Box Office

We deliver a weekly Box Office Report that’s a little different. Rather than focusing on the money, FSR senior editor Christopher Campbell is more interested in the estimated attendance — or number of tickets sold. Because the value of money changes over the years, but the value of actual moviegoers remains the same.

Browse the Box Office Report archives below

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Defining the Success of ‘Baywatch’ as a Summer Blockbuster

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With ‘Baywatch’ bending genre, it’s hard to define its success as a summer blockbuster. So let’s compare it across all three genres it tries to be.

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‘Wonder Woman’ Had a Huge Opening Weekend…For a Movie

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The female superhero movie also just broke through what was once No Women-Director’s Land.

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‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Tops the Lowest-Grossing Memorial Day Weekend Since 1998

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‘Pirates’ is sunk, ‘Baywatch’ drowned, and the traditional start of the summer has fizzled out.

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‘Alien: Covenant’ Narrowly Justifies the Continuation of the Franchise

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The new prequel sequel posted the fourth best opening for the franchise.

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‘Snatched’ is the Biggest Comedy of the Year So Far

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As far as sophomore slumps go, Amy Schumer’s isn’t so bad. Also: what does the ‘King Arthur’ flop mean for two Disney live-action remakes?

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Hollywood Doomsday Preppers Need A Better Argument Than “Franchise Fatigue”

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Analysts claiming the summer box office is doomed to die fail to paint a convincing portrait of the designated killer.

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This is How Smalltime Filmmakers Go Big

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‘The Fate of the Furious’ Breaks a World Record While Falling Short at Home

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Where is the Smurfs Nostalgia?

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