The Maze Runner
Box Office Weekend: Fury Leads As Box Office Falters
While nowhere near the doldrums of the September box office, there has been a downward trend to weekend gross the past two weeks, so while Fury may have topped the box office with an estimated $23.5 million it does not have quite the lead Gone Girl (estimated $17.8 million) held when it debuted two weeks ago. In fact, despite the fact that the top three films, including The Book of Life (estimated...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Dracula Draws Little Blood
Despite heavy promotion and promises of epic adventure, Dracula Untold (estimated $23.5 million) took a back seat to more subtle fare as Gone Girl (estimated $26.8 million) took the first-place spot once more. Not to say Dracula Untold will be a failure…accounting for worldwide box office, it has achieved $86.1 million and already bested its $70 million budget…but it has proven unpopular with crit...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Gone Girl Takes Box Office With It
The box office continues to climb as two big names pull in the bucks, though critical acclaim is divided between them. The biggest draw (and biggest critical winner) is director David Fincher’s Gone Girl with an estimated $38 million. With a $61 million budget it has a ways to go, but it has gotten a good head start. But things might be looking even better for Annabelle. Though panned and not rele...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: The Equalizer Is Top Draw
Critical reaction may be mixed, but The Equalizer won over audiences handily as box office revenues continue to improve (even over the similar weekend from last year), the Denzel Washington-led thriller bringing in an estimated $35 million. With a budget of $55 million, the film is off to a good start; The Maze Runner, on the other hand, cleared a few hurdles to garner itself a mostly successful s...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Maze Runner Leads Upward Trend
When the box office hit a dull spot two weeks ago, it could be supposed that there was nowhere to go but up, and the latest crop of new releases helped in that department. While not all were critical darlings (Jason Bateman’s This is Where I Leave You being one of the more obvious ones), they still generated enough to make this an even bigger weekend than last. The Maze Runner made an excellent st...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Maze Runner
In this day and age we, as a society, have become obsessed with the idea of a post-apocalyptic life. This has created an enormous output of post-apocalyptic young adult fiction titles. From I Am Legend to The Road, and from World War Z to The Hunger Games, these fiction titles have been transposed to film for the good of both movie fans and producers alike. The latest installment in this craze is ...[Read More]
Intriguing New Trailer for The Maze Runner Released
The new trailer for the sci-fi action film The Maze Runner was just released, and it gives me hope that the movie might be more than just a retread of Divergent following in the considerable wake of The Hunger Games. It looks like there’s plenty of action and mystery at work here and that could make for a pretty entertaining film. Then again, we’ve all been burned by trailers before haven...[Read More]