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How did 2019's summer blockbusters do at the box office?

September 03, 2019 4 min read blockbuster box office Disney Illumination Entertainment Marvel Cinematic Universe Media movies

With Labor Day having passed, the summer’s unofficially over, along with the 2019 summer blockbuster movie season. Time for my annual look at how this year’s films did. Succeeded,

"Avengers: Endgame" is now the top-grossing movie of all time

July 23, 2019 2 min read Media 20th Century Fox Avatar Avengers: Endgame box office Disney Fox movies

Everyone’s favorite three-hours-long-with-no-intermission superhero epic, “Avengers: Endgame,” has made history. As of this previous weekend, it’s finally become the top-grossing film of all time globally. “Endgame” dethroned 2009’s “Avatar,” which

How are the Disney live-action remakes faring versus the original films?

June 09, 2019 3 min read Media animation box office Disney live action movies

There’s been a lot of grumbling about the large number of live-action remakes of classic Disney animated films we’ve been getting. Despite this, it’s clear they’

"Avengers: Endgame" now the second-highest grossing film of all time

May 05, 2019 2 min read Avengers Avengers: Endgame box office infographic Media movies

To my surprise, “Avengers: Endgame” is earning even more cash than I expected. As of this weekend, “Endgame” earned $145.8 million domestically, bringing its North American box office

The 10 top-grossing films of 2018

January 17, 2019 3 min read 2018 Aquaman Black Panther box office Marvel Cinematic Universe Media movies Netflix The Incredibles year in review

2018 saw some improvements from 2017 at the domestic box office, according to Variety. Films like “Black Panther” helped score a major domestic boost. Meanwhile, international box office figures were also

The 10 top-grossing animated films starring minority characters

November 27, 2018 2 min read animation box office Disney DreamWorks Media minorities in cartoons movies Pixar

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” opens in December. The main Spider-character billed is Miles Morales, the biracial teen who’s become a popular Marvel superhero. Given it’s a Spider-Man

How did 2018's summer blockbusters do at the box office?

August 28, 2018 3 min read Ant-Man blockbuster box office Jurassic World Mamma Mia Media movies Star Wars Teen Titans Go The Incredibles

Since the summer season’s about over, it’s time again for my annual look back over this summer’s blockbuster movies. What films did well, so-so, or flopped at

"Black Panther" is now the most successful Black superhero film of all time

March 01, 2018 2 min read Black Panther box office infographic Media movies Statista

Since debuting in mid-February, “Black Panther” has become a significant success for Marvel/Disney. T’Challa, Wakanda, and the film’s Afrofuturism influenced take on superheroics have shown that

The 10 top-grossing films of 2017

January 09, 2018 3 min read 2017 box office Despicable Me Media movies Star Wars Wonder Woman year in review

2017 wasn’t the best year for the movies on the domestic front. The Verge reports that movie theater attendance is at a 25-year low, with box office revenue dipping nearly 3%

How did 2017's summer blockbusters do at the box office?

September 01, 2017 4 min read blockbuster box office Captain Underpants Despicable Me Guardians of the Galaxy Media movies Pirates of the Caribbean Pixar Spider-Man: Homecoming Wonder Woman

The summer movie season’s officially over, so now it’s time to look back at this summer’s blockbusters. Which ones succeeded? Failed? Did well overseas, but less so