Can a Wimpy Kid Take on Aliens and Everything? - CinemaNerdz - Part 109
The Preview Reel: Can a Wimpy Kid Take on Aliens and Everything?
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at this week’s upcoming wide release movies. This week features a trio of new releases, with one of them poised to knock Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 off the top spot. Alien: Covenant should debut at number one since it continues the popular and long-lasting Alien franchise, while Diary of the Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul looks to please the family...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Guardians Sequel Dominates for Second Week
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 dominated the box office for a second consecutive week, bringing in an impressive $63 million, which was ultimately $45 million more than second-place finisher Snatched. This week’s haul brings Guardians two-week total to over $246 million. With $17.5 million, the Amy Schumer/Goldie Hawn vehicle, Snatched, performed admirably against the Marvel juggernaut. Guy Ritchi...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Will King Arthur Get Snatched?
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Marvel started the summer with a huge bang (as it does every summer) with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, this weekend looks to be much calmer. Guardians looks to dominate the box office again, but two newcomers will attempt to take on mighty Marvel. Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword will t...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Guardians of the Galaxy Sequel Owns Box Office
The summer blockbuster season shot off like a rocket as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 pulled in an impressive $145 million at the box office its opening weekend. Considering that the first film made a total of $333 million domestically over the course of twenty-five weeks, it should have no problem surpassing the first film’s numbers. Meanwhile, The Fate of the Furious dropped to second with $8.5...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Screens are Furious Once Again
While it probably comes as no surprise to anyone that The Fate of the Furious was atop the domestic box office for the third week in a row, what might shock some are the films that came in second (How to be a Latin Lover) and third place (Baahuball 2: The Conclusion). The latest film in the Furious saga brought in just over $19 million to bring the title’s domestic gross to an impressive $192.7 mi...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: At Last, The Circle is Complete
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. After a predictably quiet weekend from newcomers seven days ago, we approach yet another relatively quiet weekend where Fate of the Furious is expected to dominate again. The only wide release newcomer this week is the Tom Hanks and Emma Watson thriller, The Circle. Luckily, this lull will be ov...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Born in China, The Promise, and Unforgettable
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. The Fate of the Furious made history last weekend as it captured the biggest worldwide opening ever with a staggering $532 million. The film somewhat disappointed stateside with $98.8 million, but Universal is undoubtedly pleased with the worldwide result. Many studios saw this coming and decide...[Read More]
Interview with Hannes Holm, writer/director of A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove (En man som heter Ove, 2015), is an emotional, inspiring drama with plenty of comic relief and one of the most feel-good films I’ve seen in quite a while. The film is a bildungsroman of its central character, Ove (Rolf Lassgård), who becomes a new version of his younger self through mourning the death of his wife. His process, as told by writer/director Hannes Holm, gracefully hig...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: The Fate of the Furious
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. Last weekend saw a couple of holdovers in The Boss Baby and Beauty and the Beast take the top two spots, but this week is a completely different story. One of the biggest movies of the year comes out this Easter weekend with The Fate of the Furious. It will no doubt dominate the box office (ever...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Smurfs: The Lost Village and Going in Style
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. Families have been dominating the box office with The Boss Baby doing much better than expected business and Beauty and the Beast breaking all sorts of records. This week sees another family-friendly affair enter the ring with Smurfs: The Lost Village, while Going in Style looks to please the ol...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Ghost in the Shell and The Boss Baby
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. Two iconic 1990s properties dominated the box office last weekend as Beauty and the Beast and Power Rangers held the top two spots. This week features a film trying to capitalize on a popular anime property, Ghost in the Shell, and DreamWorks tries something original with The Boss Baby. Let’s break them...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Power Rangers, Life, and CHiPs
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. After a record breaking debut from Beauty and the Beast last weekend, three new releases look to make a splash at the box office. There’s two reboots hitting the theaters this week, Power Rangers and CHiPs, and the horror-sci-fi flick, Life. None are likely to dethrone Beauty and the Beast, but ...[Read More]