Trouble with the Curve
Weekend Box-Office: Taken 2 Abducts Box Office
With October underway, it may be a little surprising that the horror film season kicks off with the first-place winner at the box office being an action thriller whose only horrific element may be its reviews. Taken 2 stood tall over the rest with an estimated $50 million, enough to already show net earnings over its $45 million budget, despite being much less well-received than the original film....[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Critics May Have Put the Bite on It, but Audiences Made Hotel Transylvania a Hit
From director Genndy Tartakovsky and Adam Sandler comes…the highest grossing September release of all-time? Apparently so, as the critically panned CG comedy Hotel Transylvania defied its reviews and earned an estimated $43 million…not enough to top its $85 million budget, but a fine start to its theatrical run and more than surpassing the original high-grosser of September, Sweet Home Alabama, wh...[Read More]
Weekend Box Office: Epic Struggle as End of Watch and House on the End of the Street Fight for First
While the Monday totals will officially decide which movie comes out on top, it was a tough call to make between the crime drama End of Watch, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and written and directed by David Ayer (of Training Day fame), and the PG-13 horror House at the End of the Street. Both films made an estimated $13 million, but as I write this, End of Watch currently holds the lead due to a higher...[Read More]
Enter for Your Chance to Win Tickets to An Advance Screening of Trouble with the Curve
Congratulations to the winners of our “Enter for Your Chance to Win Tickets to An Advance Screening of Trouble with the Curve” contest! Here they are: Lempo4, KBA, Just1asc, Kendellann, Scutia51, Charisseryden, Colin Davis, Picky R, Fanfabroj, Adam, Jewel Edwards, Softrose68, Karen, Carolyn H., StephBeth, Drichmond, Mark, brendavt, missmac7655, Ajea, Picky R, slimjohn, misterD, Rrichmond, and Rich...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Clint Eastwood is Back in Trouble with the Curve
Sports movies have been a staple of Hollywood for a long time, all the way back to the silent era. And considering that the 2012 Summer Olympics just wrapped up, it is appropriate that this week marks the first time a sports film has been covered by Trailer Trashin’ – the upcoming Clint Eastwood baseball drama Trouble with the Curve. Premise: An aging Atlanta Braves baseball scout named Gus ...[Read More]