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Episodes
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
This week, we plow through the Top 5 and celebrate Quiet Place Part II opening at #1 with a $57 Million 4-Day and Cruella strutting its way to #2 with a $27 Million 4-day. We evaluate the numbers from every angle and discuss what this massive success means for John Krasinski, Emily Blunt and Emma Stone (3:47).
Then, we look ahead to next weekend and ponder whether The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It will scare up enough business to halt the franchises' sliding numbers at the Box Office and will Spirit Untamed soar or be broken (51:10).
Finally, we pry open the mailbag to investigate the curious case of the Sylvester Stallone superhero flick Samaritan's June 4th release date.(1:14:44).
Deadline's Top 5 4-Day (May 28 - 31)
1. A Quiet Place Part II $57M/ Wk 1
2. Cruella $26.5M/ Wk 1
3. Spiral $2.9M | Total: $20.4M/ Wk 3
4. Wrath of Man $2.75 | Total: $22.76M/ Wk 4
5. Raya and the Last Dragon $2.57M | Total: $51.4M/ Wk 13
The-Numbers Weekend 3-Day Top 5 (May 28 - 30)
1. A Quiet Place Part II $47.5M/ Wk 1
2. Cruella $21.4M/ Wk 1
3. Raya and the Last Dragon $2.34M (+41%)/ Wk 13
4. Spiral $2.2M (-52%)/ Wk 3
5. Wrath of Man $2.17M (-27%)/ Wk 4
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Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
This week we plow through the Top 5 (1:12), brainstorm ideas for how Godzilla vs. Kong can get to $100 Million domestic (6:58), place bets on when the next Saw film will be released after Spiral's disappointing B.O. (22:51), give Governor Cuomo the business AGAIN over his capacity restrictions (30:33), discuss Boss Baby: Family Business going day-and-date on Peacock July 2nd (45:40), yawn over Amazon's possible acquisition of MGM (1:00:25) and give our predictions for Cruella and A Quiet Place Part II in what's shaping up to be a huge Memorial Day weekend at the Box Office (1:07:48).
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Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
This week we welcome Jeff Bock from Exhibitor Relations Co. to (reverse) blow through the Top 5 (2:50) and explain why Spiral, Those Who Wish Me Dead and Army of The Dead underperformed (5:20).
Then, we jump into our sprawling Summer Movie Preview where we pick what will tank, what will make bank and what will surprise you from your flank (44:15).
Finally, we speculate on the developing Discovery/Warner Bros. merger and what it means for streamo content going forward (2:01:00).
This episode is like an old school, triple sized Entertainment Weekly Summer Preview issue for your ears!
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Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
This week The Boys plow through the Top 5 (0:57) discuss Jason Statham taking over at #1 with Wrath of Man (10:00) break down how many theaters are actually open in North America right now and if Canadians will cross the border to see big new releases (17:00) track Statham’s B.O. history (25:30) and look ahead to next weekend to make our predictions for Spiral: From the Book of Saw, Those Who Wish Me Dead and Profile (35:30)
Plus, Clayton fights a woodpecker.
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Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
This week, the Boys plow through the Top 5 (1:18) talk Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer’s MASSIVE 70%+ drops (3:20) explain why Goodfellas should be in NYC theaters in perpetuity (22:35) applaud the horror hounds for sniffing out a stinker with Separation (25:43) tell Governor Cuomo to Cut The Sh@t with his nonsensical No Capacity Restrictions but still Six Feet Apart edict (35:11) and try to make sense of LA’s proposed sectioning off of Vaxxed and Non-Vaxxed theater patrons (57:04).
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Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
There wasn't much to laugh about in the Summer of 2020, but then a movie swooped in to fill that mirthless void. And that movie was Killer Raccoons 2: Dark Christmas In The Dark. For a few weeks in July and August, KR2:DCD was the #1 Comedy Film in America.
In this very special interview, The Boys sit down with Travis Irvine, the brains behind the scrappy indie powerhouse that took over theaters when we needed it most. We talk to Travis about the origins of the Killer Raccoons IP, working with unsavory creatures (Ron Jeremy) and what he has in store for the third (and final!) installment of the Killer Raccoons Trilogy. (Spoiler: The B.O. Boys will die in it!)
Travis is proof positive that the scrappy indie sensibility is alive and well in American Cinema and it can lead to Box Office Success.
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Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
(Note: Between the recording and posting of this episode, Mortal Kombat's weekend total has moved up to $23.3 Million and Demon Slayer's has moved to $21.1 Million)
Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer battled it out at the Box Office with Mortal Kombat prevailing with $23.3 million. But Demon Slayer wasn't far behind at $21.1 million, and in almost HALF the number of theaters! We break down the demos for each, talk about how anime movies over-index and praise the demo who earned Mortal Kombat the fatality over Demon Slayer this weekend. (Hint: It's not who you think!)
Oscar, Oscar, Oscar... who won? We talk about the reasons this Oscar telecast is bound to be the lowest rated ever and theorize how much each Best Picture Nominee would have made at the Box Office in a non-pandemic year.
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Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
The Boys are honored to have OG B.O. Boy and founder of Box Office Mojo, Brandon Gray on the show to talk about the weekend Top 5, the origins of his site, what happened to it post IMDb, how he never worked for Exhibitor Relations Co., the future of theatrical and why Netflix and other platforms should #ReleaseTheNumbers already!
Plus, we give our weekend predictions for Mortal Kombat, opening April 23rd!
DO NOT MISS IT!
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Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Godzilla vs. Kong is king again, Nobody has a great hold and Voyager tanks.
Also, Top Gun 2 and Mission Impossible move, but it's Peter Rabbit 2: Runaway that's hopped around the calendar the most. We follow the bunny tracks.
Plus, Pat goes to the movies! We talk about his first theater visit in over a year, and we go deep on the theater cleaning process.
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Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
WOW!
Godzilla vs. Kong outdid all industry tracking to grab $48.5 in the 5-Day and $32.2 over the weekend. The Boys talk about what this means for theatrical, how did the HBOMax Day and Date availability affect the B.O. and who is the bigger star, Godzilla or Kong?
Plus, we divvy up the $48.5 Million dollar opening. How much does Kong get? What about Godzilla? Does Millie Bobbie Brown get her beak wet? Find out!
Also, The Unholy shocks Nobody to debut at #2. Is this a miracle, or the work of the devil?
Then, we look forward to next weekend. Will G v. K have a strong hold? Can Nobody rebound from slipping to #3? Will Voyagers make a dent?
B.O. IS BACK, BAY-BEEEE!
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