Weekend Box Office: Guardians of the Galaxy Blasts Into August Record Books
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/03/14 at 10:41 PM CT
The 2014 summer movie season needed a shot and the arm, and it came in a big way thanks to motley crew of heroes. The first weekend in August was up a mighty 40% compared to last, and helps reverse a trend in the slumping summer. Considering there are still some pretty big films yet to debut this month, this could be a month for the record books itself - but we'll take things one week at a time, …
New in Theaters August 1: Guardians of the Galaxy, Get On Up
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/31/14 at 06:42 AM CT
Let's face it - summer movie season has been kind of a bummer so far. Without a dominating family film, animation has hit the skids. Despite there being some great choices this year (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Godzilla and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes all come to mind) - the highest-grossing film of the summer has come in the form of the brainless Transformers: Age of Extinction ($237 million …
Comic Con 2014 - Excitement Level +5
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/30/14 at 04:21 PM CT
Some may say Comic Con has lost some of the spirit it once had - but even if this year might not have delivered enough of what people wanted - the fact is it still delivered plenty of buzz and rightfully so. From superheroes to horror - if you didn't find something to get excited about this year, you're getting too old. While not everything generated the amount of heat people were looking for, …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 29-August 4
Harley Lond - wrote on 07/29/14 at 01:10 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Noah": Director Darren Aronofsky kicked up quite a storm with his semi-revisionist take on the biblical tale of Noah and the Ark. Much to the chagrin of bible-thumpers, Aronofsky humanized Noah and his struggle to understand why he was chosen by his creator to undertake the great task of saving animal species before an apocalyptic flood destroyed the world …
Weekend Box Office: Smart Lucy Beats Down Brawny Hercules at Box Office
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/27/14 at 09:08 PM CT
As Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome gave us: "Two men enter, one man leave." In the case of this weekend's box office - two action-packed movies entered, only one came out on top. Even with both of the said movies performing above expectations, it still wasn't enough to save July from gaining over last year as, overall, the weekend was down 15% compared to last year - a trend that has become all too …
New in Theaters July 25: Hercules, Lucy, And So It Goes
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/24/14 at 07:08 AM CT
Another weekend, another chance for Hollywood to try to get out of the year-to-year slump they've been suffering this summer. It's going to be a battle between two one-name warriors at the box office: one a titan of mythological proportions, the other an enhanced human with curves and a serious drug problem. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has ruled the last two weeks, but I have a feeling the …
Marvel's Cinematic Universe: Is It the new Standard or a Recipe for Disaster?
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/23/14 at 05:15 PM CT
The success that Disney has had with the Marvel Cinematic Universe is pretty astounding. Since debuting Iron Man in 2008, Marvel films have brought in $2.6 billion domestically and nearly $6.3 billion globally - and with Marvel films scheduled through 2019, it is obvious that they are not going to give this model a rest anytime soon - and why would they? It has worked this well so far - you …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 22-28
Harley Lond - wrote on 07/22/14 at 04:18 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Transcendence" is a failed sci-fi morality tale by first-time director Wally Pfister (Christopher Nolan's cinematographer). Johnny Depp stars as a researcher in the field of artificial intelligence who is developing a computer that will feel and think for itself. As he closes in on his project, anti-technology extremists attack him and shoot him with a …
Weekend Box Office: Dawn Holds Off Anarchy, Sex Tape Flaccid
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/20/14 at 10:22 PM CT
For only the second time this summer, we had a repeat champ at the top of the box office. But despite all three new films opening in the top five, there isn't going to be a lot of cheer as most performed below expectations. Once again, the week-to-week average compared to last year was down - 26% compared to last year - and that puts July (so far) trailing 2013 by a full 30%. There is hope that …
New in Theaters July 18: Sex Tape, Planes: Fire and Rescue, The Purge: Anarchy
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/17/14 at 06:43 AM CT
The summer box office may be running a bit behind schedule, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot of gas left in the tank. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes surpassed the original film - and maybe that's a good sign, as this week we're going to see two more sequels - an animated film and a horror. Plus we have a brand new raunchy R-rated comedy that will try to stand out amongst the crowd. But a …
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