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Founder and Editor, http://BoxOfficeGuru.com. Est 1997. Providing film industry analysis and data for 28 years. AMPAS member.
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#Mickey17 opens this wknd in 3,807 thtrs across North American #boxoffice. After 3-week run at #1, #CaptainAmerica will be knocked out of the top spot. Pre-shows about to begin for new #BongJoonHo sci-fi pic and RT critics score sits at a promising 84%.

$1.55M TUE for #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld on Day 19. Domestic #boxoffice rose to $166.1M surpassing $164.9M final of Eternals. By FRI it will pass the $168.2M of Black Adam then cross $175M by SUN. #CaptainAmerica #MCU #Marvel

NEW #DemonSlayer film hitting US thtrs on FRI SEP 12, 2025 incl IMAX and PLF scrns! "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" is 1st film of epic trilogy, Sony will release. Many other top mkts open same wknd incl Mexico, Brazil, Aus/NZ, Italy, UAE, India, Saudi, Spain & UK. #InfinityCastle

#Anora keeps seeing its daily #boxoffice jump: SUN MAR 2 | $54k MON MAR 3 | $131k (+144%) TUE MAR 4 | $219k (+67%) CUME | $16.3M Big wins at #Oscars helping (plus TUE discounts). Yesterday saw film's biggest one-day gross in OVER THREE MONTHS!

Sending a big congrats out to #OneOfThemDays which has spent 7 straight weeks in the Top 10! Original comedies hardly ever do this anymore! $14M budget, heading to $50M from North American #boxoffice + VOD + streaming & TV rights! 💰 #KekePalmer 💰 #SZA 💰

Just like #Anora, #Parasite won the top prize at Cannes, was released in US by Neon and won Picture/Director/Screenplay at #Oscars      . Now Bong Joon-ho has his next film #Mickey17       coming out and I'm excited to see it tonight. Awards season is finally over, new films coming!

#Oscars Flashback - loved it one year ago when Godzilla Minus One took home Best Visual Effects #Oscar...and brought Godzilla toys up on stage with them!!

Chinese mega-smash #NeZha2 is now becoming only the 7th movie in history to break $2,000,000,000 at global #boxoffice! Toon sequel sensation joining elite club of all-time blockbusters including one Star Wars, two Avengers and three James Cameron pics!! 🔥

Go and watch right now my new WKND #BoxOffice video recap on #TikTok! #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld #LastBreath #TheMonkey #PaddingtonInPeru #DogMan #CaptainAmerica  #movies #filmsky #film #Oscars #Oscar www.tiktok.com/@gitesh.pandya

UPDATE: Best Picture #Oscar nominees ranked by domestic #boxoffice: $473M #Wicked $282.1M #Dune2 $73.8M #ACompleteUnknown $32.5M #Conclave $17.4M #TheSubstance $15.9M #Anora $15.8M #TheBrutalist $5.2M #ImStillHere $2.7M #NickelBoys #EmiliaPérez [Netflix] #Oscars #Oscars2025

Here is how #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld compares to Ant-Man 3 after first 3 wknds given same calendar at domestic #boxoffice. Wknd 1 | $100M vs $120.4M (-16.9%) Wknd 2 | $141.2M vs $167.1M (-15.5%) Wknd 3 | $163.7M vs $187.1M (-12.5%) Finish of about $200M likely (-7%). #CaptainAmerica #filmsky

WKND #BoxOffice Chart ▶️ #CaptainAmerica threepeats at #1 ▶️ #LastBreath debuts in 2nd place ▶️ Oscar contenders see bump up ▶️ TOP 10 sinks to weak $44.8M, -59% vs last year when Dune 2 opened #1 Check NEW WKND chart right now at: boxofficeguru.com.

#CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld - global #boxoffice update: US/Canada $163.7M UK $19.8M China $14.2M Mexico $13.1M France $11.5M Korea $10.7M Brazil $7.5M Germany $7.1M Australia $7M Japan $6.7M Italy $5.8M Spain $5.5M INTL $178.1M GLOBAL $341.8M May finish with $425-450M

Powerful #1 opening wknd in Korea for Bong Joon-ho's new film #Mickey17 with $9M 4-day gross. Biggest debut of 2025 there beating #CaptainAmerica, top WB launch of this decade, beats Robert Pattinson's The Batman and also Dune 2. Opens next wknd in US, China + 65 intl mkts.

