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From ‘Finding Dory’ to ‘Deadpool’: Check Out The List of Hollywood’s Biggest Box-Office Hits of 2016!!!

The movie industry had another banner year as it took in over $11.1 billion in global ticket sales, surpassing last year’s record figure. Some reasons for that included Marvel, a guy in red tights, and animated movies. Disney was the biggest contributor to the record-breaking year, taking in over $7 billion at the worldwide box office thanks to titles like “Captain America: Civil War,” “Finding Dory,” … Continue reading From ‘Finding Dory’ to ‘Deadpool’: Check Out The List of Hollywood’s Biggest Box-Office Hits of 2016!!!

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‘The Croods 2’ Cancelled at DreamWorks Animation!!

DreamWorks Animation has been developing a sequel to the 2013 animated feature The Croods ever since that film proved to be a smashing box office success, but now over three years later, the studio is calling quits. Per Variety, DreamWorks Animation has opted to scrap plans for The Croods 2 despite the fact that they just hired new writers for the project, brothers Kevin and … Continue reading ‘The Croods 2’ Cancelled at DreamWorks Animation!!

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‘Madea’ Tops Again As ‘Inferno’ Flops At The BO!!

Sony‘s Inferno experienced an opening weekend meltdown as the third film in the Robert Langdon series fell $10 million shy of expectations. As a result, and thanks to a strong second weekend hold, Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween scored a second weekend atop the box office, dropping just 41% from its opening weekend. Meanwhile, Disney and Marvel‘s Doctor Strange stormed the international box office. The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe opened in approximately … Continue reading ‘Madea’ Tops Again As ‘Inferno’ Flops At The BO!!

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‘Accountant’ Tops As ‘Max Steel’ Bombs, ‘Inferno’ Opens Well At The Overseas Box Office!!

Warner Bros.‘s The Accountant stormed well ahead of BoxOfficeMojo‘s weekend forecast to finish #1 for the weekend. The Ben Affleck starrer more than than doubled its closest competition, which found a pair of Universal titles competing for second place between the debut of Kevin Hart: What Now? and last weekend’s #1 film, The Girl on the Train. Meanwhile, Open Road‘s Max Steel finished outside the top ten with one of the worst openings ever for a … Continue reading ‘Accountant’ Tops As ‘Max Steel’ Bombs, ‘Inferno’ Opens Well At The Overseas Box Office!!

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‘Sully’ Still On Top As ‘Blair Witch’, ‘Bridget Jones’ and ‘Snowden’ Open Low At The BO!!

As expected, Clint Eastwood‘s Sully enjoyed a second straight weekend atop the box office and it wasn’t much of a competition. Not one of the weekend’s three new widest releases managed to even top ten million as Blair Witch and Bridget Jones’s Baby fell well short of expectations and Open Road‘s Snowden pretty much delivered as expected depending on whom you asked. Overall, the weekend’s top twelve was down 11.6% compared to last week … Continue reading ‘Sully’ Still On Top As ‘Blair Witch’, ‘Bridget Jones’ and ‘Snowden’ Open Low At The BO!!

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‘Don’t Breathe’ Stays At Top As ‘Light Between Oceans’ And ‘Morgan’ Open Low At The BO!!

Labor Day weekend is sending the Summer 2016 movie season out with more of a whimper than a bang, but that isn’t to say there aren’t performances that stand out. While the weekend’s two new wide releases—The Light Between Oceans and Morgan—failed to have much of an impact on the overall weekend, Sony‘s horror/thriller Don’t Breathe became only the second horror film to top the weekend box office two … Continue reading ‘Don’t Breathe’ Stays At Top As ‘Light Between Oceans’ And ‘Morgan’ Open Low At The BO!!

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‘Suicide Squad’ Repeats No 1 Spot, While ‘Ben-Hur’ Is A Big Flop At The BO!!!

It’s a repeat at the top of the domestic box office as Suicide Squad and Sausage Party finished one and two respectively for a second weekend in a row and serving as the third straight weekend at number one for the DC Comics adaptation. The rest of the top five is made up of the weekend’s three new wide releases—War Dogs, Kubo and the Two Strings and Ben-Hur—as this weekend’s top twelve … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Repeats No 1 Spot, While ‘Ben-Hur’ Is A Big Flop At The BO!!!

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Animated, Comedy, Drama

The Secret Life of Pets (2016) Review!!

Synopsis – The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes. My Take – I guess we all at some point have thought what are animals thinking? Here, the concept has been molded for pet owners to visualize what their domestic pets may be doing when they are not home. As an idea, this … Continue reading The Secret Life of Pets (2016) Review!!

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‘Suicide Squad’ Drops, While ‘Sausage Party’ Opens Big At the Box Office!!!

Despite Suicide Squad‘s large, to-be-expected second weekend drop, the film pulled in more than enough to hold off all newcomers for a second weekend at number one at the box office as it now totals more than $465 million worldwide. Meanwhile, Sony‘s R-rated animated comedy Sausage Party scored a strong second place finish, ahead of fellow new releases including Disney‘s reboot of Pete’s Dragon and Paramount‘s release of Florence Foster Jenkins. … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Drops, While ‘Sausage Party’ Opens Big At the Box Office!!!

