Who Won and Who Lost in the Summer Movie Box Office Wars? Check Out This Awesome Report!!

What a summer. The first half was dominated by the talk of sequelitis doom. After some major sequels opened in May and early June to disappointing returns the industry and entertainment media was obsessed with the idea that audiences were looking for something new. Then The Conjuring 2 and Finding Dory opened and those naysayers quieted for a bit as clearly the quality of the sequels had something to do … Continue reading Who Won and Who Lost in the Summer Movie Box Office Wars? Check Out This Awesome Report!!

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) Review!!!

Synopsis – Manny, Diego, and Sid join up with Buck to fend off a meteor strike that would destroy the world. My Take – Sequels, sequels, sequels! It seems that the only thing that Hollywood wants to make is a sequel these days, at least in the animation world. And what franchise is a better example of this than Ice Age. Fourteen years ago, the low … Continue reading Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) Review!!!

‘Suicide Squad’ Shoots Down August Record with $135 Million Opening at the BO!!

For the third time this year a superhero movie has broken an opening weekend record and with it a continuing trend that finds the previous week’s box office champion suffering a hefty second weekend drop. This time around it’s Warner Bros‘ Suicide Squad decimating the previous August opening weekend record by more than $40 million while Universal’s Jason Bourne experiences a 62% drop in its sophomore session. That said, … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Shoots Down August Record with $135 Million Opening at the BO!!

‘Jason Bourne’ Opens Big with $60M, ‘Mom’ and ‘Nerve’ are Alright, while ‘Star Trek’ Dips at the BO!!

With the second largest opening for a film in the Bourne franchise, Jason Bourne topped the weekend box office as audiences came out in support of Matt Damon‘s return to the title role nine years after The Bourne Ultimatum. STX’s ensemble comedy Bad Moms delivered a third place finish and the fifth largest R-rated opening of the year while Lionsgate’s Nerve fell a bit below … Continue reading ‘Jason Bourne’ Opens Big with $60M, ‘Mom’ and ‘Nerve’ are Alright, while ‘Star Trek’ Dips at the BO!!

‘Star Trek Beyond’ Debuts at #1, ‘Lights Out’ Opens Strong and ‘Ice Age 5’ Bombs At The BO!!

Topped by Star Trek Beyond, five films grossed over $20 million this weekend for the first time since May 24, 2015 and for only the sixth time ever*. In the five previous instances $45.6 million was the largest gross for the #1 film when Monsters University topped the weekend back on June 30, 2013, which separates this weekend from the rest thanks to the estimated … Continue reading ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Debuts at #1, ‘Lights Out’ Opens Strong and ‘Ice Age 5’ Bombs At The BO!!

‘Pets’ Holds On To Top Spot while ‘Ghostbusters’ Opens Well At The BO!!

For a fifth straight weekend in a row an animated film has taken the #1 spot at the box office as Illumination and Universal‘s The Secret Life of Pets followed up its record-breaking opening with a chart-topping sophomore session, pushing the launch of Sony‘s Ghostbusters reboot to second. Meanwhile, Finding Dory has now become the highest grossing animated release of all-time domestically as Warner Bros. … Continue reading ‘Pets’ Holds On To Top Spot while ‘Ghostbusters’ Opens Well At The BO!!

New ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ Trailer Traverses Biblical & Futuristic Eras in a Blink!!

Synopsis – Scrat’s epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling … Continue reading New ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ Trailer Traverses Biblical & Futuristic Eras in a Blink!!

Check out the international trailer of the animated sequel ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’!!

Synopsis – Scrat’s epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling … Continue reading Check out the international trailer of the animated sequel ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’!!