World War Z
Box Office Weekend: The Conjuring Scares Up More Than Good Reviews and Takes Box Office Gold
The Conjuring is generating a lot of buzz…not only for its high reviews, but for its money-making potential. Budgeted at $20 million, the film (directed by James Wan, who previously found success in the world of horror with the Saw franchise) brought in an estimated $41.5 million, making it the second highest opening weekend ever for a supernatural horror film (beaten only by Paranormal Activity 3...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Despicable Me Stays Ahead of Robots and Sandler
Once again the box office has proven that keeping a film’s budget reasonable is a good idea, whether the movie is well-received or not. Despicable Me 2 held the top spot for a second week, making an estimated $44.8 million and holding off newcomers Grown-Ups 2 (estimated $42.5 million) and Pacific Rim (estimated $38.3 million). Grown-Ups 2 has been almost universally panned by critics, and still h...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Despicable Me 2 Sends The Lone Ranger Packing
Sharing Tuesday openings, it seems strange to think one movie would take the weekend in such a lopsided victory, but it has. Despicable Me 2 opened against The Lone Ranger, and the CG animated family film made its competitor look absolutely flummoxed. While both films took the first and second box office spots respectively, Despicable Me 2’s estimated $82.5 million adds to a domestic total of $142...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: You Can’t Keep a Good Monster Down
This week saw the release of a female buddy cop comedy and the second “White House Under Attack” themed movie of the year, but neither film could keep Monsters University from scoring the top spot at the box office once again. The Pixar film, which earned an estimated $46.2 million has reportedly been budgeted at $270 million, meaning it has a long, long ways to go in making its deficit up domesti...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Monsters University Gets Top Honors
The box office belonged this week to two very different kinds of monsters; the kind that take over the world, and the kind you can take your kids to see. Monsters University, the latest offering from Pixar, handily won the top spot with an estimated $82 million, while the PG-13 rated World War Z, a zombie film notable for its long production time and a surprisingly tame rating for its subject matt...[Read More]
Enter to Win Tickets to an Advance Screening of World War Z
CinemaNerdz readers have a chance to receive complimentary passes to a preview screening of World War Z, the new film starring Brad Pitt. For your chance to receive complimentary passes to see the film at the Emagine Novi in Novi, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18th at 7:00 PM, just scroll down to the “Enter to Win” link further down on this page and click it. You’ll then be directed ...[Read More]
World War Z Premieres in London with Concert by Muse!
A special live performance by the band Muse before 15,000 fans, at Horse Guards Parade Grounds, St. James’ Park in London began the celebration centered around the Global Premiere of World War Z, from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions, in association with Hemisphere Media Capital and GK Films on Sunday, June 2nd, 2013. The live performance was preceded by a massive Global Premiere ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Super Bowl XLVII Movie Spot Roundup!
Well, another Super Bowl has come and gone – congratulations to the Baltimore Ravens on their victory, and good job to the San Francisco 49ers, too. But for people like me, who are cinephiles and not football fans, the main thing that the Big Game has to offer is the new TV spots for upcoming movies. This year, there were seven movie spots during Super Bowl XLVII, and on this week’s Trailer ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: It’s the Running of the Zombies in World War Z
We’re almost halfway through the month of November, and into the season of year-end movies and Oscar hopefuls – check out Skyfall if you haven’t, it’s awesome – and that means that early trailers for next year’s big movies will start rolling in. This week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ conducts a post-mortem on our first look at the upcoming zombie epic World...[Read More]