Warcraft
Box Office Weekend: Audiences Find Dory Delightful
The box office is big again. In the best weekend since the beginning of May (when Captain America: Civil War was released), Finding Dory took the top spot, and it was by a wide margin: at an estimated $136.2 million, it was the biggest opening for a PG-rated film in history. At an estimated $34.5 million second-place finisher Central Intelligence fell much further behind in gross, but the buddy co...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Conjuring Sequel Slams Door on Competition
It may have opened slightly below the earnings of the original, but The Conjuring 2 is proving not every sequel is a miss, scoring an estimated $40.4 million in domestic box office. It kept the fantasy epic Warcraft at bay, which opened to a disappointing domestic estimate of $24.4 million on a $160 million budget…but with big overseas returns ($261.7 million in foreign box office), the film...[Read More]
Movie Review: Warcraft
First, it was a bestselling series of real-time strategy games. Then, it became one of the hottest online role-playing games in history. It was further immortalized in an episode of South Park. Now, the story of Warcraft hits the big screen, in a CG-fueled extravaganza of hammer-smashing, sword-swinging, and magic a-blazing. And how does it fare? Well, as someone who (shockingly, I’ll admit)...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Spooks, Magicians, and Orcs
Welcome to a new installment of “The Preview Reel” where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. This summer has seen its fair share of sequels, and while there are plenty more on the way, this weekend features two from a couple of 2013’s surprise hits. The Conjuring 2 brings back stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, along with director James Wan, for another spooky adventure from th...[Read More]