‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Towers Over ‘Skyscraper’ and ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ at the Box Office
While Dwayne Johnson disappoints, Boots Riley’s “Sorry to Bother You” enters the top 10 at number 7.
Tom Brueggemann
‘Eighth Grade’ Scores as ‘Sorry to Bother You’ Breaks Out at Specialty Box Office
Documentaries have dominated the year’s specialty numbers so far, but this weekend new narratives are pulling crowds.
Documentaries Are Hot This Summer, but They Disguise a Specialty Box-Office Collapse
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” and “RBG” are real success stories, but in the meantime the rest of the specialized market is quietly falling apart.
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Is a More Modest Marvel, but It May Be the Summer’s Last Major Opening
The latest Marvel movie opened to $76 million, and it may be the last time the 2018 summer box office sees an opening at that level.
‘Sorry to Bother You’ Is Another Sundance Hit, While ‘Whitney’ Hits Familiar Notes
Boots Riley’s debut makes for a very impressive opening weekend, and “Three Identical Strangers” looks like another strong documentary at the box office.
African-American Communities Lack Theaters, and Here’s Why Many May Never Be Developed
Ava DuVernay took to Twitter this week to criticize the absence of movie theaters in communities of color, and the reasons for that reality are complex.
‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Overperforms at Box Office, like Other Summer Sequels
Box office is up nearly 10 percent for the year, but will it sustain?
‘Three Identical Strangers’ and ‘Leave No Trace’ Continue Strong Summer Specialty Box Office
The summer specialty box office continues its surge for not only documentaries but Debra Granik’s long-awaited follow-up to “Winter’s Bone.”
‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Won’t Be a Blockbuster, But It’s Rewriting Movie Sequel History
Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro are back in the arthouse film that may become a franchise.
‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’: Dinosaurs Roar at Summer Box Office
“Solo” is the exception to the rule as sequels continue to dominate a robust summer season.
‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ Outpaces ‘RBG’ as ‘The King’ Opens Strong
Documentaries continue to rule the specialized roost.
‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’: 6 Reasons Why Universal Didn’t Put America First
The fifth movie in the franchise is a global smash before it opens in a single U.S. theater. Here’s why that was a smart move.
