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B.O. Boys (Movie Box Office)

B.O. Boys (Movie Box Office)

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Ep 19Lowest B.O. Total in 22 years! ONWARD plummets 73% in its 2nd week as new releases CRATER because of CORONAVIRUS.

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We continue to cover the fallout of all our good intentions as the B.O. rakes in a measly $55.3 million, the worst since John Carpenter's Vampires ruled the roost in 1998! As theaters continue to close, will there even be a Top 10 next week? And if not, will these current and future releases find a home on streaming or V.O.D.? Spoiler Alert: Some of them have! We got the scoop! SMELL IT! E-mail us: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Mar 16, 202055 min

Ep 18EMERGENCY EP! F9, MULAN, and A QUIET PLACE PART II flee from CORONAVIRUS! Which big tent poles will be next to fall?!?

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In this special EMERGENCY EPISODE, we cover ALL the release date moves caused by CORONAVIRUS. F9 zooms to 2021, Peter Rabbit 2 runs away to August, Mulan and A Quiet Place Part II move to...TBD?!? We are coming to you LIVE and RAW from separate bunkers with all your B.O. news! SMELL IT! E-mail us: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Mar 13, 202054 min

Ep 17ONWARD (Pixar) opens weak, Coronavirus causes James Bond to change release dates. Will other movies move too? (Box Office Update)

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The Coronavirus effects on the box office have begun as the new James Bond movie NO TIME TO DIE to change release dates. Is the movie box office about to implode due to the pandemic? Pat and Clayton report. Plus Pixar's ONWARD opens soft! And Vin Diesel's BLOODSHOT opens wide next weekend-- does it have a chance? Your Box Office report begins NOW. E-mail us: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Mar 9, 20201h 27m

Ep 16THE INVISIBLE MAN opens at #1! Looking ahead to Pixar's ONWARD and Ben Affleck's THE WAY BACK, plus JOKER(s) back in the Top Ten, and will Coronavirus affect the Box Office?

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THE INVISIBLE MAN opened #1! Is it a hit? Will this make Elisabeth Moss into a movie star? (Impractical) JOKER(s) is in the top ten! What does this mean for the JOKER brand? We look ahead to the opening weekends of Pixar's ONWARD and Ben Affleck's comeback vehicle THE WAY BACK. Plus, will the Coronavirus pandemic be a boon to the movie box office? E-mail us:[email protected] Donate:https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Mar 2, 202057 min

Call of the Wild vs Sonic the Hedgehog battle at the Box Office! Predictions for THE INVISIBLE MAN

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Harrison Ford and an animated dog in THE CALL OF THE WILD battle Jim Carrey and SONIC the HEDGEHOG for the top spot at the Box office. It's a battle of the generations-- who won, the Olds or the Kids?? Plus we predict the opening weekend of THE INVISIBLE MAN! E-mail us: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Feb 25, 20201h 1m

Sonic the Hedgehog is a blockbuster! Jim Carrey back on top, Will Ferrell falls DOWNHILL, Fantasy Island & The Photograph open, Birds of Prey is called Harley Quinn, 1917 drops, Little Women and more!

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG opened huge this weekend, and The B.O. Boys Pat and Clayton are covering the story from all angles! Is Jim Carrey a movie star once again? Was the studio right to re-animate Sonic from a frightening humanoid into a cute kid-friendly cartoon? And will Hollywood drag Super Mario out of his pipe for another shot at video game movie stardom? PLUS: - The Photograph and Fantasy Island opened. Which did better, and which will have a stronger hold going forward? Plus, what of the WELCOME BACK KOTTER horror movie? - Parasite rises while 1917 drops! - LITTLE WOMEN has made over $100 million domestic! Does Greta Gerwig get all the millions, or does Louisa May Alcott get her beak wet? - After DOWNHILL, is there still a place on the big screen for Will Ferrell? E-mail us: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Feb 19, 20201h 17m

Parasite wins (and 1917 loses) at the Oscars! Shocking opening weekend for BIRDS OF PREY (Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn), and predictions on Sonic the Hedgehog!

