Frank Bonner, the veteran actor who became famous for portraying Herb Tarlek on the TV sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Wednesday. He was 79.
Bonner’s family confirmed to TMZ that the actor died as a result of complications from Lewy body dementia.
Desiree Boers-Kort, Bonner’s daughter, posted in a “WKRP In Cincinnati” Facebook group, saying that the actor “loved his fans and was still signing autograph requests up until the last few weeks of his illness. Thank you to all who followed his career. He will be forever missed."
Bonner appeared in 88 of the 90 episodes of “WKRP in Cincinnati,” which aired for four seasons from 1978-82. He also directed six episodes of the sitcom, which followed the misadventures of the staff of a struggling rock radio station in Cincinnati. Bonner’s character was a tasteless sales manager at the station who often failed to secure deals with major advertising agencies.
Bonner’s family confirmed to TMZ that the actor died as a result of complications from Lewy body dementia.
Desiree Boers-Kort, Bonner’s daughter, posted in a “WKRP In Cincinnati” Facebook group, saying that the actor “loved his fans and was still signing autograph requests up until the last few weeks of his illness. Thank you to all who followed his career. He will be forever missed."
Bonner appeared in 88 of the 90 episodes of “WKRP in Cincinnati,” which aired for four seasons from 1978-82. He also directed six episodes of the sitcom, which followed the misadventures of the staff of a struggling rock radio station in Cincinnati. Bonner’s character was a tasteless sales manager at the station who often failed to secure deals with major advertising agencies.
- 6/17/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Since the PGA ended up with 11 nominees, the contest sort of ends up as a wash. Each person had an extra chance to be right. I can post the results anyway,...
- 1/7/2018
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
We did not have a winner for the Producers Guild, as most were thrown by Carol and Room being omitted. Nonetheless, here are those who got 8/10: Olga Katz Anton...
- 1/6/2016
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 is now just $20 million shy of $500 million worldwide as it dropped only 53% in its second weekend domestically, bringing in $56.9 million, enough to best newcomers Penguins of Madagascar and Horrible Bosses 2, neither of which fared all that well bringing in $25.4 million and $15.4 million respectively. Down in the seventh slot, The Theory of Everything went much wider, playing in 802 theaters and finished the three-day weekend with just over $5 million, ahead of fellow indie features Birdman and St. Vincent. It's good to see all three in the top ten. When it comes to the Box Office Challenge, I've listed the current top ten from the points and accuracy leaderboards directly below and you can find the full leaderboard here. For the complete box office top ten and points awarded for this weekend specifically click here. Points Leaderboard Top 10 J T (86 points) Abraham Sanchez (73 points) Alan Smithee...
- 12/1/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Box office actuals are in and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 slipped a bit, dropping $1.2 million from estimates to finish its opening weekend with $121.8 million, which is still enough to be the highest opening of 2014. Considering The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug only opened to $73.6 million last year I don't expect The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies to come close to besting Mockingjay's number leaving no reason to assume it won't remain the highest domestic opening of 2014. Ironically, it's still looked at as a disappointment as it is well below the opening weekends for the previous two films -- The Hunger Games ($152.5m) and Catching Fire ($158m) -- though once Mockingjay - Part 2 rolls around I expect things to take off again... you know, once they make a movie where something actually happens. Otherwise, the top five consist of Big Hero 6 dropping only 41.9% for $20.1 million in its third weekend tota.
- 11/24/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Dumb and Dumber To dropped almost $2 million from its $38 million, Sunday morning estimate, finishing the weekend with $36.1 million. Nevertheless, it's still an impressive finish given the lackluster reviews and "B-" CinemaScore, leading me to believe the drop will be pretty big next weekend, though it isn't as if it has any major competition in the stupid comedy department until next weekend once Horrible Bosses 2 hits theaters. In second is Big Hero 6, which was also over-estimated and by nearly $1.5 million as it finished the weekend with $34.6 million, which is still just a 38.3% drop as its cume has now grown to $110.3 million domestically and $147 million worldwide as it still has plenty of territories where it has yet to open. Interstellar remains in third, adding $28.3 million to its domestic total as it is now just shy of $100 million domestically and over $322 million worldwide. Beyond the Lights was the weekend's other new wide release,...
- 11/17/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I have to give kudos to the folks at Disney as their Sunday morning box office estimate for Big Hero 6 was only $15,889 off the final result, which is a box office topping $56.2 million, the 12th highest opening of 2014 and second highest opening for an animated movie behind The Lego Movie's $69 million back in February. Coming in second was Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, which was estimated at $50 million, but ended up coming in a little below that mark at $47.5 million. Already people calling the result a disappointment, though that's a bit of a rush to judgment for a film that has already grossed $132.5 million worldwide in just its first weekend, though I'd be irresponsible to admit the excitement surrounding this film certainly doesn't match that of Nolan's previous efforts, even if it has generated a lot of conversation so far. However, you won't find me calling it a disappointment.