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‘Suicide Squad’ Shoots Down August Record with $135 Million Opening at the BO!!

For the third time this year a superhero movie has broken an opening weekend record and with it a continuing trend that finds the previous week’s box office champion suffering a hefty second weekend drop. This time around it’s Warner Bros‘ Suicide Squad decimating the previous August opening weekend record by more than $40 million while Universal’s Jason Bourne experiences a 62% drop in its sophomore session. That said, … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Shoots Down August Record with $135 Million Opening at the BO!!

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‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Gets 2018 Release Date on Heels of Massive Box Office!!!

Illumination Entertainment can now boast two franchises under its banner. The animation studio hit big with Despicable Me, spawning the highly successful Despicable Me 2 and Minions, and now the studio can firmly count The Secret Life of Pets as its second major franchise property. The talking animal-centric feature crossed $400 million worldwide at the box office today, having amassed an insane $300.3 million at the domestic box office alone after scoring the … Continue reading ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Gets 2018 Release Date on Heels of Massive Box Office!!!

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‘Jason Bourne’ Opens Big with $60M, ‘Mom’ and ‘Nerve’ are Alright, while ‘Star Trek’ Dips at the BO!!

With the second largest opening for a film in the Bourne franchise, Jason Bourne topped the weekend box office as audiences came out in support of Matt Damon‘s return to the title role nine years after The Bourne Ultimatum. STX’s ensemble comedy Bad Moms delivered a third place finish and the fifth largest R-rated opening of the year while Lionsgate’s Nerve fell a bit below … Continue reading ‘Jason Bourne’ Opens Big with $60M, ‘Mom’ and ‘Nerve’ are Alright, while ‘Star Trek’ Dips at the BO!!

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‘Star Trek Beyond’ Debuts at #1, ‘Lights Out’ Opens Strong and ‘Ice Age 5’ Bombs At The BO!!

Topped by Star Trek Beyond, five films grossed over $20 million this weekend for the first time since May 24, 2015 and for only the sixth time ever*. In the five previous instances $45.6 million was the largest gross for the #1 film when Monsters University topped the weekend back on June 30, 2013, which separates this weekend from the rest thanks to the estimated … Continue reading ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Debuts at #1, ‘Lights Out’ Opens Strong and ‘Ice Age 5’ Bombs At The BO!!

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‘Pets’ Holds On To Top Spot while ‘Ghostbusters’ Opens Well At The BO!!

For a fifth straight weekend in a row an animated film has taken the #1 spot at the box office as Illumination and Universal‘s The Secret Life of Pets followed up its record-breaking opening with a chart-topping sophomore session, pushing the launch of Sony‘s Ghostbusters reboot to second. Meanwhile, Finding Dory has now become the highest grossing animated release of all-time domestically as Warner Bros. … Continue reading ‘Pets’ Holds On To Top Spot while ‘Ghostbusters’ Opens Well At The BO!!

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‘Pets’ Opens with Massive $103M, ‘Tarzan’ Holds Well, ‘Mike’ and ‘Sultan’ Open Strong At The BO!!!

Illumination and Universal‘s The Secret Life of Pets delivered a record opening for an original animated property as it led a strong, post-holiday weekend where the top twelve grossed an estimated $206 million, down only a fraction of a percentage compared to last year when Minions scorched the box office with a $115.7 million opening. The weekend’s other wide release, Fox‘s Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, also performed well … Continue reading ‘Pets’ Opens with Massive $103M, ‘Tarzan’ Holds Well, ‘Mike’ and ‘Sultan’ Open Strong At The BO!!!

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Dory Still Dominates as Tarzan and Purge 3 Open Well while The BFG Bombs at the BO!!

Another weekend in release and another weekend on top of the box office for Pixar‘s Finding Dory. However, while the forgetful little fish enjoys its third weekend in the number one spot, it had stiffer competition than expected from one of the weekend’s newcomers. Finishing strong in second position was WB‘s The Legend of Tarzan while Universal‘s The Purge: Election Year also over-performed, tripling its … Continue reading Dory Still Dominates as Tarzan and Purge 3 Open Well while The BFG Bombs at the BO!!

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Animated, Comedy, Trailers

‘The Secret Life of Pets’: New Trailer Sends Out a Furball Search Party! Check it out!!

Synopsis – Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Max’s life as a favorite pet is turned upside down, when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. They have to put their quarrels behind when they find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball is building an army of abandoned pets determined to take revenge on all happy-owned pets and their owners. … Continue reading ‘The Secret Life of Pets’: New Trailer Sends Out a Furball Search Party! Check it out!!

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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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Watch all the awesome super bowl trailers including the 1st teaser of ‘Jason Bourne’!! Check it out!!

The year’s biggest television event is here, and it’s got something for everybody. From the big game, to the half-time performances, to the best and funniest in the year’s commercials, and of course, the Super Bowl movie trailers. Consistently the most-watched live television program of the year, the asking price for a prime Super Bowl slot has shot to record highs this year, and almost … Continue reading Watch all the awesome super bowl trailers including the 1st teaser of ‘Jason Bourne’!! Check it out!!

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