Episode 187 - Uncharted; Dog!
/Uncharted and Dog both did well at the box office this weekend. Both featured modern movie stars, neither was a sequel, and one was just a regular old mid-budget drama. This is exciting stuff!
Read MoreUncharted and Dog both did well at the box office this weekend. Both featured modern movie stars, neither was a sequel, and one was just a regular old mid-budget drama. This is exciting stuff!
Read MoreAfter a few dull weekends, excitement! Jackass Forever revived a franchise and kind of an entire genre at the box office, and the Oscar Nominations were announced.
Read MoreWith another quiet weekend at the box office, we predict which movies will top the charts in each month of 2022. Plus, we announce our next Multiplex Madness!
Read MoreWith not much box office action this weekend, we looked to the future and showed some love for our most anticipated movies of the year.
Read MoreThe Scream franchise got its second legacy sequel this weekend, and now that those are a thing, it was a big hit!
Read MoreThe 355 was determined to show the world that the classic January Movie still has a place in 2022.
Read MoreSpider-Man: No Way Home continues its path towards history, and we wrap up the holiday season by watching the New Year's disaster classic, The Poseidon Adventure.
Read MoreSpider-Man: No Way Home borrowed some extra money from the Multiverse in service of its colossal opening weekend, and for Season's Screenings we watched Love Actually, the Christmas movie that is actually 10 Christmas movies in a trench coat.
Read MoreMuch like Bill Murray betrays his ideals in Scrooged, moviegoers betrayed the excellent West Side Story at the box office this weekend.
Read MoreTo close out our celebration of Hanukkah, in the absence of any sort of meaningful Hanukkah movie, we watched A Serious Man, a movie that celebrates the unknowable mysteries of Judaism itself. Plus, we add King Richard to the Gettin' Willie Wit It pantheon, and a few movies made some money.
Read MoreWhile some viewers were out celebrating the Father, Son, and House of Gucci at the movies this weekend, we celebrated Thanksgiving and Hanukkah alike with this week's Season's Screenings.
Read MoreGhostbusters: Afterlife ain't afraid of Will Smith after trouncing King Richard at the box office. Plus, we usher in the holiday season and prep for Thanksgiving with Addams Family Values.
Read MoreClifford the Big Red Dog had a normal Labrador-sized opening weekend, while Eternals continues to perform like Marvel's version of one of the bigger terriers.
Read MoreDune started strong with a spicy opening weekend, and we close out Flick or Treat with 2007's Funny Games.
Read MoreHalloween Kills its doubters with the third successful opening in as many weeks in this crowded October, and Flick or Treat revisits the Wan Well with Insidious.
Read MoreWe try to pinpoint where No Time to Die lands in James Bond's box office legacy, and Joe returns to discuss Misery, our response to his Flick or Treat pick.
Read MoreVenom: Let There Be Carnage surprises with a monstrous opening weekend, and Flick or Treat stays in-house with Malignant.
Read MoreDear Evan Hanson was returned to sender this weekend, and we bring on another special guest to talk our next Halloween recommendation, The Strangers.
Read MoreShang-Chi once again tops the box office as we wait for a packed October, and we start a new series of horror movie recommendations by watching Audition.
Read MoreWith only a disappointing Malignant in its way, Shang-Chi had a very strong second weekend at the box office.
Read MoreWhat's in the Box Office? is a weekly podcast exploring the ins and outs of the weekend box office. Hosts, Chicago filmmakers Brian Surber and Noah Drewke, examine and analyze the weekend returns of the films playing at a theater near you. Whether you're a so-called expert (Brian) or an admitted novice (Noah), there is something for everyone at the box office.
Hosts of many podcasts on their very own Oh, It's a Podcast network, Brian has been following the box office for over 16 years, while Noah has seen A Few Good Men a lot. Probably more than anyone else.
With deep dives into the weekend returns, predictions, retrospectives, maybe some special guests, and a whole lot of fun, What's in the Box Office? has something for everyone*!
*Unless you don't like movies, numbers, money, or us. In which case you probably shouldn't listen.
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