- 11/10/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I guess it's only fitting the only new horror movie on the board bested the more critically acclaimed, satirical thrill ride, but the fact remains it was one hell of an ugly weekend at the Halloween box office. Topping the box office for a second week in a row is Ouija with $10.7 million, besting Nightcrawler by approximately $300,000 as the two were within $9,000 of one another after estimates were announced yesterday morning. Ouija only dropped 46% in its second weekend despite not-so-great reviews and only a "C" CinemaScore, there's something to be said for hitting theaters at the right time. Speaking of, I'm sure both Clarius and Lionsgate thought they were doing something similar with the new thriller Before I Go To Sleep starring Nicole Kidman and the 10th anniversary re-release of Saw, but boy were those two massive misfires. Sleep only brought in $1.8 million from 1,902 theaters for a $969 per theater average...
- 11/3/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Well, looks like Universal couldn't find a way to come up with $125,000 more for Ouija as the PG-13, board game adaptation could only manage $19.87 million this weekend, just a shade below the estimated $20 million from yesterday. Perhaps it has something to do with that "C" CinemaScore as that certainly doesn't suggest very good word of mouth. Of course, with a budget said to be around $5 million it isn't like there is much to worry about on a studio level... Good thing they didn't go forward with that $100 million budgeted version they had back in 2012 when McG was attached to direct. Just what exactly was going to happen in that version anywayc In second is the Keanu Reeves actioner John Wick, which was pegged early as a movie that would take in $8 million, but ultimately shattered those predictions, bringing in $14.41 million. No word on a budget for this one, though I'm assuming it wasn't too high.
- 10/27/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Fury dropped only a fraction once actuals came in, topping the weekend box office with $23.7 million. With an "A-" CinemaScore it could push to up around $75 million or so domestically, but I'm not sure I'd hold my breath. It will also be interesting to see how it plays internationally. Having Brad Pitt in the cast certainly helps, but is the international audience all that interested in following an American tank crew through the final days of World War IIc Gone Girl only dropped 33.7% for a strong third weekend result of $17.5 million, just barely topping the animated The Book of Life, which stuck to its $17 million estimate once actuals came in. Then down in fifth is The Best of Me, the worst opening for a Nicholas Sparks adaptation in nine tries, but don't expect that to stop them from making more as both "The Choice" and "The Longest Ride" are already in production,...
- 10/20/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Yeah, Gone Girl is #1 again, dropping only 29.6% for a second weekend of $26.4 million, but what I'm more interested in is that Dracula Untold number in second. Coming in with $23.5 million and an "A-" CinemaScore would lead you to believe we may have a serious hit on our hands, or at least something more impressive than the reviews would suggest. We'll know more next week once we see how far it falls, but then again, it wasn't the only "A-" CinemaScore for new movies this weekend. As a matter of fact, both Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and The Judge were given "A-" CinemaScores as they came in third and fifth respectively. Disney is having fun marketing the $18.3 million opening for Alexander as the #1 family comedy in the country while Warner Bros. is licking their wounds after the $13.1 million opening for The Judge. The other new...
- 10/13/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
By a margin of only $378,854, Gone Girl was the #1 film at the box office this past weekend, just barely topping the horror prequel Annabelle. Based on an average ticket price of $8.15 that's a margin of only 46,485 tickets. As I wrote yesterday, this is a great result for both films as the Gone Girl opening is the highest opening for a David Fincher film at $37.5 million. Meanwhile, the opening for Annabelle at $37.1 million is the highest for a horror film in 2014 and only $4 million shy of the opening for the film's predecessor, The Conjuring, which will have its own direct sequel next October. Heading into the weekend I would have guessed these two films would have been neck-and-neck around $27-28 million, but they sure proved me wrong. Of course, while Gone Girl is on top in terms of the amount of money taken in, when you count its $61 million budget versus the $6.5 million budget for Annabelle,...
- 10/6/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Nothing all that new to report that wasn't previously discussed yesterday morning as this weekend's estimates were pretty much spot on. Antoine Fuqua's The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington took the #1 spot to the tune of $34.1 million, which was about $900,000 less than estimated, but that's no huge surprise. Opening day audiences gave the film an "A-" CinemaScore, which could make next weekend's drop interesting, though facing off against David Fincher's Gone Girl and Annabelle could be tough given there are so many R-rated movies today's movie going audiences can support at once. In second was last weekend's #1 film, The Maze Runner, which dropped only 46.4% to $17.4 million, which is far better than we saw from Liam Neeson's A Walk Among the Tombstones, which fell 67.1% and finished its sophomore weekend with $4.1 million. The weekend's other new release was Laika's The BoxTrolls, which earned the stop motion animation studio its highest opening to date at $17.2 million.
