Larry Crowne
Weekend Box-Office: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Smashes Box Office and Records
Move over, Transformers…Harry Potter is back, and is cleaning up all over the place. Not only did Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 take the weekend with $168.6 million, it also managed to land the #1 spot in numerous categories, including best opening day and best opening weekend of all time. With nearly $500 million worldwide, in one weekend it has made half of Pirates of the Caribbea...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Transformers: Dark of the Moon Reigns Supreme!
Opening a film on a Wednesday, during a holiday weekend, can really give you a leg up…Transformers: Dark of the Moon did a fine job bringing in ticket sales, even if its critical reception left a lot to be desired. During the 4-day weekend, it made $116.4 million (and $181.1 million including the Wednesday and Thursday receipts). Not only is it the highest-earning film opening on Independence Day ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Larry Crowne
Even as far romantic comedies go, Larry Crowne is offensively simplistic and throws out one dud joke after another all while resting on a sitcom plot that barely holds water thanks to Tom Hanks’ effervescent charms and a way with a heartfelt speech. Hanks is co-writer and director of this mediocre attempt to strain humor out of America’s debilitating job market crisis as the titular Larry – proud,...[Read More]