What a decade for horror it was. Anyone who is a fan of the genre is in universal agreement that the past five years has been the best period of time for horror movies in over 30 years. Personally I think the past five years has been the second best run for horror movies ever, only the run from 1978-1984 that gave us the The Shining, the Exorcist, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thing, Friday the 13th, An American Werewolf in London, Alien, and many many more gems can compare to what we are seeing right now. The reason for this is not hard to see. With such an incredible crop to choose from I had my work cut out for me, but here it is, my top 25 horror movies from a loaded decade.
25. We Are Still Here
24. The Endless-Mind bending Sci-fi not usually up my alley but this movie kicked ass and nailed the ending which movies like this don't usually do.
23. Blair Witch-Many hate this remake that technically a sequel, but I found it to be a pretty good follow-up to one of the most well known horror movies in my lifetime.
22. 10 Cloverfield Lane-One of many suspenseful, tense, thrillers on this list. Top notch suspense, a great cast, and a batshit bonkers ending to bring it all home.
21. Super Dark Times-Stranger things made "kids on bikes in the 80s" movies a staple of the decade and this was one of the few bleak ones within that subgrenre.
20. The Invitation-Even though I thought the way this movie was going to play out was very predictable, the journey to that point was still well done and tense.
19. I am Not a Serial Killer-Would have been up a few more spots higher if it didn't lose me at the end. Still a great character study of how a teenager has to find his way in the world knowing that he is a psychopath but wanting to do the right thing.
18. Hush-Another tense thriller mixed with some slasher goodness and a unique twist in that the person being stalked is deaf.
17. Halloween-So this reboot/Sequel didn't quite live up to my high expectations, it was still great to get a new Michael Myers movie and it certainly wasn't bad, as per its deserved place on this list.
16. Tales of Halloween-Anthologies are very hit or miss but I found this one to have more hits, helped by its Halloween atmosphere.
15. Scream 4-The best 4th entry in a horror franchise, which isn't saying a lot but it is refreshing to see a long running horror franchise continue to find ways to stay fresh and new and suprise you when most are stale and repetitive by this point.
14. Creep-Definitely the most simple premise you will see on this list as the entire movie has just two characters. Another tense thriller that keeps you guessing what the hell is actually going on right until the end.
13. What we do in the Shadows-It is a horror? Well there's blood, gore, and vampires so I'll say yes. But damn is it hilarious as well.
12. Piranha-A remake of a 70s cult classic, this movie earns its place on this list for the hilariously over the top gore effects. Sometimes you just need a schlocky gore fest and this movie nailed that.
11. Summer of '84-Another Stranger Things inspired "kids on bikes in the 80s" type movie. One of the few movies in which the ending legitimately made my skin crawl.
10. Don't Breathe-Yet another tense thriller, and probably the most tense of all. This movie went to some dark and crazy places I wasn't expecting going in and left me feeling floored by the end.
9. Evil Dead-Probably the only true modern horror remake ever to get rave reviews. Gory, scary, and just downright a damn good movie, remake or not.
8. Us-Jordan Peele's sophomore effort does not quite live up to the near impossible standards his first movie set, mostly because the plot is a little more convoluted, but it proved that Peele was not a one hit wonder. In 2020, Peele goes for this third horror hit with a remake of "Candyman."
7. Hereditary-Dark, bleak, yet scary all the same. That this movie makes the same list as "What we do in the Shadows" proves how diverse horror was this decade."
6. It Follows-Maybe no movie since the original Halloween has been propped up so much by its music.
5. Sinister-In 2012 mainstream big studio horror was mostly dead, but Sinister became the first big hit in a number of years, and with good reason. A disturbing premise that maintains a creepy atmosphere throughout its whole run time.
4. Get Out-Jordan Peele's second showing in the top ten, and the first true horror movie since 1991 to be nominated for best picture at the Oscars. That alone tells you all you need to know about this masterpiece.
3. Cabin in the Woods
2. Doctor Sleep
1. It Chapter One
Notable Omissions: These are movies that are on many peoples best of the 2010s list that did not make mine:
The Babadook: I've tried to watch this movie three times now and simply can't find much enjoyment in it. Many hail this as a modern classic, not me.
Ex machina: I have seen this on many lists of the best horror movies of the decade. I love this movie but have a hard time putting it in the horror category, so I left it out.
Midsommar: A movie that just came out this year, so maybe I need to have more time to let it sink in and in a few years will find more to like about it. It was fine, but too drawn out and would maybe make my top 30, but not top 25.
Green Room: I have actually not watched this yet, but it is on my list.
The Witch: Similar to the Babadook, I just can't get into it the way others can. Unlike the Babadook, I don't despise this movie, but do find it overrated.
A Quiet Place: The more I think about this movie, the more I consider it maybe one of the most overrated horror movies I've ever seen. This movie takes suspension of disbelief too far, which says a lot for a horror movie. For people who are supposed to be silent it actually feels like they make a lot of noise throughout the movie with no consequences. Just way too much logical inconsistencies for me to sift through.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Saturday, August 3, 2019
What is going on with the Box Office in 2019?
As has been stated a few times before, one of my interests in following the box office and how much money movies make. I like following success stories and failures and then looking at potential factors in why certain movies succeeded or failed. 2019 has been an extremely interesting year to follow at the box office, and to this point it has been a year the likes of which has never been seen before. Lets take a look at the top 20 movies of the year so far and how much money they have made.
| 1 | Avengers: Endgame | BV | $857,190,335 | 4,662 | $357,115,007 | 4,662 | 4/26 | - |
| 2 | Captain Marvel | BV | $426,829,839 | 4,310 | $153,433,423 | 4,310 | 3/8 | 7/4 |
| 3 | Toy Story 4 | BV | $404,979,743 | 4,575 | $120,908,065 | 4,575 | 6/21 | - |
| 4 | The Lion King (2019) | BV | $403,748,078 | 4,802 | $191,770,759 | 4,725 | 7/19 | - |
| 5 | Spider-Man: Far from Home | Sony | $354,788,925 | 4,634 | $92,579,212 | 4,634 | 7/2 | - |
| 6 | Aladdin (2019) | BV | $348,926,592 | 4,476 | $91,500,929 | 4,476 | 5/24 | - |
| 7 | Us | Uni. | $175,005,930 | 3,743 | $71,117,625 | 3,741 | 3/22 | 6/6 |
| 8 | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | LG/S | $169,935,857 | 3,850 | $56,818,067 | 3,850 | 5/17 | - |
| 9 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Uni. | $160,799,505 | 4,286 | $55,022,245 | 4,259 | 2/22 | 6/13 |
| 10 | The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Uni. | $154,899,025 | 4,564 | $46,652,680 | 4,561 | 6/7 | - |
| 11 | Pokemon Detective Pikachu | WB | $143,918,451 | 4,248 | $54,365,242 | 4,202 | 5/10 | - |
| 12 | Shazam! | WB (NL) | $140,371,656 | 4,306 | $53,505,326 | 4,217 | 4/5 | 7/25 |
| 13 | Dumbo (2019) | BV | $114,750,181 | 4,259 | $45,990,748 | 4,259 | 3/29 | - |
| 14 | Glass | Uni. | $111,035,005 | 3,844 | $40,328,920 | 3,841 | 1/18 | 4/4 |
| 15 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | WB | $110,074,501 | 4,108 | $47,776,293 | 4,108 | 5/31 | - |
| 16 | The Upside | STX | $108,252,517 | 3,568 | $20,355,000 | 3,080 | 1/11 | 5/2 |
| 17 | The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part | WB | $105,806,508 | 4,303 | $34,115,335 | 4,303 | 2/8 | 5/9 |
| 18 | Rocketman | Par. | $95,335,549 | 3,610 | $25,725,722 | 3,610 | 5/31 | - |
| 19 | Alita: Battle Angel | Fox | $85,710,210 | 3,802 | $28,525,613 | 3,790 | 2/14 | 5/9 |
| 20 | Men in Black InternationalSony | $79,017,701 |
Now lets dissect this a bit. Alladin is the #6 movie of the year and has made $348 million. By the end of its run it will cross $350 million making for six movies making at least 350 million by eaely August. Even when adjusting ticket prices for every year to 2019 ticket prices I had to go all the way back to 2004 to find a year where there were six $350 million dollar movies for the entire year! There are at least two more movies this year guaranteed to cross 350 million (Star Wars and Frozen 2) with two more movies that both have about a 50/50 chance of making it (IT 2, and Jumanji 2.) But now look at the gap between Aladdin and the #7 movie of the year, US. Us made $175 million, which means the gap between the #6 and #7 movie is going to be double! Not a single movie has made between 175 million and 350 million this year! This result shows a disturbing trend at the box office the past few years that has slowly developed and reached an insane level this year. That trend is that people are showing up in larger numbers than ever to see the Mega Blockbuster movies, but are showing up in lower numbers than ever to see every other movie. They say the gap between the rich and poor is larger than ever in America and its a good analogy to whats happened to the box office. The gap betweent he big blockbuster movies and the mid level movies is larger than ever.
