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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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‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Box Office: Vin Diesel Wins?

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The ‘Fast & Furious’ spinoff gave the franchise its worst opening weekend since ‘Tokyo Drift.’

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‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Box Office: Quentin Tarantino Scores His Second Best Opening

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It’s currently the talk of the town, but can Tarantino’s latest sustain its success?

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‘The Lion King’ Had the Biggest Box Office Opening Ever for an Animated Movie

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Disney’s latest live-action style reimagining also had the best opening ever for a non-sequel.

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‘Far From Home’ Gives Spider-Man His Best Box Office Opening in Years

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In its first week of release, ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ has seen the superhero’s best attendance since the Sam Raimi trilogy.

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The Biggest Hits and Misses at the 2019 Box Office So Far

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Midway into 2019, we look at the winners and losers of the year so far.

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Pixar Somehow “Disappoints” With ‘Toy Story 4’ Box Office

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Another franchise takes a downturn with its fourquel, though the grosses for the latest ‘Toy Story’ are anything but trash.

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Isn’t Over Yet

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Disney is adding bonus material to the end of the movie in an apparent attempt to break the all-time global box office record.

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‘Avatar’ Should Remain a Box Office Beacon of Hope

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ is unlikely to dethrone the 10-year-old Best Picture nominee on the worldwide box office chart, and both Disney and moviegoers should be happy about that.

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‘Dark Phoenix’ Only Sort of Rises at The Box Office

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‘Dark Phoenix’ not only had a worse opening weekend than X-Men: The Last Stand or X-Men: Apocalypse, it opened worse than every other film in its franchise (yes, that’s including X-Men Origins: Wolverine).