When your opposition fails, does that really make you the winner? If you had to ask Spectre and The Peanuts Movie then answer would undoubtedly be yes, as James Bond and Charlie Brown held on to the top two spots on the US box office for the second weekend in a row thanks to a poor showing that saw new …
Over the course of his 57-year cinematic lifespan, James Bond has faced down a colourful rogues gallery comprised of despicable terrorists, violent madmen, megalomaniacal scientists, inhuman henchmen and more, all looking to either rule the world or destroy it. But this weekend past 007 came up against one of his toughest adversaries to date: A bald American boy and his …
To paraphrase little orphan Annie: instead of treated, the US box office got tricked this weekend past! With this year’s Halloween falling on Saturday, usually the busiest day for American cinemas, it meant that total revenue for the weekend was way down at just above $70 million – the lowest weekend take for the year thus far. And with cineamgoers …
You just can’t keep a good man down, especially if that man is a genius botanist/astronaut who is willing to eat poop-potatoes to survive! In its fourth week on the charts, Ridley Scott’s brilliant The Martian returned to the top of the US box office this weekend past with an impressive $15.9 million haul. Well, that’s impressive for a fourth …
It’s official: The bumps’ gonna goose ya! Coming off the backs of surprising good reviews, the Jack Black-led live-action action adaptation of R.L. Stine’s classic Goosebumps books has opened strongly in the US, with the horror-for-kids adventure flick scaring away most of the competition as it debuted top of the charts with $23.5 million. The comedy adventure fell short of …
It would appear that Matt Damon’s constant need to be rescued in movies is the gift that keeps on giving. After debuting at the top spot on the US charts last weekend with a whopping $55 million opening, the Damon-led The Martian has retained pole position with only a 32% drop off in its second week. That remarkable staying power …
Well here’s one for the books: Hotel Transylvania 2 didn’t just set a September box office record. It also made history as being the only movie of 2015 that starred Adam Sandler and wasn’t crap. Amazing! Taking an easy first place, Hotel Transylvania 2 set a new September opening record with $47.5 million in US ticket sales. That’s $5 million better than …
A new weekend, and two new movies! After a month of tepid performances from various flicks, the box office saw some semblance of activity again. Perfect Guy took the number one spot over the North American weekend, barely edging out M Night Shania Twain’s* The Visit which came in at second. After numerous back to back flops, M Night Shyamalan’s …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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