This summer Spider-Man, Lion King, Alladin, and Toy Story 4 were all massive successes but it came at the expense of everything else that came out. Literally every single movie since Memorial Day that wasnt these 4 movies has underperformed expectations and most of them underperformed in a big way. Just a few examples
Men in Black-Expected Gross: 110 Million Actual: 80 Million
Rocketman-Expected Gross: 175 Million Actual: 95 Million
Godzilla-Expected Gross: 200 Million Actual: 110 Million
Secret Life of Pets 2-Expected Gross: 220 Million Actual: 155 Million
Annabelle Goes Home-Expected Gross: 110 Million Actual: 70 Million
Rocketman-Expected Gross: 175 Million Actual: 95 Million
Godzilla-Expected Gross: 200 Million Actual: 110 Million
Secret Life of Pets 2-Expected Gross: 220 Million Actual: 155 Million
Annabelle Goes Home-Expected Gross: 110 Million Actual: 70 Million
I could go on and on but basically the point is that if you are not a mega five star blockbuster movie, you are probably going to make less than you want. If this trend becomes normal for many more years we could see a time where more mid level movies go straight to blu ray and streaming and never even make it to the movie theater, and the only movies at the theater will be the big blockbusters. Hopefully this trend normalizes, but for 2019 there is a huge difference between the haves and have nots.
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Ranking every movie seen so far in theaters this year
It's been a wild first six months for movie this year. Many of the movies I was highly anticipating ended up being dissapointing, while several movies that I didn't have on my radar at all when the year started I went out and saw and highly enjoyed. As such, the top ten has several under the radar movies mixed in with the big name movies. What didn't disappoint this year? Marvel of course. While other franchises struggled to make enjoyable movies Marvel continues to pump out several epic movies year after year that do not disappoint, will their reign ever end? Also not disappointing? Jordan Peele, as his highly anticipated follow up to "Get Out", "Us" was just as good in my opinion, but in a different way. The dissapointments? In no particular order the movies that let me down to varying degrees: Godzilla, Men in Black, Detective Pikachu, Pet Semetary, Shazam!, and Annabelle Comes Home. Here is the official ranking to this point of the year
1. Avengers: Endgame
2. Spider-Man: Far From Home
3. Us
4. Booksmart
5. John Wick 3
6. Captain Marvel
7. Long Shot
8. Toy Story 4
9. Glass
10. Brightburn
11. Child's Play
12. Aladdin
13. Shazam!
14. How to Train Your Dragon 3
15. Ma
16. Godzilla
17. Rocketman
18. Detective Pikachu
19. Pet Semetary
20. Annaballe Comes Home
21. Men in Black: International
22. Dark Phoenix
23. The Lego Movie 2
24. Escape Room
25. Alita: Battle Angel
26. Dumbo
27. The Curse of La LLorona
28. Hellboy
29. Secret Life of Pets 2
1. Avengers: Endgame
2. Spider-Man: Far From Home
3. Us
4. Booksmart
5. John Wick 3
6. Captain Marvel
7. Long Shot
8. Toy Story 4
9. Glass
10. Brightburn
11. Child's Play
12. Aladdin
13. Shazam!
14. How to Train Your Dragon 3
15. Ma
16. Godzilla
17. Rocketman
18. Detective Pikachu
19. Pet Semetary
20. Annaballe Comes Home
21. Men in Black: International
22. Dark Phoenix
23. The Lego Movie 2
24. Escape Room
25. Alita: Battle Angel
26. Dumbo
27. The Curse of La LLorona
28. Hellboy
29. Secret Life of Pets 2
Monday, May 13, 2019
Update on Force Awakens Vs Endgame
Two weeks ago I posted a detailed article on the chances of Endgame passing The Force Awakens for the highest grossing movie of all time. It was a long article but the summary of the article was this: The Force Awakens made $937 million and Endgame made $357 million opening weekend. Last year Infinity War made 38% of its money opening weekend. If Endgame made exactly 38% of its money opening weekend it would make it to $942 million and pass Force Awakens by a mere 5 million. So how has it played out since then.
In short, the chances of Endgame passing The Force Awakens is now completely dead. Endgame ended up being much more frontloaded than Infinity War.
Like I said last time, Endgame would need to follow Infinity Wars run from last year to match the Force Awakens and that has not happened. In weekend number two from May 3rd-May 5th Endgame dropped 58.7% from opening weekend, compared to Infinity War last year which dropped 55.5% in its second weekend. In its third weekend from May 10th-May 12th Endgame dropped 57.1% from its second weekend, compared to Infinity War which only dropped 45.9% in its third weekend. Endgames drops are harder than Infinity Wars drops were, so it has ended up being more frontloaded than Infinity War and it is too late to stabilize enough to catch Force Awakens.
At this rate, Endgame looks headed for a total of around 870 to 890 Million, Still easily enough to pass Avatar's 760 million for second all time, but ending up well short of Force Awakens.
In short, the chances of Endgame passing The Force Awakens is now completely dead. Endgame ended up being much more frontloaded than Infinity War.
Like I said last time, Endgame would need to follow Infinity Wars run from last year to match the Force Awakens and that has not happened. In weekend number two from May 3rd-May 5th Endgame dropped 58.7% from opening weekend, compared to Infinity War last year which dropped 55.5% in its second weekend. In its third weekend from May 10th-May 12th Endgame dropped 57.1% from its second weekend, compared to Infinity War which only dropped 45.9% in its third weekend. Endgames drops are harder than Infinity Wars drops were, so it has ended up being more frontloaded than Infinity War and it is too late to stabilize enough to catch Force Awakens.
At this rate, Endgame looks headed for a total of around 870 to 890 Million, Still easily enough to pass Avatar's 760 million for second all time, but ending up well short of Force Awakens.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
So now that the opening weekend record has been obliterated, what chance does Endgame have of becoming the highest grossing movie of all time?
In 1996, Titanic took over the Box Office world and became the highest grossing movie of all time, amassing 659 million dollars. That record stood for 14 years until Avatar finally overtook it when it made 760 million, and finally Stars Wars: The Force Awakens overtook Avatar in 2015 with a stunning 936 million. So what chance does Endgame have of getting to 937 million and overtaking Force Awakens for the throne?
To the untrained eye it may seem like Endgame should have no problem doing it? After all, after three days Force Awakens had 247 million and after three days Endgame has 357 so its already pacing 110 million ahead. But unfortunately its going to end up being a lot closer than it seems at first.
For starters Marvel movies are notoriously "frontloaded" meaning they make a higher percentage of their overall money in opening weekend compared to the average movie. The Force Awakens made just 27% of its money opening weekend while the average Marvel movie makes about 35% in its opening weekend. Infinity War made 38% if its overall gross opening weekend, and Endgame will probably do about the same. If Endgame does exactly the same as Infinity War it would finish at 942 million, just eking past Force Awakens. Judging off of that alone, its going to be an incredibly close call. Remember, Infinity War also made more opening weekend than The Force Awakens did, but ended up finishing at $670 million, almost $270 million behind Force Awakens. Here's a look at the most frontloaded and most backloaded Marvel movies
Frontloaded
Captain America Civil War- Opening Weekend: 179 Million Final: 408 Million Total Percentage Made Opening Weekend: 44% If Endgame makes 44% opening weekend it will finish with: 810 Million
Backloaded: Guardians of the Galaxy-Opening Weekend: 94 Million Final: 333 Million Total Percentage Made Opening Weekend: 28% If Endgame makes 28% of its money opening weekend it will finish with: 1.1 Billion
These are extreme examples. There is no way Endgame will be as frontloaded as Civil War. Civil War had an unsatisfying ending and the hero vs hero concept did not attract many people who were not hardcore Marvel fans, causing it to be very frontloaded. nor is their any chance it will be as backloaded as Guardians of the Galaxy. Guardians of the Galaxy was a surprise hit with very little pre-release hype, a big factor in a movie being backloaded that obviously doesn't apply to Endgame. Almost always a movie with big pre-release hype is going to be frontloaded.
So how did the Force Awakens manage to be so backloaded even though it had a ton of pre-release hype? Its release date. The Force Awakens came out in Mid December, meaning it had two full weeks of Christmas Break season to wrack up insane amounts of money, whereas Endgame will need to make most of its money on weekends with school still in session. Any movie that gets released in December or June/July generally tends to be backloaded because school breaks gives people more time to see movies. We see Force Awakens predictably making up ground right off the bat on the first Monday. Yesterday Endgame made 36 million while Force Awakens made 40 million on its first Monday. On the first weekday Endgame lost 4 million off its pace from Force Awakens and has gone from being 110 million ahead of pace to 106. That pace is going to continue to shrink the next two weeks as Endgame will inevitably have smaller weekdays than The Force Awakens did during the Christmas Break season. At the end of the day its going to be a very fun race to follow as it really is going to be very close, and right now its honestly a 50/50 call. Passing Avatar and becoming the 2nd highest of all time is a lock, and even if it doesnt beat out Force Awakens, number two is pretty awesome as well.
To the untrained eye it may seem like Endgame should have no problem doing it? After all, after three days Force Awakens had 247 million and after three days Endgame has 357 so its already pacing 110 million ahead. But unfortunately its going to end up being a lot closer than it seems at first.
