Weekend Box Office: Dreams Come True for Cinderella; Run All Night Breaks Down
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/15/15 at 08:54 PM CT
Say what you will about Disney's plan to milk its existing franchises by turning animated classics into new live-action versions - but if audiences continue to support it, I doubt it will be a formula Disney will ever turn down. Thanks to the huge weekend for Cinderella, the overall box office was up 16% compared to the same weekend as last year, turning around a downward trend from the last few …
New in Theaters March 13: Cinderella, Run All Night
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/12/15 at 06:47 AM CT
After a terrible start to the month, hopefully things will start looking up (and continue through to the end). So how do you reverse the downward spiral? Invoke the power of Disney - especially at a time when there hasn't been a new family film in theaters since SpongeBob dropped five weeks ago. Oh, and Liam Neeson is coming along for yet another ass-kicking outing that proves action has no age …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 10-16
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/10/15 at 03:53 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
The only major theatrical release coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week is "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb," a second sequel to the very original comedy "Night at the Museun," here just notable for padding the checking accounts of Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Dan Stevens, Ben Kingsley, Dick Van Dyke and Mickey …
Weekend Box Office: Chappie Breaks Down in Slowest Weekend of the Year
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/08/15 at 10:32 PM CT
Well, March certainly came in like a lamb - which is totally fantastic for movies coming out at the end of the month as the old adage says the month with go out like a lion. But, as of right now, the first weekend of March is officially the slowest box office weekend of the year. Only one film performed above expectations, with one certified bomb and a second a major disappointment. But things …
New in Theaters March 06: Chappie, Unfinished Business, Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/05/15 at 06:39 AM CT
March - in like a lion, out like a lamb and vice versa. So how is the first weekend going to shape up? We're still in that time frame where blockbusters are the exception rather than the norm - but at least it looks like there are bigger things in store than the last few weekends. We have sci-fi auteur Neill Blomkamp's latest, a raunchy road trip comedy and a sequel to everyone's favorite …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 03-09
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/03/15 at 07:09 AM CT
With Harley Lond still a bit behind, I will take over partial duty on the new releases blog. The main movies will be covered while the Harley will provide the write-up for the rest of the films late this week. Thank you for understanding!
Once again, the Oscar nominees continue to make their presence known - expect to see one or two each week for the foreseeable future. Otherwise we have the …
Weekend Box Office: Focus On Top with Minor Victory
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/01/15 at 08:11 PM CT
It was a bit of a quiet weekend at the box office. Though some movies benefited from an Oscar bump, the top earners were off about 14% from the same time period last year - and no film could muster up a $20 million-plus total. That being said, things look brighter on the horizon and, overall, 2015 is up 8% compared to last year - and that gap should hopefully only widen as the year goes on. But …
New in Theaters February 27: Focus, The Lazarus Effect
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/26/15 at 06:43 AM CT
With Fifty Shades of Grey fading fast (at least domestically), it's going to take another movie to bring the box office on the upswing again. This week's best chance lies with a crime comedy featuring a dependable leading man and one of the hottest up-and-coming actresses. On the other hand there is the inevitable early-season horror film - which has worked in the past, but is a very uneven …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of February 24-March 02
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/24/15 at 06:54 AM CT
Congratulations to regular columnist Harley Lond - I should say regular columnist and new grandfather, Harley Lond. It's been a very busy weekend - so the new releases will be delayed while he has a chance to catch up. Either Harley or I will provide the blog in the next few days.
Now that the 87th Academy Awards have come and gone - it's time for the big award winners to start trickling in …
Weekend Box Office: Fifty Shades Takes a Big Hit, Still Comes Out On Top
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/23/15 at 12:33 AM CT
On Sunday the best and brightest of Hollywood turned out for the 87th Annual Academy Awards. But while the awards certainly drew a crowd, there were still plenty of people willing to get out and about to the theaters. But the audience was a bit subdued - the red-hot film from Valentine's weekend took a big drop and the newcomers didn't open to big numbers (with a certain sequel becoming the …
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