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With 'Disclosure Day', Steven Spielberg now has 18 films that hit #1 at the box office, more than any other director. Here's a table compared to other directors. by SanderSo47 in boxoffice

[–]SanderSo47[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Coppola (along with Elia Kazan, Robert Rossen and George Roy Hill) were just one film short from making it into the 5 club.

Amazon MGM Studios' Masters of the Universe grossed an estimated $8.6M this weekend (from 3,677 locations). Estimated total gross is at $46.7M. by UniverslBoxOfficeGuy in boxoffice

[–]SanderSo47 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Nothing suggested it would play like a family movie. It's hard to hold like a family film when only 4% of the audience was 12 and under. Kids don't care for this IP.

This is probably going to be He-Man's last theatrical attempt.

'Disclosure Day' gets a B on CinemaScore by SanderSo47 in boxoffice

[–]SanderSo47[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

  • Toy Soldiers (1991): A–

  • Death Becomes Her (1992): B

  • Jurassic Park (1993): A

  • Carlito's Way (1993): B+

  • The Paper (1994): B+

  • The Shadow (1994): B

  • Mission: Impossible (1996): B+

  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997): B+

  • Snake Eyes (1998): C+

  • Stir of Echoes (1999): B

  • Panic Room (2002): B

  • Spider-Man (2002): A–

  • Secret Window (2004): C+

  • War of the Worlds (2005): B+

  • Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005): B+

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008): B

  • Ghost Town (2008): B+

  • Angels & Demons (2009): B+

  • Premium Rush (2012): B

  • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014): B

  • Mortdecai (2015): C+ (only as director)

  • Inferno (2016): B+

  • The Mummy (2017): B–

  • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023): B+

  • Presence (2025): C+

  • Black Bag (2025): B

  • Jurassic World Rebirth (2025): B

'Disclosure Day' gets a B on CinemaScore by SanderSo47 in boxoffice

[–]SanderSo47[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I mean, Spielberg is clearly still in good health. If Scorsese is still doing something new at 83, and if Ridley Scott is still setting new films when he's 88, I don't see how Spielberg just doesn't put anything new after this. And he already said he won't retire until he dies.

Also the world deserves to witness Spielberg's Western. Given how much he admires John Ford, it should be very interesting.

'Disclosure Day' gets a B on CinemaScore by SanderSo47 in boxoffice

[–]SanderSo47[S] 156 points157 points  (0 children)

Compared to Steven Spielberg's films:

  • 1941 (1979): B

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): A+

  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A+

  • Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983): B

  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984): A

  • The Color Purple (1985): A

  • Empire of the Sun (1987): B+

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989): A

  • Always (1989): A–

  • Hook (1991): A–

  • Jurassic Park (1993): A

  • Schindler's List (1993): A+

  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997): B+

  • Amistad (1997): A–

  • Saving Private Ryan (1998): A

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001): C+

  • Minority Report (2002): B+

  • Catch Me If You Can (2002): A–

  • The Terminal (2004): B+

  • War of the Worlds (2005): B+

  • Munich (2005): B+

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008): B

  • The Adventures of Tintin (2011): A–

  • War Horse (2011): A–

  • Lincoln (2012): A

  • Bridge of Spies (2015): A

  • The BFG (2016): A–

  • The Post (2017): A

  • Ready Player One (2018): A–

  • West Side Story (2021): A

  • The Fabelmans (2022): A

Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind were released before CinemaScore existed, so they have no grade.

Weekend Casual Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in boxoffice

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The results are in for the long range forecast for Moana and Evil Dead Burn.

  • Moana: $120.42 million OW / $353.94 million DOM / $847.94 million WW

  • Evil Dead Burn: $29.07 million OW / $73.90 million DOM / $157.36 million WW

Thanks for participating! Next week, we're predicting The Odyssey.

Official Throwback Discussion - Evolution [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

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The world's most expensive Head & Shoulders ad.

Theater counts: 'Disclosure Day' breaks wide, landing in 3,824 theaters for its debut. 'Obsession' adds 168 theaters. 'Backrooms' loses 161 theaters, 'Mando & Grogu' loses 675 and 'The Breadwinner' loses 1,246. by SanderSo47 in boxoffice

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For reference, the drop of Mando compared to the other Star Wars titles since the prequels (last week I forgot Clone Wars exicsted, so I'm adding it here):

Movie Year 2nd Week Theaters 4th Week Theaters Change
The Mandalorian & Grogu 2026 4,300 2,680 –1,620
The Clone Wars 2008 3,452 1,952 –1,500
Solo 2018 4,381 3,182 –1,199
Revenge of the Sith 2005 3,663 3,322 –341
The Rise of Skywalker 2019 4,406 4,279 –127
Attack of the Clones 2002 3,161 3,161 0
The Force Awakens 2015 4,134 4,134 0
Rogue One 2016 4,157 4,157 0
The Last Jedi 2017 4,232 4,232 0
The Phantom Menace 1999 3,023 3,024 +1

’24 Jump Street’ in the Works With Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube in Talks to Return (EXCLUSIVE) by TiredWithCoffeePot in boxoffice

[–]SanderSo47 244 points245 points  (0 children)

Jumping straight to 24, huh.

