Box Office Results: August 19-21, 2016

...And we're back. Sorry for the layoff. Suicide Squad managed to hold off all challengers with an estimated $20.86 million. Despite terrible reviews the film has managed to earn $575 million worldwide. 

The newcomers all fared poorly. The best of this lame bunch was War Dogs, which managed to accrue $14.69 million, good enough for third place. Kubo and the Two Strings claimed the fourth spot with an estimated $12.61 million. Lastly the completely vile and unnecessary remake, Ben-Hur (2016), limped into sixth place with an estimated $11.2 million.

Top Ten:

1. Suicide Squad                                                                                                    $20.86 Million
2. Sausage Party                                                                                                    $15.49 Million
3. War Dogs                                                                                                             $14.69 Million
4. Kubo and the Two Strings                                                                              $12.61 Million
5. Pete's Dragon                                                                                                      $11.35 Million
6. Ben-Hur (2016)                                                                              $11.2 Million
7. Jason Bourne                                                                                                        $8.01 Million
8.  Bad Moms                                                                                                            $7.95 Million
9. The Secret Life of Pets                                                                                       $5.89 Million
10. Florence Foster Jenkins                                                                                     $4.38 Million

For the full list and more please visit BoxOfficeMojo.com. 

Box Office Results: July 22-24, 2016

Star Trek Beyond managed to go above and beyond the competition, finishing the weekend with an estimated $59.25 million. It remains to be seen how well the film will continue to perform going forward with stiff competition on the horizon, and against a massive budget of $185 million. On the other side of the coin, Ice Age: Collision Course crashed like...like well...an asteroid. Debuting at #4 with an estimated $21.37 million, behind Star Trek, The Secret Life of Pets, and the low budget horror film Lights Out, this is pretty terrible news for Fox and Blue Sky Studios. The film has somehow made $200 million worldwide due to strong foreign box office receipts, but I doubt it will make it to $300 million. Against a budget of $105 million, this will almost assuredly be viewed as a box office disappointment. 

Looking at the successful animated films, The Secret Life of Pets managed to finish in the #2 spot with an estimated $29.61 million. The film has made a total of $325 million worldwide and will likely eclipse $400 million after next weekend. Finding Dory also continues to have strong legs despite being in its sixth week at the box office. Dory once again finished in the top ten at #6 with an estimated $7.23 million. Dory has now made $782 million worldwide and is the fifth highest grossing film of the year. 

The horror film Lights Out opened with an estimated $21.69 million, good enough for 3rd place. Against a paltry budget of $4.9 million, the film is already a success for Warner Bros. Even Dinesh D'Souza's conservative fever dream Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party managed to crack the top ten at #9 with an estimated $3.96 million. 

Top Ten:

1. Star Trek Beyond                                                                                                $59.25 Million
2. The Secret Life of Pets                                                                                       $29.61 Million
3. Lights Out                                                                                                              $21.69 Million
4. Ice Age: Collision Course                                                                  $21.37 Million
5. Ghostbusters (2016)                                                                                                 $21 Million
6. Finding Dory                                                                                                           $7.23 Million
7. The Legend of Tarzan                                                                                         $6.58 Million
8. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates                                                              $4.39 Million
9. Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party               $3.96 Million
10. The Infiltrator                                                                                                         $3.33 Million

For the full list and more information please visit BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Box Office Results: July 15-17, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets managed to reclaim the #1 spot atop the box office with an estimated $50.84 million. This was despite still competition from the  Ghostbusters (2016) remake which finished second with an estimated $46.02 million. Next weekend features three popular wide releases, so its a mystery as to how well Ghostbusters (2016) will continue to perform. 

Finding Dory managed to continue its sustained success finishing at #4 with an estimated $11.44 million. The House of Mouse is undoubtedly pleased now that Dory is the highest grossing animated film of all time in the United States ($445 million).  Dory's total international cume sits at $722 million and it still has a shot at making it into the top four highest grossing films of 2016. 

