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 26 - 28 October 2018: Despite facing competition from five newcomers led by Jennifer Garner revenge thriller Peppermint, Venom managed to top the charts for the fourth week running.
Weekend box office report 26 - 27 October 2018: As predicted by many, Halloween held onto the top spot for a second weekend as the newcomers led by Gerard Butler's Hunter Killer found themselves floundering a bit. That still didn't hurt the overall efforts of this month as it became the biggest October in US box office history.
There's a very noticeable divide in this week's new releases. The movies are either really, really good, or really, really bad. This is not the week for any inbetweens.
A movie as triumphant as the moment in history it tries to recapture as acclaimed filmmaker Damien Chazelle and crew bring to life the story of Neil Armstrong and the quest to be the First Man on the moon in a way never experienced before.
Weekend box office report 19 - 21 October 2018: Continuing the massive, unprecedented success this October has brought to the US box office, new sequel Halloween has posted the biggest opening the franchise's history, notching up a bunch of other records on the way as well.
Following on from the runaway successes of Whiplash and La La Land, Oscar-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle is back with First Man, the dramatic story of astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) and how he got to take that famous one small step on the moon. And now we're offering double tickets to check out this awards contender film early.
Weekend box office report 12 -14 October 2018: Venom didn't just manage to hold onto its top spot from last week, but did so even better than expected. And with A Star is Born also staying put in 2nd place, this mean that the newcomers led by First Man had to settle for the leftovers.
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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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