Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Box Office Weekend: The Force Awakens Still On Top
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has only been in theaters for ten days, but not only is it still far and away the box office champ with a whopping $152.5 million estimated total for the weekend, but is also the fastest film to $500 million in revenue, best second weekend total on record, best opening of all-time, and is on track to potentially being the highest earning movie of all-time as well (amon...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Star Wars Blasts Box Office Records
With all the hype surrounding it and (the critical praise lavished upon it), is it any wonder Star Wars: The Force Awakens would do anything but succeed? Well, it did, and then some, with the best opening weekend in history with an estimated $238 million. No debut had a chance against it, even with the other big debuts trying to appeal to different audiences. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip...[Read More]
Movie Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens needed to do two things. First of all, it needed to erase the sour memory of the prequels, at least in the minds of ardent Star Wars fans. Secondly, it needed to prove it could stand with the original trilogy as a fitting sequel to Return of the Jedi (1983). Amazingly, it does both. From the opening crawl, which packs more excitement into it than any of the crawls from...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The Galactic Saga Continues in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Yes, dear readers, I must again apologize for making you go so long between installments of this column. But I’m finally back, because last week brought us a trailer far too big to ignore. Without further ado, join me as I examine the first look at what’s sure to be one of next year’s biggest films, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Premise: Set approximately thirty years...[Read More]
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