Box Office Weekend: Identity Thief Sneaks to the Top of a Down Box Office - CinemaNerdz - Part 167
Box Office Weekend: Identity Thief Sneaks to the Top of a Down Box Office
On a night all about the movies, it may be ironic that overall profits are down to early February levels…with the red carpet bringing out the stars and awards for the films of 2012, the current fare at the theaters are not bringing out the dollars, especially with only three of the top ten being critically acclaimed. Identity Thief, which fell to A Good Day to Die Hard last week, came back to the ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Class is Now in Session at Monsters University
It’s almost here, dear readers. With the Academy Awards this coming weekend, we’re almost to the end of February and the beginning of the season for what will hopefully be good movies. This week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at one of those upcoming releases, with the new UK trailer for Pixar’s Monsters University. Premise: Set about ten years before the events of M...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: It’s A Good Day to Try Hard as Newest Die Hard a Tepid Box Office Winner
While the overall revenue at the box office has increased over the last two weeks, the latest installment in the Die Hard franchise, A Good Day to Die Hard, has first place standing at the box office with a mixed blessing. While it was the strongest performer of the weekend with an estimated $25 million (and $33.2 million counting its Valentine’s Day opening), the $92 million action flick has to h...[Read More]
Enter to Win Passes to An Advance Screening of Dead Man Down!
CinemaNerdz readers have a chance to receive complimentary passes to a preview screening of Dead Man Down, the new film starring Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace from director Niels Arden Oplev. For your chance to receive complimentary passes to see the film at the Uptown Palladium in Birmingham, Michigan on Thursday, March 7th at 7:00pm, just scroll down to the contest form further down on this pag...[Read More]
The Top 10 Romance Movies of All Time
Let me start by saying that it would most likely be impossible to list the Top 100 Romance Movies of all time because there are simply too many outstanding films to choose from. However, I will give this truncated list my best shot. After questioning many people and either agreeing or disagreeing with their particular thoughts on this vast subject, I compiled my favorite heart wrenching movies. My...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Rob Zombie Returns with The Lords of Salem
Happy Valentine’s week, everyone! Whether you’re spending the day with your special someone, going to see A Good Day to Die Hard on opening day, or anything in between, I hope you enjoy your February the 14th. This week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ is completely inappropriate for Valentine’s Day, as I examine the second trailer for Rob Zombie’s The Lords of...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Identity Thief Swipes Top Spot from Warm Bodies
As Valentine’s Day nears, you would expect to see more romantic movies hitting the cinema. Instead, the big winners of the weekend turned out to be an off-kilter comedy and a decidedly unconventional love story. Identity Thief debuted as the top spot taker, the Jason Bateman/Melissa McCarthy comedy earning back its entire budget in a single weekend with an estimated $36.6 million, though critics a...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Super Bowl XLVII Movie Spot Roundup!
Well, another Super Bowl has come and gone – congratulations to the Baltimore Ravens on their victory, and good job to the San Francisco 49ers, too. But for people like me, who are cinephiles and not football fans, the main thing that the Big Game has to offer is the new TV spots for upcoming movies. This year, there were seven movie spots during Super Bowl XLVII, and on this week’s Trailer ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Warm Bodies Is the Hottest Property at the Box Office
Box office totals continue to recede through the cold months of 2013, with very few new names to cheer things up. Of the two new releases to make any waves, only one was able to claim a top three victory: Warm Bodies, the $30 million budgeted horror-comedy-romance of a zombie whose love for a human slowly brings him back to life, made a strong first weekend showing with an estimated $19.5 million ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: It’s Die Hard in the White House – Take One, Olympus Has Fallen
We’re still stuck in the January doldrums, dear readers, but all we can do is slog through as we await both warmer weather and better movies. This week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes aim at the first trailer for Olympus Has Fallen, the first of this year’s two action movies involving a hostile takeover of the White House. Premise: When the White House – Secret Service codename: “...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Hansel and Gretel Lead A Weak Box Office
Receipts were down this week as a whole, as a handful of new films hit the box office that did little to inject life into it. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters led the way with a fairly weak estimate of $19 million, though the $50 million film had a big enough opening overseas to ensure it made back on its investment. It was the only new film to break the top three, which belonged to box office w...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Everyone Old Is Cool Again in Red 2
We’re definitely in the early-year doldrums now, with guilty pleasures being the most we can usually expect from our new movies. On the plus side, there are still some good trailers coming out. This week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at the teaser for the action-comedy sequel RED 2. Premise: Retired CIA officer Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) and his motley crew of friends use their...[Read More]