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Update: "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" debuted at number 3 and grossed $203K / 827K RON on OW. A very good opening for an animated movie.

As reddevil19 has already mentioned, "Aquaman" has shown incredible legs and has grossed $1.9M to date. The movie has a big chance to outperform "Avengers: Infinity War"s final cume of $2.57M and thus to become the highest grossing movie of the year (+the highest grossing superhero movie of all time). It's true that "Venom" has grossed more than "Infinity War" in local currency (10.02M RON vs 9.98M RON). While "Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse"s OW numbers weren't announced yet, "Bumblebee" has opened to a rock-solid $324K/$1.3M RON on OW. Top 10 highest grossing OPENING WEEKENDS of 2018 in Romania: 1. "Avengers: Infinity War" - $826K. 2. "Fifty Shades Freed" - $792K. 3. "Aquaman" - $741K. 4. "Deadpool 2" - $648K. 5. "Venom" - $628K. 6. "Black Panther" - $565K. 7. "Fantastic Beasts 2" - $474K. 8. "Mission Impossible Fallout" - $467K. 9. "The Nun" - $454K. 10."Hotel Transylvania 3" - $402K. Indeed a very good year for superhero movies in Romania. I will post "SpiderVerse"s numbers as soon as they are available. Also, as soon as "Aquaman" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" will end their runs, I will also post the list of the highest grossing movies of 2018 (totals). Happy New Year!!!

Romania box office update (December 23rd): "Aquaman" vastly OVERPERFORMS. The movie grossed an enormous $741K / 3.01M RON on OW, thus becoming the third highest OW of 2018 in Romania. (Behind "Avengers 3"s $826K and "Fifty Shades Freed"s $792K.). The movie outgrossed the opening weekends of both "Deadpool 2" ($648K) and "Venom" ($628K). "Mary Poppins Returns", as expected, underperforms. The critically acclaimed movie barely makes it to no.4, grossing $44K / 179K RON on OW. "The Grinch" will pass the $1M-mark next weekend. The movie currently stands at $987K. "Bohemian Rhapsody" starts slowing down after scoring a huge haul of $1.75M. "Creed II" still maintains its spot in the top 10. It made $613K to date, a very nice haul for this kind of movie. Other holdovers: Second Act $289K, Robin Hood $398K, Mortal Engines $338K, Fantastic Beasts 2 $1.22M. Next weekend sees the release date of "Bumblebee" and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Romania box office update (December 16th): "Second Act" opens at no.1 and scores a nice $169K / 697K RON on OW. "Racetime" underperforms, as it barely made $43K / 181K RON on its first weekend in Romanian theaters. "The Grinch" still strong at no.2, now having grossed a total of $880K. "Bohemian Rhapsody" sits more than comfortable at exactly $1.7M. Will end up as one of the highest grossing movies of 2018 in Romania. "Creed II" is still in the top 10. The movie has currently grossed $584K. "Robin Hood" continues its mediocre-to-decent run as the movie currently stands at $330K. Other holdovers: Mortal Engines $293K, The Nutcracker $358K, Fantastic Beasts 2 $1.19M, Venom $2.467M. Next weekend sees the release date of "Aquaman" and "Mary Poppins Returns". While the DC movie is expected to have a huge OW, "Mary Poppins" might underperform. Curious to see how it all goes down.

Guys, I will post the December 16th box office update later this week. Sorry for my late posts ☺️

Romania box office update (December 9th): "Robin Hood" opens at no. 1 and scores a good haul of $187K / 767K RON on OW. "Mortal Engines" follows behind, making $155K / 635K RON on its first weekend in theatres in Romania. "Bohemian Rhapsody" continues to impress, as it made around $125K during this week, now bringing its total cume to $1.629M. Movies like "Hotel Transylvania 3" and "Deadpool 2" should watch out. "The Grinch" sits comfortably at no. 3, now having grossed $763K. "The Nutcracker and The Seven Realms" passes the $300K-mark, sitting at exactly $303K. Other Holdovers: Fantastic Beasts 2 $1.1M, Creed II $529K, The Possession of Hannah Grace $181K. Next weekend sees the release date of "Second Act" and "Racetime".

*LATE* Romania box office update (December 2nd): "The Nutcracker and The Seven Realms" opens at no.2 over the weekend and makes a solid haul of $197K / 811K RON on OW. "The Possession of Hannah Grace" makes $105K / 430K RON on OW. Not a bad OW for a horror movie. "Fantastic Beasts:The Crimes of Grindelwald" passes the $1M-mark, as it currently stands at $1.02M. The movie will outgross its predecessor next week, "Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them" having grossed $1.05M in Romania. "The Grinch" is still no.1, now having grossed $602K after its second weekend in theatres. "Creed II" continues to impress as the movie currently stands at $434K. Other holdovers: Bohemian Rhapsody $1.51M, Widows $182K, The Moromete Family 2 $480K. Next weekend sees the release date of "Mortal Engines" and "Robin Hood". Sorry for being late with the update, had a busy week.

