As if there was any doubt, the king of monsters returned to become the king of the box office in North America over the weekend. A new Godzilla flick came in hard and fast, followed hot on its heels by a sports drama that didn’t have the benefit of a massive marketing campaign or a skyscraper-sized atomic lizard. Naturally, Godzilla …
Neighbors, everybody needs good neighbors! Proving that there was indeed something dark and funny brewing inside of Seth Rogen, his latest comedy has taken the box office by storm, notching up one hell of an opening weekend where superhero fatigue has clearly set in. Last Updated: May 12, 2014
Action, jilted lovers and one of the final Paul Walker movies ever made dominated the North American box office over the weekend. Despite boasting some solid casting and kinetic setpieces however, Brick Mansions couldn’t match revenge-com The Other Woman, which walked off with a high-heeled first place. But then again, that first place victory was nabbed from the sales rack. …
Looks like it’s not the Red Skull or an entire division of HYDRA that can give Captain America a run for his money, but an endangered species. Rio 2 battled with the super soldier over the weekend, but came up short as Cap stayed on top. Still, it was a decent opening for the animated sequel, banking $39 million that …
There was only one new release over the weekend at the North American box office, in the form of the super soldier sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Obviously, this film was going to take the number one spot. But just how well did it do exactly? Last Updated: April 7, 2014
We’re on an ark yo! Noah took top spot this past weekend, beating Divergent into second place with it’s biblical adaptation epic tale of man vs nature. Banking $44 million, Noah may not have made a massive splash, but it did create a strong opening for Russel Crowe after recent flop films failed to ignite the box office. Arnie Scwharzenegger …
Muppets, divergents and some good ol’ faith? Who would win? Whow would reign supreme at the North American box office? Who would ah the hell with it. It was Divergent. Divergent freaking rocked the box office, capturing some of that young adult pie that so many other films had failed to do recently. Last Updated: March 24, 2014
Plenty of new releases this week, but only one movie could come out on top. And oh leeeerrrd, I wasn’t expecting this result. Last Updated: March 17, 2014
City life is a game of optimality. In the small studio apartments of Vancouver …
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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