Friday, April 25, 2025

USA box office for the 16th weekend of 2025

 
USA box office on the 16th weekend of 2025 is up 80% compared to last year when "Civil War" was the top-grossing movie.  "Sinners" is the top-grossing film this weekend. 

But it's down 27% compared to the peak year of 2017, when "The Fate of the Furious" ruled the box office.


New York Times, 4/20/2025

Brooks Barnes reports:
But the film — directed, written and produced by Ryan Coogler — was expensive, analysts noted, costing Warner Bros. at least $150 million to make and market worldwide. The studio also agreed to demands by Mr. Coogler’s representatives for unusually generous compensation. As a result, for Warner Bros. to make money, “Sinners” will need to attract substantial crowds in the weeks ahead. “It’s an excellent opening for a period horror film, except that it’s hard to call it completely successful because of its enormous budget,” David A. Gross, a film consultant, said in an email.

More box office posts:
2025
15th weekend.  (4/13)
14th weekend.  (4/6) 
13th weekend.  (3/30)
12th weekend.  (3/23)
11th weekend.  (3/16)
10th weekend.  (3/9)
9th weekend.  (3/2)
8th weekend.  (2/23)
7th weekend.  (2/16)
6th weekend.  (2/9)
5th weekend.  (2/2)
4th weekend.  (1/26)
3rd weekend.  (1/19)
2nd weekend.  (1/12)
1st weekend.  (1/5)

2024
Easter weekend.  (3/31)

2023

2022
Third weekend in December.  (12/19)
First weekend in December.  (12/5)
Thranksgiving 2022 daily top 10 movie grosses (Wednesday-Sunday)  (11/28)
Pre-Thanksgiving box office weekend down 47% from 2017 peak.  (11/21)
Going down: October 2022 box office drops 44% compare
d to 2018. (11/3)

USA box office for the 15th weekend of 2025


USA box office on the 15th weekend of 2025 is up 80% compared to last year when "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" was the top-grossing movie.  "A Minecraft Movie" is the top-grossing film for the second weekend in a row weekend. 

But it's down 34% compared to the peak year of 2023, when "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" ruled the box office.


Source:  Box Office Mojo 


Box Office Pro,  4/13/2025

Despite the presence of five new wide openers, A Minecraft Movie continued as the box office focal point with an estimated -50.4% second-frame drop, giving the overall total for all titles a 50% year-over-year raise. The King of Kings managed distinguished itself with a mainstream voice cast (Oscar Isaac, Kenneth Branagh) and perfect Easter-season timing, debuting to an estimated $19M. So far, Amazon/MGM’s The Amateur is performing less like a breakout and more like a programmer ala A Working Man’s $15.5M opening; its sophomore weekend hold will give us a much better picture as to the film’s ultimate reception in the market. Fellow newcomers Drop and Warfare, closing out the top five, performed in line with expectations, which had both in the $7M – $10M range.














More box office posts:
2025
14th weekend.  (4/6) 
13th weekend.  (3/30)
12th weekend.  (3/23)
11th weekend.  (3/16)
10th weekend.  (3/9)
9th weekend.  (3/2)
8th weekend.  (2/23)
7th weekend.  (2/16)
6th weekend.  (2/9)
5th weekend.  (2/2)
4th weekend.  (1/26)
3rd weekend.  (1/19)
2nd weekend.  (1/12)
1st weekend.  (1/5)

2024
Easter weekend.  (3/31)

2023

2022
Third weekend in December.  (12/19)
First weekend in December.  (12/5)
Thranksgiving 2022 daily top 10 movie grosses (Wednesday-Sunday)  (11/28)
Pre-Thanksgiving box office weekend down 47% from 2017 peak.  (11/21)
Going down: October 2022 box office drops 44% compare
d to 2018. (11/3)

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Fox Knoll housing development April 2025 site visit

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Photos by Retiring Guy






Location in Town of Middleton
Google Maps (box added)



Even though they're no long in control, the Ottawa Impact Looney Tunes Show continues

 
Headlinemlive, 4/10/2025

Melissa Frick reports:
At the top of the letter, which can be viewed here, Commissioner Joe Moss used the official Ottawa County letterhead and logo, sparking concerns among several residents and elected officials about whether his letter could be construed as being the directive of the county. 
A week later, commissioners Allison Miedema and Sylvia Rhodea also sent letters to Mantella using the Ottawa County letterhead, both urging GVSU to end all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and “protect women’s sports.” 
The letters from Moss, Miedema and Rhodea – who are all part of the ultra-conservative political faction Ottawa Impact – led to debate on social media about whether they had misused the county letterhead.

Ottawa County:  Fruitful and longtime source for posts dealing with elected officials' clownish incompetence:
April 2025

February 2025
What's next for far-right Ottawa Impact:  More "Leave It To Beaver" pro-family values, apparently.  (2/1)

January 2025

December 2024
First it was Ottawa Impact, now it's bird flu.  Don't know which is worse!  (12/25)

November 2024

October 2024
Dear Ottawa County voters:  Now is your chance to dump that incompetent clown Joe Moss.  Vote smart!  (10/21)

September 2024

August 2024
2024 primary election Ottawa County Commission:  Far-right Ottawa Impact incumbent Gretchen Crosby gets crush by moderate Republican.  (8/7)

July 2024
 
June 2024

May 2024

April 2024

March 2024.  

February 2024 
Chris Vander Sys challenges Ottawa Impact whackjob Gretchen Cosby for seat on Michigan's Ottawa County Board.  (2/21)

January 2024

2023