Weekend Box Office: Deadpool Dominates in Record Fashion, Zoolander 2 Stumbles on the Catwalk
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/14/16 at 08:49 PM CT
Talk about a bloody Valentine - Deadpool didn't just win the weekend - it pretty much blew away every expectation right along with it. We'll get to those records in a minute, but let us turn to the lukewarm reception for How to Be Single, which really didn't benefit from the holiday and, despite a massive marketing campaign - the disappointing return of Derek Zoolander. Meanwhile, it was another …
New in Theaters February 12: Deadpool, Zoolander 2, How to Be Single
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/11/16 at 06:39 AM CT
This Valentine's Day weekend, nothing says I love you like an R-rated superhero action/comedy featuring the most anticipated anti-hero to come along in awhile. Or you could go the more traditional route and watch Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson and Leslie Mann navigate the new-age singles scene or forget both of those and just watch a straight-up comedy sequel fifteen years in the making. The …
Zoolander 2, Nine Lives, Eddie the Eagle and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/10/16 at 11:23 AM CT
Finally, after a few weeks of little to no new updates, we have got ourselves a fine batch of new ratings. Some movies just had to wait until the last minute (looking at you Zoolander 2) before deciding on a rating, while others were more proactive. Aside from the comedic sequel we have an uplifting sports story and body-switching family-friendly film that hearkens back to the Shaggy Dog days of …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of February 9-15
Harley Lond - wrote on 02/09/16 at 05:53 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Spectre" is the 24th "official" James Bond/007 big-screen adventure (not including the 1967 "Casino Royale" and the 1983 "Never Say Never Again") and -- despite the naysayers -- it continues the Bond tradition of mixing fast-paced action sequences and stunts with high-tech gadgets, nasty megalomaniac villains, and a little bit of love-interest. Daniel Craig …
Weekend Box Office: Kung Fu Panda 3 Repeats, Hail, Caesar! Top Among Newcomers
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/07/16 at 09:16 PM CT
It was a super weekend... if you were a fan of football. For Hollywood, the weekend was down over 40% compared to last year (but only $2.9 million lower than Superbowl Weekend 2014, for what that matters). A lot of that has to do with the rather tepid response to most of the new films with the Coen Brothers settling for alright while Nicholas Sparks and a zombie adaptation of a classic novel …
New in Theaters February 05: Hail, Caesar!, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, The Choice
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/04/16 at 06:44 AM CT
With Kung Fu Panda 3 wracking up a record animated opening, January ended on a high note - especially after an East Coast blizzard made the previous week a bust. Now we enter February with a hopeful continuation of some decent box office returns. Leading the charge, the Coen Brothers channel the golden age of Hollywood in a comedic crime, we have zombie invading Jane Austen's seminal novel and …
Triple 9 and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/03/16 at 10:34 AM CT
Another week, another light update to the ratings rank. At least this week there is one wide release we can celebrate - otherwise, once again, it's pretty slim pickings. A few limited release films and a few that probably won't even see the inside of a theater. One of these weeks I'm going to get my wish and be inundated with like 10 films to add to the list, but I guess for now I'll take what I …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of February 2-8
Harley Lond - wrote on 02/02/16 at 05:39 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASE:
"Bridge of Spies": Director Steven Spielberg has a knack for creating absorbing and watchable films, no matter the topic. And he has had very few duds in his 40-plus year career, a success rate that not many other directors can lay a claim to. Add "Bridge of Spies" to Spielberg's list of enjoyable -- if not great -- films. This outing is a real-life dramatic …
Weekend Box Office: Kung Fu Panda 3 Nets January Record as Other Newcomers Struggle
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/31/16 at 11:41 PM CT
It was a knock-out punch from Kung Fu Panda 3 as the animated January opening (by a large margin) was enough to give the box office a 25% jump over last weekend and a massive 46% improvement over the same weekend last year. Otherwise, it was the holdover films that stole all the thunder as the rest of the new films all failed to put up any kind of impressive numbers. It was especially dour for …
New in Theaters January 29: The Finest Hours, Fifty Shades of Black, Kung Fu Panda 3
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/28/16 at 06:42 AM CT
Now that we can all breath a sign of relief that we can't blame low box office results on a major winter storm, let's see if The Revenant can continue its winning streak. This week it faces competition in the form of a comedy spoof (of a movie that was already hilariously bad to begin with), an animated sequel and a gripping rescue drama taking place during a brutal storm off Cape Cod. I think …
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