Deadpool Wins Hearts and Big Time Box Office - CinemaNerdz - Part 120
Box Office Weekend: Deadpool Wins Hearts and Big Time Box Office
An R-rated superhero movie is always a bit of a gamble, for while many find their audiences in cult appeal long after the fact, few of them prove bankable at the box office, and even fewer prove hits with critics. However, Deadpool upped the bar with not only a smash opening for any movie, but critical praise as well. Its estimated $135.1 million broke past its $58 million budget and easily took t...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Super Bowl 50 Movie Spots
Another Super Bowl has come and gone, dear readers. Congratulations to the Denver Broncos on their victory, and my sympathies to the Carolina Panthers. And just like every year, the Big Game brought us a fine crop of TV spots for upcoming movies. There were eleven Super Bowl 50 movie spots, and in this roundup edition of Trailer Trashin’, I’ll be giving you my quick takes of some of the big ones. ...[Read More]
The X-Men Movies Ranked!
Superhero movies are all the rage these days, with endless sequels, spinoffs and team-ups hitting the screen seemingly every month. An argument can be made that the comic-book movie craze can be traced back to 2000 when director Bryan Singer’s X-Men became a box-office smash, raking in just under $300 million worldwide. There were huge, blockbuster comic book movies before that, but it became appa...[Read More]
Crimson Peak Blu-ray Giveaway
CinemaNerdz is proud to offer our readers a chance to win one of four copies of the Crimson Peak Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD Combo disc, directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, and Charlie Hunnam. For your chance to win one of the discs, just look for the “giveaway” box further down on this page. There you’ll be directed to a varie...[Read More]
Win Passes to An Advance Screening of Race
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of Race directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten, Shanice Banton, and William Hurt. For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see the new film Race at the MJR Marketplace in Sterling Heights, Michigan on Wednesday, February 17th at 7:00PM, just look for t...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Kung Fu Panda 3 Holds Against a Conquering Caesar
While many may have skipped the theater on Sunday to catch the Super Bowl (as evidenced by the lowest box office earning weekend of the year), there is still a handful of debuts that tried their best to catch an audience. Critics are finding mostly good things to say about the latest Coen Brothers film, Hail, Caesar!, and though it did middling against its $22 million budget by opening in second p...[Read More]
Bridge of Spies Blu-ray Giveaway
CinemaNerdz is proud to offer our readers a chance to win one of nine Bridge of Spies Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD Combo discs, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, and Alan Alda. For your chance to win one of the discs, just look for the “giveaway” box further down on this page. There you’ll be directed to a variety of methods by which you can e...[Read More]
The Secret Life of Pets Debuts New Trailer and Poster
For their fifth fully animated feature-film collaboration, Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures present The Secret Life of Pets, a comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. The studios released the film’s new poster (see below) and trailer (see above) recently. Comedy superstars Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, and Kevin Hart make their animated fea...[Read More]
Win Passes to An Advance Screening of Zoolander 2
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of Zoolander 2 starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen, Milla Jovovich, Christine Taylor, and Benedict Cumberbatch. For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see the new film Zoolander 2 at the MJR Troy Grand Digital Cinema in Troy, Michigan on Tuesday, February 9th ...[Read More]
DreamWorks Releases First Trailer for Trolls
DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox have released the first trailer for Trolls! From the creators of Shrek comes the most smart, funny, irreverent animated comedy of the year, DreamWorks’ Trolls. This holiday season, enter a colorful, wondrous world populated by hilariously unforgettable characters and discover the story of the overly optimistic Trolls, with a constant song on their lips, an...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Family-Friendly Kung Fu Panda 3 Takes Weekend
There was no battle, no contest, nor were a flurry of blows necessary as Kung Fu Panda 3 took the weekend box office with no real competition with an estimated $41 million. Though the weakest start for the franchise domestically, the latest entry looks set to rake it in big in overseas dollars, as have the previous films, already bringing in $116.7 million in worldwide gross. The Revenant, too, is...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: DC’s Villains Go to War in the Suicide Squad First Official Trailer
We’ve reached the end of January, dear readers, and we’ll soon find out if that groundhog in Pennsylvania will curse us with six more weeks of winter. But while we wait for warmer weather, there are always new movies for us to look forward to. This week’s column takes a look at the first official trailer for Suicide Squad. Premise: The secret government agency A.R.G.U.S., run by Amanda Waller (Vio...[Read More]