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Universal Sign First-Look Deal with LeBron James!!

LeBron James has made it to the NBA Finals down in Orlando, but his new home is in Burbank, as the Lakers forward and his SpringHill Company banner have signed a four-year first-look production deal with Universal Pictures, the studio announced Tuesday. Universal is already working with SpringHill on an untitled film about young LeBron, based on the book Shooting Stars that James co-wrote with … Continue reading Universal Sign First-Look Deal with LeBron James!!

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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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Box Office

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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Box Office, Features

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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Box Office

Universal scores another smash hit with ‘Crompton’, while Man from U.N.C.L.E underperforms!!

Universal is estimating that Straight Outta Compton made $56M in 2,757 theaters, a remarkable $20,345 per screen average. Compton easily bested the other wide release, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., which is under-performing with an estimated $13.5M. The Top 12, at $133.6M, is up 4% from last year when The Expendables 3 shocked many by opening in 4th place with $15.9M, beaten not only by holdovers … Continue reading Universal scores another smash hit with ‘Crompton’, while Man from U.N.C.L.E underperforms!!

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Comedy, Romance

Trainwreck (2015) Review!!

Synopsis – Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy. My Take – I guess everyone who is into comedy films knows the name Judd Apatow, a talented writer, producer & director. Having launched comedy giants such as Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Melissa McCarthy & many … Continue reading Trainwreck (2015) Review!!

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Box Office

Fantastic Four reboot gets clobbered at the Box Office!!

Fox‘s Fantastic Four got a Thing-like pummeling at the box office with a $26.2M first outing, allowing Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation to take #1 for the second weekend in a row with $29.4M. Fantastic‘s $6,558 take per screen underwhelmed across the board and it doesn’t look like the Josh Trank-directed film has any hopes of turning things around. The film earned a dismal “C-” … Continue reading Fantastic Four reboot gets clobbered at the Box Office!!

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‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’ opens big at the BO while ‘Vacation is a damp squib!!

Powered by the Energizer bunny energy of the seemingly inexhaustible Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation pulled in $56M for the weekend, taking #1 at the box office. It’s a good start for the $150M, fifth installment in the now-rejuvenated M:I series that seems to be have been carried, uphill, on Cruise‘s back. The success of the film also adds a counter-example to the … Continue reading ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’ opens big at the BO while ‘Vacation is a damp squib!!

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‘Pixels’ stumbles as ‘Ant-Man’ holds on to Number One!!

According to studio estimates, Pixels earned $24 million from 3,723 locations this weekend. That was not enough to knock Ant-Man out of first place, denying Sony their last chance to salvage something positive from Pixels’ debut. Not long ago, Pixels was expected to open in the $50 million range. As the film’s word of mouth became more and more toxic, however, Sony was quick to … Continue reading ‘Pixels’ stumbles as ‘Ant-Man’ holds on to Number One!!

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Ant-Man opens slightly lower than expected while Trainwreck does well!!

Ant-Man opened to $58M at the domestic box office, slightly under its projected $60-$65M opening, becoming the 12th film in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe to open at #1. On 3,856 screens the film’s per screen take was $15,051. It’s a good thing that the Paul Rudd superhero film has an “A” CinemaScore as that’s the lowest per-screen average of any of the 12 films. Coming in … Continue reading Ant-Man opens slightly lower than expected while Trainwreck does well!!

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