B.O. Boys (Movie Box Office)

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In this MASSIVE bonus episode, The Boys are joined by Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations Co. to talk about the biggest movies of the year, how exhibition changed in 2021 and how it may change in 2022. Plus, we look ahead and predict what could be the biggest sleeper hits of 2022! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Find ERC: On the web at https://www.ercboxoffice.com Listen to the ERCBoxoffice Podcast Follow on Twitter @ERCboxoffice Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

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(Update: This episode was recorded on Sunday afternoon before Spider-Man: No Way Home toppled Avengers: Infinity War to become the 2nd biggest opening of all time. We knew it was a strong possibility so we discussed it anyway!) Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Spielberg's remake of West Side Story opens at #1 with $10.5 Million and everyone is FREAKING OUT! Listen as the Boys tell you whether you should freak out too. Plus, Spider-Man: No Way Home opens this coming weekend and people are going wild with their opening weekend numbers. Tune in for the definitive, level-headed predictions that only the B.O. Boys can dish out. YOU ARE WELCOME! Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

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Yes, Encanto is #1, but its Ghostbusters: Afterlife's 45% drop that is the story of the weekend. Is this IP stronger than we thought? Also, House of Gucci brought the adults back to the theater. Studios know that the rats need their cheese, but will they get the message that the adults need their brie? And finally, Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza lit up the arthouse this weekend in 4 theaters in NYC and LA. Is this greasing the tracks for Simon Rex's Red Rocket to pop off next weekend? The Boys give their two cents Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Ghostbusters: Afterlife opened at #1 with $44 Million dollars. What does this say about the health of this IP? And how much of this haul was made up of tickets bought by fanboy parents for unwilling children? The B.O. Boys investigate. Plus, Encanto is a Disney Animation movie and before the pandemic, that meant something. Does it mean anything now? And finally, House of Gucci arrives this holiday weekend and the fate of Adult-skewing films hangs in the balance. The Boys predict whether the house will rise or fall. Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

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The Boys jump on their mics to talk about Amazon and Sony's ridiculous decision to eschew the Halloween season and drop Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in January of next year. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/hotel-transylvania-4-amazon-sony-january-premiere-date-1235081967/ Plus, No Time To Die presales are beating F9 and Venom 2. Does this mean Bond could do $90 Million + this weekend? https://deadline.com/2021/10/no-time-to-die-fandango-presales-record-1234850717/ Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

This week we talk about Venom: Let There Be Carnage smashing expectations to debut with $90 Million. Is Venom in the same class as Joker? Plus, The Many Saints of Newark sleeps with the fishes. We explain how this is a movie for exactly no one. Also, what's better Many Saints or The Sopranos: Road To Respect Playthrough? Then, can Bond bring back the Oldsters with No Time To Die? We make our predictions! And finally, we start our campaign to bring Jackass Forever back to 2021 with #JackassForeverNOW. Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

In this special DOUBLE SIZED episode, the Boys welcome Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations Co. to talk about Dear Evan Hansen's tepid opening and how variable pricing could be the wave of the future. Then, we pull out our calendars and tackle all of the upcoming releases in our MASSIVE Fall Movie Preview! This fall is special because it's basically Summer: Part Deux and the Boys and Jeff let you know what will hit and what will miss. So don't you miss this! Find ERC: On the web at https://www.ercboxoffice.com Listen to the ERCBoxoffice Podcast Follow on Twitter @ERCboxoffice Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

This week we dissect what went wrong with Cry Macho at the Box Office. Was this Clint's last stand? Plus, Christopher Nolan has a bomb movie set up at Universal and he's making crazy demands. We beat this dead horse as only The B.O. Boys can! Then finally, we make out predictions for Dear Evan Hanson and Courageous (Legacy). Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

This week we tackle the Top Five, tell you who won big at the Summer Box Office and who fell short, and debate whether the oldsters will turn out to see Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho. Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

