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Box Office Report: Weekend of 5/14 – ‘Spiral’ Tops ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’

By @HolocronJosh for @FilmCodex The latest in the Saw franchise, Spiral, opened to relatively strong numbers at this weekend’s box office. Over the three day weekend, Spiral grossed $8.7 million from 2,811 theaters. This is a solid number given the relatively low budget of the film and the fact that roughly 45% of domestic theaters […]

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Box Office Report: Weekend of 5/7 – Wrath of Man Tops Box Office at the Start of the Summer Movie Season

By @HolocronJosh for @Film_Codex Guy Ritchie’s latest film Wrath of Man, starring Jason Statham, topped the box office this weekend with a 3 day total of $8 million from 2,875 theaters. Overall, Ritchie’s film took in $25.6 million worldwide. This doesn’t include China, where it is set for release tomorrow (May 10). Wrath of Man

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Box Office Report: Weekend of 4/31 – Demon Slayer Overtakes Mortal Kombat

By @HolocronJosh for @FilmCodex After the biggest weekend for movie theaters since the pandemic began, the box office wasn’t quite as active this weekend as the two biggest players in theaters both dropped significantly. Last weekend, Mortal Kombat narrowly beat out Demon Slayer to take top spot. This weekend, Demon Slayer returned the favor, earning

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Box Office Report: Weekend of 4/23 – Mortal Kombat Opens Strong as Demon Slayer Comes in Close Second

By @HolocronJosh for @FilmCodex Warner Bros’ Mortal Kombat debuted to strong domestic numbers in its opening weekend in the U.S. From Friday to Sunday, the film adaption of the famous video game franchise took in $22.5 million, a big number during the pandemic. The film benefited from the largely favorable reviews which praised the action

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Box Office Report – Weekend of 4/16 – ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Is Number One Again

By @HolcronJosh for @FilmCodex Godzilla vs. Kong’ has topped the domestic and international box office once again this weekend. After surpassing expectations with pandemic high totals so far, the latest in the monsterverse franchise took in another $7.7 million domestically, taking its total to $80.5 million. This is an impressive total given rising COVID-19 cases

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Box Office Report: Weekend of 4/9 – ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Continues to Rise as ‘Mortal Kombat’ Opens Internationally With $11 Million

By @HolocronJosh for @FilmCodex Warner Bros.’ ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ opened to record pandemic numbers last weekend, both domestically and internationally. One week later, the latest in the Monsterverse franchise had another solid showing at the box office, taking in $13.3 million domestically, a drop off of 58%. This takes the domestic tally to $69.5 million.

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge Joins Indiana Jones Sequel, with John Williams Returning to Score

by George Bate for @FilmCodex Phoebe Waller-Bridge will join Harrison Ford in the upcoming Indiana Jones sequel, reports Deadline and later confirmed by Lucasfilm. Waller-Bridge, famous for her award-winning work on Fleabag, will play the female lead opposite co-star Harrison Ford, who will be picking up the fedora and whip for a fifth film in

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Box Office Report: Week of 3/31 – ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Heads to Pandemic Record Debut with $48.5 Million 5 Day Opening

By @HolocronJosh for @FilmCodex Godzilla vs. Kong’ is heading to a pandemic record debut this holiday weekend. The film, which released in theaters and in HBO Max, earned $48.5 Million from Wednesday to Sunday. On Saturday alone, the latest chapter in the monster-verse franchise took in $11.6 million from 3,064 locations. On these record domestic

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Box Office Report: Weekend of 3/26 – ‘Nobody’ is No. 1 Domestically as ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Debuts to Big Numbers Overseas

By @HolocronJosh and @HolocronGeorge for @FilmCodex Bob Odenkirk’s ‘Nobody’, an action movie about a timid father who unleashes his inner rage on a group of Russian enemies who wronged him and his family, debuted to top of the domestic box office this weekend, heavily boosted by the reopening of Los Angeles theaters. In its opening

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