Box Office Weekend: Insurgent Surges - CinemaNerdz - Part 135
Box Office Weekend: Insurgent Surges, Gunman Lacks Caliber
With Young Adult fiction making good bank at the box office, it should be no surprise that the dystopian Divergent movies are moving along well with a first-place finish for The Divergent Series: Insurgent and an estimated $54 million to start the weekend right, even if critics are lambasting it. It is not getting as much flak as The Gunman; debuting in fourth with an estimated $5 million, the Sea...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Cinderella Has $70 Million Opening Ball
Sometimes, there is simply no winning against Disney and Buena Vista. The new, live action Cinderella proved a big boost to a flagging weekend box office, pulling in an estimated $70.1 million – a strong start against a $92 million budget. Nothing else even came close, with the Ed Harris/Liam Neeson thriller Run All Night opening with a rather weak $11 million estimate in comparison, and an unrepo...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Analyzing the Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer
With the release this weekend of both Disney’s live-action Cinderella and the Liam Neeson actioner Run All Night, we’re finally out of the early-year movie doldrums. And as I’ve said many times, dear readers, it’s never too early to look forward to what’s coming out. In that spirit, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column takes another look at the first big mo...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Chappie Tops Unfriendly Box Office
Director Neill Blomkamp took the weekend box office with his latest science fiction epic Chappie, though it is not as impressive a debut as it might seem. With the box office even down from last week, Chappie and its estimated $13.3 million is a weak start for a $49 million budgeted film…and it has not seen much better in overseas earnings. Focus, on the other hand, is seeing some pick up th...[Read More]
Win Passes to An Advance Screening of Cinderella
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of Cinderella starring Lily James, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, and Cate Blanchett. For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see the new film Cinderella at the Emagine Novi Theater in Novi, Michigan on Tuesday, March 10th at 7:00PM, just look for the “Enter the Contest” box further down on this ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Maori Martial Arts Action in The Dead Lands
Sorry for missing last week, dear readers, but I was so busy with work and other commitments that I had to let the column fall by the wayside. But I’m determined to not let that become a habit, and I’ve got something really cool for you this week. In this installment of Trailer Trashin’, I’m taking a look at the upcoming New Zealand action film The Dead Lands. Premise: Afte...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Focus In the Lead, But Not Very Energetic
It is a slow week for new releases. After the smash opening weekend of Fifty Shades of Grey, the box office took a nose dive as Will Smith and his con artist comedy/drama Focus opened in first place with a fairly tepid estimated $19.1 million, a rough start to the $50 million budgeted film. In second, Kingsman: The Secret Service finds it has settled comfortably in second place for the third week ...[Read More]
Win Advance Passes to The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel from director John Madden, starring Dev Patel, Tina Desai, Richard Gere, Tamsin Greig, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, Diana Hardcastle, Celia Imrie, and Maggie Smith. For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see an advance screening of The Second Best Exotic Marigold ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Fifty Shades Remains a Worldwide Smash
Critics and audiences do not always agree, and little more is this evidence than with Fifty Shades of Grey. With an estimated domestic weekend of $23.2 million, the film has become a worldwide sensation, costing $40 million to make and grossing $410.6 million in total box office around the world, despite lackluster reviews. Second-place place finisher, Kingsman: The Secret Service, with an estimat...[Read More]
The Theory of Everything Blu-ray Giveaway
CinemaNerdz is proud to offer our readers a chance to win one of two Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Combo copies of The Theory of Everything starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones. 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 enter the contest. You’ll be asked ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Guillermo del Toro Returns to Horror in Crimson Peak
Hello again, dear readers. I hope you all had a good Valentine’s Day weekend, and that a lot of you got out to see Kingsman: The Secret Service, which is totally awesome. This coming Sunday also brings us the 87th Academy Awards, during which I’ll be both hoping Michael Keaton wins Best Actor for Birdman, and cursing the Academy for not giving a Best Animated Feature nomination to The ...[Read More]
Win Advance Passes to The Lazarus Effect
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of The Lazarus Effect starring Olivia Wilde. For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see an advance screening of The Lazarus Effect at the MJR Troy Theater in Troy, Michigan on Wednesday, February 25th at 7:00PM, just look for the “giveaway” box further down on this page. There you’ll be directed ...[Read More]