Weekend Box Office: Audiences Prefer Second Helping of Hunger Games Over Titans, Mirror Mirror
Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/02/12 at 12:24 AM CT
The odds were still in favor for The Hunger Games, which topped the box office for the second straight week. Despite competition from two major films, in the end, it wasn't even close.
With an estimated $61.1 million, The Hunger Games dropped 60% from its record-breaking opening and broke the $250 million barrier in just two weeks. In fact, it was the quickest to reach that mark for a …
New Movies to Crave: Wrath & Mirrors - Snow White and Perseus Try to Topple Hunger Games
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/30/12 at 10:13 AM CT
After the "girl on fire" set the box office alight to the tune of $152.3 million last weekend, The Hunger Games officially became the next big franchise. Now it's not a question of whether the movie is going to strike it big, but just how big it's going to wind up this weekend of March 30, 2012.
Good news for the film is that unlike Harry Potter and Twilight, The Hunger Games retained much …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 27
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/27/12 at 03:48 PM CT
There's little joy at the DVD check-out counters this week, as the major theatrical releases arriving today pretty much -- and deservedly -- stalled at the box office -- likewise offering little pleasure on the small screen.
Jonathan Safran Foer's best-selling novel "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" -- a look at the tragedy of 9/11 from the point of view of an 11-year-old boy who searches …
Weekend Box Office: Audiences Eat Up Hunger Games in Record Fashion
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/25/12 at 09:01 PM CT
The question going into this weekend wasn't whether The Hunger Games would do good, it was how good will it do? The answer - about as good as it can get. Early estimate put the film at anywhere from $130 - $160 million and it wound up close to the higher estimates.
At $155 million, The Hunger games now sits at the third best opening of all time behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part …
New Movies to Crave: Odds Favor Hunger Games Having Record-Breaking Opening
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/23/12 at 11:23 AM CT
If you don't know about the film opening this weekend then congratulations - I'm so glad you woke up from that 6-month coma or perhaps you have just been freed from being taken hostage by Somali pirates where you don't have access to... well, anything (although I'm sure even Somali pirates couldn't escape the massive hype).
1) The Hunger Games, based on Suzanne Collin's best-selling novels …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 20
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/20/12 at 03:15 AM CT
Once again the Hollywood studios are jamming movie after movie into the DVD marketplace; this week there's seven new releases coming your way: "Carnage," "Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life," "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," "Hop," "The Muppets," "The Sitter" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is the first of an American three-picture adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s …
Weekend Box Office: 21 Jump Street Breaks Cover, Tops Box Office
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/19/12 at 01:08 AM CT
The dynamic duo of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum was a hit a the box office as 21 Jump Street cruised to a win while The Lorax finally had to settle second place.
Ramping up the comedy appears to have been a good idea for adapting the forgettable 80s cop drama to the big screen. With a $35 million take, 21 Jump Street become the second-highest grossing R-rated comedy behind Jackass 3-D to …
New Movies to Crave: 21 Jump Street is Back!
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/16/12 at 09:49 AM CT
Things are quiet this Friday, March 16, 2012 as only one new wide release opens. For fans of a certain late 80s - early 90s show, starring an incredibly fresh Johnny Depp.
1) That would be 21Jump Street, with a more svelte Jonah Hill and a still hulking Channing Tatum playing the "undercover" officers who infiltrate a local high school to bring down a drug ring. While the TV show took things …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 13
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/13/12 at 04:57 PM CT
There's three heavy hitter movies coming to home video this week: Hoping to piggyback on last month's Academy Awards, Fox rushed "The Descendants" to DVD to complement "The Adventures of Tintin" and "My Week With Marilyn," all nominated for awards (but only "Descendants" won, with a nod for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay). This week's supporting cast includes "Young Adult," "Happy Feet Two," …
Weekend Box Office: John Carter Fails to Spark Much Interest as Lorax Tops Box Office
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/12/12 at 12:32 AM CT
Those hoping that John Carter would pull off a win despite harsh speculation that has dogged the film for months wound up sorely disappointed. Disney's big-budget gamble wound up in second place with $30.6 million. As a comparison it was right in line with another disappointing film: Prince of Persia ($30.1 million) but trailed 10,000 B.C. ($35.9 million) and Battle: Los Angeles ($35.6 million). …
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