‘Jumanji’ Repeats #1 Again as ’12 Strong’ and ‘Den of Thieves’ Open Strong at the BO!!!

The weekend’s new releases all outperformed expectations with both 12 Strong and Den of Thieves placing in the top three. However, neither was able to topple Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which topped the weekend box office for the third straight weekend and in the process passed Skyfall to become Sony‘s fifth-highest grossing film ever. Sony‘s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle delivered a chart-topping $20 … Continue reading ‘Jumanji’ Repeats #1 Again as ’12 Strong’ and ‘Den of Thieves’ Open Strong at the BO!!!

‘Jumanji’ Stays #1 as ‘The Post’ and ‘The Commuter’ Open Strong at the BO!!!

For a second weekend in a row Sony‘s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle takes the weekend’s top spot, this time holding off three new wide releases over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend as well as Fox‘s nationwide expansion of Steven Spielberg‘s The Post, which finished in the runner-up position. As for the weekend’s three brand new releases, Lionsgate‘s The Commuter managed to exceed … Continue reading ‘Jumanji’ Stays #1 as ‘The Post’ and ‘The Commuter’ Open Strong at the BO!!!

The Commuter (2017) Review!!!!

Synopsis – A businessman is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home. My Take – Between films carrying their respective Oscar buzz and a slew of January dumps, watching Liam Neeson punch people on a train while solving a mystery seems like the right film to check out during a lazy weekend. Seriously, it’s hard to believe that it has been … Continue reading The Commuter (2017) Review!!!!

‘Jumanji’ Tops Weekend as ‘Insidious 4’ Scares Up a Strong Debut at the BO!!!

Heading into the weekend Sony‘s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ranked #7 on the list of movies that had never reached #1 at the weekend box office. After Friday’s estimates the film ranked fourth on the list, but as of today it no longer occupies a position after a stellar third weekend saw the action comedy lead the way at the weekend box office while … Continue reading ‘Jumanji’ Tops Weekend as ‘Insidious 4’ Scares Up a Strong Debut at the BO!!!

‘Suicide Squad 2’: ‘The Shallows’ Helmer Frontrunner to Direct!!!

Jaume Collet-Serra, who directed the shark thriller The Shallows, has emerged as the frontrunner to helm Warner Bros.‘ Suicide Squad 2. The studio is eyeing a mid-2018 start for the sequel to its 2016 action movie that grossed $745.6 million worldwide. Warners initially circled Mel Gibson to direct the project, but script delays pushed the production start and Gibson moved on. Sources say the studio recently received … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad 2’: ‘The Shallows’ Helmer Frontrunner to Direct!!!

‘The Shallows’ Helmer Jaume Collet-Serra to Direct ‘Waco’ for Annapurna!!!

Filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra is moving into the historical drama realm for an upcoming project. The director behind reliable action fare like Orphan and the Liam Neeson-fronted Unknown, Non-Stop, and Run All Night has signed on to direct Waco for Annapurna Pictures and Page 1, which will recount the 1993 standoff between the FBI and Texas law enforcement against the Branch Davidians. Working on a tip … Continue reading ‘The Shallows’ Helmer Jaume Collet-Serra to Direct ‘Waco’ for Annapurna!!!