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March 6, 2022 + Oscars Challenge

2022 Oscars Challenge: [24] “Free Guy” (One Nomination)

FILM #24 OF 38 94TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2022 OSCARS CHALLENGE“Free Guy”MARCH 6, 2022DISNEY+ DAY 27 OF 48 Best Achievement in Visual EffectsVisual Effects by Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick Best Achievement in Visual Effects Swen Gillberg PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2011)Best Visual Effects“Real Steel”NOMINEE Bryan Grill PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS 78TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1985)Best Visual Effects“Hereafter”NOMINEE 87TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2014)Best … Read More 2022 Oscars Challenge: [24] “Free Guy” (One Nomination)

October 12, 2021 + Tuesday Releases

Tuesday Releases: Free Guy & The Green Knight

by Christopher Haskell

FREE GUYDisney / Buena Vista | 2021 | 115 min | Rated PG-13Directed by Shawn Levy BUY: $19.99RENT: $5.99 4K: $38.17BR: $24.99DVD: $18.39 4K SB: $34.994K: $27.99BR: $24.99DVD: $19.99 4K EX: $34.994K: $29.99BR: $24.99DVD: $19.99 4K: $34.28BR: $29.06DVD: $23.44 OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS A bank teller (Ryan Reynolds) who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game decides to become the hero … Read More Tuesday Releases: Free Guy & The Green Knight

September 6, 2021 + Box Office

Weekend Box Office: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” Surpasses All Labor Day Weekend Expectations

by Christopher Haskell

September 3-5, 2021 BIGGEST WEEKEND: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”$75,388,688 RUNNER-UP: “CANDYMAN”$10,300,310 BIGGEST PER THEATER AVERAGE: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings“$17,532 per 4,300 THEATERS BIGGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE: “ON BROADWAY”+348.6% THIS TIME LAST YEAR (2020): “TENET”$9,353,090 NEXT WEEKEND: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (WEEK 2)PROJECTED: $37.6 MILLION # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 … Read More Weekend Box Office: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” Surpasses All Labor Day Weekend Expectations

August 23, 2021 + Box Office

Weekend Box Office: “Free Guy” Levels Up Over “Paw Patrol: The Movie” in Second Weekend

by Christopher Haskell

August 20-22, 2021 BIGGEST WEEKEND: “FREE GUY”$18,504,022 RUNNER-UP: “PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE”$13,148,340 BIGGEST PER THEATER AVERAGE: “On Broadway”$7,433 per 1 THEATER BIGGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE: “White as Snow”+202.7% THIS TIME LAST YEAR (2020): “Unhinged” (WEEK 2)$4,000,761 NEXT WEEKEND: “CANDYMAN”PROJECTED: $9-14 MILLION # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 … Read More Weekend Box Office: “Free Guy” Levels Up Over “Paw Patrol: The Movie” in Second Weekend

August 16, 2021 + Box Office

Weekend Box Office: “Free Guy” Cannot Be Killed; Winning The Weekend Over “Don’t Breathe 2” & “Respect”

by Christopher Haskell

August 13-15, 2021 BIGGEST WEEKEND: “FREE GUY”$28,365,416 RUNNER-UP: “DON’T BREATHE 2”$10,622,473 BIGGEST PER THEATER AVERAGE: “FREE GUY”$6,810 per 4,165 THEATERS BIGGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE: “Ailey”-18.6% THIS TIME LAST YEAR (2020): “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run”$865,824 NEXT WEEKEND: “Reminiscence”PROJECTED: $7-12 MILLION # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 … Read More Weekend Box Office: “Free Guy” Cannot Be Killed; Winning The Weekend Over “Don’t Breathe 2” & “Respect”

August 13, 2021 + Theatrical New Releases

Friday Releases: Free Guy, Don’t Breathe 2, Respect, & Coda

by Christopher Haskell

AUGUST 13, 2021 <Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> FREE GUY Directed By: Shawn LevyStudio: 20th Century Studios In “Free Guy,” a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story… one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be … Read More Friday Releases: Free Guy, Don’t Breathe 2, Respect, & Coda