Furious 7 is going to suck up a lot of oxygen in the room this weekend. Tracking has it at 115M, but I’m feeling ballsy. I’m gonna say all the good reviews, the “family” promos with Paul Walker, and the … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Furious 7’ Will Burn Lots Of Rubber This Weekend
1) Home- 52.1M Weekend, 52.1M Total 2) Get Hard- 33.8M Weekend, 33.8M Total 3) Insurgent- 21.5M Weekend, 85.8M Total 4) Cinderella- 17.0M Weekend, 149.5M Total 5) It Follows- 3.8M Weekend, 4.5M Total 6) Kingsman- 2.9M Weekend, 119.3M Total 7) Do … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Home’ Is A Long Overdue Win For Dreamworks
Starring: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Steve Martin Directed By: Tim Johnson Plot: A group of cowardly aliens invade earth, moving all the humans to Australia, and taking over the rest of the world. Except for one teenage girl, who … Continue reading Home
Starring: Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Carlos Pratts, Ramiro Rodriguez, Morgan Saylor, Johnny Ortiz, Rafael Martinez, Hector Duran, Sergio Avelar Directed By: Niki Caro Disney is really good at making uplifting sports dramas. Don’t believe me? Remember The Titans, The Rookie, … Continue reading McFarland USA
Starring: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Craig T. Nelson, Alison Brie, T.I. Directed By: Etan Cohen Making his directorial debut, Etan Cohen doesn’t change the game with Get Hard. This is definitely a second-tier Will Ferrell movie, alongside Blades of Glory … Continue reading Get Hard
1) Insurgent- 54M Weekend, 54M Total 2) Cinderella- 34.4M Weekend, 122M Total 3) Run All Night- 5.1M Weekend, 19.7M Total 4) The Gunman- 5.0M Weekend, 5.0M Total 5) Kingsman- 4.6M Weekend, 114.5M Total 6) Do You Believe- 4.0M Weekend, 4.0M … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Insurgent’ Wins, But Down from Divergent
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Jai Courtney, Octavia Spencer, Zoe Kravitz, Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwyn, Mekhi Pfifer, Jonny Weston, Suki Waterhouse, Ray Stevenson, Rosa Salazar, Maggie Q, Daniel Dae Kim, Emjay Anthony, Keiyanan Lonsdale, … Continue reading Insurgent (A Rant/Review)
Cinderella managed to win the weekend, and the heart of audiences. The Disney film scored an A cinemascore and an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. The combination has led to Cinderella exceeding all expectations and landing a 70M opening weekend. Run … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Cinderella’ Runs Away With The Shoe
Starring: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver Directed By: Neill Blomkamp That was disappointing. I had Chappie in my Top 25 most anticipated films of 2015, and the one thing I learned … Continue reading Chappie
Disney opens the live action Cinderella, luckily in a completely open marketplace. Not that people wouldn’t go see it in a crowded marketplace, but it probably wouldn’t be able to pull in as much, or as big of an opening. … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Cinderella’ To Be Crowned Queen
Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney, BD Wong Directed By: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Sleek, stylish, and reminiscent of all the times Cary Grant had fun on the big screen, Focus is a fairly … Continue reading Focus
Starring: Dev Patel, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Richard Gere, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Diana Hardcastle, David Strathairn, Penelope Wilton Directed By: John Madden A film with this cast can’t actually be terrible. Disappointing? Yes. Misguided? Yes. Definitely. Unnecessary? … Continue reading The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Starring: JK Simmons, Lou Taylor Pucci, Julia Ormond, Cara Seymour, Scott Adsit, Mia Maestro Directed By: Jim Kohlberg ‘ I had heard really good things about this film back when it came out in 2012, but I never got around … Continue reading The Music Never Stopped
Hugh Jackman is really a secondary character in Chappie, so the film will have to soar on its own. Unfortunately, reviews haven’t been kind. Turns out Neill Blomkamp is a one-hit-wonder. Chappie won’t go above 20M due to poor reviews. … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Chappie’ Set To Win Slow Weekend
Will Smith and Margot Robbie team up for the dramedy Focus, which for reasons unknown is also an IMAX release. I can’t see too many people paying the premium IMAX for this, so that won’t help much. Instead, Focus will … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Audiences Won’t Lose ‘Focus’
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