Midweek Movie Mouth-Off: the current state of sequels
Sequels are longer about continuing a story, they’re about continuing a brand, and that’s a very fundamental difference when there's no story left to tell.
Monday Box Office Report: TARZAN swings in, THE PURGE makes a killing, THE BFG is a giant dud
The Legend of Tarzan, The Purge Anarchy and The BFG all opened in the US this weekend past, but only one was a proper success
Monday Box Office Report: TARZAN swings in, THE PURGE makes a killing, THE BFG is a giant dud
The Legend of Tarzan, The Purge Anarchy and The BFG all opened in the US this weekend past, but only one was a proper success
Monday Box Office Report – INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE gets drowned by DORY in the US
Alien invasions were no match for forgetful fish at the US box office this weekend past
Monday Box Office Report – INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE gets drowned by DORY in the US
Independence Day: Resurgence is not a great movie. It would appear that 20th Century Fox knew this very well. While international press – including us – got to see the long-awaited sequel more than a week before its release this past Friday, it was completely held back from US critics. That’s usually a huge warning sign that a studio is …
Monday Box Office Report: FINDING DORY finds massive record breaking success
This weekend's US box office was just a bunch of fishy business, and damn was business good. Disney/Pixar's long-awaited Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory, opened in the States this Friday past and went onto make about as big a splash possible for an animated movie.
Monday Box Office Report: FINDING DORY finds massive record breaking success
This weekend’s US box office was just a bunch of fishy business, and damn was business good. Disney/Pixar long awaited Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory, opened in the States this Friday past and went onto make about as big a splash possible for an animated movie. Audiences found their way to their cinemas in droves, giving Finding Dory a record-breaking total opening weekend …
Monday Box Office Report: CONJURING 2 shrieks to the top in US, WARCRAFT gigantic in China
I really don’t mean to disrespect James Wan and The Conjuring 2. The director is an incredible filmmaker who almost single-handedly revived the art of proper spooky horror stories in Hollywood and has also proven hugely successful on the tentpole blockbuster front with Furious 7. So when his return to the horror genre is a critical smash hit and ends …
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