Black Mass
Box Office Weekend: Martian Remains Ahead of the Game
The Martian not only remained the top draw at the box office, its estimated $37 million over the weekend brings its worldwide totals to $227.8 million; enough to ensure the widely acclaimed film is a box office success. Hotel Transylvania 2, as well, entered its second week with an estimated $20.3 million and an even higher domestic gross than The Martian, and almost as successful worldwide. Pan, ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: The Martian Conquers the Box Office
While not the horror movie the title conjures up, October began with a strong start thanks to The Martian. With an estimated $55 million, director Ridley Scott and Matt Damon have been earning high marks from critics and audiences, though it will probably need a few more weekends like this if it hopes to make back its $108 million in costs. In fact, very little in release conjures up the spooks an...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Hotel Transylvania 2 Scares Up Record Box Office Rout
It may be getting marginally better reviews than the first film, but audiences were more than happy to see Hotel Transylvania 2. So much so, that its estimated $47.5 million opening is the best domestic September opening on record. While its unreleased budget makes it hard to tell whether it is on path to be a financial success in the long run remains to be seen (even Minions, with its relatively ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Burns Up the Box Office
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials may be the winner at the box office with an estimated $30.3 million, but it failed to make much headway with critics, nor did it manage to top the previous film and its $32.5 million opening (though it will likely do well with overseas dollars). Interestingly, the real winner of the box office may well be second-place finisher Black Mass. With an estimated $23.4 mill...[Read More]
Movie Review: Black Mass
Black Mass is not necessarily a bad mob film, but it’s a mob film too concerned with emulating the cool of other, better mob films to develop any real voice of its own. Director Scott Cooper clearly had Martin Scorsese on the brain as he put this film together, but Cooper brings none of his own creative intent to the table. David O. Russell recently aped Scorsese with even wilder abandon in Americ...[Read More]