- 9/29/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The weekend's box office actuals are in and The Maze Runner estimates were spot on as the new franchise starter brought in $32.5 million this weekend and has already seen the sequel, The Scorch Trials, receive a 2015 release date, less than a year from now. On a reported $34 million budget, the film has already brought in over $70 million worldwide. In second, and dipping a bit from estimates, is Liam Neeson's A Walk Among the Tombstones. Estimated at $13.1 million, the film finished with $12.75 million, which isn't much, but for points in the reader predictions challenge it can mean a lot. Finishing third and also dipping slightly from estimates is the ensemble dramedy This is Where I Leave You, which finished with $11.55 million. The weekend's other new release that was generating a lot of attention was Kevin Smith's Tusk, which opened in 602 theaters and only managed $846,831 for a $1,407 per theater average.
- 9/22/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
There is nothing more to say today than there was yesterday as the box office actuals for this past weekend aren't too far off estimates. No Good Deed is still the #1 movie at the box office with $24.25 million while Dolphin Tale 2 remains in second at $15.8 million, $700,000 below estimates, which should cause for an interesting shift in the box office reader predictions. Also opening this weekend, though on a limited basis was The Drop, which finished with $4.1 million from 809 theaters for a $5,074 per theater average. It will be interesting to see how that one does from one week to the next. It received a "B+" CinemaScore and I quite liked it so it has my full support. Finally, yes, Guardians of the Galaxy is now the only 2014 release to cross the $300 million mark domestically. I expect The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies...
- 9/15/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I don't have a lot of time to dwell on this past weekend's results as I have four Toronto reviews to write, but it's not as if this past weekend is worth discussing anyway. The only new wide release, The Identical, missed the top ten, bringing in only $1.58 million while Guardians of the Galaxy is back at #1 for a third weekend in a row with only $10.35 million. As I said, not a lot to talk about. When it comes to the Box Office Challenge, I've listed the current top ten from the points and accuracy leaderboards directly below and you can find the full leaderboard here. For the complete box office top ten and points awarded for this weekend specifically click here. Points Leaderboard Top 10 J T (59 points) Alan Smithee (54 points) Pj Edwards (53 points) Nathan (47 points) Arthur Carlson (45 points) austinjoel (45 points) Matt P (41 points) Rach (37 points) Rob (37 points) Vaus (36 points...
- 9/9/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Predictions for the RopeofSilicon Box Office Challenge were only for the three-day weekend, but with how boring the weekend was on a whole I figured I'd just go with the four-day total for Guardians of the Galaxy in the headline. The Marvel title ended with just over $17 million for the three-day weekend and added another $5.8 million on Monday as it is now the highest grossing domestic release of the year so far, topping out at $281.2 million. When it comes to the weekend's newcomers, As Above, So Below finished with $8.6 million and the Pierce Brosnan-led actioner The November Man added $7.9 million after opening on Wednesday. When it comes to the Box Office Challenge, I've listed the current top ten from the points and accuracy leaderboards directly below and you can find the full leaderboard here. For the complete box office top ten and points awarded for this weekend specifically click here.
- 9/2/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
What is there to say about Sin City: A Dame to Kill For other than it was a massive failure, notching only $6.31 million over the course of its opening weekend, well shy of the expected $20 million and almost $4 million less than the lowest reader prediction on the board (kudos J T). It flopped and this is probably the last we'll write about it until it hits DVD and Blu-ray in three months or so. Then there's If I Stay, which did well considering its $11 million budget, but even it was expected to do much more after opening with $6.8 million on Friday only to eventually bring in $3.2 million on Sunday as it ended the three-day with $15.6 million. Good considering the budget, yes, bad considering the start. When the Game Stands Tall eeked out $8.3 million, Guardians of the Galaxy is now the highest grossing domestic release of the summer and in just...
- 8/25/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
So the big question everyone is asking is why did The Expendables 3 do so poorlyc Was it the pirated copy leaking onlinec Was it franchise fatiguec Was it the PG-13 ratingc Was it the low qualityc What was it!c!c!c Well, no matter what it was (obviously a combination of all those factors) the film failed at the box office and has failed worse than estimated as the final numbers are in and it ended the weekend with $15.8 million. That's enough for third place behind #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ($28.6m), Guardians of the Galaxy ($25.1m) and fellow newcomer Let's Be Cops in fourth. Let's Be Cops, which opened on Wednesday, did quite well in its first five days, bringing in $17.8 million over the weekend for a five day total of $26.2 million. Meanwhile, the only other wide new release of the weekend was The Giver, which, like Expendables,...
