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Greetings, On this first weekend of Spring, Disney’s SNOW WHITE won the box office crown with a $43M opening weekend, far outpacing a cast of weak competition.?While this does not rise to the level of some Disney family movie openings, it is still an achievement given the string of bad luck and cloud of controversy that have surrounded this movie. Production on SNOW WHITE had originally been scheduled to start in March 2020, but was shut down by the arrival of COVID.?Two years later when it restarted, the set was closed down again by a fire.?The leading stars of the movie, Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, have each been caught up in political controversy, voicing opposite opinions on the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza.?Finally, filmmaker Marc Webb has been questioned by some for his choice to update the 1937 store to modern sensibilities, including a re-imagining of the Seven Dwarfs, now generated using CGI. Still, exhibitors are happy to have the second-best movie opening of the year, trailing CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD’s $88.8M from February 14-16 and ahead of DOG MAN’s $36M from January 31 – February 2.?Dig into the details in Dick Walsh’s Weekend Review. You will also enjoy reading our latest crop of movie reviews, covering SNOW WHITE and THE ALTO KNIGHTS directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert De Niro. In this week’s Don’t Kill the Messenger podcast, host Kevin Goetz welcomes film producer and studio executive Mike Medavoy. ?With a career spanning five decades, Medavoy has been closely involved with over 300 feature films, with seven of those winning Best Picture Oscars. From agent to studio chief to producer, his remarkable journey from Shanghai to Hollywood has shaped some of cinema's most important films, including Rocky, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, and Silence of the Lambs. #snowwhitemovie #snowwhite2025 #disney #waltdisneystudios #rachelzegler #galgadot #marcwebb #thealtoknights #screendollars #dickwalsh #boxoffice #tickettoridepodcast #kevingoetz #mikemedavoy #thefilmverdict #alonsoduralde

Greetings, Paramount’s violent action-comedy NOVOCAINE drifted to the top of the box office, with a $8.7M opening weekend.?Unfortunately, it was an uninspiring weekend overall, with the total for all films coming in at $52.7M, the third straight time when 2025’s results have underperformed those from 2024.?What’s more, last year was widely seen as a “down year” for moviegoing and Q1 was the worst quarter of the year.?This year’s box office has now slipped behind that from 2024.?Check out Dick Walsh’s Weekend Review to get all the details. On the bright side, there is good reason to be optimistic about next weekend when Disney will unveil its live-action remake of SNOW WHITE, starring Rachel Zegler as Snow White and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen.?We’re predicting it will be the second-best movie opening of the year, with sales of $60M-$70M in its first three days. As if on cue, this week’s episode of the Ticket to Ride podcast explores the box office roller coaster of 2025.?Hosts Paul Degarabedian, Mike Polydoros and Thaddeus Bouchard encourage riders to "Buckle Up, Keep Calm and Carry On," with an upturn in the near future based on strong slate of new movies. You will also enjoy reading Alonso Duralde’s reviews of NOVOCAINE and BLACK BAG, the top two new movies of the weekend. #novocaine #novocainemovie #paramountpictures #mickey17 #warnerbros #blackbag #blackbagmovie #screendollars #dickwalsh #boxoffice #tickettoridepodcast #pauldergarabedian #mikepolydoros #thaddeusbouchard #thefilmverdict #alonsoduralde

Here's live video version of the latest episode of our Ticket to Ride podcast, featuring the inimitable Paul Dergarabedian from Comscore, the sage Mike Polydoros from Paper Airplane Media and me, Thaddeus Bouchard from Screendollars. Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eiAZJ62Y --- A Box Office Roller Coaster! Season 2, Episode 7 | March 13, 2025 When it comes to the box office, ups and downs go with the territory as we’ve watched this year's early advantage over last year take a tumble in the past few weeks.?Your intrepid hosts Paul, Mike & Thaddeus say "Buckle Up, Keep Calm and Carry On," with an optimistic attitude based on the lineup of new movies ahead.?Inevitably, the current dip in ticket sales will correct itself and the roller coaster car of 2025 will turn upwards, as it always does in this industry. #BoxOffice #2025Movies #FilmDiscussion #MovieBuff #HollywoodMovies #MovieBusiness #TicketToRidePodcast

The next Ticket to Ride podcast is imminent.?Here's a quick teaser to preview exciting news and special guests to be revealed at CinemaCon, only three weeks away. === Ticket To Ride - Season 2 Episode 7 - The Box Office Roller Coaster! When it comes to the box office, ups and downs go with the territory as we’ve watched this year's early advantage over last year take a tumble in the past few weeks. Your intrepid hosts Paul Dergarabedian from Comscore, Inc. / Comscore Movies, Mike Polydoros from PaperAirplane Media & Thaddeus Bouchard from Screendollars say "Buckle Up, Keep Calm and Carry On," with an optimistic attitude based on the lineup of new movies ahead. Inevitably, the current dip in ticket sales will correct itself and the rollercoaster car of 2025 will turn upwards, as it always does in this industry. Listen to the full episode at: Spotify : https://lnkd.in/eBsknMtG Amazon Music : https://lnkd.in/ea4ufBZE Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eZSVytJz #BoxOffice #2025Movies #FilmDiscussion #MovieBuff #HollywoodMovies #MovieBusiness #TicketToRidePodcast