It's a triumphant weekend at the Box Office as Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings OBLITERATES the Labor Day Weekend record set 14 years ago by Rob Zombie's Halloween. What does this mean for Marvel, theaters and big movies opening on Labor Day Weekend going forward? The Boys unpack it all! Then, we take Sony to task AGAIN for moving Venom: Let There Be Carnage all over the release calendar, agree with Paramount moving Top Gun: Maverick and MI:7 and puzzle at Jackass Forever getting equal treatment. Finally, we give our predictions for Malignant and Queenpins. Packed show! Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

This week, we unwrap Candyman's sweet $22M #1 bow, Divvy Up The Millions for Jungle Cruise's $100M Domestic haul and discuss whether Shang-Chi and the Legend Of The Ten Rings will energize the historically sleepy Labor Day weekend Box Office. Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

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This week we're joined by Brandon Gray creator of Box Office Mojo and founder of the new Clubhouse group Box Office Revival to talk about Free Guy powering up at #1, Don't Breathe 2 gasping for air at #2 and Respect making a respectable debut at #4. What does Free Guy's success mean for it's star Ryan Reynolds? Plus, Venom: Let There Be Carnage moves to October 15th to go head to head with Halloween Kills. WHY?!? We breakdown Sony's dunderheaded move. Finally, we look forward to next weekend and FOUR new late August releases (DUMPS): The Night House, Paw Patrol: The Movie, The Protege and Reminiscence. Which will bomb and which will make Baffa Bobo? We make our predix Join Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

This week we welcome a very special guest, legendary Box Office analyst Scott Mendelson of Forbes! https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/ Twitter: @ScottMendelson Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

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This week we plow through the Top 5 (0:49), talk about what Old's modest showing at #1 means for M. Night's career (2:48) and bury G.I. Joe as an IP with the massive failure of Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (14:00). Then, The Boys calm the waters by explaining why this crop of Summer movies have disappointed and why theatrical SHOULDN'T FREAK OUT! (27:36) Finally, we look forward to next weekend with predictions for Disney's Jungle Cruise, A24's The Green Knight and Matt Damon's Knoxploitation film Stillwater (40:51) Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

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This week, we plow through the Top 5 (3:00), talk about The F&F franchise's history of + 60% 2nd weekend drops (7:08) strategize how The Boss Baby: Family Business could have better utilized it's Peacock connection (14:01) and (possibly) dig a grave for the Purge Franchise (25:19). Then we look forward to the biggest opening of the post (ish) pandemic Box Office: Black Widow on July 7th. Does it open to $100 Million Domestic? The Boys weigh in (37:41)! Weekend Top 5 (July 2 - 4) 1. F9: The Fast Saga $22.8M (-67%) / Wk 2 2. The Boss Baby: Family Business $16M NEW 3. The Forever Purge $12.4 NEW 4. A Quiet Place Part II $4M ( -34%) / Wk 6 5. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard $3M ( -38%) / Wk 3 9. Zola $1.2M NEW Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

This week we plow through the Top 5 (1:23), discuss F9’s amazing $70 Million opening (4:35) and explain Nobody’s huge 3,390% jump this weekend (32:30) Then we talk about films missing out on run-off business (40:19) and give our over-under on F9s 2nd weekend and predictions for The Forever Purge and The Boss Baby: Family Business (43:27). Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

This week we plow through the Top 5 (1:01), talk about In The Heights dropping a whopping 63% to land at #6 (2:52), discuss Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’s soft #1 opening (11:58), and celebrate Godzilla vs. Kong finally getting over the $100 Million Dollar hump at the Domestic Box Office (28:18) Then, in our most contentious segment EVER, The Boys clash as they attempt to divvy up A Quiet Place Part II’s $125 Million haul. Who gets more, Blunt or Krasinski? Do the Sound Ghouls get the bulk? Will Cillian Murphy see a red (eye) cent? (32:27) Switching gears, we ponder Disney’s reasoning for keeping Pixar’s Luca completely out of theaters during a wide open Father’s Day Weekend (48:16) and Pat has an exciting theory about why Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is moving to October (59:33) Finally, we make our predictions for one of the latest film in The Fast And The Furious franchise, F9! (1:08:14) The-Numbers Weekend Top 5 (June 19 - 21) 1. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard $11.3M NEW 2. A Quiet Place Part II $9M (-24%)/ Wk 4 3. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway $6M (-40%)/ Wk 2 4. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It $5M (-52%)/ Wk 3 5. Cruella $4.8M (-28%)/ Wk 4 6. In The Heights $4.2M (-63%)/ Wk 2 Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

