Super Bowl weekend saw a fierce battle between two sensational teams as the new super hero pic Chronicle won a narrow victory over the horror flick The Woman in Black leading a busy frame at the North American box office. Both new releases beat expectations with $20M+ debuts, were low-cost projects, and successfully excited teens and young adults who have been so hard for studios to reach with non-sequels. The former went after the guys while the latter targeted the gals allowing both films to thrive. In fact, all three of the weekend’s new releases – including the kid-friendly whale rescue pic Big Miracle – skewed heavily towards the under-25 crowd leading the overall box office to continue to exceed year-ago levels every frame this year.
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Super Teens Edge Boy Wizard for #1 Spot
February 6th, 2012Movie Review: The Woman in Black Is Plenty Spooky, but Barely Twisty
February 4th, 2012
Review in a Hurry: Daniel Radcliffe is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of a recently deceased eccentric who lived in a spooky old mansion. There, he sees a whole lotta dead…
Ben Gazzara: 1930-2012
February 4th, 2012The accomplished stage, television, and film actor passed away this afternoon in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 81.
Weekly Ketchup: Adam Sandler to Conquer Candy Land
February 4th, 2012The world of movie development news definitely got back in business after two weeks obsessed with Sundance, but it’s still January, and Hollywood tends not to do tons of really great things in January, it seems, at any point of the development cycle. And so, we got a week that includes news for two Hasbro game/toy adaptations, and just generally more Rotten Ideas than Fresh Developments yet again.
Movie Review: Big Miracle a Whale Rescue Adventure That (Barely) Stays Afloat
February 3rd, 2012
Review in a Hurry: This whale of a tale—an inspirational rescue-adventure about three gray whales trapped in the Arctic Circle—would be hard to swallow if it weren’t based on…
Movie Review: Big Miracle a Whale Rescue Adventure That (Barely) Stays Afloat
February 3rd, 2012Review in a Hurry: This whale of a tale—an inspirational rescue-adventure about three gray whales trapped in the Arctic Circle—would be hard to swallow if it weren’t based on…
Movie Review: Chronicle Is Totally Paranormal Activity for Superheroes
February 3rd, 2012
Review in a Hurry: High school outcast Andrew is a videophile who records everything, even the intense bullying he endures between classes. But all that changes when he and two other students…
Movie Review: Chronicle Is Totally Paranormal Activity for Superheroes
February 3rd, 2012
Review in a Hurry: High school outcast Andrew is a videophile who records everything, even the intense bullying he endures between classes. But all that changes when he and two other students…
Movie Review: The Grey Is Thick With Super Tense Action—Just Like Liam Neeson!
February 3rd, 2012
Review in a Hurry: After their plane crashes in a frozen Alaskan wilderness, Liam Neeson and seven other men must work together to bear the cold and…a pack of angry wolves! A better than average…
Movie Review: The Grey Is Thick With Super Tense Action—Just Like Liam Neeson!
February 3rd, 2012Review in a Hurry: After their plane crashes in a frozen Alaskan wilderness, Liam Neeson and seven other men must work together to bear the cold and…a pack of angry wolves! A better than average…