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Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks Revisit the Cold War in Bridge of Spies
A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, DreamWorks Pictures/Fox 2000 Pictures’ Bridge of Spies, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg, tells the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pi...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Minions Are Sidekicks to No One
Jurassic World appears to have seen the beginning of the end, taking in an estimated fifth week total of $18.1 million for second place. The winner was Minions, which stormed the box office with an estimated $115.2 million total. Granted, the top three are nothing if not successful, with Jurassic World the fourth most successful domestic film of all time with $590.6 million brought in so far, and ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Primeval Battle as Inside Out and Jurassic World Vie for Top Spot
Will Jurassic World be the big box office winner for a fourth week counting? Most likely, yes, though Inside Out certainly tried its best. At estimates of $30.9 million and $30.1 million respectively, it would take a big effort for the Pixar effort to topple the dinosaurs, but to say both films are successes is an understatement. At $558.1 million, Jurassic World is far and away a winner domestica...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Jurassic World Avoids Extinction
Audiences still showed up for dinosaurs in droves, delivering a third-week win for Jurassic World. With an estimated $54 million, the film is now the fastest film to earn $500 million domestically and likely to do much better as time goes on. However, though it now sits as the fifth highest earning domestic release of all time, it still has to rely on longevity if it seeks to best the one-two punc...[Read More]
Ted 2 Featurette Offers Fans A Look Behind the Bear
Ted is returning this Friday and CinemaNerdz has your need for Ted 2 information covered. The new featurette (see above) that just debuted this week, gives you a look behind the bear and the film. ABOUT THE FILM: TED 2: Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of Ted 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital’s follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time. Joi...[Read More]
Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out Posts Biggest Opening Ever for an Original Movie
Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out climbed to the top of the historical box office charts last weekend with the biggest opening for an original movie in history, topping the previous No. 1 original movie, Avatar, by more than $13 million, with over $90 million in domestic box office alone. Directed by Pete Docter (Up and Monsters, Inc.), and featuring the voices of Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Min...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: World Goes Jurassic Two Weeks In a Row
While it was only a few years ago that The Avengers was smashing box office records left and right, the sequel has now been overshadowed by the juggernaut of Jurassic World. The fourth film of the Jurassic Park series landed in the top spot for a second week in a row with an estimated $102 million and is likely to be the fastest movie to make $400 million by this week, the highest grossing film of...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Jurassic World a Dino-Sized Megahit
The lull that began June has ended. Jurassic World may not have been the critical darling the original film was over twenty years ago, but its opening weekend box office numbers blew past those of all three previous films and even bested Avengers: Age of Ultron with an estimated $204.6 million. Meanwhile, Spy, the hit of last week, barely made a ripple this weekend with an estimated $16 million, a...[Read More]
Join the Revolution with the New Mockingjay – Part 2 Trailer
Lionsgate released the official trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 this week and it looks like it will bring the series to a satisfying close. Panem is now engulfed by a war between the Capitol and the various districts. In the trailers, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) are closing in on a final confrontation as Katniss and her closes...[Read More]
New Trailer for Shaun the Sheep Movie Looks Hilarious and Charming
Small Sheep. Big Movie. A brand new trailer has been released starring your favorite farm friends from the Shaun the Sheep Movie! From the creators of Chicken Run, Aardman Animations brings you a charming story about family, fun, and facing your fears. Grab a sneak peek of the events that follow Shaun and his flock when they decide to take the day off and end up on a great escape to the big city i...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Spy Biggest Hit of Slow June Start
If May started big and ended low, then maybe the opening lull of June will rise as the big hits of the summer start to arrive. It does look like a good time will be had by Spy; the Melissa McCarthy-starring, Paul Feig-directed action comedy is winning critics and audiences alike, opening with an estimated $30 million (though not releasing its costs as of yet). San Andreas slid to second with an es...[Read More]
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Announces Major Expansion
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood is introducing a major expansion to the studio’s popular tour opening July 16, 2015, anchored by the addition of the brand new feature “Stage 48: Script to Screen” (a brand new interactive journey behind-the-scenes of the production process). The announcement was made May 27, 2015 by Danny Kahn, Executive Director, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood. Additional f...[Read More]