Greetings, The new leader of the weekend box office is the darkly comic sci-fi adventure MICKEY 17 which earned $19.1M in its opening weekend.?This is the first movie by South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho after his Oscar-winning global hit PARASITE in 2019.?MICKEY 17 was ready to go and planned for release early last year, but Warner Bros. decided that its prospects would be limited by the after-effects of Hollywood’s labor strikes of 2023.?After a few date changes, WB settled on this weekend for its debut, when it could take center stage with limited competition. The runner up was Disney and Marvel’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD in its fourth week, selling an additional $8.5M.?The fourth CAPTAIN AMERICA movie has now earned $176.6M domestic and $370.8M worldwide in the 24 days since it opened.?You can read all the details about the top movies of the weekend in Dick Walsh’s Weekend Review.?Be sure also to check out our critic’s reviews of two of next weekend’s new movies, Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller BLACK BAG from Focus Features and Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s action thriller NOVOCAINE from Paramount. In the latest episode of our Don’t Kill the Messenger podcast, host Kevin Goetz sits down with Hollywood writer, director and producer Chris Landon.?While Chris is the son of television legend Michael Landon, he has carved his own career path in Hollywood, specializing in horror comedy or what he calls "feel-good horror."?He is known for films that include Happy Death Day, Freaky, Disturbia, and most recently, Heart Eyes. #mickey17 #warnerbros #bongjoonho #robertpattinson #captainamerica #bravenewworld #marvelstudios #mcu #screendollars #kevingoetz #dontkillthemessengerpodcast #chrislandon

Greetings Oscar Aficionados, Best of luck to all the nominees at tonight’s 97th Academy Awards ceremony.?May the millions who tune in tonight thoroughly enjoy Hollywood’s biggest annual extravaganza, hosted by Conan O’Brien.?We’re predicting a big night for THE BRUTALIST, with ANORA, EMILIA PEREZ, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN and CONCLAVE also in line for significant recognition. At the box office, Disney and Marvel’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD remained the #1 movie in theatres for the third weekend in a row, with $15.0M in new ticket sales.?The superhero sequel has grossed $163.7M in its first 17 days, which is decent but not spectacular since it was a rather expensive movie to make, with a production budget of $180M.?The fourth movie in the Captain America franchise may struggle to turn a profit, since it will need to earn $450M worldwide to get there and has taken in only $342M as of today. Focus Features’ underwater rescue thriller LAST BREATH swam to second place, with an opening tally of $7.8M followed by Neon’s horror flick THE MONKEY which earned $6.4M in its second weekend.?Go deeper into the numbers with Dick Walsh’s Weekend Review.?You will also enjoy reading our critic’s review of the breathtaking action in LAST BREATH. #captainamerica #bravenewworld #marvelstudios #mcu #lastbreathmovie #focusfeatures #themonkey #neonrated #screendollars

Greetings, Disney and Marvel’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD remained the #1 movie this weekend, with an additional box office of $28.2M, making for a 10-day total of $141.2M.?On the one hand, it was the third highest gross for any movie in any weekend in 2025, after its own $88.8M opening last weekend and DOG MAN’s $36M opening from January 31 – February 2.?On the other hand, its 68% drop from weekend #1 to weekend #2 is the steepest drop of any of the four CAPTAIN AMERICA movies to-date, which is not a good sign for this movie’s long-term outlook. Neon’s THE MONKEY took second place this weekend with $14.2M in its first three days.?This is the seventeenth horror movie that Neon has released in its eight years history, and the second from the up-and-coming horror filmmaker Osgood Perkins after last year’s LONGLEGS.?THE MONKEY is based on a short story of the same name by Stephen King, who has had over 60 movies made based from his extensive catalog of creepy books and short stories. Tag along with Dick Walsh as he goes all the way down the box office rabbit hole in our Weekend Review.?Every Sunday over the past four decades, Dick has given his analysis of the weekend box office, through all its ups and downs.?You will also enjoy our new movie review of PADDINGTON IN PERU and MICKEY 17, from our critic Alonso Duralde. In this week’s episode of the Don’t Kill the Messenger podcast, host Kevin Goetz sits down with acclaimed producer David Permut to discuss the art of discovering new talent and making movies that matter.?Permut is the visionary behind movies that include Face/Off, Hacksaw Ridge, Dragnet, and most recently, Rustin. #captainamerica #bravenewworld #marvelstudios #mcu #themonkey #neonrated #stephenking #osgoodperkins #screendollars #boxoffice #dontkillthemessengerpodcast #kevingoetz #davidpermut #dickwalsh #alonsoduralde

