Box-Office Review
Box-Office Review: September 25-27, 2009
by Honk Mahfah on Sep.28, 2009, under Box-Office Review, Movies
Can’t stand hot weather, but boy, do I wish it were July again…
Box Office Review: September 18-20, 2009
by Honk Mahfah on Sep.21, 2009, under Box-Office Review, Movies
Writing this column is gonna be as fun as gargling with onion soda, but my box-office-fu is strong and it will see me through.
It can’t help you get through reading it, though; that’s on you.
Box-Office Review: August 28-30, 2009
by Honk Mahfah on Aug.30, 2009, under Box-Office Review, Movies, Quentin Tarantino
As I recall, I predicted that Halloween II and The Final Destination would not both have good opening weekends, and in that, I was correct.
However, I was dead wrong about which one would be an achiever and which would be a loser.
Box-Office Review: August 21-23, 2009
by Honk Mahfah on Aug.24, 2009, under Box-Office Review, Movies, Quentin Tarantino
Say, uh … remember last week, when I suggested that it might be a close battle between Inglourious Basterds and Shorts?
Box-Office Review: August 14-16, 2009
by Honk Mahfah on Aug.18, 2009, under Box-Office Review, Movies
A fairly bustling weekend for this part of the summer, it was a good time to be in the sci-fi business, with four out of the top five films falling into that genre.
Box-Office Review: August 7-9, 2009
by Honk Mahfah on Aug.10, 2009, under Box-Office Review, Movies
All writer/directors who are now three-for-three at the box-office, please take one step forward.
Where you goin’, Judd Apatow?
Box-Office Review: July 24-26, 2009
by Honk Mahfah on Jul.27, 2009, under Box-Office Review, Harry Potter, Movies
Ugh… (1) G-Force ($31.7 million, $8576 per screen): God fucking damn, America, are you shitting me?
Box-Office Review: July 17-19, 200919
by Honk Mahfah on Jul.20, 2009, under Box-Office Review, Harry Potter, Movies
(1) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($77.8 million, $17,997 per screen, $158 million total): After that monstrous (and record-shattering) midnight-show opening night, you might forgiven for thinking that a “mere” $77 million weekend is a little disappointing. It’s not, really … but it kinda feels that way, as Potterphiles on Wednesday no doubt had visions of breaking all of The Dark Knight’s records dancing in their heads.
Will the Half-Blood Prince Break the Midnight Record?
by Honk Mahfah on Jul.13, 2009, under Box-Office Review, Harry Potter, Movies
Honk Mahfah is not only referring to himself in the third person again, he’s also looking for predictions:
What do you think? Will tomorrow’s midnight screenings of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince set a new record for best midnight opening? The current champeen is The Dark Knight, which last year at about this same time pulled in $18.5 million during the wee hours of its opening day. The runner-up is currently Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, which bagged $16.9 million. For a compariosn, this year’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is the third-place opener, with an even $16 million.
Clearly Harry’s chances are lessened due to the absence of the word “revenge” in the film’s title.
What say you?
Box-Office Review: July 10-12, 2009
by Honk Mahfah on Jul.13, 2009, under Box-Office Review, Harry Potter, Movies
After a couple of high-profile box-office weekends, this one was just plain old boring. Thing are going to be lively enough come Wednesday, though, so don’t feel too bad for all those ticket sellers and popcorn slingers.
