New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 30-January 5
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/30/14 at 02:00 AM CT
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
I'm on an abbreviated vacation; full reviews of theatrical movies released to DVD and Blu-ray will resume after the new year holiday. Until then, Don't worry, what new releases there are will still be covered in the write up. There is only one major film of note coming out this week, along with one somewhat bizarre mashup. First up is the …
Weekend Box Office: Five Armies Stands Strong; Unbroken, Into the Woods Open Big
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/28/14 at 08:48 PM CT
The saying about saving the best for last? It looks like audiences took that to heart as the $189.4 million taken in by the top 12 movies over the last weekend of the year was also the highest-grossing weekend of the year as well. It helped end things on a high note as the Christmas releases were up 7% compared to the holiday time frame last year. Despite this last hurrah, the overall box office …
New in Theaters December 25: Into the Woods, Unbroken, The Gambler and... The Interview?!
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/24/14 at 07:07 AM CT
The big news going into the long Christmas holiday is that Sony, reeling from a massive hacking attack and then a far worse public backlash for the way they handled things, is indeed releasing The Interview on Christmas. However, if you expect it at your local multiplex, too bad, as it is only opening in a handful of independent theaters around the nation. If you're lucky enough to be near one …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 23-29
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/22/14 at 08:59 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
OnVideo is on an abbreviated vacation; full reviews of theatrical movies released to DVD and Blu-ray will resume after the first of the year. Until then, make sure to check out all the new films making their home video debuts. Thank you for your patience and things will get get back to your regularly scheduled blog update in 2015. On to the new releases due …
Weekend Box Office: Hobbit's Five Armies Decimate Night at the Museum, Annie
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/22/14 at 12:24 AM CT
The box office was prime for a big win and The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies delivered. Yet even with the fantasy dominating the box office, compared to last year, the weekend was still down 4% - and it's now looking like the year is going to finish about 5% behind last year's record-breaking run - mostly due to the summer slump. While The Hobbit dominated, family films had a decidedly mixed …
New in Theaters December 17: Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies, Annie, Secret of the Tomb
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/18/14 at 06:43 AM CT
One movie has already hit theaters early - two other family-friendly titles will vie for the top spot, but I don't see it being much of a contest this weekend. Things have been in kind of slump since Thanksgiving, but this weekend should finally turn things around for Hollywood. Granted, it's a little to turn around the sting of the less-than-fruitful summer, but at least the year can end on a …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 16-22
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/16/14 at 01:41 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
OnVideo is on an abbreviated vacation; full reviews of theatrical movies released to DVD and Blu-ray will resume after the first of the year. Until then, make sure to check out all the new films making their home video debuts. Thank you for your patience and things will get get back to usual in 2015. On to the new releases. Due this week: "This Is Where I …
Weekend Box Office: Exodus Tops Mockingjay but is Less Than a Kingly Opening
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/14/14 at 10:59 PM CT
If Hollywood was counting on a strong December to counter a weaker summer, those hopes were pretty much dashed over the weekend. Though The Hobbit is sure to draw in a crowed, and the Christmas release schedule is packed, this weekend was another disappointment as the top 12 could only muster $77.7 million - ranking up there with the slowest weekends of the year. It's going to take a miracle to …
New in Theaters December 12: Exodus: Gods and Kings, Top Five
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/11/14 at 06:56 AM CT
Even with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 doing its part, it has been a couple of depressing-looking weekends at the box office following the Thanksgiving onslaught. Luckily, it looks like Hollywood is ready with a counter-punch this time. We have one big-budget blockbuster and an urban comedy with the hottest actors around. Both should appeal to their core audiences and we should finally …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 9-15
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/09/14 at 12:39 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Guardians of the Galaxy": Surprise smash hit of the summer has an unlikely new Marvel team shooting for laughs and defending the universe from itself: Peter Quill, a brash, immoral human space adventurer; Rocket, a gun-toting genetically modified raccoon; Groot, a tree-like humanoid; the deadly assassin Gamora; and the revenge-driven Drax. The absorbing space …
Weekend Box Office: Mockingjay Threepeats on a Winter Blah Weekend
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/07/14 at 11:20 PM CT
Still suffering from some post-Thanksgiving blues, Hollywood apparently decided this wasn't going to be a good weekend and didn't release any new films in wide release. Because of that decision, the top 12 film earned just $70.4 million - tied with the second-lowest weekend of 2014 and down a steep 19% compared to 2013. Thanks to a weaker-than-expected summer, 2014 is still running about 4.6% …
New in Theaters December 05: Wild, The Pyramid
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/04/14 at 06:52 AM CT
Now that Thanksgiving is over and we're all working off that mountain of food we all ate (right? right!?) - Hollywood is also going to take a step back to recover before assailing us with some more big-budget offerings. It's going to be a quiet weekend overall - there is one horror movie hoping to capitalize on fans being hungry and a buzzy Reece Witherspoon drama drawing comparisons to Into the …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 2-8
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/02/14 at 03:05 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"The Hundred-Foot Journey" is a by-the-book feel-good movie from master of the melodrama Lasse Hallstrom ("The Cider House Rules," "Chocolat"). Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a young culinary genius who moves with his family to a quaint village in the south of France and opens an Indian restaurant, the Maison Mumbai, right across the street from Le Saule …
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