- 8/18/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Had the $36 million tracking for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles been accurate, Guardians of the Galaxy would have been #1 for a second weekend in a row, as expected. However, like Guardians, Ninja Turtles flew by the tracking number to the tune of $65.5 million in its opening weekend, prompting Paramount to set a 2016 release date for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Worldwide the Turtles opened to $94.2 million, while Guardians dropped 55.3% in its second weekend, bringing in $42.1 million and its worldwide cume is now up to $313.8 million in only ten days. Elsewhere, Into the Storm brought in $17.3 million in its opening frame, but it is likely to sink like a stone over the coming weekends. The geriatric crowd seemed to enjoy The Hundred-Foot Journey as it brought in a satisfactory $10.9 million on a $22 million budget and fewer and fewer tickets are being purchased for the Step Up movies as the fifth in the franchise,...
- 8/11/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Guardians of the Galaxy added another $300,000 to its weekend estimate to add to its record breaking August opening weekend total of $94.3 million. People are already seeing it multiple times, which could be a big problem for Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which opens this weekend and will be hoping for much of the same audience, if not slightly younger. Universal's Get On Up lost a few dollars, dropping down to an official $13.5 million opening weekend, placing third below last weekend's big winner Lucy, which ended up dropping 58.4% for a second weekend total of $18.2 million. And finally, in fourth was Hercules, dropping a hefty 63% after a soft opening weekend. I've listed the current top ten from the points and accuracy leaderboards directly below and you can find the full leaderboard here. For the complete box office top ten and points awarded for this weekend specifically click here. Points Leaderboard Top 10 Pj...
- 8/4/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The final weekend box office numbers are in and Lucy has only slightly over estimated, dipping just below $44 million, finishing with $43.8 million. Meanwhile, Hercules was $800,000 stronger than estimated, finishing its opening weekend with $29.8 million to go along with $28.7 million internationally, which is where it's going to need to make a large sum to justify that $100 million budget. The Purge: Anarchy also did better than estimated, dropping 64.8% in its second weekend and finishing with $10.4 million, which is, in fact, a great hold considering the success of Lucy. Almost makes you wonder how Hercules would have done had it been rated R. I also wonder, are we all just getting a little tired of the formulaic aspect of all these PG-13 moviesc How much does storytelling benefit when it's unencumbered by censorshipc Finally, And So It Goes finished with $4.6 million. I've listed the current top ten from the points and accuracy leaderboards...
- 7/28/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
If you were pulling for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes to have a solid second weekend then you should be happy as the sequel only dropped 50% in its sophomore session, bringing in $36.2 million, bringing its domestic cume to $139.2 million as its worldwide total is now $240.7 million. In second was The Purge: Anarchy coming in under the $32 million tracking, but with $29.8 million in its opening weekend it more than tripled its reported $9 million budget, all but guaranteeing a third Purge in a year or so. Third belongs to Planes: Fire & Rescue, Disney's modestly budgeted Cars spin-off, which brought in $17.5 million, $5 million below its tracking number. The bigger story this weekend is probably Sex Tape, which was tracking for $25 million and could only manage $14.6 million. Why did it perform so poorlyc Well, if you ask Sony distribution chief Rory Bruer it's because of the title, "We made a sweet, funny...
- 7/21/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Box office actuals are in and with $72.6 million, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes takes the number one spot and as this lackluster summer continues that number is enough to beat the next 15 films in this weekend's top 16 combined ($71.6 million). As I said in yesterday's wrap up piece, while the result of Dawn of the Apes is solid, it's not a huge increase over Rise of the Planet of the Apes once you take into consideration the fact this one was released in 3D and premium large format theaters while Rise was strictly 2D. 36% of Dawn's box office came from 3D showings, but the big test on this one will be the overseas performance. At this point I see a $600+ million worldwide finish for Apes, which is pretty good as Fox continues to support the franchise giving this one $170 million to play with and I expect they'll do the...
- 7/14/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
This past weekend had the fewest number of reader predictions I can remember and given the lackluster Fourth of July weekend perhaps we've reached a point where no one cares any longer. I mean, we're talking about a weekend where compared to the year prior the $118.5 million combined total of the top 12 was down 47% from last year and, as Box Office Mojo points out, it was the worst Independence Day weekend since 1999 when the top 12 managed $116.5 million, but you adjust for inflation and that comes to $182.5M. In fact, adjusted for inflation, this is the worst Independence Day weekend since 1987, a weekend where there wasn't a single film in the top 12 playing in more than 1,980 theaters and the Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks television remake of Dragnet took the #1 spot with $7 million in its second weekend. The two new films that weekend were Innerspace starring Martin Short in 1,603 theaters and...