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The B.O. Boys break down the 2020 Oscars! Big night for PARASITE, but does this mean that people have finally realized that 1917 is not a World War 2 movie? Pat and Clayton have all the winners and losers of the Academy Awards. BIRDS OF PREY (aka the Harley Quinn Movie) has a shockingly low opening weekend. What went wrong, and what does this mean for Margot Robbie? How is this a huge win for Will Smith? Plus we look ahead to a huge weekend of new releases including SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and Blumehouse's FANTASY ISLAND!

Feb 11, 20201h 16m

Oscar predictions, Opening of Blake Lively's THE RHYTHM SECTION, 1917 is a bad movie, Bads Boy 3 update, Skywalker continues to bomb, plus Gretel and Hansel surprises

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Want to win your Oscars pool and make some box office of your own? Then Listen to Clayton and Pat's Academy Awards predictions! Blake Lively opens in the revenge thriller THE RHYTHM SECTION— is she still a mid-range movie star? Gretel & Hansel hits theaters— does it do PLAYMOBIL level terrible? Plus updates on Bad Boys, The Rise of Skywalker, Little Women, Dolittle, and more! E-mail us: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Feb 3, 20201h 26m

Bad Boys 3 does huge box office, The Turning and Dolittle bomb, Scott Mendelson's latest article on the failure of The Rise ofSkywalker, predictions on Gretel and Hansel, and is Finn Wolfhard done?

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The B.O. Boys—Pat and Clayton— are back for a huge episode! - Bad Boys is a megahit and that means Will Smith is still a movie star! - 1917 continues to do well, but audiences continue to think it's about WW2 - Dolittle's failure despite its screen count - The Turning bombed its opening weekend. Will this lead to Finn Wolfhard being cut out of Ghostbusters: Afterlife? - We discuss the great Scott Mendelson's latest Forbes article about the box office stinker that is Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Predictions for the openings of GRETEL AND HANSEL and THE RHYTHM SECTION - And of course, who was behind the conspiracy that kept us off the air last week??? Read Scott Mendelson's latest: https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2020/01/26/box-office-star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-is-the-first-500-million-disappointment-lucasfilm-walt-disney/#66bee9065024 E-mail us: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Jan 27, 20201h 9m

Oscar nominations are out! 1917 has a huge weekend, Bad Boys 4 Life opens next weekend, and The Rise Of Skywalker plummets again

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The B.O. Boys Pat and Clayton are talking the 2020 Academy Award Nominations! Joker leads the pack, Little Women gets lots of love, J-LO and Adam Sandler get snubbed. How will the nominations affect box office? Sam Mendes' 1917 opens big. Do customers think it's a World War II movie?? We investigate. #1917IsNotWorldWar2 Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back this weekend with BAD BOYS 4 LIFE. Will Big Willie have a hit... or is this the end? We predict. Plus a look at the catastrophe that is THE RISE OF SKYWALKER's latest weekend. E-mail us: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Jan 14, 20201h 14m

Little Women opens big, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker underperforms again, Uncut Gems goes wide, The Grudge predictions (Box Office analysis)

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The Christmas 2019 Box Office week! Greta Gerwig's LITTLE WOMEN adaptation opens, as does Adam Sandler's UNCUT GEMS, plus we track how STAR WARS THE RISE OF SKYWALKER is doing versus THE LAST JEDI. We also take Deadline to task, and establish that Steven Spielberg SHOULD have a lawsuit against James Corden. Plus predictions on the reboot of THE GRUDGE. E-mail us: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Dec 30, 201949 min

Ep 6Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker is the biggest Box Office DISASTER of 2019, Cats gets licked, and Bombshell makes no impact!