WKND #BoxOffice FEB 28 - MAR 2: #CaptainAmerica $15M/$163.7M #LastBreath $7.8M #TheMonkey $6.4M/$24.6M #PaddingtonInPeru $4.5M/$31.4M #DogMan $4.2M/$84.1M #Mufasa $1.9M/$248M #NeZha2 $1.6M/$17.8M #HeartEyes $1.3M/$28.9M #TheUnbreakableBoy $1.2M/$4.5M

#Anora doubled its scrns and more than doubled its gross in wknd #20 with $260k. That's up 136% vs last wknd raising domestic #boxoffice cume to $15.9M as it glides into what may be a magical #Oscars night.

Harrison Ford, who is currently spending his 3rd week at #1 at US #boxoffice playing the President of the United States in #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld, will be skipping the #Oscars after being diagnosed with shingles. He is resting and doing ok.

Demi Moore was one of two #boxoffice queens of the 1990s. She starred in six #1 films during that decade including these hits. #Oscars

Top 5 #BoxOffice - FRI FEB 28: 1️⃣ $3.6M #CaptainAmerica    2️⃣ $3.05M #LastBreath 3️⃣ $1.8M #TheMonkey 4️⃣ $970k #Paddington 5️⃣ $860k #DogMan

Last year's #Oscars       champ #Oppenheimer returned to IMAX yesterday for the large scrn cinematic experience grossing $39k from 80 locations. Looks to capture $100k+ at wknd #boxoffice from super fans for avg of $1,300.

#LastBreath opened #2 on FRI with $3.05M incl pre-shows. Decent B+ CinemaScore and good 91% RT aud score. On track for opening wknd #boxoffice of $7M+ for 2nd place.

$3.6M for #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld on its 3rd FRI (-50% vs last FRI) breaking $150M at domestic #boxoffice on Day 15. Going to about $14M (-50%) for 3rd wknd boosting cume to $163M. Looking at $190-200M finish. #CaptainAmerica #Marvel #MCU

Best Picture Oscar nominees ranked by North American #boxoffice: $472.8M - #Wicked $282.1M - #Dune2 $72.9M - #ACompleteUnknown $32.3M - #Conclave $17.4M - #TheSubstance $15.7M - #Anora $15.4M - #TheBrutalist $4.4M - #ImStillHere $2.7M - #NickelBoys #EmiliaPérez [Netflix] #Oscars #Oscars2025

Who's gonna present the Best Picture Oscar this Sunday night? My guess is Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway. Wait. Actually, my guess is Samuel L. Jackson. Yours? #Oscars

Horror pic #TheMonkey did $18.24M in 1st full week at domestic #boxoffice and heads to about $24M thru 2nd wknd. That will be more than many recent fright flicks like First Omen, The Watchers, Tarot, The Substance, Immaculate, MaXXXine, Companion & Wolf Man. Budget was $10M. 🙉

Pandas? Yes, please! NEW final trailer for #MinecraftMovie opening APR 4 for spring #boxoffice bonanza. ⛏️ #Minecraft youtu.be/8B1EtVPBSMw?...

$2.7M TUE for #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld, up 53% from MON. $145.6M domestic #boxoffice cume after 12 days. That's down 15% vs Ant-Man 3 at same point, down 3% vs Shang-Chi and up 19% vs Eternals. #CaptainAmerica #MCU #Marvel $AMC $IMAX

Oscars fun fact - if #Conclave wins Best Picture, it will be the first PG-rated film to do it in 35 years! Last one was 1989's Driving Miss Daisy! #Oscars #Oscars2025 #AcademyAwards

#Mufasa just cracked $700M mark at global #boxoffice! It's the #7 movie of 2024 worldwide (#Disney claims 4 of those 7 hits) and will next pass Dune 2 soon. Has now spent 10 straight weeks in domestic Top 10. Latest: $245.6M - domestic $454.4M - intl $700.0M - global

Watch now my new WKND #BoxOffice video recap on #TikTok. #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld #TheMonkey #PaddingtonInPeru #DogMan #NeZha2 #CaptainAmerica #NeZha #movies #filmsky #film www.tiktok.com/@gitesh.pandya

Top prize winners at key awards overlapping with Oscar voters: DGA - Anora PGA - Anora BAFTA - Conclave SAG - Conclave Academy Awards voting closed days ago. But the Best Picture suspense just heated up. #Oscars    #SAGAwards

Netflix just aired a promo for Emilia Pérez without any scenes of Emilia Pérez...on Netflix. #SAGAwards

Winners at #SAGAwards tend to triumph at the #Oscars. Of top 5 SAG prizes (Cast, Actress, Actor, Supp/Supp) 4 of last year's winners went on to win the Academy Award too. Previous year, SAG was 5 for 5! Let's see how tonight goes.