- 7/7/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Well, there you have it, Transformers: Age of Extinction is the first film of 2014 to open over $100 million, but it was really close as the final number for Friday-Sunday ended up being $100,038,390. So don't worry, all those headlines from Sunday are safe, as are those that said the film made a record $300+ million worldwide in its first three days to go along with its "A-" CinemaScore and what is being reported now as a $210 million budget. 22 Jump Street finished its third weekend in second, tallying $15.8 million, bringing its domestic cume to $140.2 million while How to Train Your Dragon 2 dropped another 46.4% as the family film just can't seem to grab a foothold, bringing in only $121.9 million in its first three weeks. Think Like a Man Too dropped a massive 64.7% down to fourth after taking the box office #1 last weekend and Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys is almost forgotten, dropping 42.1% in...
- 6/30/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The impression I'm getting from audiences as of late is "Who gives a sh*tc" I can't exactly clarify that opinion any more than simply saying it's something I feel is in the air. If I were to script it it would go like this: At a local Starbucks a man (late 20s-early 30s) is sitting in the corner, mumbling to himself as he looks at the paper. Man Think Like A Man TOOc Jersey BOYSc Edge Of TOMORROWc Who gives a sh*tc It's not a complicated scene, but it seems to speak to the feeling I'm getting from so many people over the last month or so, and last week in particular where it seemed the prospect of doing anything other than going to the theater was preferable. Is it because it's summerc Two years ago Think Like a Man rocked the box office to the tune of $33.6 million,...
- 6/23/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Well, 22 Jump Street still did excellent business over its opening weekend, but estimates were off by three million as the new R-rated comedy finished with $57 million instead of the estimated $60m. The film holds the record for the sixth largest opening ever for an R-rated movie and second highest opening for an R-rated comedy behind The Hangover Part II ($85.9m). Next weekend the drop will likely be significant, but with an opening like that on a film budgeted at $65 million things are looking just fine. In second is the disappointment of the weekend, How to Train Your Dragon 2, opening with a mere $49.4 million, less than six million more than the 2010 original. It was reported this morning DreamWorks Animation stock dropped as a result of the poor performance, which makes me wonder about those planned sequels considering the $145 million budget. So far, only $24.8 million has come in from 26 international territories.
- 6/16/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Fault in Our Stars couldn't quite make it to $50 million, finishing the weekend with $48 million on a $12 million budget, but I don't think the studio will be complaining about a film that hits a four-times multiplier in its first three days. Not to mention one that added an additional $17 million from overseas for a global opening weekend of $65 million. The news wasn't quite so chipper for Edge of Tomorrow as the Tom Cruise starrer stumbled domestically to the total of $28.7 million, though it did manage an additional $111 million overseas for a total that is now at $139.7 million. For a film budgeted at $175 million this is a terrible start and something we're talking about right over here if you're interested. As for the holdovers, Maleficent held on very well, dropping only 50.6% for a second weekend of $34.3 million and a global cume of $336.2 million. With a $180 million budget, however, this one...
- 6/9/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I don't know about you, but it's a little amazing to me that Angelina Jolie hasn't had a film open higher than Maleficent's $69.4 million. Then again, you look at her filmography and I can't help but wonder what exactly has Jolie done to make her considered such a big star other than simply being Angelina Joliec Sure, she's had some solid performances, but none of them are exactly general audience "must sees". Quick, what do you think is Jolie's highest grossing domestic release to datec Now, what are the movies you most often think of when you think of Joliec Now Now, here are her top five domestic releases. Are they the ones you were thinking ofc Kung Fu Panda - $215,434,591 Mr. & Mrs. Smith - $186,336,279 Kung Fu Panda 2 - $165,249,063 Shark Tale - $160,861,908 Wanted - $134,508,551 Now, here are her most popular roles based on number of votes at IMDb: Wanted (2008) - $134,508,551 Mr.
- 6/2/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
For the three day weekend X-Men: Days of Future Past added another $100,000 to estimates, coming in at $90.8 million while tallying $110.5 million domestically for the four-day Memorial Day weekend and a $301.5 million worldwide total after four days in release. Interestingly enough, it's only the second largest opening for an X-Men film despite the rave reviews and "A" CinemaScore as 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, often considered one of the worst of the seven X-Men films released, hold the highest opening at $102.7 million. After a massive opening weekend, Godzilla fell 66.8% as X-Men took most of its audience. However, considering tracking only had the film opening around $70 million its opening weekend, which would have also been considered a solid opening for the monster movie, this weekend's $30.9 million ain't too shabby. The weekend's other new wide release was the Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore comedy Blended, which was destroyed by critics and opened to the tune of $14.2 million.
- 5/27/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
It was a big weekend for Godzilla as it not only brought home $93.1 million domestically, but another $103 million internationally for a total of $196.1 million worldwide in three days. The big kicker for this one is that it doesn't open in China until June and Japan until July. No wonder they are already working on that sequel. The weekend's other new release didn't enjoy the same amount of success as Disney's Million Dollar Arm fizzled, bringing in only $10.5 million. Last weekend's #1, Neighbors dropped 48.9%, bringing in $25 million while The Amazing Spider-Man 2 fell another 52.7% and a third weekend totla of $16.8 million, bringing its cume to $172.1 million, well off where the first film was at by this point back in 2012. In other news, Captain America: The Winter Soldier passed $250 million domestically this weekend, Darren Aronofsky's Noah is now over $100 million and Disney's Frozen ($1.206 billion) is poised to pass Iron Man 3...
