Thor: Ragnarok
The 10 Best Films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Ever since Samuel L. Jackson first popped up at the end of Iron Man (2008) ten years ago and revealed to Tony Stark that he was a part of a bigger universe, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has sat on top of the film landscape that every movie studio envies. There are currently 18 MCU films, with this week’s Avengers: Infinity War (2018) marking the nineteenth entry in the series, and the most ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Dominates
As expected, the latest installment of the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, finished atop the box office in its first weekend. In fact, earning an estimated $220 million gave the film the second largest opening weekend of all time, just behind its predecessor, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), which earned $247.9 million. Finishing in a very distant second was the animated feature Ferd...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Third Time’s Cool for Coco
For the third week in a row, Disney and Pixar’s Coco held onto the top spot at the box office. Earning an estimated $18.3 million, the animated hit finished with almost twice the box office of second-place finisher Justice League, which itself brought in $9.6 million. In just three weeks, Coco has earned $135.5 million domestically. However, it’s run at the top likely comes to an end this week whe...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Coco Holds Post Thanksgiving Box Office
It may look like we made a mistake and ran the same box office results from last week, but we didn’t. In fact, the order of the post-Thanksgiving box office is identical to last week’s holiday results, at least for the first six spots anyway. For the second week, Disney and Pixar’s Coco held the top spot at the box office with $26.1 million, bringing its impressive two-week total to $108.7 million...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Coco Rains Down on Justice
Disney and Pixar’s latest animated feature Coco delivered on its promise to top the box office upon release by finishing first during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with an estimated $49 million. While it finished just ahead of Justice League (which added $40.7 million to its coffers bringing its two-week total to $171.5 million), it received higher mark from audiences and critics alike than its...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Justice League Conquers
The latest comic-book film, Justice League – this one from Warner Bros. and DC Comics – debuted in the top spot this week earning $96 million, failing to break the $100 million plateau in its opening weekend as did the previous DC Comics entry, Wonder Woman (2016) with $103.2 million its opening weekend. Justice League did much better international, bringing in an additional estimated $185.5 milli...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Thor and the Bad Moms
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend saw Jigsaw open on top of a slow movie-going weekend. But things will change this weekend as Marvel unveils its third movie of the year in the form of Thor: Ragnarok and one of last year’s surprise comedy hits gets a Christmas sequel in the form of A Bad Moms Christmas. Let’s see how big of...[Read More]
Upcoming Movies from Marvel Studios: Title List and Release Dates for Phase 2 and Phase 3
On October 28, 2014, during a special event at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed the films that will make up Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). These titles feature a mix of fan-favorite characters and several heroes who will be making their big-screen debuts. The next two films scheduled to be released by Marvel Studios are Avengers: A...[Read More]