New in Theaters May 10: Detective Pikachu, The Hustle, Tolkien, Poms
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/09/19 at 06:39 AM CT
Avengers: Endgame has had no trouble dominating the box office for two straight weekends. The first decent challenger approaches this week with the release of Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, which should give the heroes an actual run for their money. You also have two comedies in The Hustle (a gender-swapped version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and Poms (an age-swapped version of Bring It On). And if …
Dark Phoenix, Rocketman and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/08/19 at 05:32 PM CT
Well, thankfully the MPAA Ratings Board has deigned to gift me two major wide releases this week. While Disney has taken over Fox, and thus the X-Men franchise, there are still a few on the docket - one being Dark Phoenix. The other film looks to capitalize on the success of Bohemian Rhapsody by giving us another musical biopic of a larger-than-life figure, Elton John, in the more …
New on DVD and Blu-Ray Week of May 07 - May 13
Harley Lond - wrote on 05/08/19 at 11:03 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
Due this week: "The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part," a sequel to 2014's "The LEGO Movie." In this outing, the LEGO universe is threatened by LEGO DUPLO invaders from outer space, meaning that Emmet (Chris Pratt), Lucy (Elizabeth Banks), Batman (Will Arnett) and their friends have to travel faraway, unexplored worlds, including a galaxy filled with fantastic planets, strange …
Weekend Box Office: Endgame Crushes Competition; Tops $2 Billion Worldwide
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/05/19 at 08:18 PM CT
While three out of the four new wide-release films (or expanded releases) were in the top five, it was once again Avengers: Endgame that dominated the weekend, here and abroad, and all indications point it to at least having the biggest worldwide total of all time. The Intruder managed to just over perform while both Long Shot and UglyDolls did the opposite but against such competition, one …
New in Theaters May 03: UglyDolls, Long Shot, The Intruder, El Chicano
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/02/19 at 06:35 AM CT
In a staggering opening, Avengers: Endgame shattered pretty much every record over its opening weekend and looks to continue to dominate the box office despite competition from frou new films. In fact, I tend to think that the reason any of these films will do well is because people will still not be able to get into Endgame over the crowded weekend and will seek the next best thing according to …
Nothing Wide in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/01/19 at 09:46 AM CT
It's another big batch of nothing this week. Well, okay, not nothing exactly, but nothing to talk about either. A lot of limited releases on the horizon and a lot of documentaries and some shorts... but you know what there isn't - any wide release. That means nothing to talk about so, thank you to the MPAA Ratings Board and the lack of decent entries. All you get is a big list this week and …
Weekend Box Office: Avengers: Endgame Obliterates Records in Monster Opening
Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/28/19 at 08:36 PM CT
While there was no surprise to what film topped the box office, the big question of whether Avengers: Endgame was going to walk away with records was answered emphatically. Endgame just didn't break records, it washed over them like a Thanos-Snap sized tsunami - as both domestic and international records fell like dominoes. It's hard to foresee any film in the future (yes, that includes the next …
New in Theaters April 26: Avengers: Endgame
Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/25/19 at 06:38 AM CT
This has been a big year for superheroes - Captain Marvel and Shazam! have proven both the MCU and DCEU are on the right track but, as good as they were, they were also the mere appetizers for what is likely going to be the biggest film of 2019: Avengers: Endgame. The 22nd film in the MCU - and the culmination of the previous 21, has no competition and should break all kinds of records in the …
Toy Story 4 and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/24/19 at 09:54 AM CT
After the deluge of new ratings last week, the MPAA Ratings Board has apparently been tapped out - for there is but a lone new wide release this week. But at least it's a big, new wide release - the fourth entry in the storied franchise that put Pixar on the map: Toy Story. As far as I'm concerned, this series has got better and better with each release, thus I'm hoping that number four, whether …
New on DVD and Blu-Ray Week of April 23 - April 29
Harley Lond - wrote on 04/23/19 at 07:18 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Escape Room," in which six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms, and must use their wits to survive, starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine and Nik Dodani,from Sony ... and
"Destroyer," a gritty but ultimately disappointing thriller that follows the moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell …
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