Happy Valentine’s Day / President’s Day Weekend, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD came to the rescue this weekend, with $88.5M in its opening 3-day box office and an estimated $100M after adding in ticket sales expected for tomorrow’s Monday holiday.?It was the highest-grossing movie debut of the year, and gave exhibitors a bit of a taste of the glory days of Marvel movies.?This is the 35th MCU movie, and the 4th in the Captain America series. The superhero sequel took over almost all IMAX and Premium Large Format screens, where the average ticket price was $18.60.?It was also the widest release of the year, playing at 4,105 screens across North America, and the widest since MOANA 2 opened on 4,200 screens last November 21st. Take in all the action by reading Dick Walsh’s Weekend Review, including details on the $13M opening for Sony’s PADDINGTON IN PERU and surprisingly strong $10M second weekend of Sony’s romance-slasher-comedy HEART EYES. We have new movie reviews of CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD and Bong Joon-ho’s upcoming sci-fi comedy MICKEY 17 starring Robert Pattinson. Finally, while out walking the dog you might consider listening to latest and greatest episode of our Ticket to Ride podcast with Paul, Mike and Thaddeus discussing “Captain Paddington” weekend and celebrate some of the Valentine’s Day openers from the past, including SILENCE OF THE LAMBS in 1991 and WAYNE’S WORLD in 1992. #captainamerica #bravenewworld #marvelstudios #mcu #paddingtoninperu #sonypictures #hearteyes #screendollars #boxoffice #tickettoridepodcast #pauldergarabedian #mikepolydoros #thaddeusbouchard

Greetings, This Super Bowl weekend was busier than usual at your local cinema.? Perhaps, the fun and festivities leading up to Sunday Night's big game put people in the mood for entertainment of all sorts, including moviegoing. For the second weekend in a row, Universal and DreamWork’s animated romp DOG MAN was the top movie, earning $13.7M over the last three days and $54.1M since it opened 10 days ago.?Two new wide releases completed the picture, with Sony’s romantic comedy slasher film HEART EYES selling $8.5M in tickets and Universal’s romantic action movie LOVE HURTS opening with $5.8M.?All films brought in $54.4M, the highest total for a Super Bowl weekend since 2020, just prior to the onset of the pandemic. Dick Walsh breaks down the results in our Weekend Review column.?You will also enjoy reading our critics’ reviews of DOG MAN and LOVE HURTS, published with our fine partners at The Film Verdict. In this week’s Don’t Kill the Messenger Podcast, host Kevin Goetz sits down with Elizabeth Gabler, President of Sony 3000 Pictures, to discuss the art of transforming literary works into successful movies, illustrated through her experiences with screen adaptations of Life of Pi, The Devil Wears Prada, Mrs. Doubtfire, Marley and Me, and Where the Crawdads Sing. #dogmanmovie #dreamworks #universalstudios #hearteyes #sonypictures #lovehurts #screendollars #boxoffice #dontkillthemessengerpodcast #elizabethgabler #kevingoetz #superbowlboxoffice

Greetings. It's Groundhog Day...again. This morning the famous and furry celebrity Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his winter den and saw his shadow, translating to six more weeks of cold and stormy weather.?On the bright side, it could also lead to more moviegoing by people looking for an escape. Keeping with the animal theme, Universal and DreamWorks’ animated DOG MAN produced the best movie opening of the year, grossing $36M in the past three days.?Be sure to check out our critics review of DOG MAN, published in partnership with our friends at The Film Verdict. Warner Bros.’ COMPANION also opened this weekend, landing in second place with $9.5M in ticket sales.?This genre bending movie is a unique combination of science fiction, horror, comedy, and romance and is the best-reviewed wide release movie of the year, with Rotten Tomatoes scores of 94% from the critics and 91% from audiences. The overall weekend totals were $85M, which is 41% higher than the same weekend last year.?2025 has produced 108% of the box office totals earned at this time last year.?Read Dick Walsh’s Weekend Review for a detailed description and analysis of these results. In the latest episode of the Ticket to Ride podcast, co-hosts Paul, Mike & Thaddeus get ready for the highly-anticipated and very romantic Valentine’s weekend ahead, with dual openings of CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD and PADDINGTON IN PERU, being called “Captain Paddington” or “Marvel meets Marmalade.” #dogmanmovie #dreamworks #universalstudios #companionmovie #warnerbros #screendollars #boxoffice #tickettoridepodcast #comscoremovies #paperairplanemedia #captainamericathefirstavenger #paddingtoninperu