Romania box office update (November 25th): "The Grinch" opens at no. 1, grossing $314K / 1.29M RON on OW. A very good opening weekend for the beloved Christmas movie. "Creed II" follows behind opening in second place and making $213K / 875K RON on OW. "Creed" opened to just about $50K on OW back in 2015 and made just $167K total. Huge success for the sequel. "Widows" opens at no.5, making $95K / 393K RON on OW. "Fantastic Beasts 2" stays strong, having passed $800K to date. "Venom" slows down but doesn't give up and currently sits at $2.44M. Other holdovers: Bohemian Rhapsody $1.33M, A Star is Born $675K, The Moromete Family 2 $368K. Next weekend sees the release date of "The Nutcracker And The Seven Realms" and "The Possession of Hannah Grace"

Box office update (November 18th): "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" opens at $474K / $1.95M RON on OW, vastly outperforming its predecessor, "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them", which opened at $345K and went on to pass the $1M-mark in Romania. Romanian classic "Morometii 2"/"The Moromete Family 2" exceeds expectations and opens at no. 2, making $246K / $1M RON on OW. "Bohemian Rhapsody" continues to amaze as it already passed the $1M-mark and sits at no. 3 with $1.08M to date. "A Star is Born" still sits in the top 5, now having grossed a nice haul of $614K. "Venom" is still trying to catch up with "Avengers 3", yet it will ultimately fail as the movie currently stands at $2.41M. Still an over-the-top performance in Romania for a relatively unknown character. Other holdovers: Elliot $171K, Smallfoot $579K, The Girl in the Spider's Web $181K. Next weekend sees the release date of "Creed II", "The Grinch" and "Widows".

Romania box office update (November 11th): "The Girl in the Spider's Web" opens at no. 2 and makes a nice haul of $101K / 414K RON on OW. "Elliot the Littlest Reindeer" follows behind, grossing $85K / 352K RON on OW. "Overlord" underperforms, making just $52K / 215K RON on its first weekend in theatres, thus landing at no. 8 in the top 10. "Bohemian Rhapsody" continues to impress as it maintains its place at the top of the list, having grossed $740K to date. "Venom" doesn't seem to slow down as it made another $110K during this week, now sitting at $2.36M. As I've said before, this movie's final haul will come very close to "Infinity War"s. Other holdovers: A Star Is Born $511K, Goosebumps 2 $172K, Smallfoot $507K. Next weekend sees the release date of "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald", "Life Itself" and Romanian classic "Morometii 2"/"The Moromete Family 2".

Romania box office update (November 4th): "Bohemian Rhapsody" outperforms and exceeds all expectations, opening at no.1 and grossing $301K / 1.22M RON on OW. The movie is being praised by everyone. "Goosebumps 2:Haunted Halloween" opens at no.3, making $105K / 429K RON on OW. "Venom" falls to no. 5 but doesn't fail to impress, as the movie has made $2.25M to date. Could the movie possibly outperform "Avengers:Infinity War"? Not impossible, although the chances are slim. The movie will come awfully close tho. "Smallfoot" made it to $401K, while "A Star Is Born" is one inch away from passing the $500K-mark ($499K). Other holdovers: Halloween $271K, Hunter Killer $261K, Johnny English Strikes Again $796K, Mile 22 $296K. Next weekend sees the release date of "Overlord" and "Elliot the Littlest Reindeer"

Romania box office update (October 28th): "Smallfoot" opens at no.1 and scores an impressive haul of $205K / 843K RON on OW. "Hunter Killer" opens and makes $121K / 497K RON on the first weekend in theatres. "Venom" has passed the $2M-mark and has already become the second highest grossing superhero-movie of all time AND the second highest-grossing movie of 2018, sitting now at $2.07M. "A Star Is Born" shows impressive legs. The movie has grossed $330K to date. "Halloween" struggles to pass the $200K-mark, as the movie currently sits at $197K. Other holdovers: Johnny English Strikes Again $682K, First Man $121K, Mile 22 $250K. Next weekend sees the release date of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Goosebumps 2:Haunted Halloween".