This week, The Boys plow through the Top 5 and do a postmortem on In The Heights' disappointing #2 finish at the Box Office. We cover every base to figure out how this film's prospects went from Baffa to nada over the weekend (10:52) Then we look at Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway underperforming and how its meta movie poster backfired (54:40) We venture outside the Top 5 to discuss The House Next Door: Meet The Blacks 2's strong debut in 420 theaters and Quiet Place Part II beating out Godzilla vs Kong to be the first post-pandemic movie to reach $100 Million Dollars domestic (1:02:58) Finally, we give our predictions for Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, opening June 16th (1:13:37) The-Numbers Weekend Top 5 (June 11 - 13) 1. A Quiet Place Part II $12M (-38%)/ Wk 3 2. In The Heights $11.5M NEW 3. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It $10.3M (-57%)/ Wk 2 4. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway $10.1M NEW 5. Cruella $6.7M (-39%)/ Wk 3 Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

This week, The Boys plow through the Top 5 and discuss how The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It was able to dethrone A Quiet Place Part II at the top of the Box Office, whether or not Godzilla vs Kong will beat AQPPII to $100 Million, and why Cruella’s B.O. is not indicative of its overall success (2:00). Then we come to grips with the Federal Trade Commission’s reports of fraudulent behavior committed by MoviePass and its onetime CEO Mitch Lowe’s. This one is personal, so The Boys make a call to action: https://mashable.com/article/moviepass-scam-ftc-complaint/ (34:20). We switch gears to tackle The New York Times BELATED attempts to get into the Box Office reporting game: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/opinion/movie-theaters-box-office.html (52:13). And finally, we make our predictions for In The Heights and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, both opening June 11th (1:06:24) The-Numbers Weekend Top 5 (June 4 - 6) 1. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It $24M NEW 2. A Quiet Place Part II $19.5 (-59%)/ Wk 2 3. Cruella $11M (-49%)/ Wk 2 4. Spirit Untamed $6.2M NEW 5. Raya and the Last Dragon $1.2M (-45%)/ Wk 14 Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

This week, we plow through the Top 5 and celebrate Quiet Place Part II opening at #1 with a $57 Million 4-Day and Cruella strutting its way to #2 with a $27 Million 4-day. We evaluate the numbers from every angle and discuss what this massive success means for John Krasinski, Emily Blunt and Emma Stone (3:47). Then, we look ahead to next weekend and ponder whether The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It will scare up enough business to halt the franchises' sliding numbers at the Box Office and will Spirit Untamed soar or be broken (51:10). Finally, we pry open the mailbag to investigate the curious case of the Sylvester Stallone superhero flick Samaritan's June 4th release date.(1:14:44). Deadline's Top 5 4-Day (May 28 - 31) 1. A Quiet Place Part II $57M/ Wk 1 2. Cruella $26.5M/ Wk 1 3. Spiral $2.9M | Total: $20.4M/ Wk 3 4. Wrath of Man $2.75 | Total: $22.76M/ Wk 4 5. Raya and the Last Dragon $2.57M | Total: $51.4M/ Wk 13 The-Numbers Weekend 3-Day Top 5 (May 28 - 30) 1. A Quiet Place Part II $47.5M/ Wk 1 2. Cruella $21.4M/ Wk 1 3. Raya and the Last Dragon $2.34M (+41%)/ Wk 13 4. Spiral $2.2M (-52%)/ Wk 3 5. Wrath of Man $2.17M (-27%)/ Wk 4 E-mail us: [email protected]

This week we plow through the Top 5 (1:12), brainstorm ideas for how Godzilla vs. Kong can get to $100 Million domestic (6:58), place bets on when the next Saw film will be released after Spiral's disappointing B.O. (22:51), give Governor Cuomo the business AGAIN over his capacity restrictions (30:33), discuss Boss Baby: Family Business going day-and-date on Peacock July 2nd (45:40), yawn over Amazon's possible acquisition of MGM (1:00:25) and give our predictions for Cruella and A Quiet Place Part II in what's shaping up to be a huge Memorial Day weekend at the Box Office (1:07:48). E-mail us: [email protected]