- 5/19/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Universal got a little bullish with their $51 million estimate for Neighbors as the box office actuals have rolled in and the R-rated comedy finished with $49 million, but we're still looking at a tremendous result for the $18 million-budgeted feature. Of course, when it comes to reader predictions that's a big slide that pretty much changes those point standings. Same goes for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which came in $1.5 million less than it was estimated, finishing its second weekend with $35.5 million, down a whopping 61.2% from its opening weekend, which is sure to draw even more scrutiny for the second installment in what Sony hopes will be a massive Spidey universe. Luckily for them, blockbuster cinema is now global and the $250 million film (plus $180 million for marketing) is just shy of $550 million worldwide. As for the weekend's two other new wide releases, Moms' Night Out limped in with $4.3 million and Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return finished with $1.7 million.
- 5/12/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The final numbers are in and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 finished its first weekend run with $91.6 million, only $400,000 less than estimated. While it's not the $102 million it was tracking toward, it's still the second highest opening weekend of 2014, behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier's $95 million in April. Elsewhere at the top of the box office, The Other Woman dipped only 41.8% to $14.4 million, Heaven is for Real dipped 39.4% for a third weekend total of $8.6 million and Captain America 2 added another $7.7 million to its total, which is now $679.8 million worldwide, the third highest grossing film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Final Note: I have found the issue with the accuracy leaderboards and will need to redo the results before they are cleared up completely. However, it's not a major issue, though the numbers will be a little different. I hope to find time to clear them up completely before results are listed next weekend.
- 5/5/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
It doesn't happen often, but every now and again the studio actually nails their estimates and Fox nailed it this weekend with The Other Woman, which was estimated at $24.7 million and once actuals came in it didn't budge, taking the top spot from Captain America: The Winter Soldier after three straight weeks at #1. The weekend's other new release, the Paul Walker and RZA actioner Brick Mansions, dropped only $100,000 to $9.5 million with spot on predictions by Roger and Trent Carroll. In terms of holdovers, Heaven is for Real held on nicely, dropping only 36.6% from last weekend for a $16.2 million finish while Transcendence dropped 61.2% to a mere $4.2 million as the Johnny Depp-led sci-fi film is dying a quick death. Finally, one note on the accuracy leaderboards. A couple of you emailed me asking about the accuracy percentages, wondering why they didn't drop dramatically after the bombing of Transcendence last weekend.
- 4/28/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Captain America: The Winter Soldier held the top spot at the box office this weekend for the third weekend in a row, but newcomer Heaven is for Real was able to leapfrog Rio 2 and score a second place finish with a $22.5 million Easter weekend, and a total of $29.5 million since its Wednesday opening. In fourth was Transcendence, slipping even further, down to $10.8 million for its opening frame followed by A Haunted House 2, which also slipped from estimates, down to $8.8 million for the weekend. The weekend's other new wide release was Disneynature's Bears and it seems people must not like bears as much as they like chimps, African cats, oceans or the Earth as this is the worst opening for a Disneynature film yet at only $4.7 million. I've listed the current top ten from the points and accuracy leaderboards directly below and you can find the full leaderboard here.
- 4/21/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
No major shifts in the numbers this weekend as Captain America: The Winter Soldier dropped $200,000 from early estimates, finishing its second weekend with $41.2 million, a 56.6% drop from its opening weekend, which is right on par with previous Marvel installments. Rio 2, bumped up $300,000, finishing its opening weekend with $39.3 million, which is $102,000 more than the 2011 original. The sequel was made for $13 million more than the original ($103 million), but as with the first film, it won't be the domestic box office that declares this film a winner. The first Rio made $341 million internationally and the sequel has already generated $124.3 million as it too is likely to become a massive, worldwide success. Both Oculus and Draft Day stayed spot on with their estimates, coming in with $12 million and $9.7 million respectively. Neither that much of a success, but with a budget of only $5 million, Oculus is already a winner. I've listed the current...
- 4/14/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
It's still an April opening weekend record, but Captain America: The Winter Soldier came in with $95 million for the three-day weekend, $1.6 million under estimates, which is understandable considering that's a lot of pennies to count. Captain America 2 edged out 2011's Fast Five for that April record, but come 2015 it will be time for Fast & Furious 7 to attempt to give the Fast franchise its April record back on the weekend of April 10. In second was Noah and Paramount was spot-on with the $17 million estimate, though I'm sure they were hoping they had sold the film short as a 61% drop from its opening weekend is not what the doctor ordered. Worldwide the $125 million-budgeted film is up to $178.5 million, though I'm not sure if all territories have reported numbers. As a matter of fact, estimates were really close this weekend as Divergent came in only $100,000 below the estimated $13 million and God's Not Dead holds strong with $7.7 million,...
