Weekend Box Office: Cars 3 Manages to Top Wonder Woman, All Eyez on Me Opens Strong
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/18/17 at 08:10 PM CT
It was a question of whether Pixar could top Wonder Woman, and they did, but the big news out of this weekend continues to be just how good Wonder Woman is holding up. The other really big story is that All Eyez on Me, the long-in-the-making Tupac Shakur biopic managed to ride a wave of pretty scathing reviews to appeal to audiences and come out far ahead of what was predicted. The Mummy took a …
New in Theaters June 16: Cars 3, Rough Night, All Eyez On Me, 47 Meters Down
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/15/17 at 06:40 AM CT
With Wonder Woman continuing to cut a swatch through the competition, is there any chance this week's new movies stand a chance? Pixar is going to try their best to dethrone the Amazonian hero with Cars 3 while Scarlett Johansson and some girlfriends will be out for a Rough Night. You also have the shark horror film 47 Meters Down - here's probably your one and only chance to watch Mandy Moore …
Baby Driver, War for the Planet of the Apes, Emoji Movie and More in the MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/14/17 at 09:07 AM CT
The flood gates have opened, at least for this week. The MPAA ratings board has decided to offer a veritable smorgasbord of ratings this time around. While a vast majority fall in to the limited category, there are some notable exceptions: the latest in the updated Planet of the Apes movie gets its due, along with the animated Emoji Movie (Why God? WHY?) and the latest film from Edgar Wright …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 13-June 19
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/13/17 at 09:09 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"John Wick: Chapter Two" is the sequel to the 2014 surprise hit about legendary hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) -- nicknamed "The Boogeyman" -- who comes out of retirement to avenge the death of his dog and the theft of his prize vintage mustang by a group of Russian mobsters. In this episode (we say episode because the ending leaves the way open for a second sequel), …
Weekend Box Office: Wonder Woman Buries The Mummy
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/11/17 at 07:58 PM CT
Wonder Woman continued to show its power at the box office, easily topping Tom Cruise in The Mummy reboot. The so-called kick-off for Universal's Dark Universe monster franchise got off to a rough start in the U.S. but had an impressive world-wide debut, though it looks like it will have more trouble than not ahead and paints a rather dim picture for the future of this would-be franchise. Lauded …
New in Theaters June 09: The Mummy, It Comes at Night, Megan Leavey
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/08/17 at 06:49 AM CT
Wonder Woman has proven that not only can a female-led and female directed movie do well at the box office, but that DC finally can hang with the MCU. It's going to be tough to dethrone the kick-ass heroine but Tom Cruise is going to try his best with the reboot of The Mummy. While it's not likely to be as big of threat, the horror film It Comes at Night has been getting rave reviews and, much …
Rough Night and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/07/17 at 09:44 AM CT
While the list looks pretty impressive this week, what's not so impressive is that there is exactly one wide-release among them. It's an ensemble female comedy that seems exactly like a gender-flipped version of the dark 1998 comedy Very Bad Things. In any case, Rough Night follows a bachelorette party that quickly gets out of hand when a male stripper winds up dead. Granted, I'm guessing it's …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 6-June 12
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/06/17 at 02:09 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Beauty and the Beast": Disney reworked the classic animated "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) into a live action version and came up with an enchanting edition that -- to date -- has been one of the company's highest grossing live-action fairy tales -- with a domestic box office take of just north of $500 million. Though it's fairly faithful to the animated version, and though …
Weekend Box Office: Girl Power Rules as Wonder Woman Shatters Records
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/04/17 at 06:03 PM CT
Wonder Woman wasn't just the top draw at the box office this weekend, it broke all kinds of records for female-driven (and female-directed) films. Plus, the dour DC universe got a much-needed shot in the arm from Wonder Woman, which helped brighten things up after the too-dark Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad. Now we'll just have to see if the other directors take note. Another …
New in Theaters June 02: Wonder Woman, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/01/17 at 06:18 AM CT
Despite the arrival of Pirates of the Caribbean and Baywatch, Memorial Day Weekend was a bit of a flop - the slowest in over two decades, in fact. But for those hoping that summer finally has something other than Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as good news, fear not, because Wonder Woman has arrived. The film is riding a wave of amazing critical reception and huge fan anticipation, both of which …
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