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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 content weren’t enough to dissuade audiences and critics alike from giving it the best opening ever for a film that wasn’t a sequel or prequel to another film, with $152.5 million in domestic revenue (Ha...[Read More]
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 Street made a splash at the box office with $36.3 million, the action comedy scoring well with audiences and critics alike, and more than enough to finally send Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax down to second place ...[Read More]
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…namely, John Carter landing in second. While for most films an estimated $30.6 million opening would spell good news, it isn’t for the ill-fated Disney adventure film. While another good weekend for Th...[Read More]
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, 3LB, Jonny, Kevin G LePla, Konfidence73, Danpeezy, Alking508, Hahakoolaid, David, DetroitMetal, Zulu0438, KAREN ZAHN, Brucegerard73, Kriz19, BrianT, pennystretcher, Priscilla. If you won, you should hav...[Read More]
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 wasn’t even close; number two, the Todd Phillips’ produced Project X, made an estimated $20.7 million in gross. Not to say it was a loser, not at all; along with Act of Valor (estimated $13.7 million),...[Read More]
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 ammunition during filming), earned an estimated $24.7 million and mixed reviews from critics. Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds came in second with an estimated $16 million and somewhat less positive reviews th...[Read More]
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, though The Vow didn’t fare too badly itself, earning an estimated $23.6 million. The Vow has profited better at the box office, with a budget of $30 million to Safe House’s $85 million, but both films have...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: A Weekend for Lovers as The Vow Makes a Strong Debut
It was a strong weekend at the pre-Valentine’s Day box office, well up from last week, with four new films not only topping the first-place finisher from last week, but nearly blowing it out of the water. The big winner, the romantic drama The Vow, made an estimated $41.7 million, almost twice as much as Chronicle, which made $22 million last week (and landed in fifth this week with an estimated $...[Read More]
Cinema Revisited: Exploring Mortality in The Fountain
Themes of life, death, disease, and immortality are all woven together in Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain, a very ambitious film that delivers three separate story lines spanning a thousand years. One takes place 500 years ago, and follows Spanish Conquistador Tomas and his search for the tree of life. The next takes place in present day as we watch Doctor Tommy Creo (Hugh Jackman) look for a cure...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Chronicle Tops Out Against Post-Potter Radcliffe
Found footage films have grown in popularity lately, though after The Devil Inside, the genre seemed to be on a downhill slump. But Chronicle seems ready to breathe some fresh life into the genre, making an estimated $22 million at the box office and claiming first place this week. Even the higher price tag compared to the likes of Paranormal Activity and Apollo 18 wasn’t an issue, the $12 million...[Read More]
Win Tickets to Project X
Congratulations to the winners of our “Win Tickets to Project X” contest! If you won, you should have received a message telling you how to claim your prize. Thanks for participating in the contest and check back here for more exciting giveaways soon! We’ve got 25 passes (one winner and one guest per pass) to see the new comedy Project X on Tuesday, February 28th at 7:00 P.M. at ...[Read More]
The Hunt for a Haunting: Ghostbusting in Detroit
On a dreary winter’s eve a team of investigators descended on the quiet downtown of St. Clair Shores, Michigan in search of a great many things: tidbits of local history, new experiences, answers to unexplained occurrences, but most importantly, activity of the paranormal variety. This team, MPI (Metro Paranormal Investigators), they’re ghost hunters. The group was founded six years ago beca...[Read More]