10-day starts for some #MCU films at domestic #boxoffice: $167.1M | 2023 | Ant Man 3 (78% of $214.5M final) $144.5M | 2021 | Shang-Chi (64% / $224.5M) $141.2M | 2025 | #CaptainAmerica BNW $131.6M | 2021 | Black Widow (72% / $183.7M) $118.1M | 2021 | Eternals (72% / $164.9M)

Global #BoxOffice Update thru FEB 23: #Mufasa - $245.4M dom/$453.3M intl/$698.7M ww #Sonic3 - $235.3M/$248M/$483.3M #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld - $141.2M/$148.2M/$289.4M #Nosferatu - $95.6M/$83.2M/$178.8M #PaddingtonInPeru - $25.3M/$125M/$150.3M #DogMan - $78.8M/$26.2M/$105M

The #MCU has given us 35 films over 17 years. #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld looks to finish up ranking 28th or 29th for North American #boxoffice. But for actual tickets sold, it will likely end up #33 out of 35 films with only Eternals & The Marvels selling fewer tix! #CaptainAmerica #Marvel

Watch now my new WKND #BoxOffice video recap on #TikTok. #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld #TheMonkey #PaddingtonInPeru #DogMan #NeZha2 #CaptainAmerica #NeZha #movies #filmsky #film www.tiktok.com/@gitesh.pandya

WKND #BoxOffice Chart ▶️ #CaptainAmerica still #1 despite tumble ▶️ #TheMonkey opens well in 2nd ▶️ Hits from China & India still hot ▶️ TOP 10 at $68.5M, up 34% vs last year when Bob Marley: One Love was #1 in 2nd wknd Check NEW WKND chart right now at: boxofficeguru.com.

WKND #BoxOffice: #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld $28.2M/$141.2M #TheMonkey $14.2M #PaddingtonInPeru $6.5M/$25.3M #DogMan $5.9M/$78.8M #NeZha2 $3M/$15M #HeartEyes $2.9M/$26.8M #Mufasa $2.5M/$245.4M #TheUnbreakableBoy $2.5M #Chhaava $1.4M/$4.7M #OneOfThemDays $1.4M/$46M

#CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld tumbles 68% from opening wknd to $28.2M. Ant Man 3 was bit worse at -70%, though Cap also had Valentine’s Day on its opening wknd. Domestic #boxoffice cume now $141.2M after 10 days. Intl did $35.3M for $148.2M total putting global at $289.4M.

Acclaimed horror pic #TheMonkey opened #2 at this wknd #boxoffice with $14.2M. CinemaScore was C+.

FRI #BoxOffice - FEB 21: 1️⃣ $7.2M | #CaptainAmerica  2️⃣ $5.8M | #TheMonkey 3️⃣ $1.57M | #PaddingtonInPeru 4️⃣ $1.33M | #DogMan

New horror pic #TheMonkey opened to roughly $5.8M on FRI incl all pre-shows. 11% coming from PLF scrns. Strong reviews but ticketbuyers are less impressed with C+ CinemaScore and 67% RT aud score. Still it will be #2 this wknd with around $13-14M and $4k #boxoffice avg.

$7.2M FRI for #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld heading to about $28M 2nd wknd falling 68% from FRI-SUN debut. Almost as steep as Ant Man 3's -70% coming off same holiday launch 2 years ago. New #CaptainAmerica shd bank $141M in 10 days going to final domestic #boxoffice below $190M.

#TheMonkey has earned a C+ grade from CinemaScore, same as Longlegs from last summer. Also same as Presence but below B+ of Companion.

JUST ANNOUNCED - Sony is pushing fourth Tom Holland #SpiderMan movie back by one week to JUL 31, 2026. Will now have one extra week of breathing room after Christopher Nolan's #TheOdyssey which opens JUL 17. Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi) directs new Spidey. 🕷

#CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld finishes full opening week at $113M. Here's how that ranks vs 7-day #boxoffice starts of other recent action tentpoles: $135.1M | #AntMan 3 $113M | #CaptainAmerica BNW $111M | #Dune 2 $109.8M | #ShangChi $109.7M | #Venom 2 #Marvel #MCU #filmsky #RedHulk

Best Picture Oscar nominees ranked by North American #boxoffice: $472.6M #Wicked $282.1M #Dune2 $71.5M #ACompleteUnknown $32.2M #Conclave $17.3M #TheSubstance $15.5M #Anora $14.8M #TheBrutalist $3.8M #ImStillHere $2.5M #NickelBoys [Netflix] #EmiliaPérez #Oscars #Oscars2025

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Strong $1.9M debut for horror pic #TheMonkey from THU pre-shows + earlier previews. RT scores are 80% with critics which is great and 74% with auds, not bad for a gory fright flick (similar to Nosferatu). Opening wknd #boxoffice in low to mid teens possible.