‘Logan’ Outperforms Initial Box Office Report; Sets March R-Rated Opening Record!!!

This weekend, we thought that Logan had pulled in $85.3 million domestically, but it turns out those estimates were a bit shy of the final number. Logan, a dour, R-rated superhero film that prefers Western tropes to comic book ones, nabbed $88.3 million at the box office in the U.S. That number blows the opening weekend for the PG-13 X-Men: Apocalypse, $65.8 million, out of … Continue reading ‘Logan’ Outperforms Initial Box Office Report; Sets March R-Rated Opening Record!!!

‘Get Out’ Scares Off Competition on Oscar Weekend to Earn $30.5 Million at the BO!!

Blumhouse‘s Get Out, the Jordan Peele horror/comedy/social commentary, parlayed its glowing critical reception for a stunning $30.5 million Oscar weekend in 2,781 theaters and a very respectable $10,976 per-screen average. The other new films, Lionsgate/Summit‘s animated flick, Rock Dog, at $3.7 million, fell just outside of the top 10, while the critically-derided inanimate Collide, from Open Road, spun out at $1.53 million in 2,045 theaters … Continue reading ‘Get Out’ Scares Off Competition on Oscar Weekend to Earn $30.5 Million at the BO!!

‘LEGO Batman’ Tops Again as ‘The Great Wall’ Leads Newcomers With Poor Openings at the BO!!

The LEGO Batman Movie topped the weekend box office for a second week in a row, holding off a trio of newcomers led by Universal‘s The Great Wall. Fellow new releases, Fist Fight and particularly Fox‘s A Cure for Wellness, fizzled in their respective debuts as the start of 2017’s Presidents’ Day weekend saw the top twelve come in 47% behind last year. While that … Continue reading ‘LEGO Batman’ Tops Again as ‘The Great Wall’ Leads Newcomers With Poor Openings at the BO!!

‘LEGO Batman’ Tops With With $55.6 Million While ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ and ‘John Wick 2’ Open Strong at the BO!!!

It was the best weekend at the 2017 box office so far, led by WB‘s The LEGO Batman Movie along with fellow newcomers Fifty Shades Darker and John Wick: Chapter Two topping the box office in that order. But along with the new releases, five of the weekend’s holdovers, especially Lion, held on extremely well, dropping 35% or less compared to last weekend. Overall the … Continue reading ‘LEGO Batman’ Tops With With $55.6 Million While ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ and ‘John Wick 2’ Open Strong at the BO!!!

The Great Wall (2017) Review!!!

Synopsis – A mystery centered around the construction of the Great Wall of China. My Take – Let me get one thing out of the way first, yes, this is a Chinese film with Hollywood star Matt Damon (Jason Bourne, Ocean’s 11) as the lead, not the way around! While the Chinese film industry remains on track to become the world’s largest within the next … Continue reading The Great Wall (2017) Review!!!

‘The Great Wall’: New Trailer Features Matt Damon as China’s Savior!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A mystery centered around the construction of the Great Wall of China. Directed – Yimou Zhang Starring – Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Tian Jing Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Great Wall’: New Trailer Features Matt Damon as China’s Savior!! Check It Out!!

Another Spider-Man alumni Willem Dafoe joins ‘Justice League’!!

With filming now underway, Justice League is continuing to ramp up its casting. We previously reported that J.K. Simmons was playing the role of Commissioner Gordon in the upcoming superhero film, and now another talented actor is signing on to play a good guy. According to THR, Willem Dafoe is “playing a good guy in a role that will see him appear in both parts … Continue reading Another Spider-Man alumni Willem Dafoe joins ‘Justice League’!!

‘Bad Boys 3’ Release Date Pushed to Summer 2017; ‘The Dark Tower’ Shifts in!!

Sony Pictures has done a bit of shuffling on its 2017 release calendar, and suddenly things are making much more sense. Last August, the studio announced that the highly anticipated Bad Boys 3 would be arriving in…February 2017. Michael Bay’s first film opened in April 1995, but its bloated, explosive sequel Bad Boys II got a July 2003 bow. Given the star-power of Will Smith … Continue reading ‘Bad Boys 3’ Release Date Pushed to Summer 2017; ‘The Dark Tower’ Shifts in!!