The box office hot streak continues thanks to a decent debut from the animated film The Grinch and strong holds from A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody. However, the weekend's other new releases, The Girl in the Spider's Web and Overlord both failed to connect with audiences. Illumination Studios continues its hot streak of mid budget (Grinch cost just $75 … Continue reading Box Office Results: “The Grinch” Steals $67.5 Million
Beautiful Boy Director: Felix Van Groeniengen Cast: Steve Carell, Timotheé Chalamet, Amy Ryan, Maura Tierney Rating: R Runtime: 120 minutes Director Felix Van Groeniengen’s English language debut, addiction drama Beautiful Boy, has a lot going for it. It has Steve Carell, who has been proving himself to be a great dramatic actor, and … Continue reading Review: “Beautiful Boy” is an After-School Special Masquerading as a Prestige Film
This weekend we have three new wide releases. Leading the pack will be Illumination's The Grinch, which hopes to capitalize on the lack of animated films over the past several months, and continue the winning streak for the studio behind Despicable Me and Sing. Also debuting are two R-Rated action movies, Overlord and The Girl in the Spider's Web: A … Continue reading Box Office Preview: “The Grinch” to Lead Pack of Newcomers
Following a record breaking October, November got off to a strong start, mostly thanks to a massive debut from Bohemian Rhapsody and strong holds from October releases. While BoRap continued a winning streak for musicals, the other new openers disappointing in their debuts. After nearly a decade in developmental hell, it all seems to be worth it … Continue reading Box Office Results: “Bohemian Rhapsody” Is the Champion with Huge $51 Million
Following a record breaking October, November hopes to continue the current box office hot streak. After having an identical top three for two weeks in a row, things are going to shake up with three new wide releases this weekend. Leading the new releases is Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody starring Rami Malek as the legendary … Continue reading Box Office Preview: “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Nutcracker” Look to Give November a Strong Start
October 2018 ended on yet another high note with strong box office performances across the board en route to becoming the strongest October in history. The top three remained the same, while Mid90s had a nice expansion and all new releases bombed. First place once again went to Halloween with $31.4 million for $126 million after ten … Continue reading Box Office Results: “Halloween” Repeats at #1
After its record breaking debut last weekend, Universal's horror film "Halloween" will remain atop the box office in the final weekend before the actual Halloween holiday, while Gerard Butler's submarine action movie "Hunter Killer" prepares for a modest debut. Last weekend, Halloween debuted with $76.2 million. Typically, horror films, and slashers in particular, have terrible legs … Continue reading Box Office Preview: “Halloween” to Remain on Top
So far, around four months away from the ceremony, some categories are looking very, very competitive. Best Actor has not been one of those categories. Whereas Best Actress has been overflowing with worthy performances, overdue veterans, and bold newcomers all building cases for nominations and even wins, Best Actor has looked relatively unexciting, with a … Continue reading Oscars: The Best Actor Race Finally Gets Interesting
October continues its winning streak with a monster debut for Halloween while most holdovers continued to hold well. With $76.2 million, Halloween topped the box office, while also posting the second best October weekend ever, after Venom opened with $80.2 million earlier this month, as well as the second highest weekend for an R-rated horror film, following IT's $123.4 … Continue reading Box Office Results: Halloween Opens with Massive $76 million
This October has been abnormally strong with lots of big movies that appeal to nearly everyone. We've had a superhero blockbuster (Venom), prestige adult dramas (First Man, A Star is Born), R Rated action (Bad Times at the El Royal), a family Halloween adventure (Goosebumps 2) and many holdovers from late September still going strong. … Continue reading Box Office Preview: “Halloween” Will Be October’s Latest Hit
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