Birds of Prey is #1

For the weekend of February 7-9, 2020, Birds of Prey was the easy #1. Can’t help but think WB expected more from it, but the marketing wasn’t great. Good thing the reviews are. Word-of-mouth should help keep it afloat, but this is a movie that should have opened to $50 million.

Bad Boys for Life keeps dominating, absolutely terrific for Will Smith. 1917 also has long legs and should get a boost next after it wins an Oscar or two tonight. Some of the other ones still hanging on by their fingernails in theaters (Parasite! Jojo Rabbit!) are hoping for some award boosts too.

Next week, the #1 spot should go to Sonic the Hedgehog.

Opens February 14

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG with Jim Carrey, James Marsden and Tika Sumpter.

FANTASY ISLAND with Michael Pena, Lucy Hale, Maggie Q and Portia Doubleday.

THE PHOTOGRAPH with LaKeith Stanfield, Issa Rae and Courtney B. Vance.

Bad Boys 3 bests Dolittle at box office

For the weekend of January 17-19, 2020, Bad Boys for Life was the hit Will Smith needed after Gemini Man flopped, and Martin Lawrence has got to be happy to be there. It’s another hit for Sony, which had another Jumanji movie, and it’s getting steady legs for the heavily-nominated Little Women. (Meanwhile let’s forget their Grudge reboot dropped 75% in its third week.)

Dolittle had been originally envisioned as a new franchise, but after disastrous re-shoots and a bloated budget, Universal saw the stink bomb they had and moved it to January. Meanwhile they added more screen for 1917, which is that studio’s bright spot. (Universal’s Christmas release? Cats.)

The Rise of Skywalker has crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide.

Opens January 24

THE GENTLEMEN with Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell and Hugh Grant.

THE TURNING with Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard and Brooklynn Prince.

RUN with Sarah Paulson, Pat Healy and Kiera Allen.

THE LAST FULL MEASURE with Sebastian Stan, Ed Harris and Samuel L. Jackson.