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Monday Box Office Report

By Darryn Bonthuys
May 20, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the U.S.S Box Office. It’s five week mission, to seek new number one spots on lists of ten, to bravely make lots of money and to boldly sequel where no sequel has sequeled before! Lens Flare warp factor 9 Mr Kloete! Last Updated: May 20, 2013

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Monday Box Office Report – Iron Man 3 builds a box office in a cave

By Darryn Bonthuys
May 6, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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  While the majority of the world got to see Iron Man 3 as early as last week already, the North American market had to wait until Friday (Scoff! SCOFF TO THE MAX!) before they could see the latest adventures of billionaire playboy philanthropist Tony Stark. Still, it was perfectly clear that this big release was going to take in …

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Monday Box Office Report – Pain and Gain flexes some muscle

By Darryn Bonthuys
April 29, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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  It’s the calm before the storm. There weren’t too many new releases hitting the North American box office this weekend, thanks to the fact that Stark Industries was pulling into town this week. Iron Man 3 is already doing some massive business in the international markets, but it’s going to have to get past the juggernaut that is Michael …

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Prepare to have your world rocked ninja-style in the red band trailer for PAIN AND GAIN

By Darryn Bonthuys
March 27, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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Out of all the folks who write on this site, I just might be the only one around here who really digs Michael Bay movies. No, this isn’t because I took the People’s Elbow to the face that one time when The Rock visited our offices just so that he could get revenge on me for making fun of The …

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It's all PAIN AND GAIN in this first trailer for the latest Michael Bay film

By Darryn Bonthuys
December 20, 2012
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Say what you like about director Michael Bay, but there’s no denying that he can turn a phenomenally bad idea into a thing of visual beauty. While the master Baysploder wrapped up work on a third Transformers film and found himself contracted for a fourth, in the interim, he’s been working on a tale of bodybuilders and kidnappings gone wrong. …

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Extras! The Rock and Mark Wahhlberg get pumped, The Hobbit gets some gold, Uncle Ben swings around again, Burr Steers has to Breed and Al Pacino is a Spector of himself! Plus much more!

By Kervyn Cloete
December 11, 2012
in :  Entertainment
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Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: December 11, 2012

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Michael Bay's PAIN AND GAIN gets a release date and a new poster

By Darryn Bonthuys
September 20, 2012
in :  Entertainment
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When it comes to Michael Bay, the man has a name that is synonymous with explosions and racist robot caricatures. But for all the fun that we have at his expense, it’s sometimes easy to forget that his films, on a technical level, are some of the most exciting and lavish spectacles around. But the master Baysploder has been busy filming giant …

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Extras! Stuntmen are crazy, James Cameron wants to see the T-800 again, Avengers talk secret extra scene, A vulcan in a volcano and Here comes the BWWWOOOooommm!! Plus much more!

By Kervyn Cloete
April 18, 2012
in :  Entertainment
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Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: April 18, 2012

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