For starters Marvel movies are notoriously "frontloaded" meaning they make a higher percentage of their overall money in opening weekend compared to the average movie. The Force Awakens made just 27% of its money opening weekend while the average Marvel movie makes about 35% in its opening weekend. Infinity War made 38% if its overall gross opening weekend, and Endgame will probably do about the same. If Endgame does exactly the same as Infinity War it would finish at 942 million, just eking past Force Awakens. Judging off of that alone, its going to be an incredibly close call. Remember, Infinity War also made more opening weekend than The Force Awakens did, but ended up finishing at $670 million, almost $270 million behind Force Awakens. Here's a look at the most frontloaded and most backloaded Marvel movies
Frontloaded
Captain America Civil War- Opening Weekend: 179 Million Final: 408 Million Total Percentage Made Opening Weekend: 44% If Endgame makes 44% opening weekend it will finish with: 810 Million
Backloaded: Guardians of the Galaxy-Opening Weekend: 94 Million Final: 333 Million Total Percentage Made Opening Weekend: 28% If Endgame makes 28% of its money opening weekend it will finish with: 1.1 Billion
These are extreme examples. There is no way Endgame will be as frontloaded as Civil War. Civil War had an unsatisfying ending and the hero vs hero concept did not attract many people who were not hardcore Marvel fans, causing it to be very frontloaded. nor is their any chance it will be as backloaded as Guardians of the Galaxy. Guardians of the Galaxy was a surprise hit with very little pre-release hype, a big factor in a movie being backloaded that obviously doesn't apply to Endgame. Almost always a movie with big pre-release hype is going to be frontloaded.
So how did the Force Awakens manage to be so backloaded even though it had a ton of pre-release hype? Its release date. The Force Awakens came out in Mid December, meaning it had two full weeks of Christmas Break season to wrack up insane amounts of money, whereas Endgame will need to make most of its money on weekends with school still in session. Any movie that gets released in December or June/July generally tends to be backloaded because school breaks gives people more time to see movies. We see Force Awakens predictably making up ground right off the bat on the first Monday. Yesterday Endgame made 36 million while Force Awakens made 40 million on its first Monday. On the first weekday Endgame lost 4 million off its pace from Force Awakens and has gone from being 110 million ahead of pace to 106. That pace is going to continue to shrink the next two weeks as Endgame will inevitably have smaller weekdays than The Force Awakens did during the Christmas Break season. At the end of the day its going to be a very fun race to follow as it really is going to be very close, and right now its honestly a 50/50 call. Passing Avatar and becoming the 2nd highest of all time is a lock, and even if it doesnt beat out Force Awakens, number two is pretty awesome as well.
Monday, April 29, 2019
A History of movies breaking the record for biggest opening weekend ever.
Avengers: Endgame just broke the record for the biggest opening weekend ever. This was 100% expected, as everybody knew Endgame would top the record Infinity War set last year at 257 Million. What was not expected was how Endgame completely decimated that record. A few though Endgame had a chance at cracking 300 million, including yours truly, but NOONE foresaw what looks to be a mind boggling 360 million weekend from Endgame, which would top the previous record by over 100 Million!
What makes that so newsworthy is that breaking the opening weekend record is not actually something that is a rare feat. Not at all in fact. In 1975 Jaws set the opening weekend record when it made $7 million in its first three days. Yes, 7 million was the record which seems laughable now. Endgame recently became the 28th movie to break the previous record holder in 44 years. Do the math and that means the opening weekend record gets broken on average about once every 1.5 years. What is incredible about what Endgame did this weekend is that the opening weekend record has never lasted for more than 4 years without being broken but Endgame just decimated the previous record by so much it feels out of reach for a long time. I'd say theres a good chance it will be the first movie ever to hold the opening weekend record for more than 4 years and I'd bet it will last at least ten years, which is unprecedented.
Why does the opening weekend record get broken so often? There are a lot of factors but three very major ones.
1. Social media gets bigger and more popular every year. In the technology age, even waiting a week to see a movie feels too long as the potential to run across spoilers is dangerous and everyone wants to join in online discussions of the movie. No one wants to feel left out so they rush to see the movie right away.
2. As recently as twenty years ago movies opened on Friday mornings and that was the way it was. Then midnight screenings came into the picture and gave movies more time to make more money on opening weekend. Then about 7 years ago studios just started playing new movies on Thursday nights and called it "preview night." This basically gives movies a whole extra day to make money opening weekend than they used to get. The first playings of Endgame were at 6PM on Thursday.
3. Increase in ticket prices: This one is obvious. Movie ticket prices have skyrocketed since 1975, even since 2000. The average ticket price in 2019 is $9.01, in 2009 it was $7.50 and in 1999 it was $5.08.
Here are some notable movies to break the record, how much they made and also in parentheses how much they would have made if the average ticket price had been $9.01 like they are for Endgame.
1981: Superman 2. 14 Million (45 Million)
1983-Return of the Jedi: 21 Million (96 Million)
1989-Batman: 40 Million (96 Million)
1993-Jurassic Park: 47 Million (109 Million)
2001-Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone: 90 Million (143 Million)
2002-Spider-Man: 114 Million (178 Million) (First movie to make 100 Million Opening Weekend)
2006-Pirates of the Carribean 2: 135 Million (186 Million)
2007-Spider-Man 3: 151 Million (197 Million)
2008-The Dark Knight: 158 Million (198 Million)
2011-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: 169 Million (191 Million)
2012-The Avengers: 207 Million (230 Million) (First movie to make 200 Million Opening Weekend)
2015-Jurassic World: 208 Million (228 Million)
2015: Star Wars Episode 7: 247 Million (256 Million)
2018: Avengers: Infinity War: 257 Million (247 Million), yes the average movie ticket has gone down since last year.
2019: Avengers: Endgame: 357 Million (First movie to make 300 Million Opening weekend)
As you can see, even if you give every movie 2019 ticket prices, none of them come even with 100 million of endgame, really putting into perspective how unreal this opening weekend is. When will it be topped? I am betting on 2030 at the earliest.
What makes that so newsworthy is that breaking the opening weekend record is not actually something that is a rare feat. Not at all in fact. In 1975 Jaws set the opening weekend record when it made $7 million in its first three days. Yes, 7 million was the record which seems laughable now. Endgame recently became the 28th movie to break the previous record holder in 44 years. Do the math and that means the opening weekend record gets broken on average about once every 1.5 years. What is incredible about what Endgame did this weekend is that the opening weekend record has never lasted for more than 4 years without being broken but Endgame just decimated the previous record by so much it feels out of reach for a long time. I'd say theres a good chance it will be the first movie ever to hold the opening weekend record for more than 4 years and I'd bet it will last at least ten years, which is unprecedented.
Why does the opening weekend record get broken so often? There are a lot of factors but three very major ones.
1. Social media gets bigger and more popular every year. In the technology age, even waiting a week to see a movie feels too long as the potential to run across spoilers is dangerous and everyone wants to join in online discussions of the movie. No one wants to feel left out so they rush to see the movie right away.
2. As recently as twenty years ago movies opened on Friday mornings and that was the way it was. Then midnight screenings came into the picture and gave movies more time to make more money on opening weekend. Then about 7 years ago studios just started playing new movies on Thursday nights and called it "preview night." This basically gives movies a whole extra day to make money opening weekend than they used to get. The first playings of Endgame were at 6PM on Thursday.
3. Increase in ticket prices: This one is obvious. Movie ticket prices have skyrocketed since 1975, even since 2000. The average ticket price in 2019 is $9.01, in 2009 it was $7.50 and in 1999 it was $5.08.
Here are some notable movies to break the record, how much they made and also in parentheses how much they would have made if the average ticket price had been $9.01 like they are for Endgame.
1981: Superman 2. 14 Million (45 Million)
1983-Return of the Jedi: 21 Million (96 Million)
1989-Batman: 40 Million (96 Million)
1993-Jurassic Park: 47 Million (109 Million)
2001-Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone: 90 Million (143 Million)
2002-Spider-Man: 114 Million (178 Million) (First movie to make 100 Million Opening Weekend)
2006-Pirates of the Carribean 2: 135 Million (186 Million)
2007-Spider-Man 3: 151 Million (197 Million)
2008-The Dark Knight: 158 Million (198 Million)
2011-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: 169 Million (191 Million)
2012-The Avengers: 207 Million (230 Million) (First movie to make 200 Million Opening Weekend)
2015-Jurassic World: 208 Million (228 Million)
2015: Star Wars Episode 7: 247 Million (256 Million)
2018: Avengers: Infinity War: 257 Million (247 Million), yes the average movie ticket has gone down since last year.
2019: Avengers: Endgame: 357 Million (First movie to make 300 Million Opening weekend)
As you can see, even if you give every movie 2019 ticket prices, none of them come even with 100 million of endgame, really putting into perspective how unreal this opening weekend is. When will it be topped? I am betting on 2030 at the earliest.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Bloody Good Horror Top Horror Movies of 2018
Bloody Good Horror is my absolute favorite horror movie website. Its a site with several writers who review and discuss both new and classic horror movies. Every year each writer submits a list of their top 10 horror movies of the year, and then I take those lists and create my own comprehensive list from theirs. a 10th place vote gets 1 point, 9th place gets 2 points and so on.
Heres a refresh of the top horror movies from last year: https://touristdirect.blogspot.com/2018/01/bloody-good-horrors-top-23-horror.html
Overall I think this year was a minor step back from last year, as there was no movie I fell in love with totally like I did last year with It and Get Out. Also, it was a bit closer this year as Get Out completely ran away with the number one slot last year with 144 points. This years number one was finished with much less points. Finally the entire top 3 last year were box office giants all amassing a ton of money at the box office, whereas this year the top two were much quieter at the box office, in fact this years top ten only sees two big box office hits. Without further ado, here is the top horror movies of 2018 from Bloody Good Horror.