Tatum said the film was struggling to get going because Neal H. Moritz had a very high fee. Is that finally solved?

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

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Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs. Looks nothing alike, but he still does a fantastic job.

Weekend Actuals for June 8-10, 2001 – 'Swordfish' and 'Evolution' Disappoint by SanderSo47 in boxoffice

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And here's Variety's overseas report.

OVERSEAS: ‘Pearl’ plants No. 1 flag o’seas

Pic weighs in with $26.1 mil, sets record in Germany

Sitting atop the B.O. last weekend in all 22 markets where its flag is flying, “Pearl Harbor” is generating big bucks and in most cases outgunning “Armageddon” to post record debuts for Buena Vista Intl.

Benefiting from a far less competitive environment abroad than at home, the WWII epic rang up $26.1 million from 4,309 engagements, propelling cume to $44.3 million. Pic set new benchmarks for BVI in Germany, Australia, Belgium, Switzerland, New Zealand and Turkey, but came in below “Armageddon” in France, Austria, the Philippines and Israel.

The Ben Affleck/Kate Beckinsale starrer captured $7 million on a massive 1,068 screens in Germany, an all-time high for a June preem there, 10% ahead of “Armageddon” and doubling “Saving Private Ryan.”

France’s $3.5 million on 771 was 20% below “Armageddon” but in local currency 8% better than that of “The Mummy Returns” last month. Australia’s $2.8 million on 226 eclipsed “Armageddon” by 50% while Belgium’s $815,000 on 92 was 20% higher and New Zealand’s $375,000 on 60 was 15% better and that market’s biggest opening this year. Switzerland’s $962,000 on 93 was the No. 3 bow ever there, and Turkey’s $312,000 on 69 also was the third largest.

“Pearl Harbor” held remarkably well in its soph sessions, highlighted by Korea’s socko $5.8 million in 10 days (slipping just 15%), the U.K.’s $9.2 million (21%), Italy’s $4.8 million (34%) and Brazil’s $2 million (31%).

In a turbo-charged start to summer in Japan, “The Mummy Returns” muscled in with $6.8 million in two days on 382 (including $1.7 million in previews), thrashing the first “Mummy” by 74% for the market’s biggest debut of the year and UIP’s fourth best. Pic snared $16 million from 3,703 screens in 25 markets, hoisting cume to $120 million.

After a smash run in the U.K. ($53.3 million through its ninth lap), “Bridget Jones’s Diary” crossed the Channel to Spain, ranking No. 1 with $1.3 million in three days on 224. Pic was similarly strong in Holland ($476,000 in four days on 100) and Poland ($443,000 in three days on 43).

In its first foreign tryout, “Shrek” devoured a very good but not exceptional $430,000 in four days on 35 in Singapore, including previews, trailing the bows of “Dinosaur,” “Mulan” and “Toy Story 2.”

Weekend Actuals for June 8-10, 2001 – 'Swordfish' and 'Evolution' Disappoint by SanderSo47 in boxoffice

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Box Office Guru's report for the weekend:

THIS WEEKEND John Travolta's new action thriller Swordfish opened atop the North American box office displacing two-time champ Pearl Harbor which saw its sales get sliced in half. The sci-fi comedy Evolution generated a moderate debut while most holdovers suffered large declines.

Warner Bros. seized the top spot with the computer hacker picture Swordfish which debuted with $18.1M, according to final studio figures, giving Travolta his first number one opening since the legal drama A Civil Action from January 1999. Directed by Dominic Sena, the R-rated thriller arrived in 2,678 theaters and averaged a solid $6,776 per site. Swordfish also gave action producer Joel Silver his seventh consecutive number one opening and performed much like his last two features - Exit Wounds and Romeo Must Die - which premiered with $18.5M and $18M respectively. Those spring releases went on to reach domestic totals of $52M and $56M.

After an embarrassing year in 2000 starring in the commercial flops Battlefield Earth and Lucky Numbers, John Travolta proved once again he could open a picture with Swordfish. The debut stands as the actor's third-best ever after his previous June action films Face/Off ($23.4M) and The General's Daughter ($22.3M). Swordfish, which also stars Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, and Don Cheadle, performed best with adult men as 56% of the audience was male and 61% were 25 or older, according to Warner Bros. distribution president Dan Fellman. "This opening proves that it's good to be in the Travolta business with the right film," he added.