The Infiltrator was the only other newcomer to crack the top ten. Walter White's decent into Pablo Escobar's empire made a paltry $5.3 million. The film was beaten by six other older films, including two that have been out for five weeks already (Finding Dory, Central Intelligence). With stiff competition coming next weekend The Infiltrator will likely fall off the face of the Earth. 

Top Ten:

1. The Secret Life of Pets                                                                                       $50.84 Million
2. Ghostbusters (2016)                                                                      $46.02 Million
3. The Legend of Tarzan                                                                                        $11.44 Million
4. Finding Dory                                                                                                         $11.28 Million
5. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates                                                              $7.66 Million
6. The Purge: Election Year                                                                                     $6.19 Million
7. Central Intelligence                                                                                              $5.37 Million
8. The Infiltrator                                                                                                           $5.3 Million
9. The BFG                                                                                                                    $3.79 Million
10. Independence Day: Resurgence                                                                        $3.52 Million

For the full list and more information please visit Boxofficemojo.com.

Box Office Results: July 1-3, 2016

Finding Dory claimed the #1 spot with an estimated $41.81 million at the box office for the weekend. Dory managed to hold its place atop the box office despite stiff competition from newcomers. Pixar and The House of Mouse are undoubtedly pleased by Dory's performance, which already has a worldwide cume of $555 million, the same cannot be said of The BFG. Disney and Steven Spielberg's adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic barely claimed the #4 spot with a meager $18.77 million dollars in its first weekend. With a production budget of $140 million, The BFG will be lucky to earn even half of that back, and will be one of the few misfires from the strong Disney brand this year. 

The other two newcomers to the top ten performed admirably in the face of Pixar's might. The Legend of Tarzan claimed the #2 spot with an estimated $38.52 million, while the horror/action three-quel The Purge: Election Year, finished with an estimated $31.51 million. The Purge has already tripled its production budget of $10 million in its first weekend alone, all but guaranteeing more sequels for the franchise. The Legend of Tarzan, much like The BFG, will probably struggle to earn back its bloated $180 million dollar budget, but it has a slightly better head start. View the top ten below: 

Top Ten:

1. Finding Dory                                                                                                         $41.81 Million
2. The Legend of Tarzan                                                                                       $38.52 Million
3. The Purge: Election Year                                                                                    $31.51 Million
4. The BFG                                                                                                                  $18.77 Million
5. Independence Day: Resurgence                                                                       $16.71 Million
6. Central Intelligence                                                                                             $12.51 Million
7. The Shallows                                                                                                          $8.77 Million
8. Free State of Jones                                                                                                 $4.14 Million
9. The Conjuring 2                                                                                                     $3.83 Million
10. Now You See Me 2                                                                                                $2.95 Million

For the full list and more please visit Boxofficemojo.com.

HBO Go/Now Coming Soon and Expiring July 2016

Some notable titles leaving HBO Go/Now at the beginning of the month include: Fifty Shades of Grey, Get Hard, The Godfather Epic, Juice, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Knocked Up, Malcolm X, Milk, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Notable titles arriving on the streaming service in July 2016 include: 28 Weeks Later, Dirty Harry, Dead Poets Society, Dumb and Dumber, Face/Off, Ghost, Harry Potter & The Order of The Phoenix, National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Not Another Teen Movie, National Treasure, Snakes On A Plane, and Stargate. 

View The Full List Below: 

HBO Go/Now Expiring July 2016:

June 30
11:14
5 Flights Up
The Avengers
Bomba
The Butterfly Effect 2
Ciudad delirio
Completo
The Cure
Dias de Gracia
Dreamcatcher
El misterio de la felicidad
En las nubes
Fifty Shades of Grey
Get Hard
The Godfather Epic
Greencard Warriors
The Hills Have Eyes II
Home Alone 2: Lost in N.Y.
Joe Versus The Volcano
John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
Juice
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Knocked Up
Kuffs
Las Contrera Familia
Living Out Loud
Malcolm X
Manos Sucias
Mateo
Material Girls
Milk
Mr. Kaplan
Music & Lyrics
Olvidados
On A Clear Day
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
The Painted Veil
Papita, Mani, Toston
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Pretty in Pink
Proof of Life
Romona
Satisfaction
Scary Movie 2
Senseless
She’s All That
Slayground
Superstition
Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
Tres bodas de mas
Troop Beverly Hills
The Trouble with Spies
Unfinished Business
What We Do in Shadows
Wish I Was Here
Without A Trace
Wonder Boys
X-Men: Days of Future Past

