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Category: Box office

  • Stranger Things finale in theaters will be a cultural moment

    Stranger Things finale in theaters will be a cultural moment

    Netflix unveiled the full list of cities and theaters participating in fan screenings of the Season 5 finale of Stranger Things, which has been confirmed to have a runtime of 2 hours and five minutes.

    The screenings will take place in over 500 theaters in the U.S. and Canada starting on December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm PT, timed to the finale’s global premiere on Netflix, and run through January 1, 2026. The full list of theaters and RSVP information can be found on Netflix’s website, stfinale.com.

    Shawn Levy stated that the last episode belonged on the big screen..

    This promises to be a pivotal pop culture moment..

    Many theaters are already selling out.. Get tickets now..

  • WEIRD and WICKED wins

    WEIRD and WICKED wins

    So we are all really weirded out by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo making their rounds promoting WICKED FOR GOOD..but hey, maybe weird worked!

    The box office has been thankful for the oddity..

    Universal Pictures‘ musical sequel “For Good” swept up a spectacular $68.6 million across Friday and preview screenings from 4,115 locations in North America. That puts it on pace for a $151.5 million opening weekend through Sunday.

    It’d be the biggest release ever for a Broadway adaptation and the second-biggest ever for a Universal release, only behind “Jurassic World.”

    It’s also well ahead of the $112 million haul that the first “Wicked” debuted to in the same pre-Thanksgiving frame last year. If the Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande film hits its current projections, it’ll rank among the biggest domestic openings of the year, currently led by “A Minecraft Movie” ($162 million) and the “Lilo & Stitch” remake ($146 million).

    So … how about that!

  • Prayers for movies: Pope hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican and laments the fall of cinema

    Prayers for movies: Pope hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican and laments the fall of cinema

    Pope Leo told a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers at an audience in the Vatican on Saturday that cinemas were struggling to survive and that more should be done to protect them and preserve the shared experience of watching movies..

    “Cinemas are experiencing a troubling decline, with many being removed from cities and neighbourhoods,” he said.

    “More than a few people are saying that the art of cinema and the cinematic experience are in danger. I urge institutions not to give up, but to cooperate in affirming the social and cultural value of this activity.”

    You can read more here..

    Full story…

    May God continue to bless movie theaters?

  • Little gremlins will return in 2027

    Little gremlins will return in 2027

    There have been rumors for years—maybe decades—about another Gremlins movie. Every so often, whispers would pop up online and then fade away. Well, it looks like this time it’s actually happening. Several entertainment outlets are now reporting that a new Gremlins film is officially on the way, with a planned release sometime in 2027.

    Chris Columbus is reportedly returning to lead the project, and Steven Spielberg will also be involved, which makes the entire thing feel like a genuine continuation of the franchise rather than a cash-grab reboot. That alone gives fans a reason to be optimistic.

    Details are being kept under wraps for now—no confirmed plot, no confirmed cast, nothing concrete beyond the creative team. But if this is moving forward the way it’s being discussed, we’ll definitely be getting more updates in the coming months.

    Honestly, the biggest shock might not even be that Gremlins is coming back…it’s realizing that 2027 is only two years away. Time is moving fast. Maybe too fast. But hey—if we’re speeding into the future, at least we’re bringing the Mogwai with u

  • From the numbers being seen, there’s a good chance that you did not go to the movies this October

    From the numbers being seen, there’s a good chance that you did not go to the movies this October

    Empty theaters. Empty seats. If you’ve stepped foot into a movie theater lately — or more likely didn’t — you’ve probably noticed that the box office has been looking a little bleak this October. And no, it’s not because there weren’t Halloween movies to go see. Even the horror releases, which usually carry October, are crawling.

    In fact, people just aren’t going to the movies at all.

    Domestic box office revenue for October 2025 is expected to land somewhere around $425 million — which makes this the worst October in 27 years, according to Comscore. The only exception is October 2020, when nearly every theater was closed and the world was in pandemic lockdown, and even then Christopher Nolan’s Tenet still dragged in $55 million on its own.

    But if we remove 2020 from the conversation, the last time October was this low was 1997, when ticket sales landed at $385 million — and remember, that’s not adjusted for inflation. By 1999, October box office had broken the $600 million mark. Back then, movie theaters were packed. Today? We’re looking at showtimes where you could shout across the auditorium and no one would tell you to be quiet.

    So what happened?

