Yes, the 2024 box office has been off to a rough start but, as always, there are bright spots in and amongst the darkness. As such, I highlighted some of the biggest box office hits and surprises for Slash Film. Check it out, if you please.

ABIGAIL, despite solid buzz, underperformed at the box office. Unless it legs out big time, this is the third Universal Pictures vampire movie to disappoint in the span of a year. It seems vampires are not good for business. I break it down for Slash Film.

With MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE opening to just $9 million, Guy Ritchie has now had 3 box office busts in just over a year. OPERATION FORTUNE and THE COVENANT bombed last year as well. What's going on? I break it down for Slash Film.

GODZILLA X KONG opened to $80 million domestically and $194 million globally. It's one of the biggest box office openings of the year. So, what went right? I break down the movie's monstrous success for Slash Film.

Something pretty cool happened at the box office over the weekend. IMMACULATE and LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL posted record opening weekend for NEON and IFC, respectively. Sydney Sweeney is a star. Horror stays winning. I break it down for Slash Film.

TALES FROM THE BOX OFFICE is back! In my column for Slash Film this week, I look back at Jordan Peele's US 5 years later. It proved GET OUT wasn't a one-off and provided Peele with rare creative power in Hollywood. Power he's used for good.

With THE ACOLYTE on the way, lots of STAR WARS fans are about to be exposed to the High Republic era for the first time. What is that, exactly? For Slash Film, I offer up a very basic primer on the "Jedi Knights of the Round Table" era.

DUNE: PART TWO opened to $82.5 million domestically and $182.5 million worldwide. It represents the biggest global opening for any movie since BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER arrived in July 2023. That's beyond huge. I break it down for Slash Film.

WONKA has passed $600 million at the global box office. It's a hit we didn't really see coming but one the industry sorely needed. More than that, Timothee Chalamet is unquestionably a butts-it-seats movie star now. My thoughts for Slash Film.

No two ways about it: MADAME WEB tanked at the box office and the outlook is grim. Sony needs to either completely revamp plans for its Marvel universe or scrap these Spider-Man spin-off films altogether. My thoughts for Slash Film.

Happy 25th anniversary, OFFICE SPACE! So fitting that it falls on a Monday. If you've got a case of the Mondays, check out my latest Tales from the Box Office. I look back at Mike Judge's comedy and its journey from disappointment to cult favorite.

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE got off to a very good start at the box office. MADAME WEB did not. I break down the early numbers for Slash Film.

I'm thrilled that Dan Trachtenberg is making another PREDATOR movie. That said, BADLANDS deserves the theatrical release that PREY wasn't afforded. It's not just what I want; it makes good business sense. My thoughts on the matter for Slash Film.

In this week's Tales from the Box Office for SlashFilm, I spoke with screenwters Damien Shannon and Mark Swift about the last time Jason Voorhees graced the silver screen as 2009's FRIDAY THE 13TH celebrated its 15th anniversary this week.

January was very bleak at the box office and now, the industry's hopes hinge on ARGYLLE. Can it put a meaningful amount of meat in seats this weekend? I break it down for Slash Film.

As GODZILLA MINUS ONE passes $100 million worldwide and becomes the 3rd biggest non-English movie ever at the North American box office, let's reflect on what an impressive run it's had. I break it down for Slash Film.

It's early, yes, but things are not looking good for MADAME WEB at the box office. I break it down for Slash Film.