July 12
The Fight Game With Jim Lampley #23

July 15
24/7 Canelo/Khan #1
24/7 Canelo/Khan #2
Face/Off With Max Kellerman Canelo/Khan
Greatest Hits: Amir Khan
Greatest Hits: Canelo Alvarez

July 19
Freddy Got Fingered

July 20
The Newburgh Sting
Real Sports 220: Bike Wars
Real Sports 220: MMA Domestic Violence
Real Sports 220: Trophy Nation
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel 220

July 22
Greatest Hits: Gennady Golovkin
Roman Gonzalez vs. McWilliams Arroyo (4/23/16)

July 24
Dolphin Tale 2

July 29
Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal II (1/30/16)

July 31
A Little Chaos
Ali
All The Pretty Horses
As Above/So Below
Beerfest
Bless The Child
Cavalry
Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie
The Corruptor
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion  
The Divergent Series: Insurgent
Eagle Eye
El Beso
El Vientre
Evan Almighty
Finding Forrester
Get Shorty
Happily N’Ever After
Happily N’Ever After
Hard Knock: Training Camp With The Houston Texans #1-5
Hoot
Kiss The Girls
La isla minima
Ladron que roba a ladron
Las Ovejas no pierden el tren
The Last Castle
The Longest Ride
Magallanes
Magnolia
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Pathfinder
The Phantom of the Opera
The Piano
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Renegades
Scream
Sexo Facil, Peliculas Tristes
Smokin’ Aces
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Take the Lead
Torque
Transformers
Trabajo
Vertical Limit
Voley
The Water Diviner
What Happens in Vegas
The Wicker Man
Worth Winning

HBO Go/Now Coming Soon July 2016: 

July 1
28 Weeks Later
A Perfect Murder
Before The Rains
Bikini: Una Historia Real
The Bourne Ultimatum
Crónica del fin del mundo
Cursed
Dirty Harry
Drop Zone
El Adios
El amor me queda grande
Dead Poets Society
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber To
Face/Off
Forget Paris
Frankie and Johnny
Georgia Rule
Ghost
The Great Santini
Harry Potter & The Order of The Phoenix
Hilda
Iceman
Jackie Brown
Joshua
Joy Ride
Juan in a Million
La vida inesperada
La mujer de mi hermano
La pantalla desnuda
The Ladies’ Man
The Last Mimzy
Love Potion No. 9
Maria y el araña
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers(™): The Movie
Mistress America
My Life in Ruins
The Namesake
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder
National Treasure
No Man’s Land
Not Another Teen Movie
Paper Towns
Pelo malo
Primero de Enero
Princess Kaiulani
Project X
Quien Mato a Bambi?
Real Sports 229: College Sports Costs
Real Sports 229: Foul Ball Injuries
Real Sports 229: Trump Controversy
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel 229
Reindeer Games
The Secret Garden
Shutter
Snakes on a Plane
Stargate
Stargate: Continuum
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Sudden Impact
Tio Papi
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Vice
What’s Up Doc?
Windtalkers
World Championship Boxing; Manny Pacquiao Vs. Timothy Bradley Jr. (4/16/16)
Zero Effect

July 3
Blackhat

July 7
Real Sports 230: AR-15 Rifle
Real Sports 230: David Feherty
Real Sports 230: Polo Kids
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel 230

July 8
El club de los incomprendidos

July 18
Open Your Eye

July 23
Looking: The Movie

July 24
Suited

July 25
All The Way