Million Dollar Arm
Box Office Weekend: Fault in Our Stars Charms Critics and Box Office
Those looking for an Endless Love-style travesty should take their dollars elsewhere; The Fault in our Stars has found itself on excellent footing in its debut weekend, bringing in an estimated $48.2 million, over four times its budget costs. The romantic drama effectively toppled Maleficent, which made an estimated $33.5 million (and profitable if taking its worldwide earnings) and the Tom Cruise...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Maleficent Proving Bad Can Be Good for Business
Critics may not be wowed by its story, but plenty turned out to see the new spin on villainy in Maleficent. Angelina Jolie’s take on the Sleeping Beauty character was enough to bring in a solid estimated $70 million at the box office this weekend despite getting only mixed critical reception. X-Men: Days of Future Past fell from its lofty Memorial Day perch with only an estimated $32.6 million, bu...[Read More]
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]
Movie Review: Million Dollar Arm
The film Million Dollar Arm is a family-friendly drama that is based on the real-life story of the first Indian athletes to become involved with any major American sports franchise. The film was directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Tom McCarthy. Neither gentleman has a huge list of credits to their respective professions but what they do have is largely decent quality and have latched onto a...[Read More]