- 4/7/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Noah dipped just a little once actuals arrived, scoring $43.7 million from 3,567 theaters for a $12,257 per theater average. I am hoping to see the film tomorrow evening so I can weigh in on what seems to be a film that has people talking and in many different ways. Religious fervor is something that can never be argued for obvious reasons, but I hope there are more angles to discuss beyond faith-based proclamations. Also dropping a little more than estimated is David Ayer's Sabotage, dropping to $5.2 million, seemingly suggesting the days of Arnold Schwarzenegger opening a movie are over... at least on his own as a character that wasn't established back in his glory days. Even still, if you were an exec would you rush to put into production that Twins 2 idea that's been rumbling aroundc Last weekend's top two -- Divergent and Muppets Most Wanted -- held on decently all...
- 4/1/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The actuals are in and Divergent dipped $1.4 million below estimates for a three-day total of $54.6 million. I broke down the demos and compared the film's opening to the likes of Twilight and The Hunger Games yesterday so click here for that, no need to repeat it here. In second is Muppets Most Wanted, which underperformed to such an extent the closest prediction from the readers was HazardousKirby, who was $1.5 million over the film's eventual $17 million finish. While it wasn't one of the films on the prediction board (primarily because we weren't even aware of its existence), I can't ignore God's Not Dead, which was estimated at $8.5 million yesterday morning, but actually brought in $700,000 more for a total of $9.2 million from only 780 theaters over the weekend, moving it into fourth place for the weekend with a $11,852 per theater average. Impressive. Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel stayed pretty much right where it was yesterday,...
- 3/24/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The final numbers are in and as much as it looks like a down weekend, it was actually an improvement on last year when Oz The Great and Powerful when in its second frame. Same goes with this weekend as a holdover takes the top spot ahead of a couple of new releases. Rising to #1 after a second place finish last weekend is Mr. Peabody & Sherman with $21.8 million, a $600,000 increase over Sunday's estimates. The film flip-flopped with last weekend's champion, 300: Rise of an Empire, which added $100,000 to its estimate for a $19.2 million second weekend, a drop of 57.4% from its opening. Dreamworks' Need for Speed wasn't very big off the starting block, coming in with only $17.8 million in its first weekend and Tyler Perry suffered the worst opening for any of his films as The Single Moms Club tallied only $8 million. It's the first of Perry's releases to open below $10 million.
- 3/17/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The weekend actuals are in and 300: Rise of an Empire actually finished spot on with its estimate, $45 million. The reported budget, however, went up another $10 million to $110m, nearly double the original, but with another $87.8 million from overseas markets on opening weekend, Rise of an Empire enjoyed a $132.8 million worldwide opening. In second is Mr. Peabody & Sherman, which dipped $300,000 from estimates to $32.3 million on a budget of $145 million, but it too did well overseas, bringing in an additional $65.8 million. The film scored an "A" CinemaScore so just maybe it can have a nice holdover and do a little more damage than its middling domestic performance so far. As for the holdovers, both Non-Stop and Son of God did a little better than estimated, Non-Stop only dropping 45.2% from its opening weekend with Son of God still the largest drop in the top ten at 59.5%. In the end 12 Years a Slave got its 116.3% Oscar bump,...
- 3/10/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Non-Stop dipped just a smidge below the estimated $30 million opening to finish with $28.8 million, which certainly changed the points earned for that title and the same goes for Son of God actuals as the reversal of two numbers found the film going from an estimated $26.5 million weekend to an actual $25.6 million. In the holdovers in this weekend's competition, The Lego Movie brought in $20.8 million, $200,000 less than estimated and Pompeii stuck with the estimated $4.3 million, which actually saw five people predicting it exactly right for points, proving it pays to get those predictions in early. Finally, I just thought I'd mention that while Frozen not only crossed $1 billion in worldwide earnings this weekend and took home two Oscars (one for Best Animated Feature) it also became the first movie since Avatar to remain in the top ten for 14 consecutive weekends. Oh, and I can't leave before mentioning Austin Gorski's 82.062% accuracy rating...
- 3/3/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
No dramatic shifts from estimates to actuals this week, though the changes were just enough to shuffle the points and accuracy percentages for your predictions from this week and as of right now, Arthur Carlson added four points to his total putting him at #1 all alone on the points leaderboard while Mykael is sporting an impressive 80.359% accuracy rate so far this year, just barely edging out Austin Gorski. As for the final numbers, The Lego Movie dipped a couple hundred thousand to $31.3 million, still more than enough for a first place finish over 3 Days to Kill in second place, which dropped only $100k for a $12.2 million opening frame on a $28 million budget. In third is Pompeii, which cost a reported $100 million to produce and brought in $10.3 million opening weekend domestically, plus another $22.8 million from international territories. The only other film on the board this week was About Last Night, which...
