Pain & Gain
Box Office Weekend: Star Trek Into Darkness Less Than Expected, Still Warps Past Competition
When a four-day weekend expected to bring in $100 million only gives an estimated $84.1 ($70.6 million for the three-day), chances are an investor might be a little disappointed. But for most, an opening that big is a good thing, and critics and audiences alike are enjoying their forays to see Star Trek Into Darkness, the sequel to the J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the classic franchise. It was enough to...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Gatsby Reaches for the Light but Iron Man Snatches It Away
Director Baz Luhrmann may have had a solid weekend with his adaptation of The Great Gatsby, earning an estimated $51.1 million despite mixed reviews, but it failed to keep Iron Man 3 from taking the box office for a second straight week. The Marvel Studios franchise made a fine showing in its second weekend with an estimated $72.5 million, not only profiting on its $200 million budget, but making ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Marvel Wins Big Again with Iron Man 3
Summer is still some ways off, but looking at box office weekend take you might think it is already here. Still fresh on the heels of its box-office record breaking The Avengers last year, Marvel went back to its solo hero adventures with Iron Man 3, and with a $200 million budget it had a lot of ground to cover. However, with an estimated $175.3 million in a single weekend (and an outstanding $50...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Box Office Gain for Mild Critical Pain as Michael Bay’s Caper Takes Top Spot
To say that Pain & Gain is getting mixed critical praise is perhaps an understatement; it is Michael Bay’s best reviewed movie since Transformers, but then, Transformers was not a critical success. Bay, however, can make money despite critics, and his newest true story crime caper is no exception. On a low (for Bay anyway) budget of only $26 million, Pain & Gain has already made an estimat...[Read More]
Enter to Win Passes to An Advance Screening of Pain & Gain!
CinemaNerdz readers have a chance to receive complimentary passes to a preview screening of Pain & Gain, the new film from director Michael Bay, starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. For your chance to receive complimentary passes to see the film at the Emagine Novi in Novi, Michigan (Emagine Novi, 44425 W. 12 Mile Rd., Novi, MI 48377) on Tuesday, April 23rd at 7:00 PM, just sc...[Read More]