1) Elysium- 11.1M Friday, 30M Weekend, 30M Total Elysium took the box office by quiet storm on Friday, easily winning the day. However, Elysium has only received a B cinemascore, which is below both We’re The Millers and Percy Jackson. … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Projections: Elysium takes an early lead
1) 2 Guns- 35M Weekend, 35M Total Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are both actors who can generally open a movie. Denzel’s last film, Flight, opened to 24.9M in November, and it was much less accessible than 2 Guns. A … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Denzel and Wahlberg are gunning for #1
Horror film The Conjuring has lived up to the buzz. It started off with 3.3M for Thursday late shows, which are counted in the impressive 16.3M Friday haul. The horror flick has actually managed to earn an A- cinemascore, rare … Continue reading ‘The Conjuring’ rockets to #1
STARRING: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Nick Swardson, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello, Steve Buscemi, Colin Quinn, Taylor Lautner, Alexander Ludwig, Tim Meadows, Jon Lovitz, Shaquille O’Neal, Oliver Hudson, Peter Dante, Milo Ventmiglia, Cheri Oteri
WRITTEN BY: Fred Wolf, Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy
DIRECTED BY: Dennis Dugan
PACIFIC RIM: CURRENT ROTTEN TOMATOES SCORE: 76% “This is Godzilla meets Transformers, with elements of the lesser Star Wars movies, all awash in thunderously loud, non-stop demolition.”- Claudia Puig, USA Today “Godzilla, eat your heart out.”- Soren Anderson, Seattle Times … Continue reading What The Critics Are Saying: Pacific Rim, Grown Ups 2, Fruitvale Station
1) Fast and Furious 6- 45M weekend, 200M total The franchise has been getting pretty good buzz. With such a huge opening, it’s almost impossible to not drop at least in half, which would leave it with about 45M this weekend, probably edging out After Earth and getting to keep the crown for a second weekend. 2) After Earth- 40M weekend Will Smith is still a pretty huge draw in terms of box office. Last summer’s Men In Black 3 opened to 54M, Hancock did 62M, and I Am Legend did 77M. Granted, his box office has been slipping a … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: 5/31-6/2- ‘Earth’ battles for the top spot
1) Fast and Furious 6- 120M 4-Day Weekend, 120M Total 2) The Hangover 3- 51.2M 4-Day Weekend, 63.0 Total 3) Star Trek: Into Darkness- 47M 4-Day Weekend, 155.8 Total 4) Epic- 42M 4 Day Weekend, 42M Total 5) Iron Man 3- 24.3 4 Day Weekend, 372.4 Total 6) The Great Gatsby- 17.0 4 Day Weekend, 117.7 Total 7) Mud- 2.4 4 Day Weekend, 15.0 Total 8) The Croods- 1.6 4 Day Weekend, 179.6 Total 9) 42- 1.6 4 Day Weekend, 91.4 Total 10) Oblivion- 1.0 4 Day Weekend, 87.5 Total __) Before Midnight- 0.3 4 Day Weekend, 0.3 Total (only … Continue reading Memorial Day Box Office: “Fast 6” Helps Set A Record
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