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!!

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!!

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!!

‘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!!

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!!

‘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!!

‘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!!

Tomorrowland (2015) Trailer 2 – One of the best things I have seen in a while!!

Synopsis – From Disney comes two-time Oscar winner Brad Bird’s riveting, mystery adventure Tomorrowland, starring Academy Award winner George Clooney. Bound by a shared destiny, former boy-genius Frank (Clooney), jaded by disillusionment, and Casey (Britt Robertson), a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity, embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space known only as … Continue reading Tomorrowland (2015) Trailer 2 – One of the best things I have seen in a while!!