Melissa McCarthy comedy ‘Spy’ scares past ‘Insidious’ threequel & fan boys ‘Entourage’ at the BO!!

Writer/director Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy, and a cache of great, supporting actors helped pull the extremely funny and well-reviewed Spy ahead of its early challenger, Insidious 3, for a $30M win. That wasn’t a sure thing as the third installment in the Insidious series, which ended up with $23M for the weekend, in 3,002 venues, took an early, if slight, Friday lead over Spy. That’s … Continue reading Melissa McCarthy comedy ‘Spy’ scares past ‘Insidious’ threequel & fan boys ‘Entourage’ at the BO!!

‘San Andreas’ stomps ‘Aloha’ at the BO with $53M domestic take!!

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson proved he can open a tent pole film all by his not-so-little lonesome with San Andreas‘s estimated, beefy $53M domestic take. That $14K per theater average, in 3,777 venues, was much better than the predicted $40M for the Warner Bros. disaster flick. 44% of that was attributed to 3D and, with an A- CinemaScore, it looks like the film will have … Continue reading ‘San Andreas’ stomps ‘Aloha’ at the BO with $53M domestic take!!

‘Tomorrowland’ takes an average opening at the Memorial weekend!!

Opening in 3,972 locations Tomorrowland took in a lower than expected $40.7M just beating out Pitch Perfect 2 and its projected $37.9M in what proved to be a drowsy four-day Memorial weekend frame. The Brad Bird/George Clooney collaboration ended up the 22nd biggest Memorial opener of all time, sitting somewhat ignominiously behind 2013’s Epic ($42.8M) and ahead of 2010’s Prince of Persia: Sands of Time … Continue reading ‘Tomorrowland’ takes an average opening at the Memorial weekend!!

Mad Max: Fury Road sequel on its way!! Success!!

It was reported before the film hit theaters that Tom Hardy was signed on for three Mad Max films, and sequels would be coming if the first film did well. Well, it looks like Mad Max: Fury Road‘s $44.44 million debut was good enough because the next title in the film franchise has been announced. Director and writer George Miller said “there’s more Max to … Continue reading Mad Max: Fury Road sequel on its way!! Success!!

‘Pitch Perfect’ sequel races way ahead of Mad Max: Fury Road!!

Tom Hardy, George Miller, and Mad Max: Fury Road were run over by Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks and the young harmonizers of Pitch Perfect 2 in a game of chicken between two sequels with equally passionate fan-bases. In the end though it was Pitch Perfect 2 that won out taking in a robust $70.3M in 3,473 theaters for a healthy per-theater average of $20.2K. Meanwhile … Continue reading ‘Pitch Perfect’ sequel races way ahead of Mad Max: Fury Road!!

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Review!!

Synopsis – In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two rebels just might be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of few words, and Furiosa, a woman of action who is looking to make it back to her childhood homeland. My Take – Frankly, I don’t remember much of the original Mad Max series, well having seen just the … Continue reading Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Review!!