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B.O. Boys (Movie Box Office)

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Movie box office news, predictions, and analysis from the world’s only true B.O. experts.

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How high can Dr. Strange In The Multiverse of Madness go? We make our predictions!

May 03, 2022 15:08 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MB

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Sonic 2 SPEEDS past the competition and Ambulance breaks down, plus we make our predictions for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (w/ Danny Eskamalji from I Screen, U Scream 4 Movies)

April 12, 2022 15:26 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MB

Danny Eskamalji from I Screen, U Scream 4 Movies joins us to break down Sonic 2's $70+ Million opening weekend and Ambulance doing what we expected to do. Then, we make our predictions for the wildly unanticipated 3RD Harry Potter prequel film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and Mark Wahlberg's vanity project Father Stu. Follow Danny: https://linktr.ee/iscreenuscream4movies https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-screen-u-scream-4-movies/id1596803171   IG: https://www.inst...

Morbius lacks bite with $39 Million and we make our predictions for Sonic 2 and Ambulance

April 05, 2022 14:21 - 1 hour - 86 MB

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The Lost City discovers $30 Million at the Box Office, RRR records the second biggest opening for an Indian film and we make our predictions for Morbius

March 29, 2022 19:29 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MB

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The Batman’s has an INSANE hold, Turning Red skips theaters and we make our predictions for The Outfit and Ti West’s X (w/Brett Arnold of The New Flesh Podcast)

March 15, 2022 06:02 - 1 hour - 130 MB

This week The Boys are joined by Horror Hound Brett Arnold of The New Flesh Podcast. We talk The Batman's incredible - 50% hold, the ongoing debate over Tom Holland and Channing Tatum's abilities to Put Them Butts In The Seats and BTS storming the Top 5.   Plus, we're seeing red about Turning Red skipping a wide release to go straight to Disney+. Brett was at one of the only theaters showing it and he did a headcount.   Finally, we make our predictions for The Outfit, the Sandra Oh horro...

Scott Mendelson from Forbes RETURNS to break down the opening weekend of The Batman and much, much more.

March 08, 2022 20:18 - 1 hour - 127 MB

He's back! The great Scott Mendelson returns to calm the masses about The Batman's $134 Million opening weekend, talk the continued success of Uncharted and Dog, and look ahead to The Lost City, Morbius, Sonic 2 and Fantastic Beasts 3.   DO NOT MISS THIS!   Find Scott: https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/   Twitter: @ScottMendelson   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

The B.O. Boys are face-to-face to make our predictions for The Batman’s Opening Weekend! Plus, Studio 666 stink stink stinks up the Box Office

February 28, 2022 03:46 - 1 hour - 121 MB

The B.O. Boys are back in the studio! It's been almost two years to the day since The Boys were face-to-face in their beloved undisclosed location. To celebrate, we talk through a spit guard about Uncharted and Dog's great 2nd Weekend holds, Studio 666 making the all-time lowest wide domestic openings list and Cyrano rapping.   Then, we make our predictions for the biggest movie event since Spider-Man: No Way Home -- The Batman! How high can it go? How low? We know.   And finally, we an...

Uncharted overperforms with a $51 Million 4-Day! Is Tom Holland officially a star? Plus, Channing Tatum’s Dog brings all the girl’s to the yard.

February 22, 2022 18:09 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Huge episode befitting a huge weekend at the box office. Get into it!   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Interview: CEO of MoviePass 2.0 Stacy Spikes

February 11, 2022 04:25 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MB

This is huge! On the heels of the MoviePass 2.0 Launch Event, The Boys were lucky enough to jump on Zoom with Stacy Spikes, the current (and original) CEO of MoviePass to talk about what makes the "Web3 version" of MoviePass different from A-List and Regal Unlimited, where Pre-Show fits in to the equation and if the app can put butts in those theater seats (2:31). Then, The Boys do a post interview analysis and speculate about what we think MoviePass 2.0 will look like (23:35).   Watch Th...