    You can’t blame COVID anymore. You can’t say “people just didn’t know what was in theaters.” Everyone knows what’s out — they’re just… choosing not to go. Streaming habits, pricing, quality of films, people not wanting to gamble $17 on something they may not like — it’s a cocktail of issues.

    At this point, AMC might need to call Nicole Kidman back and tell her to film a sequel to the “Heartbreak Feels Good” spot. Maybe this time she’s just sitting in a totally empty theater whispering, “We come to this place… alone.”

    Because right now?

    It’s a ghost town out there.

  • Stranger Things season 5 in theaters will be a monster event .. pun intended

    Stranger Things season 5 in theaters will be a monster event .. pun intended



    Stranger Things Finale Heading to Theaters — For Real This Time

    This is a follow-up to the story we shared the other day about Stranger Things potentially getting a theatrical release — and it turns out, the information is not only true, but unbelievably amazing.

    It looks like a lot of people might be flipping their New Year’s Eve plans straight into the Upside Down.

    Netflix has officially confirmed that the two-hour series finale of Stranger Things, titled “The Rightside Up,” will hit both Netflix and more than 350 movie theaters on December 31, 2025, beginning at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET, and running through January 1, 2026.

    This marks a major milestone — it’s the first time ever that an episode of a Netflix series will also be released theatrically.

    Details on the exact theaters participating will be announced soon, but one thing’s for sure: this finale is going to be a monster event .. at a thwater near you!

  • Sinners gets a Halloween limited re release

    Sinners gets a Halloween limited re release

    You have another chance to see the movie in theaters..

    Starting on October 30 for one week only, Sinners will play in IMAX at select locations across the country, marking the second IMAX re-release of the R-rated horror since its release in April of this year.

    Sinners, currently the biggest original Hollywood movie since Christopher Nolan’s Inception, stars Michael B. Jordan as troubled twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who return to their hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi to start again after almost a decade working for the mob, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

  • Black Phone 2 rings off the hook at box

    Black Phone 2 rings off the hook at box

    The Black Phone 2 took the top spot at the weekend box office, marking a much-needed success for Blumhouse Productions. After a series of stumbles, this sequel proves that horror — when done with grit and style — still packs a punch with audiences.

    The movie is connecting with several demographics, from teens to longtime fans of the first film. It’s eerie, tense, and grounded — the kind of horror Blumhouse built its reputation on.

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone 2 delivered horror maestro Jason Blum a major win, opening to a better-than-expected $26.5 million domestically from 3,411 theaters and $15.5 million from 72 international markets, for a global debut of $42 million.

    Not bad for a film made on a relatively modest $30 million budget.

    The movie’s debut follows a string of misses for the Universal-based banner — including the pricey flop M3GAN 2.0 earlier this year — making this victory especially sweet for Blumhouse.

    If the studio can keep the momentum going, the next big win could come from Five Nights at Freddy’s Part Two, which already has massive fan anticipation building online.

    For now, though, The Black Phone 2 is ringing loud and clear — and audiences are answering.

  • The $200 million Weapons

    The $200 million Weapons

    KpopDemon Hunters may have clinched the top spot at the box office this weekend with an $18 million debut, but it doesn’t take away from what has been an absolutely amazing summer of horror. The movie Weapons is about to cross a milestone — the $200 million mark worldwide.

    As of now, ticket sales for the R-rated horror film stand at $199.4 million globally. Over the weekend alone, Weapons pulled in $13.2 million from 74 overseas markets, bringing its international tally to $83 million after just three weekends of release.

    In the U.S., the film has grossed $115.9 million so far. Overseas, its strongest markets have been the United Kingdom ($11 million), Mexico ($7.5 million), and France ($5.6 million). These are seriously impressive numbers for an original horror film — especially one with a modest $38 million budget from Warner Bros…

  • WEAPONS can now brag up beating SNOW WHITE

    WEAPONS can now brag up beating SNOW WHITE

    Warner Bros. has now revealed new box office data for Weapons, including beating out a major Disney title SNOW WHITE..

    MORE..

    The movie brought in an additional $25 million at the domestic box office this past weekend. This puts Weapons’ domestic total at $88.5 million, just above Disney’s Snow White, which grossed $87.2 million domestically.

    Weapons has not yet passed Snow White at the worldwide box office. However, Snow White made a total of $205.6 million worldwide during its entire theatrical run, whereas Weapons has brought in $148.2 million in just two weeks. They are on the way!!

    2025 has been an exceptionally good year for horror..

    And … well we all know about SNOW WHITE…