23. Tigers Are Not Afraid: 8
22. Hold the Dark: 9
21. Apostle: 11
20. Searching: 11
19. Terrifier: 12
18. Unfriended: Dark Web: 13
17. Pyewacket: 14
16. Unsane: 14
15. Anna and the Apocolypse: 14
14. The Endless: 19
13. The Clovehitch Killer: 20
12. Upgrade: 21
11. The Strangers 2: 23
10. Suspiria: 28
9. Overlord: 29
8. The Ritual: 29
7. Mandy: 35
6. Cam: 50
5. Halloween: 60
4. Revenge: 74
3. A Quiet Place: 80
2. Hereditary: 95
1. Annihiliation: 107
Heres a refresh of the top horror movies from last year: https://touristdirect.blogspot.com/2018/01/bloody-good-horrors-top-23-horror.html
Overall I think this year was a minor step back from last year, as there was no movie I fell in love with totally like I did last year with It and Get Out. Also, it was a bit closer this year as Get Out completely ran away with the number one slot last year with 144 points. This years number one was finished with much less points. Finally the entire top 3 last year were box office giants all amassing a ton of money at the box office, whereas this year the top two were much quieter at the box office, in fact this years top ten only sees two big box office hits. Without further ado, here is the top horror movies of 2018 from Bloody Good Horror.
23. Tigers Are Not Afraid: 8
22. Hold the Dark: 9
21. Apostle: 11
20. Searching: 11
19. Terrifier: 12
18. Unfriended: Dark Web: 13
17. Pyewacket: 14
16. Unsane: 14
15. Anna and the Apocolypse: 14
14. The Endless: 19
13. The Clovehitch Killer: 20
12. Upgrade: 21
11. The Strangers 2: 23
10. Suspiria: 28
9. Overlord: 29
8. The Ritual: 29
7. Mandy: 35
6. Cam: 50
5. Halloween: 60
4. Revenge: 74
3. A Quiet Place: 80
2. Hereditary: 95
1. Annihiliation: 107
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Bold Box Office Predictions for 2019
We've looked at the most anticipated movies of 2019, we've ranked the 2018 movies, and we've looked at the box office successes and failures of 2018. Now lets make some predictions on what will transpire at the box office in 2019.
1. Us grosses 250 Million: Trying to go really bold right off the bat. Jordan Peeles second crack at horror after the massive hit "Get Out" has stoked massive hype after its amazing trailer. Get Out made $174 million so getting this movie to 250 would be a big jump. 250 Million would also make this movie the 2nd highest grossing horror movie ever after "It." Considering the hype and anticipation, I think it will do it.
2. Avengers: Endgame smashes opening weekend record and cracks $300 Million: Last year Infinity War broke the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for a movie when it made $257 Million in its first 3 days. Thats still quite a bit shy of the 300 million Im predicting but the title of this is called "Bold" predictions.
3. Star Wars Episode 9 finished 3rd at the box office for the year: The craziest thing about this prediction is how it doesnt feel bold at all, it actually feels safe and obvious. The fact is 8 of the previous 9 star wars films finished number one at the box office for the year. the only one that didnt was Attack of the Clones in 2002 which finished 3rd behind Spider-Man and Lord of the Rings. So if my prediction comes true this will be just the second Star Wars movie ever to not win the year. But it just feels like there is no conceivable way this movie can top Avengers: Endgame or The Lion King.
4. Captain Marvel outgrosses Wonder Woman: Out of all my predictions this one is the one I am least confident in. Captain Marvel will be the 2nd solo superhero movie with a female lead after 2017's Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman made $412 Million, which with the mild hype the admittedly underwhelming trailers have generated, feels like an uphill climb for Captain Marvel. Still, right now the MCU is an unstoppable machine and by the time this movie is released, it will have been 8 long months since the last MCU movie was released and many people, including myself, will be starving for a new one. Right now Captain Marvel is predicted to make between 330-350 million so making the leap to 412 is not out of the question.
5. Detective Pikachu, Rocketman and Knives Out are the three surprise smash hits of the year: Ok, I don't think Detective Pikachu is going to be a suprise anymore. Before the trailer many people were skeptical of this movie being successful, but the trailer was so damn good that all of a sudden hype is through the roof. However I still think it will outperform what has become higher expectations than expected. Think something around 400 million. Rocketman is the biopic about Elton John. After the massive success of Bohemian Rhapsody, I think Rocketman can ride the momentum from that. Knives out is a still relatively unknown murder mystery, think a modern day Clue. Coming out in November, this could be the surprise hit of the holidays next year.
6. Toy Story 4 is a disappointment. When I make my list this time next year of biggest box office failures of the year I am predicting Toy Story 4 to be on that list. I think a lot of people wanted this franchise to end after 3 and feel the story has nowhere left to go and think this is just a cheap cash grab from Pixar. On top of that, Secret Life of Pets 2 is releasing just two weeks before this, so that will soak up a lot of demand for an animated family movie. I hope I'm wrong because like every 90s kid, I adore Toy Story, but I am not feeling the hype at all.
1. Us grosses 250 Million: Trying to go really bold right off the bat. Jordan Peeles second crack at horror after the massive hit "Get Out" has stoked massive hype after its amazing trailer. Get Out made $174 million so getting this movie to 250 would be a big jump. 250 Million would also make this movie the 2nd highest grossing horror movie ever after "It." Considering the hype and anticipation, I think it will do it.
2. Avengers: Endgame smashes opening weekend record and cracks $300 Million: Last year Infinity War broke the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for a movie when it made $257 Million in its first 3 days. Thats still quite a bit shy of the 300 million Im predicting but the title of this is called "Bold" predictions.
3. Star Wars Episode 9 finished 3rd at the box office for the year: The craziest thing about this prediction is how it doesnt feel bold at all, it actually feels safe and obvious. The fact is 8 of the previous 9 star wars films finished number one at the box office for the year. the only one that didnt was Attack of the Clones in 2002 which finished 3rd behind Spider-Man and Lord of the Rings. So if my prediction comes true this will be just the second Star Wars movie ever to not win the year. But it just feels like there is no conceivable way this movie can top Avengers: Endgame or The Lion King.
4. Captain Marvel outgrosses Wonder Woman: Out of all my predictions this one is the one I am least confident in. Captain Marvel will be the 2nd solo superhero movie with a female lead after 2017's Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman made $412 Million, which with the mild hype the admittedly underwhelming trailers have generated, feels like an uphill climb for Captain Marvel. Still, right now the MCU is an unstoppable machine and by the time this movie is released, it will have been 8 long months since the last MCU movie was released and many people, including myself, will be starving for a new one. Right now Captain Marvel is predicted to make between 330-350 million so making the leap to 412 is not out of the question.
5. Detective Pikachu, Rocketman and Knives Out are the three surprise smash hits of the year: Ok, I don't think Detective Pikachu is going to be a suprise anymore. Before the trailer many people were skeptical of this movie being successful, but the trailer was so damn good that all of a sudden hype is through the roof. However I still think it will outperform what has become higher expectations than expected. Think something around 400 million. Rocketman is the biopic about Elton John. After the massive success of Bohemian Rhapsody, I think Rocketman can ride the momentum from that. Knives out is a still relatively unknown murder mystery, think a modern day Clue. Coming out in November, this could be the surprise hit of the holidays next year.
6. Toy Story 4 is a disappointment. When I make my list this time next year of biggest box office failures of the year I am predicting Toy Story 4 to be on that list. I think a lot of people wanted this franchise to end after 3 and feel the story has nowhere left to go and think this is just a cheap cash grab from Pixar. On top of that, Secret Life of Pets 2 is releasing just two weeks before this, so that will soak up a lot of demand for an animated family movie. I hope I'm wrong because like every 90s kid, I adore Toy Story, but I am not feeling the hype at all.
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Biggest box office successes and dissapointments of 2018
Its that time of year again to look at the biggest box office stories of the year. This was overall a much more steady year at the box office than last year. While, as always there were movies that overperformed or underperformed expectations, there wasnt the massive explosions or massive failures on the scale of last year Last year saw three movies quadruple their pre release predictions: IT, Get Out and Jumanji. No movie hit the highs that all three of those did last year. Last year also saw massive failures in Justice League and Blade Runner 2049. Heres the biggest stories this year.
