its the turn […]
The Legend of Tarzan surprises everyone and earns $38 million on its opening weekend
Well this really is a shocker. Proving that sometimes the experts don’t know what they’re talking about, Warner Bros.’ The Legend of Tarzan had a pretty successful opening weekend. Although it wasn’t enough to unseat Finding Dory, The Legend of Tarzan earned $38 million from 3,500 screens. It also achieved a successful CinemaScore of A+ (and […]
Spielberg’s return to blockbusters stumbles as The BFG underwhelms at the box office
It seems like the magic of Spielberg couldn’t save The BFG, as it has stumbled on its opening weekend. Opening on over 3,330 screens, The BFG only managed $19 million against competition in The Legend of Tarzan, The Purge: Election Year and box office giant Finding Dory. With a production budget of $140 million, this […]
The Purge: Election Year triples its budget with an impressive opening weekend at the box office
It’s been a good year for horror movies doing well against bigger budgeted blockbusters, and The Purge: Election Year can add its name to that list. Opening against stiff competition in Steven Spielberg’s The BFG, The Legend of Tarzan and the money-printing machine Finding Dory, The Purge: Election Year managed an incredibly impressive $31 million […]
Star Trek Beyond tracking up to $60 million domestic opening weekend
With less than three weeks to go until it beams into cinemas, Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures’ Star Trek Beyond is tracking a domestic opening weekend of between $48 million and $60 million. Should Beyond fail to surpass that figure, it would be the lowest opening for the series following its 2009 relaunch, with […]
Warcraft crosses $400 million worldwide
Following last week’s news that Duncan Jones’ big screen adaptation of Warcraft has become the biggest video game movie of all-time, it has unlocked another achievement. Warcraft never really found its feet domestically, and has dropped out of the Top 10 after just three weeks (earning around $2 million over the weekend), and its domestic […]
Finding Dory makes it two weeks at the top of the US box office; nears $400 million worldwide
Finding Dory just keeps swimming as it makes it two weeks at the top of the US box office. Dropping just 45% from its record breaking opening weekend, Finding Dory earned a very impressive $71 million, which is the eighth biggest second weekend of all-time. In only its second week, Finding Dory is now the […]
Independence Day: Resurgence underwhelms at the box office
It may have had a positive review from us here at Flickering Myth, but the domestic performance of Roland Emmerich’s big budget sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence is nothing to boast about. Opening on over 4,000 screens, Independece Day: Resurgence earned an estimated $41.6 million, placing it second behind the animated behemoth Finding Dory. With a […]
The Shallows surprises audiences and scares up a $16 million opening
Shark movie The Shallows opened domestically over the weekend [read our review here], and while it was never going to compete with giants like Finding Dory and Independence Day: Resurgence, it performed very well. Opening on just under 3,000 screens, the Blake Lively-starring film brought home an estimated $16.7 million (an average of $5,500 per screening). […]
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