Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actress, 2005 In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Actress. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Actress slate. There will be an “Other”…
Born June 7, 1928 in Berkeley, California, the son of a sawmill operator and his wife, James Ivory grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He attended the University of Oregon from which he received a degree in fine arts in 1951. He then attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts where he directed the 1953…
Page Revisions: (March 18, 2018) Original (July 29, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#3) (September 30, 2018) New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#4-#13) (November 11, 2018) New Posters (#14-#30) Release Date: November 16, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The second installment of the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” franchise which follows…
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. April 6, 2018 Blockers Premise: From IMDb: “Three fathers try to stop their daughters from having sex on Prom night.” Box Office Prospects: $65 M Expectations: Uncertain. R-rated comedies have had a hit-or-miss relationship with the box office in recent years and while Game Night managed to…
The original Pacific Rim opened to $37 million five years ago. After myriad delays, the sequel is debuting this weekend and will take on Black Panther for the box office crown. Black Panther has proven surprisingly resilient the last few weeks, stopping two films so far from earning the top spot. The big question is…
New This Week The Shape of Water is the first science-fiction film to win an Oscar for Best Picture, one of four Oscars it received out of thirteen nominations, putting it in a ten-way tie for the second most nominations ever of any film. All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land are tied for…