Romania box office update (October 21st): "Halloween" underperforms and makes roughly $102K / 418K RON on OW, thus not reaching other horror-movie OW heights like "IT"s or "Insidious 4"s (Not even bringing "The Nun" into conversation) "A Star Is Born" exceeds expectations and opens at no.2, grossing $149K / 611K RON on OW. "Venom" stays on top after its third weekend in theatres, now having grossed an enormous haul of $1.78M. The movie, which is now expected to outgross "Black Panther"s final haul ($2.01M) will become the second highest grossing movie of 2018 AND the second highest grossing superhero-movie ever (behind only "Avengers:Infinity War"). Expected final haul: $2.25M. "Johnny English Strikes Again" sits comfortably at no. 3, having grossed $522K to date. "The Nun" slows down, now sitting at no. 17 after grossing $1.49M. It'll top $1.5M and become, by far, the highest grossing horror movie ever. Other holdovers: The House with a clock in its walls $230K, First Man $95K, Mile 22 $186K. Next weekend sees the release date of "Hunter Killer" and "Smallfoot".

Romania box office update (October 14th): "Mile 22" opens to an ok $82K / 330K RON on OW, "First Man" follows behind opening at no. 4 and grossing $46K / 186K RON this weekend. "I still see you" and "Bad Times at El Royale" underperform and open to $27K / 109K RON and $30K / 121K RON, respectively. "Venom" reigns supreme at no. 1 and has made it to $1.31M so far. The movie will probably outgross "Fifty Shades Darker" ($1.65M) and "Deadpool 2" (~$1.79M). The $2M-mark and "Black Panther"'s final haul of $2.01M aren't out of reach either. "Johnny English strikes again" sits comfortably at no. 2 and has made it to a good haul of $381K. "The House with a clock in its walls" falls to no. 10 and finally reaches the $200K-mark. Other holdovers: Alpha $787K, A Simple Favor $343K, The Nun $1.48M. Next weekend sees the release date of "Halloween" and "A Star is born". "Halloween" should see another huge opening for a horror movie. Many people are excited to see the movie around here.

*VERY LATE* Romania box office update (October 7th): "Venom" opens HUGELY at no.1, grossing $628K/2.55M RON on OW. It's 2018's fourth biggest opening weekend, sitting behind "Infinity War" ($826K), "Fifty Shades Freed" ($792K) and "Deadpool 2" ($648K) "Johnny English Strikes Again" opens at no. 2 to a robust $189K/769M RON. "The House with a clock in its walls" currently sits at no. 4 with $164K. "The Nun" will pass the $1.5M mark next weekend, currently sitting at $1.44M. Other holdovers: HT3 $1.69M, Predator $488K, Incredibles 2 $730K, Ploey $198K, Night School $276K. Next weekend sees the release date of "First Man", "Mile 22", "I still see you" and "Bad Times at El Royale". Sorry for being inactive lately, I was pretty stressed out with work & college. I'll try to keep on posting regularly.

Romania box office update (September 16th): "The Predator" opens at no. 2 and makes a solid $205.8K / 816.4K RON on OW. "A Simple Favor" opens at no. 3 and gets to $116K / 460.3K RON after its first weekend in theatres. "Luis and the Aliens" makes $56K / 222.5K RON on OW. "The Nun" stays on top and gets to $913K after its second weekend. It easily became the highest grossing horror-movie in Romania and will easily pass the $1M-mark after next weekend. "Hotel Transylvania 3", having grossed $1.628M to date, will become the second highest grossing animated movie in Romania, thus overthrowing "Frozen", which currently holds that title with $1.634M. "The Meg" crosses the $1M-mark and sits at $1.03M. Other holdovers: MI:F $1.27M Alpha $652K I2 $698K AMATW $720K Next weekend sees the release date of "Peppermint" and "Ploey - You Never Fly Alone".

Romania box office update (September 9th): As expected, "The Nun" opens at no. 1 and grabs BY FAR the biggest horror-movie OW ever, at $454K / 1.81M RON. The next biggest horror-movie OWs belong to "Insidious 4" ($189K), "IT" ($165K) and "Annabelle:Creation" ($163.7K). The biggest horror-movie run belongs to "IT" ($660K), "The Nun" should easily pass that mark by the end of next weekend. "Demi soeurs" opens at no. 12 and makes $9.5K / 37.7K RON on OW. "Alpha" stays strong at no. 2, having grossed a very nice $564K to date. "Mission Impossible - Fallout" makes it to $1.23M, while "The Meg" nears the $1M mark, currently standing at $926K. "Hotel Transylvania 3", with its current $1.59M, will become the second highest grossing animated movie in Romania, by the end of next weekend. Other holdovers: The Spy Who Dumped Me $455K, I2 $680K, Slender Man $160K, Teen Titans $182K. Next weekend sees the release date of "The Predator" and "A Simple Favor".