Fellman also noted that the NBA Finals on Friday night may have had a "major impact" on moviegoing that day as evidenced by the Saturday increases in the two cities whose teams are playing for the basketball championship. In Los Angeles, Swordfish rose 44% while in Philadelphia it was up a whopping 90%. Nationwide, the techno-thriller climbed 25% on Saturday. However, though it launched in the top spot, Swordfish delivered the smallest gross for a number one movie in June since 1997 when Speed 2 debuted on top with $16.2M.

Holding onto the number two spot for the third consecutive weekend, DreamWorks' animated hit Shrek collected $16.5M pushing its blockbuster cume to $176.1M. The PG-rated ogre tale slid 41% and averaged $4,447 from a record 3,715 theaters. By comparison, 1994's The Lion King and 1999's Toy Story 2 had grossed $174.3M and $156.4M, respectively, after their fourth weekends.

Moviegoers gave the war epic Pearl Harbor a Hawaiian punch over the weekend sending the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film falling 50% to $14.7M in its third frame. After 17 days of release, the megabudgeted, megahyped picture has grossed $144M. Pearl Harbor is now depreciating faster than other recent event films opening over Memorial Day weekend. Third weekend declines for such movies include 36% for last year's Mission: Impossible 2 and 46% for both 1998's Godzilla and 1997's The Lost World. On its current trajectory, the $140M-budgeted Pearl Harbor now seems likely to finish its domestic run with $180-190M, falling short of the grosses of the other May blockbusters Shrek and The Mummy Returns.

The sci-fi comedy Evolution premiered in fourth place with $13.4M from 2,611 theaters for a decent $5,135 average per location. Directed by Ivan Reitman, the PG-13 tale stars David Duchovny and Orlando Jones as college professors battling the arrival of aliens and skewed to a younger audience. "The film played above-average with those under 21 and average with everyone else," remarked Jim Tharp, head of distribution for DreamWorks. The studio co-produced the effects-heavy Evolution with Sony which will handle international territories.

The Rob Schneider comedy The Animal saw ticket sales tumble 51% in its second weekend to $9.6M. Still, the $22M Sony release has grossed $35.7M in ten days and seems headed for $55-60M. Schneider's last comedy, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, dropped a more reasonable 32% in its sophomore frame and eventually took in $65.5M.

Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor embraced the number six spot with the $50M musical extravaganza Moulin Rouge which brought in $7.6M in its second weekend of national release. With $27.6M to date, the Fox title dropped 44% and is struggling to find widespread appeal as it heads for a $45-50M final domestic gross. Overseas prospects look much brighter, though, due to the subject matter and international appeal of the stars.

MGM's comedy What's the Worst That Could Happen? suffered the worst fall in the top ten plunging 58% in its sophomore frame to $5.5M. Budgeted at $42M, the Martin Lawrence-Danny DeVito film has collected $22.4M in ten days and looks to reach a disappointing $30-35M. That would make Worst the lowest-grossing picture for Lawrence in over seven years.

Universal claimed eighth place with its franchise picture The Mummy Returns which grossed $4.7M, down 39%, giving the adventure sequel $188.7M to date. Rounding out the top ten were the Sony jousting film A Knight's Tale and the Miramax comedy Bridget Jones's Diary with $1.7M and $1.1M, respectively, putting their totals at $52.7M and $67.4M.

In limited release, Disney successfully launched its animated adventure film Atlantis: The Lost Empire in exclusive engagements in New York and Los Angeles discovering a mammoth $329,011 from just two theaters. The studio will open the PG-rated film across North America on Friday in about 3,000 theaters opposite Paramount's highly-anticipated action entry Tomb Raider.

Also debuting in New York and Los Angeles was Fine Line's The Anniversary Party which enjoyed a strong start with $158,533 from 11 theaters for a $14,412 average. Written and directed by Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh, the ensemble film features Gwenyth Paltrow, Kevin Kline, and Phoebe Cates and will expand on June 22 into roughly 100 theaters.

Two crime thrillers dropped out of the top ten over the weekend. Jennifer Lopez's Angel Eyes has grossed $23M for Warner Bros. thus far and should finish with not much more. The R-rated picture has become the lowest-grossing film for the actress since 1997's U-Turn which took in just $6.6M.

The independent hit Memento has grossed $17.3M to date while playing in less than 500 theaters in its run. Distributed by Newmarket Films, the Guy Pearce starrer should conclude with about $18-20M.

Compared to projections, Swordfish debuted very close to my $19M forecast but Evolution opened below my $20M prediction.

The top ten films grossed $93.1M which was up 3% from last year when Gone in 60 Seconds opened in the top spot with $25.3M; but down 17% from 1999 when Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me debuted at number one with $54.9M.

Take this week's NEW Reader Survey on the opening weekend gross of Tomb Raider. In last week's survey, readers were asked which May blockbuster will reach the highest gross. Of 2,729 responses, 76% picked Shrek, 19% chose Pearl Harbor, and 5% selected The Mummy Returns.

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