Box Office: 'Kung Fu Panda 3' Leads, 'Star Wars' Passes $900 Million Domestic...
DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 3 left the newcomers in the dust and remained in first place over Super Bowl weekend. Meanwhile, The Force Awakens became the first movie in history to break $900...
View ArticleDeadpool Review
At long last, the Merc with a Mouth gets his own feature film. Not only does 20th Century Fox reboot their beloved character after a controversial stint in 2009, but Fox went all out and gave fans a...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Deadpool' Destroys, 'Zoolander' Destroyed
During the Valentine's/President's Day weekend, Deadpool opened better than anybody thought was possible, How to Be Single opens well enough, and Zoolander 2 needed four days to barely top the opening...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Deadpool' Rules Over 'Reign', 'Race', and 'Witch'
Zoolander 2 took a mightier hit than Deadpool at the post-Valentine's and post-President's Day weekend box office. Meanwhile, the three newcomers performed within their budgets. Deadpool took in $56.4...
View ArticleBox Office: Gods, Criminals, and an Eagle Can't Take Down Deadpool
Deadpool became the third highest-grossing R-rated film domestically while the three newcomers underwhelmed in their debuts. Gaining 134 theaters for a total of 3,856 (the second largest amount for an...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Zootopia' Scores Biggest Disney Animation Opening
Anthropomorphic animals easily took first place in the box office this weekend against the likes of an American Gerard Butler, Ryan Reynolds, Tina Fey, and an Egyptian Gerard Butler (Gerard Butler is...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Zootopia' Wrecks Newcomers in Incredible Second Weekend
Zootopia easily retained first place this weekend while 10 Cloverfield Lane had a solid second place debut and Sacha Baron Cohen's latest bombs. Zootopia made a stellar $51.3 million (-31.6%) in its...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Zootopia' Beats Out Weak Opening for 'Allegiant'
As Zootopia continues its domination, The Divergent Series has its weakest opener by a mile and last week's holdovers prove unfit for next week's competition. Zootopia spent its third consecutive...
View ArticleBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Review
As Marvel dominated the hearts of fanboys, investors, and the casual moviegoing crowd with each critical darling and box office smash, all DC had going for its cinematic universe was Man of Steel. It...
View ArticleBox Office: WB Cries Tears of Joy as 'BvS' Sets March Opening Record
Batman v. Superman and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 fight their negative reviews as Allegiant plummets in its second weekend. Zack Snyder's $250 million franchise-starter, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of...
View ArticleBox Office: 'BvS' Sinks, 'Zootopia' Excels
Batman v. Superman has one of the worst second weekend drops in attendance for a superhero film while the newcomers disappoint and the other holdovers stand strong. Falling harder than all but five...
View ArticleBox Office: Boss Beats Bats, Henry and Jake Stumble
Melissa McCarthy's poorly received comedy topped the poorly received superhero spectacle as the poorly received first person action flick Hardcore Henry and the poorly received Jake Gyllenhaal drama...
View ArticleBox Office: Jungle Book Opens Over $100 Million, Boss and BvS Plummet
Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book scored the ninth largest opening in Disney's history with a $103.2 million debut. It's the largest opening for stars Bill Murray and Christopher Walken and the best "not...
View ArticleBox Office: Huntsman Demolished By Jungle Book Second Weekend
The Jungle Book had a $61.5 million (-40.4%) second weekend. In ten days, the $175 million remake has grossed $192.2 million domestically. Adding in foreign markets makes for a $533.5 million worldwide...
View ArticleBox Office: Keanu Leads Newcomers as Jungle Book Dominates
The Jungle Book took in $43.7 million (-29.0%) in its third weekend. As far as third weekends go, that's sixth all time behind Spider-Man ($45.0m), Jurassic World ($54.5m), The Avengers ($55.6m),...
View ArticleCaptain America: Civil War Review
Captain America: Civil War, the third and certainly not last superhero movie to be released in 2016, learned many valuable lessons from its predecessor, The Winter Soldier. With a political thriller...
View ArticleBox Office: Civil War Scores Fifth Largest Debut Ever
Of course, Captain America: Civil War had a monstrous opening. Its $179.1 million opening is fifth all time behind Age of Ultron ($191.2m), The Avengers ($207.4m), Jurassic World ($208.8m), and Star...
View ArticleBox Office: Civil War Annihilates Money Monster With Eighth Best Second Weekend
Captain America: Civil War added $72.6 million (-59.5%) to its domestic haul this weekend. As far as second weekends go, that's just shy of Catching Fire ($74.1m), The Dark Knight ($75.1m), Avatar...
View ArticleBox Office: Turtles Disappoint, Popstar REALLY Disappoints
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows opened to a lackluster $35.3 million. The first film opened to $65.5 million which represents a 45.8% decline between installments. If TMNT 2 follows...
View ArticleBox Office: Conjuring Kills, Warcraft Beats Magicians
The Conjuring 2 opened to $40.4 million. That's just a 3.5% drop from the $41.8 million opening of the original from July 2013. The sequel's "A-" CinemaScore is the same as the original's which is a...
View ArticleBox Office: Finding Dory, Central Intelligence
Finding Dory scored the biggest debut for an animated movie with $135.0 million. That tops Shrek the Third ($121.6m), Minions ($115.7m), Toy Story 3 ($110.3m), and Shrek 2 ($108.0m). It's the second...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Sully' Blows 'Blair' and 'Bridget' out of the Water
* This was the lowest-grossing weekend of the year with just $89.3 million. Feb. 5-7 was the record holder with $95 million. Blame Sully, Snowden, and Renée Zellweger for not being interesting enough....
View ArticleBox Office: 'Magnificent Seven' Ranks Among Best September Openings
The Magnificent Seven opened to a healthy $34.7 million. That's the best opening for star Ethan Hawke, barely topping The Purge ($34.0m), and director Antoine Fuqua, barely topping The Equalizer...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Magnificent Seven' Ranks Among Best September Openings
The Magnificent Seven opened to a healthy $34.7 million. That's the best opening for star Ethan Hawke, barely topping The Purge ($34.0m), and director Antoine Fuqua, barely topping The Equalizer...
View ArticleBox Office: Peregrine Tops, Horizon Bombs, Seven Sinks
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, the 18th feature from director Tim Burton, took in $28.8 million on its opening. It's a solid start for a $110 million budget if the film doesn't completely...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Girl on the Train' Destroys Competition Because People See...
The Girl on the Train opened to $24.5 million. It wasn't looking good when the Emily Blunt thriller skipped the film festivals, and sure enough the movie was hit with negative reviews when they came in...
View ArticleBox Office: Madea and Tom Cruise Remain Profitable, 'Joneses' Bombs
Boo! A Madea Halloween took in $28.5 million on its opening weekend. That's the third best opening for the Madea franchise behind 2009's Madea Goes to Jail ($41.0m) and 2006's Madea's Family Reunion...
View ArticleBox Office: Marvel (Unsurprisingly) Snags 14th-Straight Number One Hit
Doctor Strange conjured up $85.0 million in its debut. The latest Marvel superhero spectacle scored the biggest launch for stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen,...
View ArticleIs Donald Trump Going to Bring People Back to the Movie Theater?
With Veterans Day on Friday and the controversial election of Donald Trump, people ran to the theaters this weekend. The 46th weekend of the year was 46.0% above last year. The comparison couldn't be...
View ArticleFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Review
So, I guess Harry Potter never really left. Everything seemed set in stone when the credits rolled five years ago on the final Potter flick. The phenomenon seemed to have finally come to an end. But...
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