Snow Slams the East Coast, we predict how high Jackass Forever can open and will Moonfall moonfail?

January 31, 2022 17:54 - 1 hour - 119 MB

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Snow bombards the East Coast, we predict how high Jackass Forever can open and will Moonfall moonfail?

January 31, 2022 17:54 - 1 hour - 119 MB

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Spidey retakes #1 over Scream, Redeeming Love is too raunchy for the Church Buses and M:I 7 & 8 move (again!)

January 24, 2022 17:23 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB

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Scream (2022) a.k.a 5cream Spoiler Talk w/ Chelsea White

January 21, 2022 14:30 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

In this very special, non- B.O. based conversation, The Boys talk to Scream super-fan, in canon (?) Ghostface portrayer and co-headwriter of The Drew Barrymore Show, Chelsea White about all things 5cream. We talk kills, spoilers and fan theories. Plus, we rank our favorite Screams from 1 to 5, and our orders may surprise you!   Follow Chelsea White Instagram @thechelseawhite Twitter @thechelseawhite   Watch The Drew Barrymore show! Instagram @thedrewbarrymoreshow   Check out Tash N...

Scream slays Spidey to take #1 with $30 Million! Plus, we give our predictions for The King’s Daughter and Redeeming Love

January 18, 2022 03:28 - 1 hour - 93.1 MB

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Spider-Man: No Way Home is the #10 Domestic earner of all-time! How high can it go? Plus, we give our predictions for The 355.

January 03, 2022 17:24 - 1 hour - 92 MB

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2021 Year In Review w/ Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations Co.

December 30, 2021 23:54 - 2 hours - 185 MB

In this MASSIVE bonus episode, The Boys are joined by Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations Co. to talk about the biggest movies of the year, how exhibition changed in 2021 and how it may change in 2022.   Plus, we look ahead and predict what could be the biggest sleeper hits of 2022!   HAPPY NEW YEAR!   Find ERC: On the web at https://www.ercboxoffice.com Listen to the ERCBoxoffice Podcast Follow on Twitter @ERCboxoffice   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: thebob...

Spider-Man: No Way Home has the 2nd biggest opening of all time with $260 Million! Plus, our predictions for The Matrix Resurrections, Sing 2, The King‘s Man and more

December 20, 2021 00:17 - 1 hour - 105 MB

(Update: This episode was recorded on Sunday afternoon before Spider-Man: No Way Home toppled Avengers: Infinity War to become the 2nd biggest opening of all time. We knew it was a strong possibility so we discussed it anyway!)   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

West Side Story opens to $10.5 Million and everyone is freaking out about it! But should they? Plus, just how big can Spider-Man: No Way Home open? We give the DEFINITIVE predictions.

December 14, 2021 05:29 - 1 hour - 96.7 MB

Spielberg's remake of West Side Story opens at #1 with $10.5 Million and everyone is FREAKING OUT! Listen as the Boys tell you whether you should freak out too.   Plus, Spider-Man: No Way Home opens this coming weekend and people are going wild with their opening weekend numbers. Tune in for the definitive, level-headed predictions that only the B.O. Boys can dish out.   YOU ARE WELCOME!    Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Encanto barely beats Ghostbusters: Afterlife to take #1 and House of Gucci brings adults back to the theaters. Plus, Licorice Pizza has a gobsmacking $87K per screen average! Is the arthouse back?

