Preview Reel
The Preview Reel: Incredibles 2 and Tag
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Ocean’s 8 enjoyed a solid opening as it walked away with a franchise best $41.5 million first weekend haul, but its reign atop the box office is likely to be a short-lived one. Disney and Pixar’s long-awaited sequel to their tale of a family of super heroes, Incredibles 2, hits theaters almost...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Action Point & Adrift
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Solo: A Star Wars Story dramatically under performed over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, bringing in just $103 million over four days. That’s well below the anticipated $140-150 million, and could be seen as the first misstep from Disney since acquiring Lucasfilm back in 2012. The good news is that t...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Solo: A Star Wars Story
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, in which we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Deadpool 2 killed it at the box office last weekend, dethroning the mighty Avengers: Infinity War with an impressive $125 million debut. The merc-with-a-mouth will have his work cut out for him this weekend though as a new Star Wars film debuts in the form of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The inte...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Deadpool 2, Book Club, and Show Dogs
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Avengers: Infinity War was number one at the box office for the third weekend in a row this past week, but that streak is likely to end this weekend with another superhero strolling into cineplexes. Deadpool 2 looks to build off the incredible success of the first installment from two years ago,...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Life of the Party and Breaking In
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Avengers: Infinity War continues to break records as it has become the fastest film in history to reach $1 billion worldwide, and is already the 15th highest-grossing movie of all-time in just two weeks of release. The film is an undeniably huge hit for Marvel, and one that many studios saw comi...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Avengers: Infinity War
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s new wide-release movies. A Quiet Place regained the top spot at the box office this weekend, but the horror film’s box-office dominance will undoubtedly come to an end this weekend as what may arguably be the most anticipated movie of the year hits theaters when Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War (2018) finally arrives at mul...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: I Feel Pretty and Super Troopers 2
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Rampage and A Quiet Place were neck and neck at the box office last weekend, but it was the Dwayne Johnson blockbuster that got the best of John Krasinski’s horror sensation. Those two will likely continue doing great business until Avengers: Infinity War debuts next week as this week’s slate ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: A Quiet Place and Blockers
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Steven Spielberg returned to blockbuster filmmaking with moderate success in the form of Ready Player One’s $53 million opening weekend. This week, it will battle with two well-received movies, A Quiet Place and Blockers, for first place at the box office. Let’s see if either the horror thriller or raun...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Ready Player One and Acrimony
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend Pacific Rim: Uprising took down the long-time box office king, Black Panther, with an impressive $28 million haul. It won’t likely repeat the feat this weekend as one of the more intriguing releases of the year arrives in the form of Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One. Tyler Perry’s latest...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Pacific Rim: Uprising and Sherlock Gnomes
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther continued its record breaking run last weekend as it was the top movie for the fifth weekend in a row. The superhero’s streak is likely to end as another blockbuster opens this week in the form of Pacific Rim: Uprising, as does the animated Sherlock Gnomes. [divider] Pacific Rim: Uprising ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Tomb Raider & Love, Simon
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Disney dominated last weekend’s box office with the top two films, Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time. The studio’s reign is likely to end as we begin a three-week period of big blockbuster releases, with Tomb Raider up first. Twentieth Century Fox also offers Love, Simon as counter-programming. [divid...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Red Sparrow and Death Wish
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther was once again the king of the box office as the latest Marvel flick enjoyed the second biggest second weekend ever, scoring an amazing $108 million. There is no stopping the Wakanda king, but two new releases will try with Jennifer Lawrence’s Red Sparrow and the Bruce Willis revenge thril...[Read More]