"Coyote" Howls, "Dog Stars" Dim At Box-Office

"Coyote" Howls, "Dog Stars" Dim At Box-Office

Ketchup Entertainment’s rescue of the partly-animated “Coyote vs. Acme” from the vault at Warner Bros. Discovery looks like its paying off. The title drew in rave critical reviews and landed a stellar A CinemaScore, while it led the newcomers this week at the box-office. The film is on track to debut in third place with […] The post “Coyote” Howls, “Dog Stars” Dim At Box-Office appeared first on Dark Horizons.

Woof! $100 Million "The Dog Stars" Rolls Over and Plays Dead with $850K Preview Night, Beaten by Coyote and Road Runner, and Spider Man

Disney has managed to screw up every single release from their 20th Century Studios. The latest is Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars.” Last night’s previews brought in only $850,000. That news plus a 40% rotten score on Rotten Tomatoes spells a quick end to this bizarre film. Not even a stellar cast — Josh Brolin, […] The post Woof! $100 Million “The Dog Stars” Rolls Over and Plays Dead with $850K Preview Night, Beaten by Coyote and Road Runner, and…

Box Office: 'Coyote vs. Acme' $1.7M Previews, 'Dog Stars' $850K

Ketchup Entertainment’s dog rescue of Warner Bros’ Animation’s Coyote vs. Acme was solid in previews with $1.7M. That includes not only Thursday money, but also $446K in sneaks last weekend from U.S. and Canada. The Dave Green directed live-action animated hybrid is expected to do plus-or-minus $15M this weekend. Funny enough, and keep an asterisk in this comp, that’s the same amount of money that 2016’s Zootopia made in previews cash. But tha…

Box Office: Coyote vs. Acme surprises with strong previews as The Dog Stars crashes

One of the biggest question marks hovering over the box office this summer has been how Ketchup Entertainment’s Coyote vs. Acme would fare at the box office. The film was infamously dumped by Warner Bros. after they doubted its commercial viability, only to be picked up following fan outrage. Judging by Deadline’s early numbers, WB might have made a big mistake, with the film having a stronger-than-expected $1.7 million preview night. Numbers li…