Falures
5. A Wrinkle in Time
Predicted Total: 154 Million
Actual Total: 100 Million
4. Fantastic Beasts 2
Predicted Total: 222 Million
Actual Total: 156 Million
3. Skyscraper
Predicted Total: 128 Million
Actual: 67 Million
2. First Man
Prediction: 105 Million
Actual: 44 Million
1. Solo
Predicted: 390 Million
Actual: 213 Million
Successes
5. Venon
Predicted: 85 Million
Actual: 213 Million
4. The Meg
Predicted: 37 Million
Actual: 145 Million
3. Crazy Rich Asians
Predicted: 42 Million
Actual: 174 Million
2. A Quiet Place
Predicted: 60 Million
Actual: 188 Million
1. Black Panther
Predicted: 300 Million
Actual: 700 Million
Falures
5. A Wrinkle in Time
Predicted Total: 154 Million
Actual Total: 100 Million
4. Fantastic Beasts 2
Predicted Total: 222 Million
Actual Total: 156 Million
3. Skyscraper
Predicted Total: 128 Million
Actual: 67 Million
2. First Man
Prediction: 105 Million
Actual: 44 Million
1. Solo
Predicted: 390 Million
Actual: 213 Million
Successes
5. Venon
Predicted: 85 Million
Actual: 213 Million
4. The Meg
Predicted: 37 Million
Actual: 145 Million
3. Crazy Rich Asians
Predicted: 42 Million
Actual: 174 Million
2. A Quiet Place
Predicted: 60 Million
Actual: 188 Million
1. Black Panther
Predicted: 300 Million
Actual: 700 Million
Saturday, December 29, 2018
Ranking every movie I saw in theaters in 2019
47. Action Point
46. Insidious: The Last Key
45. Tomb Raider
44. The Greatest Showman
43. Peter Rabbit
42. Truth or Dare
41. Teen Titans Go! to the Movies
40. The Grinch
39. The First Purge
38. Unfriended: Dark Web
37. Goosebumps 2
36. Skyscraper
35. Hotel Transylvania 3
34. Christopher Robin
33. Oceans 8
32. Pacific Rim: Uprising
31. Wreck it Ralph 2
30. Venom
29. Lady Bird
28. The Meg
27. A Quiet Place
26. Tag
25. Rampage
24. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
23. Annihilation
22. Sorry to Bother You
21. The House With a Clock in its Walls
20. Bumblebee
19. Ant Man and the Wasp
18. Solo
17. Blockers
16. Strangers: Prey at Night
15. Incredibles 2
14. Aquaman
13. Game Night
12. Bohemian Rhapsody
11. Love, Simon
10. Ready Player One
9. Black Panther
8. Halloween
7. Hereditary
6. Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
5. Call Me By Your Name
4. Mission Impossible: Fallout
3. Deadpool 2
2. Avengers: Infinity War
1. Get Out
46. Insidious: The Last Key
45. Tomb Raider
44. The Greatest Showman
43. Peter Rabbit
42. Truth or Dare
41. Teen Titans Go! to the Movies
40. The Grinch
39. The First Purge
38. Unfriended: Dark Web
37. Goosebumps 2
36. Skyscraper
35. Hotel Transylvania 3
34. Christopher Robin
33. Oceans 8
32. Pacific Rim: Uprising
31. Wreck it Ralph 2
30. Venom
29. Lady Bird
28. The Meg
27. A Quiet Place
26. Tag
25. Rampage
24. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
23. Annihilation
22. Sorry to Bother You
21. The House With a Clock in its Walls
20. Bumblebee
19. Ant Man and the Wasp
18. Solo
17. Blockers
16. Strangers: Prey at Night
15. Incredibles 2
14. Aquaman
13. Game Night
12. Bohemian Rhapsody
11. Love, Simon
10. Ready Player One
9. Black Panther
8. Halloween
7. Hereditary
6. Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
5. Call Me By Your Name
4. Mission Impossible: Fallout
3. Deadpool 2
2. Avengers: Infinity War
1. Get Out
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Most anticipated Movies of 2019
With 2018 about to wrap itself up, we look ahead to 2019 and the movies I look forward to the most this year. I did a most anticipated movies of 2018 list a year ago and its funny to see how some movies anticipation dropped significantly and some rose quite a bit by the time they came out. For example, I had "The Predator" as my number 3 most anticipated movie of 2018 last December, but its August release date got pushed back to September and reports came out the movie was terrible and the director got fired and by the time it came out in September I didn't even bother to see it in theaters at all. Same can be said for Goosebumps 2 which I listed as my 5th most anticipated movie of 2018. As soon as the first trailer was released I could tell this was just a lazy rehash of the first one and my excitement went out the window totally. So this is my list as of today, but who knows which movies I will gain or lost interest in over time. Should be a super fun year, the summer lineup this year is stacked.
25. The Curse of La Llorona-April 19th
24. Glass-January 18th
23. Terminator -November 8th
22. Sonic the Hedgehog - November 15th
21. Star Wars Episode 9-December 20th
20. Knives Out-November 29th
19. MIB: International-June 14th
18. Joker-October 4th
17. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark-August 9th
16. Annabelle 3-July 5th
15. Toy Story 4-June 21st
14. Childs Play-June 21st
13. Pet Semetary-April 5th
12. Happy Death Day 2U-February 14th
11. The Lion King-July 19th
10. Captain Marvel-March 8th
9. Jumanji 2-December 13th
8. Detective Pikachu-May 10th
7. Shazam!-April 5th
6. Godzilla-May 31st
5. Us-March 15th
4. Are you Afraid of the Dark? -October 11th
3. Spider-Man: Far From Home-July 5th
2. IT: Chapter 2-September 7th
1. Avengers: Endgame-April 26th
Good god this is going to be an amazing year. The top 8 are movies I am absolutely at a 10/10 hype level for. Jumanji 2 at number 9 is a question mark, if it captures the tone of the first one then this could easily be a top 5 movie of the year, but if the cast is different this movie could also suck too, we just don't know enough about it yet. Its going to be an all time incredible year for horror as 9 of my top 17 most anticipated movies of the year are horror movies (If you are counting Godzilla as horror, which I am.) Four of the remaining 8 are superhero movies which means only 4 of my top 17 are neither superhero or horror movies (Toy Story 4, Lion King, Detective Pikachu, and Jumanji 2)
25. The Curse of La Llorona-April 19th
24. Glass-January 18th
23. Terminator -November 8th
22. Sonic the Hedgehog - November 15th
21. Star Wars Episode 9-December 20th
20. Knives Out-November 29th
19. MIB: International-June 14th
18. Joker-October 4th
17. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark-August 9th
16. Annabelle 3-July 5th
15. Toy Story 4-June 21st
14. Childs Play-June 21st
13. Pet Semetary-April 5th
12. Happy Death Day 2U-February 14th
11. The Lion King-July 19th
10. Captain Marvel-March 8th
9. Jumanji 2-December 13th
8. Detective Pikachu-May 10th
7. Shazam!-April 5th
6. Godzilla-May 31st
5. Us-March 15th
4. Are you Afraid of the Dark? -October 11th
3. Spider-Man: Far From Home-July 5th
2. IT: Chapter 2-September 7th
1. Avengers: Endgame-April 26th
Good god this is going to be an amazing year. The top 8 are movies I am absolutely at a 10/10 hype level for. Jumanji 2 at number 9 is a question mark, if it captures the tone of the first one then this could easily be a top 5 movie of the year, but if the cast is different this movie could also suck too, we just don't know enough about it yet. Its going to be an all time incredible year for horror as 9 of my top 17 most anticipated movies of the year are horror movies (If you are counting Godzilla as horror, which I am.) Four of the remaining 8 are superhero movies which means only 4 of my top 17 are neither superhero or horror movies (Toy Story 4, Lion King, Detective Pikachu, and Jumanji 2)
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Ranking every Halloween Movie
On Thursday I get to see a movie I feel like I have waited my whole life for. A new Halloween movie on the big screen. With Jamie Lee Curtis and the original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle. Halloween has to be straight up the most wild and bizarre horror franchise in terms of the course its taken, and that is saying a lot because there is a lot of crazy horror franchises. This is a horror franchise that
-Has one movie totally unrelated to all the others (Halloween 3)
-Has a movie end on a cliffhanger that in the next movie they totally ignored and pretended never happened (4 into 5)
-Has a movie that has two completely different versions of it, a theatrical cut and a directors cut (Halloween 6)
-Halloween H20 ignores everything that happened in Halloweens 4-6
-The new Halloween ignores everything that happened in Halloweens 2-10, basically acting as a direct sequel to the first movie
That'a a lot of wackiness. Despite all this wackiness I love this classic franchise and always revisit every single movie in it during Halloween season (Which runs August 1st-November in this household) SO before the I see the new one, here is my current ranking of every halloween movie
10. Halloween: Ressurection-This may be my least favorite horror movie ever. It is straight awful and I am not the only one who thinks so as Bloody Disgusting recently called this the worst horror sequel ever out of more than 150 horror sequels.
9. Halloween 2 (2009): The second of two Rob Zombie Halloween movies
8. Halloween (2007): The remake does some things right but loses the fun of the other movie in favor of gore and a much more serious tone.
7. Halloween 5: Honestly Ive watched this one 10+ times and still barely remembet anything about it, so its pretty forgettable.
6. Halloween 6: This one is famous for establishing Michael Myers as not a human, but a product of an ancient druid cult who picks a vessel to cause mayhem on Halloween. A bizarre turn for the franchise and one that turned off many fans.
5. Halloween 4: Now we are getting into the ones I really really enjoy. This one sees the franchise at its peak when it comes to combining campy horror with legit horror. 1-3 were straight horror, while the later ones laid on the camp a bit too thick, but this one had the best balance.
4. Halloween H20: The return of Laurie Strode, this Halloween breathed new life into the franchise after the duds that were 5 and 6, thanks to a renewed interest in slasher movies after the success of Scream.
3. Halloween 3: The one infamous for not having Michael Myers at all. Many hate it, many love it, put me in the love category.
2. Halloween 2: The sequel to the original is not often seen as reaching the highs of the first, but I think its almost just as good. The Halloween atmoshphere may actually be better here, and the kills are top notch.
1. Halloween: Obvious. Ive never in my life seen a ranking of the Halloween movies without the first one as number one and I wont be the first to not put it there.
