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‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Is Performing Lower Than its Predecessors at the BO!!!

“Pitch Perfect 3” may have pushed its franchise past the $500 million mark worldwide, but it’s still performing lower than previous movies in the series. The studio made the announcement of the milestone on Tuesday, with “Pitch Perfect 3” having grossed $67.5 million domestically in its first 12 days and another $30.3 million in international grosses. It noted that the series’ third installment — with … Continue reading ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Is Performing Lower Than its Predecessors at the BO!!!

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‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Release Date Bumped Up to July 2017!!

We have some aca-awesome news for you, if you’re excited about seeing Pitch Perfect 3 two weeks earlier. The third of installment of the franchise, which will feature the return of your favorite Barden Bellas for another round of a cappella shenanigans, has been bumped out of its release of August 4, 2017 and up to the July 21 slot of the same year. Universal Pictures announced … Continue reading ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Release Date Bumped Up to July 2017!!

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Check out the Complete list of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards Winners!!

The 2016 MTV Movie Awards taped Saturday night on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif., ahead of the Sunday night television broadcast, which airs 8 p.m. on MTV. Hosted by Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, the 25th annual show handed out big honors to Will Smith with the Generation Award and Melissa McCarthy for the Comedic Genius Award. Ryan Reynolds won a golden popcorn … Continue reading Check out the Complete list of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards Winners!!

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Check out the full list of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards nominations!!

The force was strong with “Star Wars” as the sci-fi epic dominated the 2016 MTV Movie Awards nominations on Tuesday morning, which were announced via Snapchat Discover. “The Force Awakens” led the way with 11 nods, followed by another box office smash, “Deadpool,” which scored eight noms. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” was in third with six nominations. All three films are up for the night’s … Continue reading Check out the full list of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards nominations!!

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Check out some of the biggest Hits & Flops of the Summer 2015!!

It was a near record-setting summer for Hollywood. “Jurassic World,” “Inside Out” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron” led this summer’s box office to one of its highest grossing in history, according to Variety. Domestic ticket sales from May 1 to Labor Day weekend hit $4.48 billion, as reported by Rentrak. That represents a little more than a 10 percent increase over last year’s dismal numbers … Continue reading Check out some of the biggest Hits & Flops of the Summer 2015!!

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Check out the Hits & Misses of Summer 2015!!

The summer box office will go down as the second-biggest in history, but the wealth wasn’t evenly distributed. Instead, the results revealed a profound case of corporate income inequality. Two studios, Universal and Disney, gobbled up most of the profits after fielding massive hits like “Jurassic World” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” Together, their films made up seven of the 10 top-grossing domestic releases this … Continue reading Check out the Hits & Misses of Summer 2015!!

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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!!

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‘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!!

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‘Pitch Perfect 3’ greenlit at Universal with Writer Kay Cannon!!

There will be more, dear pitches, but it won’t be cheap. With Pitch Perfect 2‘s massive $160.9 million in domestic box office (and counting), Universal and Gold Circle are moving ahead on a third installment. Sources say negotiations have begun with Kay Cannon, who wrote the first two movies, to return for a third. It remains to be seen whether co-star Elizabeth Banks, a steward … Continue reading ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ greenlit at Universal with Writer Kay Cannon!!

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Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) Review!!

Synopsis – After a humiliating command performance at Lincoln Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform. My Take – Back in 2012, a chick flick which capitulated the actors of the film – Anna Kendrick & Rebel Wilson to star status, while doing so also made one … Continue reading Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) Review!!

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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!!

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‘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!!

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‘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!!

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‘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!!

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