This week we welcome Jeff Bock from Exhibitor Relations Co. to (reverse) blow through the Top 5 (2:50) and explain why Spiral, Those Who Wish Me Dead and Army of The Dead underperformed (5:20). Then, we jump into our sprawling Summer Movie Preview where we pick what will tank, what will make bank and what will surprise you from your flank (44:15). Finally, we speculate on the developing Discovery/Warner Bros. merger and what it means for streamo content going forward (2:01:00). This episode is like an old school, triple sized Entertainment Weekly Summer Preview issue for your ears! Find ERC: On the web at https://www.ercboxoffice.com Listen to the ERCBoxoffice Podcast Follow on Twitter @ERCboxoffice E-mail us: [email protected]

This week The Boys plow through the Top 5 (0:57) discuss Jason Statham taking over at #1 with Wrath of Man (10:00) break down how many theaters are actually open in North America right now and if Canadians will cross the border to see big new releases (17:00) track Statham’s B.O. history (25:30) and look ahead to next weekend to make our predictions for Spiral: From the Book of Saw, Those Who Wish Me Dead and Profile (35:30) Plus, Clayton fights a woodpecker. E-mail: [email protected]

This week, the Boys plow through the Top 5 (1:18) talk Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer’s MASSIVE 70%+ drops (3:20) explain why Goodfellas should be in NYC theaters in perpetuity (22:35) applaud the horror hounds for sniffing out a stinker with Separation (25:43) tell Governor Cuomo to Cut The Sh@t with his nonsensical No Capacity Restrictions but still Six Feet Apart edict (35:11) and try to make sense of LA’s proposed sectioning off of Vaxxed and Non-Vaxxed theater patrons (57:04). E-mail: [email protected]

There wasn't much to laugh about in the Summer of 2020, but then a movie swooped in to fill that mirthless void. And that movie was Killer Raccoons 2: Dark Christmas In The Dark. For a few weeks in July and August, KR2:DCD was the #1 Comedy Film in America. In this very special interview, The Boys sit down with Travis Irvine, the brains behind the scrappy indie powerhouse that took over theaters when we needed it most. We talk to Travis about the origins of the Killer Raccoons IP, working with unsavory creatures (Ron Jeremy) and what he has in store for the third (and final!) installment of the Killer Raccoons Trilogy. (Spoiler: The B.O. Boys will die in it!) Travis is proof positive that the scrappy indie sensibility is alive and well in American Cinema and it can lead to Box Office Success. LISTEN AND BE INSPIRED!!! Watch Killer Raccoons! 2! Dark Christmas In The Dark! Prime Video AppleTV Youtube Google Play Vudu Watch Travis talk about KR2:DCD on WKYC In Cleveland Follow Travis Twitter @TravisIrvineUSA Instagram @travisirvineusa E-mail: [email protected]

(Note: Between the recording and posting of this episode, Mortal Kombat's weekend total has moved up to $23.3 Million and Demon Slayer's has moved to $21.1 Million) Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer battled it out at the Box Office with Mortal Kombat prevailing with $23.3 million. But Demon Slayer wasn't far behind at $21.1 million, and in almost HALF the number of theaters! We break down the demos for each, talk about how anime movies over-index and praise the demo who earned Mortal Kombat the fatality over Demon Slayer this weekend. (Hint: It's not who you think!) Oscar, Oscar, Oscar... who won? We talk about the reasons this Oscar telecast is bound to be the lowest rated ever and theorize how much each Best Picture Nominee would have made at the Box Office in a non-pandemic year. E-mail: [email protected]

The Boys are honored to have OG B.O. Boy and founder of Box Office Mojo, Brandon Gray on the show to talk about the weekend Top 5, the origins of his site, what happened to it post IMDb, how he never worked for Exhibitor Relations Co., the future of theatrical and why Netflix and other platforms should #ReleaseTheNumbers already! Plus, we give our weekend predictions for Mortal Kombat, opening April 23rd! DO NOT MISS IT! E-mail: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/jakefogelnest

