Weekend Box Office: Hobbit Five Armies Once Again Rules Them All
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/04/15 at 09:30 PM CT
It was a three-peat for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies over the first weekend of the new year. Thanks to the Middle-Earth finale, along with a decent horror debut and some strong holdovers from last weekend, the top 12 films at the box office earned 6% more compared to first weekend in 2014. While there wasn't too much excitement, there was one record set (in limited …
New in Theaters January 03: The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/01/15 at 10:03 AM CT
So we ended 2014 and a nice high note with The Hobbit, Unbroken and Into the Woods providing a much-needed boost. The year might not have matched expectations, but it was still a pretty good year overall. Now that we've bid goodbye to 2014, we welcome in 2015. However, those hoping things would start off with a bang will have to wait awhile. There is only one film opening in wide release after …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 30-January 5
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/30/14 at 02:00 AM CT
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
I'm on an abbreviated vacation; full reviews of theatrical movies released to DVD and Blu-ray will resume after the new year holiday. Until then, Don't worry, what new releases there are will still be covered in the write up. There is only one major film of note coming out this week, along with one somewhat bizarre mashup. First up is the …
Weekend Box Office: Five Armies Stands Strong; Unbroken, Into the Woods Open Big
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/28/14 at 08:48 PM CT
The saying about saving the best for last? It looks like audiences took that to heart as the $189.4 million taken in by the top 12 movies over the last weekend of the year was also the highest-grossing weekend of the year as well. It helped end things on a high note as the Christmas releases were up 7% compared to the holiday time frame last year. Despite this last hurrah, the overall box office …
New in Theaters December 25: Into the Woods, Unbroken, The Gambler and... The Interview?!
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/24/14 at 07:07 AM CT
The big news going into the long Christmas holiday is that Sony, reeling from a massive hacking attack and then a far worse public backlash for the way they handled things, is indeed releasing The Interview on Christmas. However, if you expect it at your local multiplex, too bad, as it is only opening in a handful of independent theaters around the nation. If you're lucky enough to be near one …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 23-29
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/22/14 at 08:59 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
OnVideo is on an abbreviated vacation; full reviews of theatrical movies released to DVD and Blu-ray will resume after the first of the year. Until then, make sure to check out all the new films making their home video debuts. Thank you for your patience and things will get get back to your regularly scheduled blog update in 2015. On to the new releases due …
Weekend Box Office: Hobbit's Five Armies Decimate Night at the Museum, Annie
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/22/14 at 12:24 AM CT
The box office was prime for a big win and The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies delivered. Yet even with the fantasy dominating the box office, compared to last year, the weekend was still down 4% - and it's now looking like the year is going to finish about 5% behind last year's record-breaking run - mostly due to the summer slump. While The Hobbit dominated, family films had a decidedly mixed …
New in Theaters December 17: Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies, Annie, Secret of the Tomb
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/18/14 at 06:43 AM CT
One movie has already hit theaters early - two other family-friendly titles will vie for the top spot, but I don't see it being much of a contest this weekend. Things have been in kind of slump since Thanksgiving, but this weekend should finally turn things around for Hollywood. Granted, it's a little to turn around the sting of the less-than-fruitful summer, but at least the year can end on a …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 16-22
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/16/14 at 01:41 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
OnVideo is on an abbreviated vacation; full reviews of theatrical movies released to DVD and Blu-ray will resume after the first of the year. Until then, make sure to check out all the new films making their home video debuts. Thank you for your patience and things will get get back to usual in 2015. On to the new releases. Due this week: "This Is Where I …
Weekend Box Office: Exodus Tops Mockingjay but is Less Than a Kingly Opening
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/14/14 at 10:59 PM CT
If Hollywood was counting on a strong December to counter a weaker summer, those hopes were pretty much dashed over the weekend. Though The Hobbit is sure to draw in a crowed, and the Christmas release schedule is packed, this weekend was another disappointment as the top 12 could only muster $77.7 million - ranking up there with the slowest weekends of the year. It's going to take a miracle to …
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