Finally, some options at the movie theater!

What did you see over the weekend? I saw four movies - a fun weekend. FINALLY. It's always better when multiple options of quality arrive instead of every distributor clearing the way for some preordained lame Disney blockbuster.

The charts and a few notes are after the jump...

Weekend Box Office May 31st-June 2nd  🔺 = new or expanded theater counts / ★ = recommended
W I D E	PLATFORM / LIMITED
1 🔺 Godzilla: King of the Monsters $47.7 on 4108 screens *new*	1 🔺 Biggest Little Farm $435k on 275 screens (cum. $1.8)

2 Aladdin $42.8 on 4476 screens (cum. $185.5) 1992 RETRO	2 🔺  The Souvenir $133k on 74 screens (cum. $460k)  REVIEW, PODCAST ★

3 🔺 Rocketman  $25.7 on 3610 screens *new*  REVIEW ★	3 The White Crow $125k on 212 screens (cum. $1.5) PODCAST

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What did you see over Memorial Day?

What did you see over the long weekend? Yours truly had a visitor in town so we were doing the touristy things and Aladdin was the movie of choice (not ours!)

Four Day Holiday Weekend Box Office May 24th-27th 🔺 = new or expanded theater counts / ★ = highly recommended
W I D E	PLATFORM / LIMITED
1 🔺 Aladdin $116.8 on 4476 screens *new* 1992 RETRO	1 🔺 Biggest Little Farm $679k on 181 screens (cum. $1.2)

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John Wick finds box office gold

Weekend Box Office Estimates May 17th-19th (ESTIMATES) 🔺 = New or Expanded Theater Count
W I D E	PLATFORM / SPECIALTY TITLES
John Wick Chapter 3	Trial by Fire
1 🔺 John Wick Chapter 3  $57 on 3850 screens  KEANU REEVES *NEW*	1🔺 Biggest Little Farm $270k on 45 screens (cum. $406k)

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What did you see over the weekend?

What did you see over the weekend? I was in Bentonville so I was only seeing festival films (which, more on soon)...

Weekend Box Office (Actuals) May 10th-12th 🔺 = new or expanded theater counts / ★ = highly recommended
W I D E	PLATFORM / LIMITED
1 Avengers Endgame $63.2 on 4662 screens (cum. $723.7)	1 🔺 Student of the Year 2 $462k on 190 screens *new*

2 🔺   Pokemon Detective Pikachu $54.3 on 4202 screens *new* REVIEW	2  Amazing Grace $366k on 260 screens (cum. $3.3)

3 🔺 The Hustle  $13 on 3007 screens *new* ANNE HATHAWAY, PODCAST	3 🔺  Red Joan $250k on 193 screens (cum. $896k)  JUDI DENCH

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Box Office Special - Broadway Grosses Post Tony Nominations

by Nathaniel R

With the movie box office being so boring these past two weeks (surprise: Avengers: Endgame is still sucking up all the money in the world) we're turning to Broadway grosses, which we never discuss, for a detour. Why? Well, just to see how quickly the Tony nominations make a difference. This is purely anecdotal but on the various discount apps and sites that you can belong to you start noticing the shows that fared poorly on each year's nomination morning almost immediately popping up at discounted rates. If a show sells out, even through heavily discounted tickets, it surely kills the sting of being shunned for awards.

If you aren't well-versed in Broadway the grosses are a bit complicated so bear with us as we try to explain...

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