Martin Groves’s Movie Mania

March – 2010

March should be a wonderful month at the boxoffice — coming in as a lion with Disney’s 3D “Alice in Wonderland” and also going out like a lion with DreamWorks and Paramount’s 3D “How to Train Your Dragon”, writes Martin Grove. More >>

February – 2010

February doesn't look like a very exciting month at the boxoffice, writes Martin Grove, pointing out that not having any huge new films on the horizon should work to the advantage of 20th Century Fox’s mega-blockbuster “Avatar”. More >>

January – 2010

Don’t expect January to look anything like December in terms of boxoffice action, writes Martin Grove, pointing to Warner Bros.’ “The Book of Eli” starring Denzel Washington looks like the month’s best boxoffice bet. More >>

December – 2009

Overall, it looks like December’s most anticipated film is James Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi epic “Avatar”, opening Dec. 18, which is already tracking through the roof. Also looking good at this early point is Warner Bros.’ action drama “Sherlock Holmes”, opening Dec. 25. Everything else could go either way. More >>

November – 2009

Overall, it looks like November’s boxoffice high points will be Sony’s “2012” Nov. 13 and Summit Entertainment’s “Twilight Saga: The New Moon” Nov. 20. Those seem the safest bets to connect with moviegoers although the month could bring some surprises, as well. More >>

October – 2009

Overall, it looks like October should start and end well with the in-between films doing in-between business, writes Martin Grove. More >>

September – 2009

Looking ahead, September isn’t likely to set boxoffice records, but it could generate a few success stories as Hollywood muddles through the fall on its way to what, hopefully, will be a strong holiday season, Martin Grove writes. More >>

August – 2009

Hollywood continued to lose boxoffice steam in July as a string of summer releases under-performed, writes Martin Grove More >>

July – 2009

Although June ended with a big bang thanks to “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, which grossed $200 million its first five days, it wasn’t a great month for Hollywood, writes Martin Grove. More >>

June – 2009

Hollywood’s been on a boxoffice roll all year as people turn to moviegoing to escape the pressures of the recession, writes Martin Grove, but June’s mostly original product stream could silence some of that sizzle. More >>

May – 2009

After enjoying outstanding ticket sales throughout the first four months of the year, writes Martin Grove, Hollywood is ready for a rip-roaring May start to a recession-busting summer at the boxoffice. More >>

April – 2009

There should be plenty of action at the boxoffice in April with a string of potentially strong action films arriving throughout the month, writes Martin Grove. That should translate into solid ticket sales and continue Hollywood’s great boxoffice showing this year despite a deepening recession that’s cut into just about all other sectors of America’s economy. More >>

March – 2009

The movie business should continue to sizzle in March just as it did in February despite a deep global recession that’s cut into just about every other industry’s revenues. Hollywood, however, is benefiting from people cutting back on other expenditures but still wanting a few hours of entertainment to escape from grim reality, writes Martin Grove. More >>

February – 2009

Hollywood enjoyed its first billion dollar gross ever in January, a traditionally slow month for ticket sales, and is now looking forward to even bigger grosses in February. Not only isn’t the recession hurting the movie business, it actually seems to be helping it, writes Martin Grove. More >>

January – 2009

January isn’t one of Hollywood’s biggest months at the boxoffice, but it typically is an interesting one for moviegoers thanks to its unique blend of specialty dramas competing for Oscar consideration and mainstream movies targeted to core audiences, writes Martin Grove. More >>

December – 2008

Aside from the summer, the holiday season is Hollywood’s most important time at the box office. In particular, the period between Christmas and New Year’s is a prime moviegoing time, writes Martin Grove. More >>

November – 2008

Just as Hollywood extends its summer movie season by kicking things off in early May rather than waiting for Memorial Day, it also extends its holiday season by starting it in early November instead of holding back until Thanksgiving, writes Martin Grove. More >>