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Weekend Box-Office: John Carter and A Thousand Words Tie for First? Nope! April Fools – The Hunger Games Stays on Top
Usually a 60% drop in revenue can spell disaster for a film…but considering what The Hunger Games made last week, the estimated $61.1 million it made this week is not the problem that it seems. With a...
Looking Back at Giallo: A Primer
In 1963, Italian horror director Mario Bava made his last black and white film. The Girl Who Knew Too Much heralded the arrival of a film genre that would have a prominent place in cinema until the mi...
Ranking Ray Harryhausen’s Fantasy Films
I think you’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger fan of Ray Harryhausen than yours truly. As a kid, I was captivated by the characters and creatures he brought to life through stop-motion animation, and...
Weekend Box-Office: The Hunger Games Certainly Not Starving After Record-Breaking Win
And they say no one reads anymore…well, people were certainly lining up to catch the big screen debut of The Hunger Games, based on the best-selling young adult novels. Even concerns about violent con...
Weekend Box-Office: 21 Jump Street Not Showing Its Age
Johnny Depp isn’t slated to return to the big screen just yet…Dark Shadows hits theaters in May…but the show that practically launched his career made a comeback in a big way this weekend. 21 Jump Str...
Weekend Box-Office: John Carter Sputters and Can’t Cut Down The Lorax
Would it be a crime if I continued to rhyme? Not to worry, despite Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax finishing first for its second week in a row (with an estimated $39.1 million), there’s even bigger news afoot…n...
Win Tickets to Wrath of the Titans
Congratulations to the winners of our “Win Tickets to Wrath of the Titans” contest! Here they are: Renie, Dianne, Siddarth, Charisse, polwu, theterminator, linlady, A Clark, USERpick05, 3L...
Weekend Box-Office: The Lorax Speaks for the Green – Sweeps the Box Office Clean
What executive at Universal won’t get the axe? Why, whoever greenlit Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. Despite many a mixed review, audiences gave it an estimated $70.7 million debut. The winner, it’s clear, it w...
Weekend Box-Office: The Real Thing Gets Real Dollars – Act of Valor on Top
Box office receipts were down, way down from last week, but the big news is that the winner at the multiplex had no big name stars. Act of Valor, starring real U.S. Navy SEALs (and, reportedly, live a...
Weekend Box-Office: Safe House Places First in its Second Week
The estimates are in, and although they are down from last week, they still represent solid entries for the top earners on the list. Safe House bypassed The Vow to earn an estimated $24 million, thoug...