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Midnight Madness Returns to Detroit at Landmark’s Main Art Theatre
Landmark Theatres are bringing the extremely popular Midnight Madness back to the Detroit area this summer. The film series, that features such classic films as Jaws, Robocop, and Die Hard, returns to Landmark’s Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan on Friday, May 13. The series kicks off with Steven Spielberg’s classic Jaws and then runs through Halloween 2011. Films featured in the Midnight Ma...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Fast Five Blows Past Competition!
It’s one thing to have a slightly down weekend; it’s another to be blown so far out of the water to not even be funny. Rio slipped to second place this week with $14.4 million, not bad for a third week. Shame it can’t even begin to compare to the fantastic weekend debut of Fast Five. The action blockbuster with Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and Paul Walker made an astounding $83.6 million, and nearl...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Rio Still High atop Its Perch; Madea Big & Happy at #2
Apparently it pays to not only be 3D and kid-friendly, but have three letters in your title. Just as Hop did not too long ago, Rio holds the top spot for a second week in a row. Its take isn’t as big as last week’s (only a “paltry” $26.8 million), but it was enough to keep it solidly in its top spot, above newcomers Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family ($25.8 million) and Water for Elephants ($1...[Read More]