Heaven is for Real
Box Office Weekend: X-Men and Days of Future Past Do Fine in the Present
While perhaps not the biggest surprise of the Memorial Day weekend, X-Men: Days of Future Past is at least a welcome return to high earnings for the X-Men franchise. At an estimated $111 million for the four-day weekend, it did not surpass the earnings of the third film, X-Men: The Last Stand, but it has surpassed the first film in worldwide gross and likely to earn back its $200 million investmen...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Godzilla Stomps Competition with $93 Million
Yes, Godzilla has returned to theaters, and is making waves with critics and audiences alike, as the big fire-breathing lizard took in an estimated $93.2 million at the box office. While not enough to cover its $160 million budget, it still had a better opening all around than The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (which landed in third this week with an estimated $16.8 million). Still, it falls behind in net ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Spider-Man Drops and Neighbors Moves In
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has apparently had its big day at the box office as it fell to second place with an estimated $37.2 million. Its successor is Neighbors, the R-rated comedy starring Zac Efron and Seth Rogen. With an estimated $51.1 million, it made a strong start, especially considering it nearly tripled its production costs in a single weekend, and likely to do much better. Not that The A...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Spider-Man Is Amazing Once Again
Marvel struck gold at the box office twice this season with a debut only slightly less impressive than the one for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened strongly with an estimated $92 million and blew away all comers to the box office, though it has not been as critically well-received as other recent Marvel films. However, it fared better with critics than The Other...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Captain America Falls to The Other Woman
While not winning the hearts of critics, The Other Woman managed to charm enough cash at the box office – an estimated $24.7 million – to finally push Captain America: The Winter Soldier (estimated $16 million) into second place. Not that the latest Marvel film has much to fear, considering its hefty domestic haul of $224.8 million alone is more than enough to make it a success. It is the current ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Captain America Winters On Top Again
Captain America: The Winter Soldier needs no introductions, mostly because this is the third time it has held the box office. Its estimated $26.6 million was enough to hold off three new releases (which appeared to have underwhelmed critics) as well as push it into domestic profitability (while having passed half a billion worldwide). Rio 2 held up well for a second weekend with an estimated $22.5...[Read More]
Movie Review: Heaven is for Real
The film Heaven is For Real begs the question, is heaven for real? The film is based on the true story of a four-year-old boy’s account of heaven as told by his pastor/father Todd Burpo played by Greg Kinnear. The story takes place in small town America. The Burpoes are a beautiful family, struggling financially while going through life with just about the best attitude possible. In the face of t...[Read More]