- 2/24/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
We had to wait an extra day for actuals due to the Presidents' Day weekend, but they have arrived and it's still The Lego Movie at #1, coming in with $1 million more than estimated with $49.8 million while About Last Night dipped a little below estimates to $25.6 million, but still more than enough for a second place finish. In third was the RoboCop remake, bringing in $21.6 million, which was just $100,000 above estimates while Endless Love remained at its estimated $13.3 million, but fell to fifth as The Monuments Men brought in more than was earlier estimated. I've listed the current top ten from the points and accuracy leaderboards directly below and you can find the full leaderboard here. For the complete box office top ten and points awarded for this weekend specifically click here. Points Leaderboard Top 10 Pj Edwards (14 points) Arthur Carlson (13 points) Exxdee13 (13 points) Peter Bandrowsky (12 points) Rach (12 points) Matt P (11 points...
- 2/18/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Once actuals came in the official number for The Lego Movie went down by only $100,000 as it brought in $69 million, still more than enough for the second largest February opening of all-time. In second was George Clooney's Monuments Men, which did drop $700,000 once actuals arrived for a weekend with an even $22 million, which is good considering the reviews, but with a $70 million budget it still has a steep hill to climb. And Vampire Academy was dead on arrival, estimated at $4.1 million yesterday it came in with an official number of $3.9 million. In other news, looking over the two leaderboards I'm not sure we had this at all last year, but Pj Edwards sit atop both the points and accuracy leaderboards. It's hard to find yourself listed in the top ten of both let alone the #1 spot so congrats Pj, let's see how long you can stay up there as...
- 2/10/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
We are five weeks into the new year, which means today the first accuracy leaderboard has been revealed and it's Mykael with an 80.208% accuracy rating that tops the list. As for the four films in competition this week, Ride Along remains at the top, but dipped a little once actuals came in to $12 million for the weekend and That Awkward Moment also dropped $300,000 from estimates to a very soft, $8.7 million opening weekend placing it third behind Frozen. Jason Reitman's Labor Day dropped $200,000 from estimates for a $5.1 million finish and I, Frankenstein was the only one of the four films to actually gain a little once actual were reported, but it still ended up dropping 56.4% in its second weekend in theaters. I've listed the current top ten from the points and accuracy leaderboards directly below and you can find the full leaderboard here. For the complete box office top ten...
- 2/3/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Dropping only 48.7% from its record-breaking January opening, Ride Along settled in with $21.9 million once weekend box office actuals rolled in, enough to take the #1 spot by $8.3 million over Lone Survivor and nearly $13 million over the weekend's lone new wide release, I, Frankenstein, which finished its first three days with $8.6 million. The two other films we were tracking with this weekend's predictions were The Nut Job, which dropped only 37.7% in its sophomore frame for $12.1 million and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, which only dipped 41% in its second weekend to $9 million. However, the disappointing opening for Jack Ryan is really the only reason that drop wasn't ay higher. While it's still early in the season, we actually have our first top ten that doesn't extend beyond ten competitors, though this race is very, very far from over and pretty soon we'll be opening the doors on the accuracy leaderboard, giving you two chances...
- 1/27/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Due to the holiday weekend it took an extra day for box office actuals to come in and now they have and Ride Along extends its record January opening by $300,000, bringing in $41.5 million and it will attempt to repeat this weekend against a rather soft round of newcomers. Open Road's The Nut Job dipped just far enough to become their second largest opening ever behind 2012's The Grey at $19.4 million, but it was more than enough to take out Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, which debuted to a paltry $15.4 million and only $18 million for the four-day weekend. Finally, Devil's Due managed $8.3 million on a $7 million budget as cheap horror thrills continue to be a lucrative business for studios. It's still early in the season so it's going to take a while to separate the points leaderboard and we still have a couple weekends before the accuracy leaderboard goes live, but for...
- 1/21/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The second weekend of 2014 is in the bag and Lone Survivor surpassed all expectations officially bringing in $37.8 million, enough to make it the second largest January opening ever, just behind the $40 million brought in by Cloverfield back in 2008. The Legend of Hercules managed to sneak just ahead of The Wolf of Wall Street for a third place finish with $8.86 million compared to Wolf's $8.83 million. And down in 11th Her just missed the top ten, finishing the weekend with $5.3 million, just about $500,000 shy of Anchorman 2's tenth place finish. It's still early in the season so it's going to take a while to separate the points leaderboard and we still have a couple weekends before the accuracy leaderboard goes live, but for now 've listed the current top ten from the points leaderboards directly below and you can find the full leaderboard here. For the complete box office top ten...
- 1/13/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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