Movie Review: Oz The Great and Powerful

STARRING: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Zach Braff, Joey King, Bill Cobbs, Tony Cox, Abigail Spencer, Bruce Campbell WRITTEN BY: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire DIRECTED BY: Sam Raimi A long time ago, in a galaxy far far… in Kansas, there lived a man named Oscar (James Franco) who was a hack magician that dreamed of being greater than he currently was. Then, in came a tornado that sweeps him away, leaving behind his assistant (Zach Braff), and two girls he might like to sleep with (Abigail Spencer/Michelle Williams) only to find himself in the magical land … Continue reading Movie Review: Oz The Great and Powerful

Weekend Box Office- May 10th-12th- Gatsby Dramatically Overperforms

Even the most aware box office predictors weren’t predicting Gatsby’s phenomenal opening. Most of us had a realistic idea of how many people Baz Luhrmann could appease, and it was nowhere near 50 million. 1) Iron Man 3- 72.4 weekend, 284.8 total It didn’t quite meet my expectation of a 78 million weekend, but it held OK, dropping only 58% in week two. It still proved to be the movie to beat, though all that will change next weekend with Star Trek: Into Darkness cutting into the box office. 2) The Great Gatsby- 51.1 weekend, 51.1 total Massive. I would … Continue reading Weekend Box Office- May 10th-12th- Gatsby Dramatically Overperforms

Box Office Predictions- May 10th-12th- Gatsby Aims For 2nd

This weekend, Iron Man 3 faces some competition from Leonardo DiCaprio’s Great Gatsby. Gatsby isn’t typical summer fare, and targets the demo that made The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Moonrise Kingdom sleeper hits last summer. The difference here is that Gatsby is going wide. No surprise, since it has a bonafide star in DiCaprio. My predictions below: 1) Iron Man 3- 77M, 305-315M total. Iron Man is virtually unstoppable. Normally, big films crumble though in their second week, simply because of heavy upfront business. The first Iron Man dropped a respectable 48%, Iron Man 2 dipped 59%. This one … Continue reading Box Office Predictions- May 10th-12th- Gatsby Aims For 2nd