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Deadpool shatters more records, biggest ever opening for an R-rated film

February 14, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Having set an opening day record on Friday, 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has now shattered a host of records with its first weekend in the States, with the film pulling in a whopping $135 million over the Friday-to-Sunday period. Deadpool has now claimed the three-day (and four-day) February opening weekend records from Fifty Shades of Grey, while […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: Deadpool, Marvel, X-Men

Deadpool looking at $170 million plus global opening weekend

February 12, 2016 by Gary Collinson

20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has been rolling out this week, with the film opening in the UK on Wednesday and making its way across the Pond to North America today. Early tracking had suggested the film would be looking at a $55 million domestic opening weekend, but it looks like the Merc with a Mouth […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office, US Box Office Tagged With: Deadpool, Marvel, X-Men

Deadpool tracking for $55 million opening weekend; bigger than X-Men, The Wolverine and X-Men: First Class

January 22, 2016 by admin

We’re only a couple of weeks away from The Merc With a Mouth hitting cinema screens in his feature-debut, and The Hollywood Reporter is tracking a good opening weekend for Deadpool. If the outlet is to be believed, Deadpool is currently tracking to earn $55+ million on its opening weekend, when it goes up against Zoolander […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: Deadpool, Marvel

Golden Globe winner The Revenant opens to $38 million

January 11, 2016 by admin

Now officially released nationwide following a small-release last week, Golden Globe winner and Oscar contender The Revenant has opened to $38 million domestically. The film exceeded many expert expectations, with the film facing competition from newcomer The Forest and the box office juggernaut Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Not only that but Quentin Tarantino’s The […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: The Revenant

Good Grief, The Peanuts Movie opens to a positive $45 million

November 9, 2015 by admin

Opening against Spectre was never going to an easy task, but The Peanuts Movie seemed up for the challenge – and didn’t slip when kicking the football. Opening in around 3,900 screens, The Peanuts Movie brought home an estimated $45 million domestically. While not a great result given its rumoured $99 million budget, its CinemaScore […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: The Peanuts Movie

The Martian returns to top of the US box office while new releases flounder

October 25, 2015 by Sara Hemrajani

The wave of new films at multiplexes this weekend failed to make much of an impact on the US box office chart, giving previous releases a chance to stand their ground. The Martian edged out last week’s number one, Goosebumps, to return to the top spot. Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure raked in another $15.9 million […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Sara Hemrajani, US Box Office Tagged With: Bridge of Spies, Crimson Peak, Goosebumps, Hotel Transylvania 2, Jem and the Holograms, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, rock the kasbah, Steve Jobs, The Last Witch Hunter, The Martian

Crimson Peak bombs at the US box office with just $12.8 million

October 19, 2015 by admin

After a slew of mediocre reviews (read ours here and here), Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak struggled out of the gates on its opening weekend. Opening in less than 3,000 screens, the Gothic horror movie pulled in a very disappointing $12.5 million, coming fourth behind Steven Spielberg’s Bride of Spies, The Martian and children’s horror […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: Crimson Peak

Ant-Man tops U.S. box office with second-lowest opening for a Marvel Studios movie, earns $114 million worldwide

July 19, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Marvel’s latest superhero adventure Ant-Man opened in cinemas worldwide this past Friday, dethroning Minions in the States and continuing Marvel’s perfect streak of number one domestic debuts with $58 million. Internationally, it added a further $56 million from 37 markets, for a global opening weekend of $114 million. Ant-Man’s domestic debut is the second-lowest for […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: Ant-Man, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Good Dinosaur scores Pixar’s lowest opening weekend since Toy Story

November 30, 2015 by admin

Pixar’s latest movie, The Good Dinosaur, has scored the studio’s lowest opening weekend since its debut movie Toy Story. Opening second behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 in its second week of release, The Good Dinosaur brought home $39.1 million on its opening weekend, which puts it just ahead of Toy Story, which opened to […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: Pixar, The Good Dinosaur

Comparing the UK and US box offices in 2015

July 5, 2015 by Neil Calloway

This week in The Callow Way, Neil Calloway looks at the similarities and differences at the British and American box offices… With Britain currently experiencing a heatwave, it’s probably not the best time to visit the cinema, but it is a great time to compare the UK and US box office figures for 2015 so […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Neil Calloway, Special Features, UK Box Office, US Box Office

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