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Bat Bucks by The Hot Blog

A blog regular asked about the dollars on The Dark Knight and, frankly, my head hadn’t even gone there yet. However, suddenly it reminded me that this is one of those chances for Legendary Pictures to get make up sex after being shredded and left for...
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More On Weekend Box Office by The Hot Blog

Mojo is back to its normal, high quality service, so I can crunch a few numbers. If you want to know why other studios are bitching about WB’s estimate, it’s because in the cases of the previous Top 5 openings of all time, Sunday was off at least 20%...
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About Those SELL OUTS!!!!! by The Hot Blog

I hate to offer a look at the truth of what's going on out there, but... Here in Los Angeles, at The Grove, the most often sold out movie theater in the Los Angeles area, there are, indeed six The Dark Knight screenings starting between midnight and...
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For The Record... Episode One by The Hot Blog

1. There has been exactly one July opening of over $90 million in history. That was for the first Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, which opened to $136 million. Number two is Spider-Man 2 at $88 million. Transformers did $155m by the end of its first...
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Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Cash by The Hot Blog

To answer ye olde question, what will Lucas/Spielberg/Ford make on Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ? The Paramount deal was 87.5% to Lucas/Spielberg/Ford after a set breakeven point. LAT put that number at $400 million, which has...
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Situation: Wanted by The Hot Blog

The one box office situation I didn’t comment on while writing about Klady’s estimate by iPhone was Wanted . Ouch. Thing is, the movie will still crack $100 million, it will still be 2 for 2 with $100 million releases and that going 5 for 5 for the summer...
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Raining by The Hot Blog

It's pouring in NYC, so I guess I should be happy to be returning to sunny Calfornia... The Incredible Hulk now looks to open slightly behind Hulk, with somewhat longer legs to come... but don't expect much more than $175m... which is a win, even...
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