Weekend Box Office: Jumanji Back on Top Over Slow Super Bowl Weekend
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/04/18 at 05:37 PM CT
There aren't going to be a lot of fireworks at the box office. With only one new wide releases, the drama/horror film Winchester, it was a pretty lackluster weekend. Still, Jumanji and The Greatest Showman continued their respective great runs and Winchester, despite some blistering reviews, wasn't an outright disaster. The weekend is traditionally one of the slowest of the year, and this year …
New in Theaters February 02: Winchester
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/01/18 at 05:26 PM CT
This weekend brings us one of the biggest television events of the year - grown men running, throwing and hitting each other with overzealous zeal - oh, and some pretty good trailers and commercials too! That's right - Super Bowl Sunday baby! And with most couch potatoes content to sit at home, yell at those grown men and eat unhealthy combinations of snacks, Hollywood isn't going to challenge …
Tomb Raider, Annihilation, Red Sparrow, Isle of Dogs and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/01/18 at 06:38 AM CT
Even though January isn't the most exciting month for movie releases in theaters, at least the ratings board has finally stepped up their game. There is a lot to digest in this week's releases, including a fantastical adventure, a sexy spy saga, the rebirth of an action heroine, a home invasion thriller, a comedy about parents vs. their daughters' virginity on prom night and a new animated film …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of January 30 - February 5
Harley Lond - wrote on 01/30/18 at 12:02 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Last Flag Flying" has to be director Richard Linklater's most somber film. In 2003, 30 years after they served together in the Vietnam War, former Navy Corps medic Richard “Doc” Shepherd (Steve Carell) reunites with former marines Sal Nealon (Bryan Cranston) and Reverend Richard Mueller (Laurence Fishburne) on a different type of mission: burying Doc’s son, a young …
Weekend Box Office: Maze Runner On Top While Jumanji, Greatest Showman Continue Strong Runs
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/28/18 at 06:08 PM CT
While Maze Runner: The Death Cure may have topped the weekend box office, it was the continued strong performance from Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and The Greatest Showman that continued to turn heads. Meanwhile, there is a new champion among Indian-language films as well as an impressive expansion for the western drama Hostiles. Overall, the box office was down by about 7% compared to the …
New in Theaters January 26: Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Hostiles
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/25/18 at 06:45 AM CT
It has been the Jumanji show for the last three weekends, but there is a good chance a tween franchise will finally be able to dethrone it. While Maze Runner hasn't been Harry Potter or Hunger Games huge, it has enough of a following that is should be able to top a six-week old film, no matter how good it is. The only other film is the expansion of a western drama with Christian Bale in the …
Black Panther, Ready Player One and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/24/18 at 09:42 AM CT
While the board, once again, hasn't delivered a huge number of wide-release ratings this weekend, at least the quality more than makes up for the quantity. The two films getting their ratings due happen to be two of my most anticipated films of the year. First up, Marvel looks to hit another home run with Black Panther. Second, and a bit more divisive among people, is Steven Spielberg's homage …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of January 23 - January 29
Harley Lond - wrote on 01/23/18 at 01:51 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Geostorm" is a weak environmental disaster sci-fi adventure that squanders a fine cast. In the near future, a catastrophic climate change endangers Earth's very survival, so the world governments unite and create the Dutch Boy Program: a world wide net of satellites, surrounding the planet, that are armed with geoengineering technologies designed to stave off natural …
Weekend Box Office: Jumanji Makes It a Threepeat while 12 Strong, Den of Thieves Beat Expectations
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/21/18 at 07:33 PM CT
Jumanji was once again the top film over the weekend, rising on the charts of Sony's all time highest-grossing films. Meanwhiile, both 12 Strong and Den of Thieves opened stronger than expected while Forever My Girl was a non-starter. Phantom Thread, I, Tonya and Call Me by Your Name all expanded to wide releases, meeting with decent expectations going into the busy awards season. Other …
New in Theaters January 19: 12 Strong, Den of Thieves, Forever My Girl
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/18/18 at 06:40 AM CT
Jumaniji: Welcome to the Jungle has dominated the past two weekend, even up against significant threats. While this week brings us three new entries into the fold, none of them look to be able to topple the family-friendly action film. Likewise, the strong showing of The Post and the continued legs of The Greatest Showman should also continue to hold well as the three films include a war drama, …
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