Ant-Man opens slightly lower than expected while Trainwreck does well!!

Ant-Man opened to $58M at the domestic box office, slightly under its projected $60-$65M opening, becoming the 12th film in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe to open at #1. On 3,856 screens the film’s per screen take was $15,051. It’s a good thing that the Paul Rudd superhero film has an “A” CinemaScore as that’s the lowest per-screen average of any of the 12 films. Coming in … Continue reading Ant-Man opens slightly lower than expected while Trainwreck does well!!

Minions makes 2nd biggest animated debut ever!! Indian film ‘Baahubali’ cracks into the U.S Top 10!!

For the second frame in a row, an animated title is number one at the box office. But unlike last weekend, when Monday actuals put Inside Out on top in place of Jurassic World, everyone saw today’s win for Minions coming. Since the little, yellow beings first appeared in 2010’s Despicable Me, their commercial appeal has been hard to deny. Now, as expected, the first … Continue reading Minions makes 2nd biggest animated debut ever!! Indian film ‘Baahubali’ cracks into the U.S Top 10!!

Dinos & Emotions Terminate Time Travelling Machines at the BO!!

Jurassic World and Inside Out are still grappling for 1st place over the three-day Fourth of July frame, with World just slightly ahead, estimating $30.9M to Inside’s $30.1M. If World prevails it will be the dino-flick’s fourth three-day weekend at #1. What Universal does appear to be conceding, however, with a “you can have it” air, is that the Disney/Pixar film is likely the winner … Continue reading Dinos & Emotions Terminate Time Travelling Machines at the BO!!

‘Jurassic World’ is still BO King!! While ‘Ted 2’ underperforms!!

Jurassic World took the #1 weekend box-office spot for the third week in a row with $54.2M off of a -49% week-over-week drop, just allowing it to fend off Disney‘s Inside Out, which made $52.1M on a -42.4% decline. With $32.9M in 3,442 theaters Ted 2, however, didn’t really make a run at the spot, making less than even the most pessimistic pundits had placed … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World’ is still BO King!! While ‘Ted 2’ underperforms!!

Jurassic World is still at no 1 yet Pixar’s Inside Out opens BIG at the BO!!

Jurassic World retained its #1 position at the weekend box office with a less-than-expected -51% decline for a $102M take. Inside Out outperformed even the most optimistic of estimates and banked $91M, making it Pixar’s 2nd largest opening weekend, behind Toy Story 3, which made $110.3M in 2010. What is startling about Inside Out‘s weekend is that it is the highest opening weekend ever for … Continue reading Jurassic World is still at no 1 yet Pixar’s Inside Out opens BIG at the BO!!

‘Jurassic World’ stomps domestic & worldwide records!!

Universal is reporting that Jurassic World now holds the title of biggest domestic opening weekend of all time, grossing $208.8M at the box office, surpassing 2012’s Marvel’s The Avengers at $207.4M. Not content with North American triumphs World also now holds the title for the #1 international opening weekend in history as well, with an estimated $315.6M, besting Warner Bros. 2011 Harry Potter and the … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World’ stomps domestic & worldwide records!!

Jurassic World (2015) Review!!

Synopsis – Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor’s interest, which backfires horribly. My Take – Who doesn’t love dinosaurs? Whether they … Continue reading Jurassic World (2015) Review!!

Check out the new trailer of Jurassic World (2015)!! So Many Dinosaurs….

Synopsis – Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park (1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor’s interest, which backfires horribly. Director – Colin Trevorrow Starring – Chris Pratt, … Continue reading Check out the new trailer of Jurassic World (2015)!! So Many Dinosaurs….