Box Office Predictions: July 19-21

There are four big releases coming out this weekend, so I'll try to keep my thoughts on each of the movies brief, so this article doesn't become too tedious. The movies are "The Conjuring", "Red 2", "R.I.P.D." and "Turbo". "The Conjuring" will do superb business this weekend. James Wan's movies have an average opening of …

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Brief-ish Recap of 2013’s Movies So Far

2013 has been a decent year for movies, and it's improving in both quality, and in regards of box office earnings. And I think it can only get better from here, at least in terms of quality. So far, I've seen 36 movies that have been released in 2013, and I've missed quite a few …

Scary Movie 5 (2013)

Release Date: April 12, 2013. Director: Malcolm D. Lee. Stars: Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex, Charlie Sheen. Runtime: 85 min. Tagline: Evil is coming. Bring protection. This quote from Billy Madison, said by the Principal to Madison, sums up my thoughts on this film really well (I have paraphrased it extensively), "Mr. Zucker, your movie is one of the most insanely …

Identity Thief, Side Effects (Box Office Predictions: 2/8 – 2/10/13)

The new releases         The two new movies coming to theaters this weekend is Seth Gordon's Identity Thief, starring Melissa McCarthy as the woman who steals the identity of Sandy Patterson, played by Jason Bateman. He is playing the straight man, and it's a role he plays very well in the comedy …

Warm Bodies Scares Away the Competition (February 1-3 Box Office Results)

Warm Bodies opened to a great $20.3 million on the Superbowl weekend, and it's also a really good film. Stand Up Guys opened to $1.5 million at 659 theaters, which is pretty decent. However, Sly proves that this is not a good year for solo outings for The Expendables co-stars. Arnie's vehicle, The Last Stand, only grossed $6.2 million in its …

Zombies Will (Probably) Devour Stallone, Elderly in a Crime Comedy, and the Rest of the Competition

The new releases         This weekend, there are three new releases coming along: the zombie-love story, Warm Bodies; Stallone's new vehicle, Bullet to the Head; and a limited release of Stand Up Guys, where Alan Arkin, Al Pacino and Christopher Walken team up for a crime comedy. Sylvester Stallone is breaking off …

‘Hansel and Gretel’ Comes Out on Top (Jan. 25-27)

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters came out on top with $19.69 million, and Mama drops 53.9% to $13.088 million this weekend. Parker made $7 million, while Movie 43 proves to be the worst reviewed film of the year so far, and the largest box office bomb with a measly $4.8 million. Click the title for my review. Top 10 Box Office, The Results …

Mama (2013)

Mama Release Date: January 18, 2013 Director: Andrés Muschietti Stars: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier Runtime: 100 min Tagline: A mother's love is forever In this modern age, it is very difficult for horror films to be original. There is so little ground that has not already been stepped on. This is exactly one …

January 25-27 Box Office Predictions

The new releases           There are three releases coming out this weekend: an action-comedy cross-over, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters; a crude comedy, Movie 43 and; a new Statham vehicle, Parker. The most intriguing, to me, is Hansel and Gretel. I love a good twist on a classic tale, and Will Ferrell …