American Assassin, The Foreigner and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/30/17 at 09:33 AM CT
It seems like every week brings on more and more dire news at the box office - and Labor Day Weekend isn't likely to save what is looking to be the slowest summer movie season in over a decade. But, hey, at least the ratings board is still keeping up their end of things. I have two action-packed films getting their due - one featuring Jackie Chan as a man pushed too far (and you should know …
Weekend Box Office: Hitman's Bodyguard Repeats on Slowest Weekend in 15 Years
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/27/17 at 06:24 PM CT
Boy, did anyone else see that Floyd Mayweater vs. Conor McGregor fight? I tell you, I was worried it was going to be a blowout, but it managed to go (almost) the distance. Why I am I talking about boxing instead of the box office? Well, Fathom Entertainment released the fight in to select theaters, where the match brought in $2.598 million. And while it isn't a movie, in terms of the weekend box …
New in Theaters August 25: Leap!, Birth of the Dragon, All Saints
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/24/17 at 06:42 AM CT
As summer continues to wind down to its inevitable end, August looks to go out with a whimper. There has already been several weeks of declining numbers, and though films like Annabelle: Creation and The Hitman's Bodyguard have performed well, the overall box office has essentially been in a free fall, with many of lowest-grossing weekends of 2017 coming in August. Unfortunately, it doesn't look …
Kingsman: Golden Circle, Simon vs Homo Sapiens Agenda and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/23/17 at 09:27 AM CT
It's another humble week for major ratings updates this week, with just a sequel to the action-packed Kingsmen and an unconventional teen drama getting their due. But I'm always grateful for anything to talk about, so as long as I get at least a single, decent film out of the bunch, it keeps me going. I still hope that the coming fall brings a bit more good news amidst the shorter days and …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of August 22 - August 28
Harley Lond - wrote on 08/22/17 at 02:14 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: The highly anticipated sequel to 2014's surprise blockbuster ups the ante for the Marvel characters known as the Guardians of the galaxy (Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax, Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, and Bradley Cooper as Rocket); this time around the team travels the universe guarding …
Weekend Box Office: Hitman's Bodyguard Smacks Down Annabelle: Creation, Logan Not So Lucky
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/20/17 at 06:37 PM CT
Good news for the box office - this August was only the second slowest weekend of the year (by a whole $1 million even)! August has been a very slow month in general - no wonder it's down a whopping 34% compared to last year - and is leading to a down summer, 12.5% behind last year as well. The Hitman's Bodyguard managed to post a bigger-than-expected first place finish, but Logan Lucky didn't …
New in Theaters August 18: The Hitman's Bodyguard, Logan Lucky
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/17/17 at 06:40 AM CT
The end of summer has been a dark time for the box office. While Annabelle: Creation is one of the few bright spots since Dunkirk and Girls Tip opened at the end of July, most films, like The Emoji Movie, Atomic Blonde and The Dark Tower have stumbled mightily. The weekend we have not one, but two, action -comedies opening - Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson team up for The Hitman's Bodyguard …
The LEGO Ninjago Movie and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/16/17 at 09:24 AM CT
Well, as the summer box office shows signs of petering out as August winds down, the MPAA board is apparently taking it easy too. Hey, I liked the LEGO Movie - you (probably) liked the LEGO Movie - so now we're getting more! First it was Batman, and now the Ninjago are getting their turn. And it's the only major release this time around, so hopefully it lives up to your expectations. And …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of August 15 - August 21
Harley Lond - wrote on 08/15/17 at 02:58 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Alien: Covenant": Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created with a new chapter in his groundbreaking Alien franchise; this edition is another prequel to the original "Alien," situated between "Prometheus" and the original. In the year 2104, 11 years after the Prometheus discovered alien life, the crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the …
Weekend Box Office: Annabelle: Creation Opens Big as Box Office Continues to Fizzle
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/13/17 at 11:55 PM CT
While it was a big win for The Conjuring spinoff sequel/prequel at the box office, that lone bright spot wasn't enough to turn around the summer blahs as the weekend was the fourth lowest of 2017, and beat last week's low total for the lowest-grossing of the summer movie season. The summer is now down 12% compared to last year and has no chance to recover. Besides everyone's favorite creepy …
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