July 27th, 2016
It’s a rather shallow week on the home market with the biggest release being Batman: The Killing Joke, which is a hot mess. More on that below. As for the best new release of the week, there are a handful of releases that were contenders for Pick of the Week, including Barbershop: The Next Cut, Deadline U.S.A., and Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVI. In the end, I picked Sing Street on Blu-ray for that title.
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July 25th, 2016
Sing Street opened with better buzz than most limited releases earn. It also did relatively well at the box office peaking in 12th place and finishing with just over $3 million. Did this film benefit from the relatively light competition this Spring? Or is it good enough that it should have been released this Fall to compete during Awards Season?
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July 1st, 2014
Overall, June was not good. Most films matched expectations, or came close enough that there weren't major disappointments. However, it looks like How to Train Your Dragon 2 will miss expectations by more than $100 million. This was such a massive amount that 2014 lost its lead over 2013 and not even Transformers: Age of Extinction's $100 million opening was able to turn things around. Looking forward to July, there's not a lot of good news. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes might be the only film coming out during July that will reach the $100 million milestone, but on the high end, it might reach the $200 million mark. There are a few others that have a shot, but are not favored to reach the century mark. On the other hand, there are more films that may or may not open / expand wide and even if they do, they will likely have no real impact at the box office. By comparison, last July, Despicable Me 2 was the top draw and finished with more than $350 million. There were also four other films that surpassed $100 million at the box office. It seems practically impossible for 2014 to match those numbers and will likely finish the month behind last year's pace. Overall, 2014 isn't doing poorly, but the summer has been much weaker than the spring was, so we've gone from potential record breaking year to merely average.
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June 27th, 2014
There are more than a dozen limited releases on this week's list, including two films that are opening in limited release this week with a scheduled wide expansion next week. Unfortunately, I don't have high hopes for either of those two films. There are some films worth checking out, including a pair of documentaries, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz and Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger, both of which are also playing on Video on Demand. The film I hope has the best start is Snowpiercer, a South Korean film that is earning amazing reviews.
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|
| Top Grossing Composer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) |
956 |
$3,237,118 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) |
1,443 |
$28,853,607 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) |
4,236 |
$3,237,118 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) |
2,532 |
$28,853,607 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) |
2,618 |
$3,237,118 |
| Top Grossing Composer at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800) |
754 |
$9,419,954 |
| Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) |
953 |
$74,732,285 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) |
3,326 |
$9,548,599 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) |
1,674 |
$74,732,285 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) |
1,893 |
$9,419,954 |
| Top Grossing Composer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) |
933 |
$12,657,072 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) |
1,130 |
$103,585,892 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) |
3,985 |
$12,785,717 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) |
1,972 |
$103,585,892 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) |
2,363 |
$12,657,072 |
