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From ‘Ben Hur’ to ‘BFG’: Check Out The List of Hollywood’s Biggest Box-Office Bombs of 2016!!!

Despite record-breaking highs, the 2016 box office also will be remembered for devastating lows that left top filmmakers (Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee) and A-list stars (Brad Pitt, Will Smith) badly bruised. Below are some of the movies — from big-budget players to more reasonably priced fare — that lost Hollywood studios and independent distributors major bucks in 2016. Not even Disney, which set a new … Continue reading From ‘Ben Hur’ to ‘BFG’: Check Out The List of Hollywood’s Biggest Box-Office Bombs of 2016!!!

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Box-Office Bombs: ‘Ben-Hur’ Looking at a $120 Million Loss!!

Now that Labor Day weekend is behind us, we can well and truly consider the Summer 2016 Movie Season closed. While we normally keep track of the weekly box offices to keep an eye on how well movies are performing, we occasionally take a look at the under performing features as well. It turns out that Timur Bekmambetov‘s take on Ben-Hur starring Jack Huston and Toby Kebbell will officially be this … Continue reading Box-Office Bombs: ‘Ben-Hur’ Looking at a $120 Million Loss!!

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‘Don’t Breathe’ Opens Big With $26M, While ‘Mechanic’, ‘Southside’ and ‘Hands’ Do Modestly At The BO!!

Led by a fantastic opening for Screen Gems‘ new thriller Don’t Breathe, this weekend over performed expectations with the top twelve delivering a 43.5% improvement over the same weekend last year, just barely coming up shy of a combined $100 million. Along with the stellar opening for Don’t Breathe, Mechanic: Resurrection had a solid opening for Lionsgate & Co., the moderate release of Southside with You performed well, the expansion of Hell or … Continue reading ‘Don’t Breathe’ Opens Big With $26M, While ‘Mechanic’, ‘Southside’ and ‘Hands’ Do Modestly At The BO!!

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‘Suicide Squad’ Repeats No 1 Spot, While ‘Ben-Hur’ Is A Big Flop At The BO!!!

It’s a repeat at the top of the domestic box office as Suicide Squad and Sausage Party finished one and two respectively for a second weekend in a row and serving as the third straight weekend at number one for the DC Comics adaptation. The rest of the top five is made up of the weekend’s three new wide releases—War Dogs, Kubo and the Two Strings and Ben-Hur—as this weekend’s top twelve … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Repeats No 1 Spot, While ‘Ben-Hur’ Is A Big Flop At The BO!!!

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‘Ben-Hur’ Remake May Become Summer’s Biggest Box Office Bomb!!!

Paramount and MGM’s big-budget biblical-era epic “Ben-Hur” is expected to land in theaters this weekend with a Roman armor-plated thud. Produced for a reported $100 million (which doesn’t count the presumed tens of millions of dollars spent on marketing), multiple trackers are currently setting its opening weekend gross at a paltry $12 million on average. The studio has more faith, saying its estimates are closer … Continue reading ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake May Become Summer’s Biggest Box Office Bomb!!!

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‘Suicide Squad’ Drops, While ‘Sausage Party’ Opens Big At the Box Office!!!

Despite Suicide Squad‘s large, to-be-expected second weekend drop, the film pulled in more than enough to hold off all newcomers for a second weekend at number one at the box office as it now totals more than $465 million worldwide. Meanwhile, Sony‘s R-rated animated comedy Sausage Party scored a strong second place finish, ahead of fellow new releases including Disney‘s reboot of Pete’s Dragon and Paramount‘s release of Florence Foster Jenkins. … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Drops, While ‘Sausage Party’ Opens Big At the Box Office!!!

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‘Ben-Hur’: New Trailer Gives the Bible the ‘300’ Treatment!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption. Directed – Timur Bekmambetov Starring – Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Ben-Hur’: New Trailer Gives the Bible the ‘300’ Treatment!! Check It Out!!

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New ‘Ben-Hur’ Featurette Celebrates How the Film Is “Epic”!! Check It Out!!

Paramount has released a new Ben-Hur featurette online. Directed by Wanted and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter helmer Timur Bekmambetov, the film tells the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his brother Messala (Toby Kebbell). Along the way, Ben-Hur learns the value of redemption from Jesus (Rodrigo Santoro). This new featurette runs through the major plot points and … Continue reading New ‘Ben-Hur’ Featurette Celebrates How the Film Is “Epic”!! Check It Out!!

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First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!

With CinemaCon starting tomorrow in Las Vegas, I arrived earlier today to take pictures of the new posters on display. For those who don’t know, CinemaCon is a convention where theater owners get a look at what the studios have to offer for the rest of the year, and where vendors can show new products for theaters to buy. It’s basically Comic-Con for theater owners.  … Continue reading First Posters for ‘Passengers’, ‘The Magnificent 7’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Patriots Day’, and More unveil at Cinema Con!!

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‘Ben-Hur’ First Look Revealed: Jack Huston Races His Chariot of Fire!!

It took a little while for the new Ben-Hur movie to get its footing, but it’s now racing towards its scheduled release date later this year on August 12th. Jack Huston of Boardwalk Empire and American Hustle takes the lead role of Judah Ben-Hur in the biblical story, and the first look images have arrived. Lady Gaga might want to change her song to “Ju-dah, … Continue reading ‘Ben-Hur’ First Look Revealed: Jack Huston Races His Chariot of Fire!!

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