Inside Out
Ten Reactions to the 2016 Academy Award Nominations
The 88th annual Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning and just about everyone has an opinion. Although most of the nominations are what we expected, there were still some surprises and a few snubs that got the internet chatting. Here is a list of our ten biggest reactions to the 2016 Academy Award nominations. [divider] 10. Inside Out Is both Snubbed and Surprised Disney/Pixar’...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: An Impossible Mission? Not for Cruise
With a strong advertising blitz and J.J. Abrams in a producing chair, it seemed almost certain that Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation would be a top box office draw – and it was, reaching first with an estimated $56 million and garnering all sort of praise. And while it has opened very well compared to the previous Mission: Impossible films (second only to Mission: Impossible II), it has strangel...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Ant-Man Takes on Adam Sandler and Wins
Adam Sandler, regardless of the quality of his movies, is almost always a sure bet at the box office. However, his latest, Pixels, opened not only to poor reviews, but to a poor opening estimate of $24 million and below Ant-Man and its second week estimated take of $24.7 million. Also, in a stunning turn of events, nearly every movie in the top ten revealed its budget numbers, and as it turns out,...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Ant-Man Tough, But Diminutive Against Summer
It took the weekend box office and by all accounts is likely to be a decent haul for Marvel, but Ant-Man, at an estimated $58 million is the lowest-earning weekend since 2008, bested (or is that worsted?) by The Incredible Hulk and its $55 million. It is also the only film in the top ten to report its budget, and at $130 million, will likely be a worldwide success, if not a domestic one. Despite a...[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]
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]
A Kid Film Critic Reviews Inside Out
Inside Out is a great movie. I love the way it describes the workings of the brain in a way they think a kid would describe it. The movie starts off with a backstory on part of the life of Riley. Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias) is used to living in Minnesota, but when her parents decide to move the family to San Francisco, her emotions are conflicted. Five characters represent Riley’s emotions: Joy...[Read More]