Godzilla vs. Kong is king again, Nobody has a great hold and Voyager tanks. Also, Top Gun 2 and Mission Impossible move, but it's Peter Rabbit 2: Runaway that's hopped around the calendar the most. We follow the bunny tracks. Plus, Pat goes to the movies! We talk about his first theater visit in over a year, and we go deep on the theater cleaning process. MISS IT AT YOUR OWN RISK E-mail: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/jakefogelnest

WOW! Godzilla vs. Kong outdid all industry tracking to grab $48.5 in the 5-Day and $32.2 over the weekend. The Boys talk about what this means for theatrical, how did the HBOMax Day and Date availability affect the B.O. and who is the bigger star, Godzilla or Kong? Plus, we divvy up the $48.5 Million dollar opening. How much does Kong get? What about Godzilla? Does Millie Bobbie Brown get her beak wet? Find out! Also, The Unholy shocks Nobody to debut at #2. Is this a miracle, or the work of the devil? Then, we look forward to next weekend. Will G v. K have a strong hold? Can Nobody rebound from slipping to #3? Will Voyagers make a dent? B.O. IS BACK, BAY-BEEEE! E-mail: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/jakefogelnest

The Bob Odenkirk action film Nobody opened at #1 with $6.8 Million. Is Bobby O the most unlikely action star ever? Godzilla v. Kong opens Wednesday (March 31st). Tracking says $20 - $30 Million 5-day, but what do THE BOYS have to say? LISTEN AND LEARN! E-mail: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/jakefogelnest

LA theaters reopened this weekend, netting $1.55 Million and buoying the Top 5. The Boys run down what dropped the least. Plus, Black Widow moves to July 9 and Cruella stays put, but they're both getting a day and date release in theaters and Disney + PVOD. On top of that, Pixar's Luca shifts exclusively to Disney + on Father's Day Weekend. What does this mean for Disney's relationship with theatrical? Plus we cover moves by Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Free Guy, Peter Rabbit 2 and more. And finally, The Boys give their predictions on what the Bob Odenkirk action flick Nobody opens at this weekend. Will Bobby O become a late blooming star? E-mail: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/jakefogelnest

The Top 5 stay put as Raya hangs onto #1. But will it lose its claw hold next weekend? The Snyder Cut drops on HBOMax on Thursday, what will this do to next weekend's Box Office? We break it down and explain how Tom & Jerry can benefit. The Oscar Nominations are out. Which films will see a Box Office Bump and which "stars" will see their stocks rise? [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/jakefogelnest

We need to talk about Raya. After Tom & Jerry's big opening last weekend, Raya The Last Dragon pockets a measly $8.6M to snag #1. Why did it see less green than expected? We break it down. Plus, Chaos Walking fell flat at #3. What does this do for Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley's B.O. potential moving forward? And F9 zooms back to June 25th. We tell you why it's a GOOD sign for theatrical. BOOGIE DOWN, B.O. STYLE! E-mail: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/jakefogelnest

WOW! No one predicted this! TOM & JERRY chases down $14.1 Million at the B.O. this weekend, coming very close to WONDER WOMAN 1984's $16.4 Million Christmas bow. What does this mean for this dusty (or so we thought!) IP and WARNER BROS HBOMax day and date experiment? Plus, we look towards next weekend, when RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON and CHAOS WALKING open wide with NYC THEATERS entering the mix. BOX OFFICE IS BACK, BABY! E-mail: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/jakefogelnest

THE CROODS: A NEW AGE is back at #1 for the second straight week. Will it outgross TENET domestically? Plus, which one is TOM and which one is JERRY? Kids don't know and, more importantly, DON'T CARE! We predict how this new TOM & JERRY film will fare in theaters this weekend and whether it will outgross 1993's MIRAMAX TOM & JERRY movie. And NEW YORK CITY theaters are set to open MARCH 5th. How will this affect the movies already in theaters and the ones coming out? EACH EPISODE IS A NEW PEAK! [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/jakefogelnest