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Features

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!!

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Box Office

‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Tops with $65 Million; ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ Bombs at the BO!!

Three-day Memorial Day weekend results are in and while the numbers at the top are soft compared to franchise predecessors, the weekend was an overall improvement compared to 2015 when Memorial Day took place one week earlier. X-Men:Apocalypse led the weekend charge, matching the studio’s expectations, followed by Disney‘s Alice Through the Looking Glass, which fell well short of what the studio was hoping for. That said, Disney‘s … Continue reading ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Tops with $65 Million; ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ Bombs at the BO!!

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Drama, Thriller

Money Monster (2016) Review!!

Synopsis – Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio. My Take – A common theme in Hollywood financial thrillers is that Wall Street is corrupt. In recent times, we have seen a couple of pretty informative films (Inside Job, The Big Short and to some extent Wolf of Wall Street), which … Continue reading Money Monster (2016) Review!!

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Angry Birds Opens Big, Captain America Still Strong, Neighbors 2 Solid at the Box Office!!

“The Angry Birds Movie” has flown to victory at the U.S. box office with a $39 million opening weekend at 3,932 locations, handily topping “Captain America: Civil War” and “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.” The launch for Sony’s animated avian tale performed in line with forecasts as did the third weekend of Disney-Marvel’s “Captain America” with $33.1 million at 4,266 sites for a 54% decline. Universal’s … Continue reading Angry Birds Opens Big, Captain America Still Strong, Neighbors 2 Solid at the Box Office!!

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‘Captain America’ Holds Top Spot as Money Monster and The Darkness open low at the BO!!

Disney secured the top two spots at the box office for a second straight weekend as Captain America: Civil War and The Jungle Book had repeat performances at #1 and #2 respectively. The weekend’s new wide releases, Money Monster and The Darkness, both performed above expectations and, in limited release, A24‘s The Lobster scored the best specialty opening of the year. Repeating at number one, … Continue reading ‘Captain America’ Holds Top Spot as Money Monster and The Darkness open low at the BO!!

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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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Drama, Thriller, Trailers

Check out the dramatic trailer of the thriller ‘Money Monster’ starring George Clooney & Julia Roberts!!

Synopsis – In the taut and tense thriller Money Monster, Lee Gates (George Clooney) is a bombastic TV personality whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of Wall Street. But after he hawks a high tech stock that mysteriously crashes, an irate investor (Jack O’Connell) takes Gates, his crew, and his ace producer Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) hostage live on air. … Continue reading Check out the dramatic trailer of the thriller ‘Money Monster’ starring George Clooney & Julia Roberts!!

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Sony dates for 16 upcoming films including Bad Boys sequels, Jumanji Remake, Underworld 5 & Dark Tower franchise!!!

Sony Pictures has set its slate through 2017 that include two more films in the “Bad Boys” franchise, a remake of “Jumanji,” the first installment in “The Dark Tower” franchise and sci-fi romance “Passengers,” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. “Bad Boys 3″ is set for Feb. 17, 2017, with “Bad Boys 4″ slated to bow July 3, 2019. The first two pics starred Will … Continue reading Sony dates for 16 upcoming films including Bad Boys sequels, Jumanji Remake, Underworld 5 & Dark Tower franchise!!!

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