-Has one movie totally unrelated to all the others (Halloween 3)
-Has a movie end on a cliffhanger that in the next movie they totally ignored and pretended never happened (4 into 5)
-Has a movie that has two completely different versions of it, a theatrical cut and a directors cut (Halloween 6)
-Halloween H20 ignores everything that happened in Halloweens 4-6
-The new Halloween ignores everything that happened in Halloweens 2-10, basically acting as a direct sequel to the first movie
That'a a lot of wackiness. Despite all this wackiness I love this classic franchise and always revisit every single movie in it during Halloween season (Which runs August 1st-November in this household) SO before the I see the new one, here is my current ranking of every halloween movie
10. Halloween: Ressurection-This may be my least favorite horror movie ever. It is straight awful and I am not the only one who thinks so as Bloody Disgusting recently called this the worst horror sequel ever out of more than 150 horror sequels.
9. Halloween 2 (2009): The second of two Rob Zombie Halloween movies
8. Halloween (2007): The remake does some things right but loses the fun of the other movie in favor of gore and a much more serious tone.
7. Halloween 5: Honestly Ive watched this one 10+ times and still barely remembet anything about it, so its pretty forgettable.
6. Halloween 6: This one is famous for establishing Michael Myers as not a human, but a product of an ancient druid cult who picks a vessel to cause mayhem on Halloween. A bizarre turn for the franchise and one that turned off many fans.
5. Halloween 4: Now we are getting into the ones I really really enjoy. This one sees the franchise at its peak when it comes to combining campy horror with legit horror. 1-3 were straight horror, while the later ones laid on the camp a bit too thick, but this one had the best balance.
4. Halloween H20: The return of Laurie Strode, this Halloween breathed new life into the franchise after the duds that were 5 and 6, thanks to a renewed interest in slasher movies after the success of Scream.
3. Halloween 3: The one infamous for not having Michael Myers at all. Many hate it, many love it, put me in the love category.
2. Halloween 2: The sequel to the original is not often seen as reaching the highs of the first, but I think its almost just as good. The Halloween atmoshphere may actually be better here, and the kills are top notch.
1. Halloween: Obvious. Ive never in my life seen a ranking of the Halloween movies without the first one as number one and I wont be the first to not put it there.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Bloody Good Horrors top 23 Horror Movies of 2018
Bloody Good Horror is my absolute favorite horror movie website. Its a site with several writers who review and discuss both new and classic horror movies. Every year each writer submits a list of their top 10 horror movies of the year, and then I take those lists and create my own comprehensive list from theirs. a 10th place vote gets 1 point, 9th place gets 2 points and so on. One amazing thing about this years list is that the top 3 are all "mainstream" horror movies, which is incredibly rare. These are horror snobs who usually prefer the artsy horror movies that arent super popular, for example last years number one of the year was "The Witch." Anyway here it is, the top 23 horror movies of the year.
23. Alien Convenant: 8 Points
22. The Killing of a Sacred Deer: 8 Points
21. Tragedy Girls: 8 Points
20. Kong: Skull Island: 8 Points
19. Thelma: 10 Points
18. The Beguiled: 11 Points
17. The Babysitter: 12 Points
16. The Girl With all the Gifts: 15 Points
15. The Devil's Candy: 15 Points
14. It Comes at Night: 17 Points
13. The Void: 23 Points
12. Super Dark Times: 23 Points
11. Gerald's Game: 23 Points
10. Raw: 30 Points
9. Creep 2: 33 Points
8. The Shape of Water: 36 Points
7. A Dark Song: 45 Points
6. Mother!: 55 Points
5. Split: 60 Points
4. The Blackcoat's Daughter: 62 Points
3. Happy Death Day: 68 Points
2. IT: 80 Points
1. Get Out: 144 Points
23. Alien Convenant: 8 Points
22. The Killing of a Sacred Deer: 8 Points
21. Tragedy Girls: 8 Points
20. Kong: Skull Island: 8 Points
19. Thelma: 10 Points
18. The Beguiled: 11 Points
17. The Babysitter: 12 Points
16. The Girl With all the Gifts: 15 Points
15. The Devil's Candy: 15 Points
14. It Comes at Night: 17 Points
13. The Void: 23 Points
12. Super Dark Times: 23 Points
11. Gerald's Game: 23 Points
10. Raw: 30 Points
9. Creep 2: 33 Points
8. The Shape of Water: 36 Points
7. A Dark Song: 45 Points
6. Mother!: 55 Points
5. Split: 60 Points
4. The Blackcoat's Daughter: 62 Points
3. Happy Death Day: 68 Points
2. IT: 80 Points
1. Get Out: 144 Points
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Biggest Box Office successes and dissapointments of 2017
One of the things I really enjoy following is how movies perform at the box office. It's exciting to see official predictions for movies and whether or not they meet those expectations, surpass them, completely fall short, and then the aftermath and reaction to however it performs. 2017 had a ton of massive failures and incredible success stories. Here were the top 5 of each.
Failures
5. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Predicted Total: $175 Million
Actual Total: $41 Million
4. The Dark Tower
Predicted Total: $120 Million
Actual Total: $50 Million
3. The Mummy
Predicted Total: $250 Million
Actual Total: $80 Million
2. Blade Runner 2049
Predicted Total: $300 Million
Actual Total: $91 Million
1. Justice League
Predicted Total: $550 Million
Actual Total: $230 Million
Successes
5. Baby Driver
Predicted Total: $34 Million
Actual Total: $107 Million
4. Wonder Woman
Predicted Total: $225 Million
Actual Total: $412 Million
3. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Predicted Total: $130 Million
Actual Total: $251 Million and counting, on pace for between $330 and $400 Million
2. Get Out
Predicted Total: $30 Million
Actual Total: $175 Million
1. IT
Predicted Total: $70 Million
Actual Total: $327 Million
Failures
5. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Predicted Total: $175 Million
Actual Total: $41 Million
4. The Dark Tower
Predicted Total: $120 Million
Actual Total: $50 Million
3. The Mummy
Predicted Total: $250 Million
Actual Total: $80 Million
2. Blade Runner 2049
Predicted Total: $300 Million
Actual Total: $91 Million
1. Justice League
Predicted Total: $550 Million
Actual Total: $230 Million
Successes
5. Baby Driver
Predicted Total: $34 Million
Actual Total: $107 Million
4. Wonder Woman
Predicted Total: $225 Million
Actual Total: $412 Million
3. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Predicted Total: $130 Million
Actual Total: $251 Million and counting, on pace for between $330 and $400 Million
2. Get Out
Predicted Total: $30 Million
Actual Total: $175 Million
1. IT
Predicted Total: $70 Million
Actual Total: $327 Million
Monday, January 1, 2018
Most Anticipated Movies 0f 2018
Not that we've hit the new Year, its time to look ahead. There are a lot of good movies coming out in 2018, here are my top 25 ranked in order, with their release date.
25. Tomb Raider-March 16th
24. The Purge 4-July 4th
23. Insidious 4-January 5th
22. Rampage-April 20th
21. Venom-October 5th
20. Aquaman-December 21st
19.Truth or Dare-April 27th
18. The Grinch-November 9th
17. The Incredibles 2-June 15th
16. God Particle-February 2nd
15. Wreck it Ralph 2-November 21st
14. Ready Player One-March 30th
13. Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse-December 14th
12. Ant Man and the Wasp-July 6th
11. Hellfest-October 12th
10. The Meg-August 10th
9. The Nun-July 13th
8. Deadpool 2-June 1st
7. Black Panther-February 16th
6. The Strangers 2-March 9th
5. Goosebumps 2-October 12th
4. Jurassic World 2-June 22nd
3. The Predator-August 3rd
2. Halloween-October 19th
1. Avengers: Infinity War-May 4th
25. Tomb Raider-March 16th
24. The Purge 4-July 4th
23. Insidious 4-January 5th
22. Rampage-April 20th
21. Venom-October 5th
20. Aquaman-December 21st
19.Truth or Dare-April 27th
18. The Grinch-November 9th
17. The Incredibles 2-June 15th
16. God Particle-February 2nd
15. Wreck it Ralph 2-November 21st
14. Ready Player One-March 30th
13. Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse-December 14th
12. Ant Man and the Wasp-July 6th
11. Hellfest-October 12th
10. The Meg-August 10th
9. The Nun-July 13th
8. Deadpool 2-June 1st
7. Black Panther-February 16th
6. The Strangers 2-March 9th
5. Goosebumps 2-October 12th
4. Jurassic World 2-June 22nd
3. The Predator-August 3rd
2. Halloween-October 19th
1. Avengers: Infinity War-May 4th
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Top 12 Favorite Movie Scenes of 2017
Here are my top 12 Favorite Movie Scenes of 2017
12. Baby Driver-Opening Scene: The opening car chase of this movie was a perfect intro to Baby and perfectly set the tone for the rest of the movie in a heartpounding first five minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XMuUVw7TOM
11. Last Jedi-Opening Fight
This was my first time ever seeing a Star Wars movie on the big screen and I was immediately treated to a massive visual spectacle. The opening fight was an incredible visual display and started off the movie in amazing fashion.
10. Spider-Man Homecoming: Washington Monument Scenee
Middle acts of movies can sometimes be a drag, but this sequence gave the middle portion of Spider-Man Homecoming an incredible sequence.
9. Kingsman-Lets Go Crazy Opening Sequence
The 3rd time already the opening scene of a movie makes this list. Once again this scene set up the movie perfectly, as I was instantly hooked and knew this movie would be a ton of fun.