November 30, 2021 02:41 - 1 hour - 87.3 MB

Yes, Encanto is #1, but its Ghostbusters: Afterlife's 45% drop that is the story of the weekend. Is this IP stronger than we thought?    Also, House of Gucci brought the adults back to the theater. Studios know that the rats need their cheese, but will they get the message that the adults need their brie?   And finally, Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza lit up the arthouse this weekend in 4 theaters in NYC and LA. Is this greasing the tracks for Simon Rex's Red Rocket to pop off next...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife keeps the IP out of the graveyard with $44 Million, plus we make our predictions for Encanto and House of Gucci

November 22, 2021 00:13 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MB

Ghostbusters: Afterlife opened at #1 with $44 Million dollars. What does this say about the health of this IP? And how much of this haul was made up of tickets bought by fanboy parents for unwilling children? The B.O. Boys investigate.   Plus, Encanto is a Disney Animation movie and before the pandemic, that meant something. Does it mean anything now?   And finally, House of Gucci arrives this holiday weekend and the fate of Adult-skewing films hangs in the balance. The Boys predict whet...

Eternals opens soft with $71 Million. Is this the end of the MCU?!? Plus, we make our predictions for Clifford

November 09, 2021 05:51 - 58 minutes - 81 MB

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Last Night in SoHo is a No Go at the B.O. and Antlers makes no doe. Plus, we make our predictions for Marvel‘s Eternals!

November 02, 2021 01:59 - 1 hour - 94.5 MB

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Halloween Kills SLAYS at the Box Office, The Last Duel loses and we make our predictions for Dune!

October 19, 2021 00:27 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

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Bond underwhelms at #1 and we make our predictions for Halloween Kills and The Last Duel

October 12, 2021 00:48 - 1 hour - 110 MB

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Emergency Ep! Hotel Transylvania 4 finally gets an Amazon release date...and it‘s January 4th, 2022?!?

October 06, 2021 18:01 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MB

The Boys jump on their mics to talk about Amazon and Sony's ridiculous decision to eschew the Halloween season and drop Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in January of next year. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/hotel-transylvania-4-amazon-sony-january-premiere-date-1235081967/ Plus, No Time To Die presales are beating F9 and Venom 2. Does this mean Bond could do $90 Million + this weekend? https://deadline.com/2021/10/no-time-to-die-fandango-presales-record-1234850717/   Subscribe: ...

Venom: Let There Be Carnage tongues $90 Million at the Box Office, The Many Saints of Newark takes a dirt nap and we make our predictions for Daniel Craig‘s last Bond film, No Time To Die

October 05, 2021 01:43 - 1 hour - 110 MB

This week we talk about Venom: Let There Be Carnage smashing expectations to debut with $90 Million. Is Venom in the same class as Joker?   Plus, The Many Saints of Newark sleeps with the fishes. We explain how this is a movie for exactly no one. Also, what's better Many Saints or The Sopranos: Road To Respect Playthrough?   Then, can Bond bring back the Oldsters with No Time To Die? We make our predictions!   And finally, we start our campaign to bring Jackass Forever back to 2021 wit...

Dear Evan Hansen falls out of a tree at the Box Office, plus Jeff Bock joins us for our MASSIVE Fall Movie Preview!

September 28, 2021 16:52 - 1 hour - 154 MB

In this special DOUBLE SIZED episode, the Boys welcome Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations Co. to talk about Dear Evan Hansen's tepid opening and how variable pricing could be the wave of the future.   Then, we pull out our calendars and tackle all of the upcoming releases in our MASSIVE Fall Movie Preview! This fall is special because it's basically Summer: Part Deux and the Boys and Jeff let you know what will hit and what will miss. So don't you miss this!   Find ERC: On the web at http...

Cry Macho is a wet blanket at the Box Office, Christopher Nolan demands a 100 + day theatrical window for his new film at Universal and we predict calamity for Dear Evan Hanson

September 21, 2021 02:48 - 1 hour - 96.9 MB

This week we dissect what went wrong with Cry Macho at the Box Office. Was this Clint's last stand?   Plus, Christopher Nolan has a bomb movie set up at Universal and he's making crazy demands. We beat this dead horse as only The B.O. Boys can!   Then finally, we make out predictions for Dear Evan Hanson and Courageous (Legacy).   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Malignant is benign at the Box Office, we name our Summer Movie Season Winners & Losers and make our predictions for Clint Eastwood‘s Cry Macho

September 14, 2021 18:20 - 1 hour - 103 MB

This week we tackle the Top Five, tell you who won big at the Summer Box Office and who fell short, and debate whether the oldsters will turn out to see Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho.   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Shang-Chi DESTROYS the Labor Day Weekend Record, Venom 2 moves up 2 weeks and Top Gun: Maverick jets to 2022. Plus, we make our predictions for James Wan‘s Malignant and Queenpins.