Romania box office update (September 2nd): "Slender Man" opens and makes $94.4K / 375.8K RON. Good opening for a horror movie. "Norm of the North 2: Keys to the Kingdom" opens at no. 5 to $41.5K / 165.4K RON on opening weekend. "Alpha" maintains its no. 1 place, having grossed a very respectable $405K to date. "The Meg" rises to $837.5K, while "Mission Impossible - Fallout" has made $1.16M to date. "Hotel Transylvania 3" sits at $1.53M, still trying to catch up with "Frozen". "The Incredibles 2" outgrossed "Finding Dory", having made $648K to date. Other holdovers: Spy Who Dumped Me $369K, The Equalizer $650K, AMATW $711K, DCR $72K. Next weekend sees the release date of "The Nun" and "Demi soeurs". "The Nun" could potentially outgross any other horror-movie in Romania, both on OW and on the full run.

Romania box office update (August 26th): "Alpha" opens at no. 1 to an impressive haul of $175K / 703K RON. "The Meg" has made it to $696K and will soon outgross AMATW. "Mission-Impossible:Fallout" has passed the $1M mark and currently stands at a promising $1.066M. "Hotel Transylvania 3" has made it to $1.47M. The movie would need another $135K to become the second highest grossing animated movie in Romania. Unlikely, but not impossible. "The Incredibles 2" sits at $605K and should/could beat "Finding Dory" next week or in two weeks. "Teen Titans Go! To The Movies" sits at $126K after its second weekend in theatres. Romanian flick "Licu, o poveste romaneasca"/"Licu, a Romanian story" opens to $3.1K / 12.3K RON on a limited amount of screens. Other holdovers: AMATW $705K, DCR $66K, Mamma Mia! $368K, The Spy Who Dumped Me $251K Next weekend sees the release date of "Slender Man" and "Norm of the North 2".

Romania box office update (August 19th): "The Spy Who Dumped Me" opens at no. 2, making $112K / 459K RON on OW. "Teen Titans Go! To The Movies" scores $71K / 291K RON on opening weekend, coming in at no. 4. "The Meg" shows strong legs and maintains its place at the top, having grossed $503K to date. "Mission - Impossible:Fallout" outgrossed "Mission - Impossible: Rogue Nation"'s final haul of $901K, sits at $947K and will soon cross $1M. The movie has already become the highest grossing MI movie in Romania. "Hotel Transylvania 3" becomes the third highest grossing animated movie, now sitting at $1.39M, after it outgrossed "Despicable Me 3" (~$1,3M). Other holdovers: I2 $554K, The Darkest Minds $101K, Mamma Mia! $344K, AMATW $696K, DCR $57K, JWFK $1.32M. Next weekend sees the release date of "Alpha" and Romanian title "Licu, o poveste romaneasca"/"Licu, a Romanian story".

I2 made it to $526.8M OS as of Sunday and grossed an estimated $2.33M in the US this weekend. Total stands at $1.121B ww

Romania box office update (August 12th): "The Meg" opens with a good haul of $205K / 833K RON. "The Darkest Minds" bombs grossing a mere $38K / 156K RON on OW. "Mission-Impossible:Fallout" has made it to $742K after its second weekend in theaters. "Hotel Transylvania 3" currently sits at $1.27M and will become the third highest grossing animated pic in Romania, by next week. "Incredibles 2" sits at a comfortable $470K and could potentially outgross 2016's "Finding Dory" ($631K) "Christopher Robin" struggles to stay in the top 10 with its current haul of $41K. Other holdovers: AMATW $683K, Mamma Mia! $312K, Sequelizer $546K, Skyscraper $654K. Next weekend sees the release date of "Teen Titans Go! To The Movies" and "The Spy Who Dumped Me"

Romania box office update (August 5th): "Mission:Impossible - Fallout" opens at no.1 with a huge haul of $464K / 1.85M RON (Romanian currency/Romanian leu). The opening is worth more than double of what "Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation" managed to gross on its opening weekend. "Christopher Robin" massively underperforms and opens at no.8, grossing $17K / 67.5K RON. "Hotel Transylvania 3" continues to thrive, currently sitting at $1.15M. "Incredibles 2" shows nice legs and has currently made it to $367K. "Ant-Man and the Wasp" sits at $666K, while "Skyscraper" sits at $615K. Other holdovers: Adrift $206K, Sequelizer $489K, Mamma Mia! $267K, JWFK $1.314M. Next weekend sees the release date of "The Darkest Minds" and "The Meg".

1. Avengers: Infinity War 2. The Incredibles 2 3. Mission:Impossible - Fallout 4. A Quiet Place 5. Black Panther 6. Paddington 2 7. Ant-Man and the Wasp 8. Hotel Transylvania 3 9. The First Purge 10. Eighth Grade

Probably not, but it might land in the $650-700M ballpark and maybe surpass SH movies such as BH6 and JL or maybe even come close to MoS and DS.