8. Thor: Ragnarok-Gladiator Fight
It's always fun when we get to see two of the heroes go at it against each other, and Thor and Hulk being forced to fight in a Roman Coliseum style gladiator fight was a ton of fun.
7. Dunkirk-Trapped in the ship
No other scene maybe ever in a movie had me as tense and on the edge of my seat as this one. British soldiers are trapped in a ship on the beach as high tide rolls in. With holes in the ship water starts to pour in. The choices are stay hiding in the ship and drown to death, or leave the ship and risk being immediately shot down by german soldiers. Its as tense a scene as you could ever get.
6. Spider-Man Homecoming-Car Scene
Another very tense scene as Its so fun to see Michael Keaton slowly put the pieces together that hes looking at Spider-Man and seeing Peter squirm as he realizes the pieces are being put together and hes nothing he can do about it. It fully sets into gear the final act of the movie.
5. Kingsman-Saturday Nights Alright
The final battle scene is a ton of fun to watch, and with this Elton John song playing in the background it makes it even more amazingly fun.
4. Guardians of the Galaxy 2-Yondu's sacrifice/Funeral
Such a great finish to a great movie
3. IT-Bload Oath
Who would have thought a horror movie could produce such an emotionally poignant and powerful scene? It's made even more powerful by those who are aware of the story and know that when they make the blood oath it is the last time all 7 members of the losers club are together as a group. It perfectly wraps up the first half of the story while also perfectly setting up the 2nd half.
2. Guardians of the Galaxy 2-Yondu slaughters the Ravagers
The beginning of Yondus redemption as he and Rocket break out of jail by slaughtering everyone on the ship. It is the definiton of badass and the song that accompanies the scene is perfect.
1. IT-Neibolt Street
So much about this scene is perfect. Pennywise crawling out of the fridge as he slowly walks toward Eddie and taunts him, Richie in the room full of clowns, the "Very Scary, Scary, Not Scary at all" doors sequence, the moment where Pennywise s about to eat Eddie, then hears Richie and Bill open the door and he pauses, the moment where Bev impales Pennywise, and Eddies "Do not fucking touch me!" The best 5-10 minutes of cinema this year.
12. Baby Driver-Opening Scene: The opening car chase of this movie was a perfect intro to Baby and perfectly set the tone for the rest of the movie in a heartpounding first five minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XMuUVw7TOM
11. Last Jedi-Opening Fight
This was my first time ever seeing a Star Wars movie on the big screen and I was immediately treated to a massive visual spectacle. The opening fight was an incredible visual display and started off the movie in amazing fashion.
10. Spider-Man Homecoming: Washington Monument Scenee
Middle acts of movies can sometimes be a drag, but this sequence gave the middle portion of Spider-Man Homecoming an incredible sequence.
9. Kingsman-Lets Go Crazy Opening Sequence
The 3rd time already the opening scene of a movie makes this list. Once again this scene set up the movie perfectly, as I was instantly hooked and knew this movie would be a ton of fun.
8. Thor: Ragnarok-Gladiator Fight
It's always fun when we get to see two of the heroes go at it against each other, and Thor and Hulk being forced to fight in a Roman Coliseum style gladiator fight was a ton of fun.
7. Dunkirk-Trapped in the ship
No other scene maybe ever in a movie had me as tense and on the edge of my seat as this one. British soldiers are trapped in a ship on the beach as high tide rolls in. With holes in the ship water starts to pour in. The choices are stay hiding in the ship and drown to death, or leave the ship and risk being immediately shot down by german soldiers. Its as tense a scene as you could ever get.
6. Spider-Man Homecoming-Car Scene
Another very tense scene as Its so fun to see Michael Keaton slowly put the pieces together that hes looking at Spider-Man and seeing Peter squirm as he realizes the pieces are being put together and hes nothing he can do about it. It fully sets into gear the final act of the movie.
5. Kingsman-Saturday Nights Alright
The final battle scene is a ton of fun to watch, and with this Elton John song playing in the background it makes it even more amazingly fun.
4. Guardians of the Galaxy 2-Yondu's sacrifice/Funeral
Such a great finish to a great movie
3. IT-Bload Oath
Who would have thought a horror movie could produce such an emotionally poignant and powerful scene? It's made even more powerful by those who are aware of the story and know that when they make the blood oath it is the last time all 7 members of the losers club are together as a group. It perfectly wraps up the first half of the story while also perfectly setting up the 2nd half.
2. Guardians of the Galaxy 2-Yondu slaughters the Ravagers
The beginning of Yondus redemption as he and Rocket break out of jail by slaughtering everyone on the ship. It is the definiton of badass and the song that accompanies the scene is perfect.
1. IT-Neibolt Street
So much about this scene is perfect. Pennywise crawling out of the fridge as he slowly walks toward Eddie and taunts him, Richie in the room full of clowns, the "Very Scary, Scary, Not Scary at all" doors sequence, the moment where Pennywise s about to eat Eddie, then hears Richie and Bill open the door and he pauses, the moment where Bev impales Pennywise, and Eddies "Do not fucking touch me!" The best 5-10 minutes of cinema this year.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Ranking every movie I saw in Theaters in 2017
A new obsession and hobby began for me in 2017, going to the movie theater. Truthfully, over the past five years or so seeing movies in theaters was incredibly rare for me. In fact between October 2015 and June 2017 I did not see a single movie in theaters. Even before that I averaged maybe 2 or 3 a year since I got out of high school.
Honesty time: I struggle with anxiety. Sometimes I can keep it supressed, but its always a threat to surface, and sometimes it can be unbearable. It is this anxiety that kept me away from theaters for so long. The thought of "disconnecting" for 2+ hours from the outside world is something I could rarely bring myself to do. I dont have the attention span to just sit and stare at a movie for that long. I needed to be doing something while I'm watching a movie, so I preferred to watch at home. At home I can browse the web, write things down, get chores done while watching a movie. At the theatre, you sit and watch and thats it, something I had a hard time getting myself to do. So I avoided going to the movies unless there was one I REALLY wanted to see. But then with a full summer off and a few boring afternoons to kill I decided to try to start going to the movies again, and I realized something: seeing a movie in the movie theatre was the ultimate relaxation for me. My brain is always moving at full speed and I can hardly ever truly relax, even when Im at home watching TV my brain is racing thinking about something. But at the movie theatre, that is one place where I truly feel relaxed and disconnected from the world. So I kept going back to more and more movies. Just sitting and getting lost in the movie and soaking it in, there was nothing more relaxing. All in all I ended up seeing 26 different movies in the theater this year, and will probably see much more than that in 2018 with a five month head start over 2017. Here is my attempt at ranking every movie I saw in the theater in 2017. When looking at this list, it was a great war for movies. I adore the top 12 movies on this list, and even 13-18 are movies I got a lot of enjoyment out of. Only 19-27 are movies I would rank a C or lower on an A-F scale and only 24-27 I would rank a D or lower.
27. Wish Upon
26. Flatliners
25. Daddy's Home 2
24. Jigsaw
23. 47 Meters Down
22. Girls Trip
21. Cars 3
20. The Mummy
19. Murder on the Orient Express
18 Pirates of the Caribbean 5
17. Despicable Me 3
16. Justice League
15. The Dark Tower
14 War for the Planet of the Apes
13. Wonder Woman
12. Baby Driver
11. Disaster Artist
10. Coco
9. Dunkirk
8.Star Wars: The Last Jedi
7. Thor: Ragnarok
6. Kong: Skull Island
5. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
4. Kingsman 2
3. Spiderman: Homecoming
2. Guardians of the Galaxy 2
1. IT
Honesty time: I struggle with anxiety. Sometimes I can keep it supressed, but its always a threat to surface, and sometimes it can be unbearable. It is this anxiety that kept me away from theaters for so long. The thought of "disconnecting" for 2+ hours from the outside world is something I could rarely bring myself to do. I dont have the attention span to just sit and stare at a movie for that long. I needed to be doing something while I'm watching a movie, so I preferred to watch at home. At home I can browse the web, write things down, get chores done while watching a movie. At the theatre, you sit and watch and thats it, something I had a hard time getting myself to do. So I avoided going to the movies unless there was one I REALLY wanted to see. But then with a full summer off and a few boring afternoons to kill I decided to try to start going to the movies again, and I realized something: seeing a movie in the movie theatre was the ultimate relaxation for me. My brain is always moving at full speed and I can hardly ever truly relax, even when Im at home watching TV my brain is racing thinking about something. But at the movie theatre, that is one place where I truly feel relaxed and disconnected from the world. So I kept going back to more and more movies. Just sitting and getting lost in the movie and soaking it in, there was nothing more relaxing. All in all I ended up seeing 26 different movies in the theater this year, and will probably see much more than that in 2018 with a five month head start over 2017. Here is my attempt at ranking every movie I saw in the theater in 2017. When looking at this list, it was a great war for movies. I adore the top 12 movies on this list, and even 13-18 are movies I got a lot of enjoyment out of. Only 19-27 are movies I would rank a C or lower on an A-F scale and only 24-27 I would rank a D or lower.