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(WARNING: It's a RAW FEED, so Pat spoils something about RISE OF SKYWALKER and we kept in it!) STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER underperforms and Pat & Clayton divvy up the blame. Plus, CATS goes belly up and we tell the studio why it's a mistake to replace the original print. And BOMBSHELL... is a movie that came out. CORRECTION: SKYWALKER Cinemascore is B + not B - E-mail us: [email protected] Donate: https://www.patreon.com/boboys

Dec 24, 20191h 4m

Jumanji dominates at the Box Office, Richard Jewell is a dud for Clint, plus Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker predictions!

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JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL opened huge this weekend, and Pat & Clayton have all the info and analysis you need! Who deserves the credit for Jumanji's success? And will The Rock and company steamroll the opening weekend of STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER? Plus, RICHARD JEWELL was an absolute disaster. Why? How? Did the movie fail because of the online controversy, because of Clint, or because of the subject itself? The B.O. Boys have all the answers! [email protected]

Dec 16, 201957 min

Ep 5Playmobil opens under $1 mil! Ghostbusters trailer drops! Who gets credit for Joker's billion? Plus predictions on the opening of Jumanji: Next Level, and Richard Jewell vs Mr. Rogers!

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It's a historic weekend at the box office as PLAYMOBIL opens to a disgusting $668k at the weekend box office, and The B.O. Boys are figuring out what went wrong! Was it the variable pricing? The collective consciousness of the child market saying no to this outdated IP? The lack of star power? Find out! Then we look ahead to next weekend's big releases! JUMANJI is back but is the new premise too confusing, or just confusing enough? Clint Eastwood has the anti-media RICHARD JEWELL opening wide, but will a Clint-less movie about a man moving a bag be a hit at the box office? And BLACK CHRISTMAS is a movie again. Do we care? JOKER is a billion dollar baby, and this week we're carving up the money! Who deserves the credit? Todd Phillips? Joaquin Phoenix? DeNiro? The Joker IP itself? Lastly, the new GHOSTBUSTERS trailer dropped today (Paul Rudd!) and we're judging the film's box office prospects. Trailer: https://youtu.be/ahZFCF--uRY Our biggest episode ever! Email us at: [email protected]

Dec 10, 20191h 13m

Ep 4FROZEN 2 dominates, KNIVES OUT opens big, the results of Thanksgiving weekend box office! Plus will PLAYMOBIL movie make under a mil??? Also... JOKER.

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Pat and Clayton aka The B.O. Boys analyze the box office results of Thanksgiving Weekend 2019! FROZEN 2 keeps freezing while KNIVES OUT is Chris Evans' biggest non-superhero movie of all-time! Did Tom Hanks and Mr. Rogers have a BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD or a horrible weekend at the box office? Plus we predict just how badly the PLAYMOBIL movie will bomb! And of course, an update on JOKER. Email us at [email protected]

Dec 2, 201957 min

Ep 3Ford v Ferrari opens big, Charlie's Angels bombs, and Joker hits a billion at the box office!

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Big stars and bigger cars are the story as Matt Damon and Christian Bale power FORD V. FERRARI to a #1 opening! We examine the corpse of the CHARLIE'S ANGELS opening weekend fiasco. A great hold for John Cena's PLAYING WITH FIRE. Plus we look ahead to the opening weekends of FROZEN 2 and Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD! [email protected]

Dec 2, 201959 min

Ep 2MIDWAY is #1, DOCTOR SLEEP in a box office slumber, and DARK FATE gets terminated! B.O. Boys report for Veterans Day Weekend!

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The dads came out to the theater and pushed the WW2 actioner MIDWAY to the top slot, while The Shining sequel DOCTOR SLEEP has a nightmare opening weekend. Plus TERMINATOR: DARK FATE continues to bomb! All that plus we look ahead at the opening weekend of CHARLIE'S ANGELS!

Dec 2, 201959 min

Ep 1Terminator: Dark Fate is a box-office disaster! Plus HARRIET opens strongly! B.O. Boys for Nov 4, 2019

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TERMINATOR: DARK FATE is an epic box-office failure and the B.O. Boys let you know why and how this happened!

Dec 2, 201955 min