September 07, 2021 03:24 - 1 hour - 94.2 MB

It's a triumphant weekend at the Box Office as Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings OBLITERATES the Labor Day Weekend record set 14 years ago by Rob Zombie's Halloween. What does this mean for Marvel, theaters and big movies opening on Labor Day Weekend going forward? The Boys unpack it all! Then, we take Sony to task AGAIN for moving Venom: Let There Be Carnage all over the release calendar, agree with Paramount moving Top Gun: Maverick and MI:7 and puzzle at Jackass Forever ...

Shang-Chi DESTROYS the Labor Day Weekend Record, Venom 2 moves up 2 weeks and Top Gun: Maverick jets to 2022. Plus, we make our predictions for James Wan‘s Malignant and Queenpins

September 07, 2021 03:24 - 1 hour - 94.2 MB

It's a triumphant weekend at the Box Office as Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings OBLITERATES the Labor Day Weekend record set 14 years ago by Rob Zombie's Halloween. What does this mean for Marvel, theaters and big movies opening on Labor Day Weekend going forward? The Boys unpack it all! Then, we take Sony to task AGAIN for moving Venom: Let There Be Carnage all over the release calendar, agree with Paramount moving Top Gun: Maverick and MI:7 and puzzle at Jackass Forever ...

Candyman makes the Box Office taste good at #1, Jungle Cruise motors to $100 Million domestic and we give our predictions for Shang-Chi

August 31, 2021 03:22 - 1 hour - 110 MB

This week, we unwrap Candyman's sweet $22M #1 bow, Divvy Up The Millions for Jungle Cruise's $100M Domestic haul and discuss whether Shang-Chi and the Legend Of The Ten Rings will energize the historically sleepy Labor Day weekend Box Office.   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Free Guy levels up to #1, Venom: Let There Be Carnage moves and we make our predictions for Paw Patrol: The Movie (w/ Brandon Gray of Box Office Revival)

August 17, 2021 02:57 - 1 hour - 145 MB

This week we're joined by Brandon Gray creator of Box Office Mojo and founder of the new Clubhouse group Box Office Revival to talk about Free Guy powering up at #1, Don't Breathe 2 gasping for air at #2 and Respect making a respectable debut at #4. What does Free Guy's success mean for it's star Ryan Reynolds?   Plus, Venom: Let There Be Carnage moves to October 15th to go head to head with Halloween Kills. WHY?!? We breakdown Sony's dunderheaded move.    Finally, we look forward to nex...

Scott Mendelson from Forbes joins us to talk about the failure of The Suicide Squad and the future of movies

August 10, 2021 07:29 - 1 hour - 128 MB

This week we welcome a very special guest, legendary Box Office analyst Scott Mendelson of Forbes!   https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/   Twitter: @ScottMendelson   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Old is the new #1, audiences say "G.I. NO" to Snake Eyes, and we make our predictions for Jungle Cruise, The Green Knight and Stillwater!

July 27, 2021 05:53 - 1 hour - 90.3 MB

This week we plow through the Top 5 (0:49), talk about what Old's modest showing at #1 means for M. Night's career (2:48) and bury G.I. Joe as an IP with the massive failure of Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (14:00).  Then, The Boys calm the waters by explaining why this crop of Summer movies have disappointed and why theatrical SHOULDN'T FREAK OUT! (27:36) Finally, we look forward to next weekend with predictions for Disney's Jungle Cruise, A24's The Green Knight and Matt Damon's Knoxploita...

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