27. Wish Upon
26. Flatliners
25. Daddy's Home 2
24. Jigsaw
23. 47 Meters Down
22. Girls Trip
21. Cars 3
20. The Mummy
19. Murder on the Orient Express
18 Pirates of the Caribbean 5
17. Despicable Me 3
16. Justice League
15. The Dark Tower
14 War for the Planet of the Apes
13. Wonder Woman
12. Baby Driver
11. Disaster Artist
10. Coco
9. Dunkirk
8.Star Wars: The Last Jedi
7. Thor: Ragnarok
6. Kong: Skull Island
5. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
4. Kingsman 2
3. Spiderman: Homecoming
2. Guardians of the Galaxy 2
1. IT
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Halloween Watch List
With my absolute favorite holiday of the year approaching, I figured I'd put together a list of movies and TV shows that are religious viewing for me during the month of October. To me, Halloween is not a day, it is a month long celebration. Many people love scary movies this time of year and I am no exception, but to me Halloween movies have a different vibe. Truly scary bleak movies (Texas Chainsaw Massacre for example) are not for Halloween. Halloween is for lighthearted, campy movies which is why you will notice a lot of the movies on this list are 80s horror movies. Here it is, in no particular order, my list of movies and tv show episodes that are essential halloween viewing
Halloween: Duh, the month would not be complete without viewing this slasher classic.
Halloween 2: The sequel is just as much fun and has an even more Halloween atmosphere to it than the original.
Halloween 3: This is a very underrated gem. Many people hate this movie because its the one Halloween movie without Michael Myers, but its still a fantastic movie for Halloween. There is no way you can watch this jingle and not be filled with Halloween spirit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIHUv2ooG38
Evil Dead: So over the top, so campy, so much fun
Sleepaway Camp: Everything I said about Evil dead also applies here, plus with a great twist at the end.
Monster Squad: Universals classic monsters in a Goonies style movie? Hell Yes
Killer Klownz From Outer Space: Once again, Over the top, campy, fun, sensing a theme here?
Friday the 13th: Such a weird movie in that the reveal of the killer was never meant to be a major twist, but it organically turned into one over time after 30 years and so many sequels. First time viewers still get shocked when they find out Jason is not actually the killer in the first one.
Fright Night: One of the greatest horror movies of the 80s and the greatest vampire movie ever made, sorry Dracula. So much fun to watch from start to finish, a Halloween doesnt go by where I dont watch this gem.
Return of the Living Dead: Yup, over the top, campy, fun, and a great soundtrack. The movie poster just screams "Halloween" to me.
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The most iconic horror movie character of all time in the original that started it all. Definitely essential Halloween viewing.
Trick R Treat: We have this movie to thank for the revitilization of horror anthologies.
Tales of Halloween: Just discovered this one this year. Another anthology in the vein of Trick R Treat, though this one crams ten fun little stories all taking place on Halloween night.
Under Wraps: A disney movie! I have so many nostalgic memories of coming home trick or treating and counting my candy with this movie on in the background on the disney channel.
Halloweentown: Another disney movie! This movie always played on Halloween nights right after Under Wraps, so itd be playing as I was heading to bed. Again, nostalgic memories.
WNUF Halloween Special: Another one I just discovered this year, a ton of fun and unconventional.
The American Scream: As Much as I love Halloween in Orlando, there still is nothing quite like Halloween time in a small midwestern city, and this documentary about people who build haunted houses in their homes for Halloween in small midwestern cities provides me with that feeling of Halloween in the midwest without having to leave Orlando.
That 70s Show: Too young to die, Too Old to Trick R Treat: Without a doubt the greatest comedy show Halloween episode ever. This episode spoofs all the classic Alfred Hitchcock movies in hilarious fashion.
Never Sleep Again: This 4 hour documentary about all 8 Nightmare on Elm Street Movies is something i insist on finding time to watch every year around this time.
Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask. The most iconic Goosebumps episode ever. this story about a girl who buys a Halloween Mask inflicted with a curse is Halloween gold. There is not a 90s kid alive who didnt read this book and love watching this episode on ABC Family every year the Friday before Halloween.
Halloween: Duh, the month would not be complete without viewing this slasher classic.
Halloween 2: The sequel is just as much fun and has an even more Halloween atmosphere to it than the original.
Halloween 3: This is a very underrated gem. Many people hate this movie because its the one Halloween movie without Michael Myers, but its still a fantastic movie for Halloween. There is no way you can watch this jingle and not be filled with Halloween spirit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIHUv2ooG38
Evil Dead: So over the top, so campy, so much fun
Sleepaway Camp: Everything I said about Evil dead also applies here, plus with a great twist at the end.
Monster Squad: Universals classic monsters in a Goonies style movie? Hell Yes
Killer Klownz From Outer Space: Once again, Over the top, campy, fun, sensing a theme here?
Friday the 13th: Such a weird movie in that the reveal of the killer was never meant to be a major twist, but it organically turned into one over time after 30 years and so many sequels. First time viewers still get shocked when they find out Jason is not actually the killer in the first one.
Fright Night: One of the greatest horror movies of the 80s and the greatest vampire movie ever made, sorry Dracula. So much fun to watch from start to finish, a Halloween doesnt go by where I dont watch this gem.
Return of the Living Dead: Yup, over the top, campy, fun, and a great soundtrack. The movie poster just screams "Halloween" to me.
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The most iconic horror movie character of all time in the original that started it all. Definitely essential Halloween viewing.
Trick R Treat: We have this movie to thank for the revitilization of horror anthologies.
Tales of Halloween: Just discovered this one this year. Another anthology in the vein of Trick R Treat, though this one crams ten fun little stories all taking place on Halloween night.
Under Wraps: A disney movie! I have so many nostalgic memories of coming home trick or treating and counting my candy with this movie on in the background on the disney channel.
Halloweentown: Another disney movie! This movie always played on Halloween nights right after Under Wraps, so itd be playing as I was heading to bed. Again, nostalgic memories.
WNUF Halloween Special: Another one I just discovered this year, a ton of fun and unconventional.
The American Scream: As Much as I love Halloween in Orlando, there still is nothing quite like Halloween time in a small midwestern city, and this documentary about people who build haunted houses in their homes for Halloween in small midwestern cities provides me with that feeling of Halloween in the midwest without having to leave Orlando.
That 70s Show: Too young to die, Too Old to Trick R Treat: Without a doubt the greatest comedy show Halloween episode ever. This episode spoofs all the classic Alfred Hitchcock movies in hilarious fashion.
Never Sleep Again: This 4 hour documentary about all 8 Nightmare on Elm Street Movies is something i insist on finding time to watch every year around this time.
Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask. The most iconic Goosebumps episode ever. this story about a girl who buys a Halloween Mask inflicted with a curse is Halloween gold. There is not a 90s kid alive who didnt read this book and love watching this episode on ABC Family every year the Friday before Halloween.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Tracking IT's historical Box Office Run: 10/2-10/8
IT Total from 10/2-10/8: 13.8 Million Dollars
Total Through 10/8: 304.9 Million
Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made this week: Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix, Inception, Up, The Sixth Sense, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
All Time Box Office Rank: 66
Accomplishments: IT crossed the 300 million mark, an unthinkable feat for a horror movie. IT is now the 4th highest grossing rated R movie of all time.
Total Through 10/8: 304.9 Million
Notable Movies IT passed for all time money made this week: Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix, Inception, Up, The Sixth Sense, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
All Time Box Office Rank: 66
Accomplishments: IT crossed the 300 million mark, an unthinkable feat for a horror movie. IT is now the 4th highest grossing rated R movie of all time.
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Tracking IT's historical box office run 9/25-/10/1
Now that IT's numbers have slowed a little bit as all movies do after three weeks, I'm only going to do one update a week.
It's Box Office total from 9/25-10/1: 24.8 Million Dollars
Total Through Sunday 10/1: 291.1 Million Dollars
Notable Movies IT passed for All Time Money Made this week: The Hangover, Meet The Fockers, Home Alone, Monsters Inc, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Stars Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Man of Steel
All Time Box Office Rank: 78
Other Notable Accomplishments: IT continues to make box office history as it inexplicably in its 4th weekend was the highest grossing movie of the weekend, reclaming the top spot at the box office beating out an opening weekend of a Tom Cruise movie, American Made, as well as the opening weekend of another horror movie, Flatliners, also beating the second weekend of Kingsman. A horror movie winning the box office weekend in its 4th week is just another example of uncharted territory that IT has crossed into. IT is now the 4th highest grossing rated R movie of all time. This week IT will cross the 300 million dollar mark, a number previously though unthinkable for a horror movie. Depending on if IT has a good run in October or not it could finish anywhere between 325 million on the low end, to about 350 million on the high end.
It's Box Office total from 9/25-10/1: 24.8 Million Dollars
Total Through Sunday 10/1: 291.1 Million Dollars
Notable Movies IT passed for All Time Money Made this week: The Hangover, Meet The Fockers, Home Alone, Monsters Inc, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Stars Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Man of Steel
All Time Box Office Rank: 78
Other Notable Accomplishments: IT continues to make box office history as it inexplicably in its 4th weekend was the highest grossing movie of the weekend, reclaming the top spot at the box office beating out an opening weekend of a Tom Cruise movie, American Made, as well as the opening weekend of another horror movie, Flatliners, also beating the second weekend of Kingsman. A horror movie winning the box office weekend in its 4th week is just another example of uncharted territory that IT has crossed into. IT is now the 4th highest grossing rated R movie of all time. This week IT will cross the 300 million dollar mark, a number previously though unthinkable for a horror movie. Depending on if IT has a good run in October or not it could finish anywhere between 325 million on the low end, to about 350 million on the high end.
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