New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of September 8-September 14
Harley Lond - wrote on 09/07/15 at 06:42 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"The Age of Adaline": This romantic melodrama opened on the cusp of the May summer releases and was soon buried by "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Pitch Perfect 2," yet the moderately budgeted film did surprisingly well at the boxoffice. The story, assisted by an omnipotent narrator, revolves around Adaline (Blake Lively), a 29-year-old …
Labor Day Weekend Box Office: Gotta Have Faith - War Room Knocks Off Straight Outta Compton
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/07/15 at 12:19 PM CT
For once you could say the weekend was both a win and a loss for Hollywood. Labor Day Weekend is pretty much a write-off, as it tends to be one of the slower weekend (certainly one of the worst holiday weekends) of the year. Compared to last Labor Day Weekend (which came much earlier, at the end of August), the weekend was down 25.4%. However, compared to the same weekend last year (that is …
New in Theaters September 04: The Transporter Refueled, A Walk in the Woods
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/03/15 at 06:45 AM CT
With August going out with somewhat of a whimper, with only the faith-based War Room showing any promise, I have a feeling the opening of September isn't going to be much better. Granted, the Labor Day holiday is typically a slow one for Hollywood, but this year might be particularly slow. We have the attempted relaunch of a successful action franchise with a brand-new face along with a …
The 33, Pan and More in Today's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/02/15 at 10:27 AM CT
It's not the most exciting update of the year, but at least a couple big films are getting their ratings - The 33, the film based on the true-life story of a group of Chilean miners who become trapped for 69 following a collapse in their mine and Pan - a prequel of sorts that shows how an orphan boy who finds himself in the magical land known as Neverland turns into the classic hero and boy who …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of September 1-September 7
Harley Lond - wrote on 08/31/15 at 11:10 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Mad Max: Fury Road": Thirty-four years after ex-Aussie cop Max Rockatansky wandered into the Wasteland at the end of "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior," the iconic hero returns to the big screen -- but not as you remember him. Dragging his shattered leg into the end credits, Max was a hero. Now, he's all-too human and guilt ridden about the people he left behind. …
Weekend Box Office: Compton Continues Winning Streak; War Room a Strong Second
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/30/15 at 09:09 PM CT
As the last weekend in August hits, it continues to be Straight Outta Compton that wins the box office titles. However, a strong second-place showing from the faith-based War Room proves that genre still has a lot of pull with audiences. Even so, it was a blah weekend as the $68.8 million weekend was not only down 22% compared to the same weekend last year, but now currently holds the title for …
New in Theaters August 28: No Escape, We Are Your Friends
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/27/15 at 06:47 AM CT
It turns out the one August weekend that managed to beat the same period in 2014 is probably going to be the only week to do so this year. Last week a trio of films could barely manage to break into the top three. We have two new entries this week - a politically-themed action thriller and the EDM-based romance/drama We Are Your Friends. I have a feeling neither are going to make that big of …
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, Steve Jobs and More in Today's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/26/15 at 12:02 PM CT
Starting this week, I will be supplementing the weekly New DVD Release, New Movies in Theaters and Box Office Report blogs with a new Ratings Blog. For the past many years I have relied on Rope of Silicone (run by Brad Brevet) to supply me with the many movie ratings. The site has been very useful for supplementing both ratings and new release information. But Mr. Brevet has decided to move on - …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of August 25-August 31
Harley Lond - wrote on 08/24/15 at 06:11 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Citizenfour" (2014): You don't have to be a card-carrying liberal to be appalled at the revelations of indiscriminate criminality on the part of the U.S. Government (in particular the National Security Agency and the Obama administration) in its (successful) efforts to spy on American citizens. Do you have a debit card? Is it linked (via your checking account) …
Weekend Box Office: Compton Crushes Competition in Second Week Win
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/23/15 at 08:51 PM CT
There were three diverse movies opening this weekend, but it turns out audiences just weren't in the mood for change as Straight Outta Compton and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation both topped all the newcomers. Because of the weak openings, August once again fell behind last year's record run, coming in behind about 10.5% compared to the same weekend in 2014. It's a disappointing result …
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