Finding Dory
Box Office Weekend: Matt Damon Is Bourne Again
After sitting the last entry out, Matt Damon brought the money to the box office as he returned as Jason Bourne for the fifth movie in the series (and the second highest opening weekend, with an estimated $60 million). While not as critically regarded as earlier entries, it has still managed to make $110.1 million worldwide so far. Star Trek Beyond, in the meantime, slid into second with an estima...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Star Trek Goes Above and Beyond
While it has a lot of ground here and abroad to cover for its $185 million budgetary costs, Star Trek Beyond still took the weekend with an estimated $59.6 million, and with critical praise it appears to have enough positive buzz to keep afloat for long enough to turn a profit. It dethroned two-time first-place finisher The Secret Life of Pets, which ended the weekend with an estimated $29.3 milli...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Pets Ain’t ‘Fraid of No Ghostbusters
The Secret Life of Pets is the top draw for a second week in a row; though it dropped to an estimated $50.6 million in revenue, it managed to keep Ghostbusters in a second-place finish with an estimated $46 million. The $144 million production did open to critical praise, but with the news that the film will not be released in China (and the months-long controversy spawned by its original release ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Life of Pets Exposed
The studio that brought you Minions knocked the House of Mouse from atop the box office, as The Secret Life of Pets took the top spot with a strong showing, bringing in an estimated $103.2 million domestically. In fact, Finding Dory found itself in tight competition with the critically panned The Legend of Tarzan. In second place with an estimated $20.6 million, The Legend of Tarzan is still nowhe...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: July 4th Belongs to Dory
In celebration of Independence Day weekend, Finding Dory remained the top draw at the box office, and continues to pile on in U.S. gross with an estimated $50.2 million for the four-day weekend. The Legend of Tarzan was the second biggest draw, and while its estimated $45.6 million is a decent start, the film will have to battle against a $180 million budget and low critical reception. However, cr...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Finding Dory Tops Again
The latest Disney Pixar release is doing just swimmingly (at least, in the United States), as Finding Dory grows ever closer to a $300 million domestic haul with an estimated $73.2 million at the box office this past weekend. Its second week totals overshadowed the release of Independence Day: Resurgence. The panned sequel to the 1996 megahit opened with an estimated $41.6 million, but at a $165 m...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Audiences Find Dory Delightful
The box office is big again. In the best weekend since the beginning of May (when Captain America: Civil War was released), Finding Dory took the top spot, and it was by a wide margin: at an estimated $136.2 million, it was the biggest opening for a PG-rated film in history. At an estimated $34.5 million second-place finisher Central Intelligence fell much further behind in gross, but the buddy co...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Ellen v The Rock
Welcome to another “Preview Reel” column. where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. Originality is something that this summer has seen very little of, as all ten movies in the top ten box office this past weekend consisted of sequels, reboots, or adaptations. This week does feature an original film in the Kevin Hart/Dwayne Johnson vehicle Central Intelligence, but all eyes are on y...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Return to the Sea in the New Trailer for Pixar’s Finding Dory
Happy March, dear readers! The Oscars are behind us now, and Disney’s Zootopia comes out this Friday. Speaking of which, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at the second trailer for Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory. Premise: Six months after the events of Finding Nemo, Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres) suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about “the jewel of Monterey, Cal...[Read More]