When the Oscars proposed a Popular Film category earlier this year, everybody knew that it was solely so that they could be seen to be placating Marvel Studios and its horde of fans who were all petitioning for Black Panther to get a Best Picture nomination, without actually giving the film a Best Picture nomination. Under public pressure, the Oscars …
Local Weekend Box Office Report 5 - 7 October 2018: Much like it's done in the rest of the world, Venom has debuted as the biggest movie at the box office, leaving fellow newcomer The House With a Clock in its Walls to pick up the scraps.
Weekend box office report 5 -7 October 2018: Critics may not have been kind to Venom but general audiences were a different thing altogether as the superhero movie posted a record-breaking $205 million global debut. Combined with a stellar opening for Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's A Star is Born, this helped to make this the biggest October weekend in box office history.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 28 - 30 September 2018: South African filmgoing audiences know what they like, and that definitely includes Kevin Hart comedies and animated family films.
Weekend box office report 28 - 30 September: Kevin Hart/Tiffany Hadish comedy Night School may not be getting good grades from reviewers, but audiences didn't care as it opened top of the charts this weekend past, followed closed by animated family film Smallfoot.
Weekend box office report 21 - 23 September: While A House With a Clock in its Walls exceeded studio expectations as it took the top spot, there was very little good news as other newcomers notched some of the worst openings of all time.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 14 - 16 September 2018: The Predator may be an apex hunter, but it didn't stand a change against some cartoon vampires as Hotel Transylvania 3 resurged to the top of the charts, relegating Shane Black's sci-fi action comedy sequel to third place.
Weekend box office report 14 - 16 September: Writer/director Shane Black's The Predator may have wrestled the throne away from The Nun to claim the top spot in the US box office, but it did so with the worst wide-release opening figures of all time.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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