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Box-Office Weekend: Men in Black: International Tops Another Disappointing Box Office
Although a new film debuted atop the box-office weekend top ten again this week, it was a bit of a disappointment given the success of its predecessors. The latest film in the “Men in Black” series, Men in Black: International, debuted on top of the weekend box office bringing in $28.5 million domestically. Unfortunately, this was the lowest opening of all the previous films in the franchise. This...[Read More]
That Untitled Blumhouse Horror Project Has a Name!
Blumhouse, the leading brand in horror, recently took Halloween to that franchise’s highest performance and now returns to another genre classic with an upgrade engineered for today – Black Christmas. Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays. One by one, sorority girls on campus are being killed by an unknown stalker. But the killer is about to discover that this generation’s young wome...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Secret Life of Pets Sequel Leads Disappointing Box Office
While the top two film’s over the box-office weekend were new releases, they both proved to be disappointments, of sorts. Although the animated family film The Secret Life of Pets 2 finished on top of the box-office weekend with $47.1 million, it failed to make anywhere near what its predecessor had made during its opening weekend just a few years earlier. Elsewhere, the latest offering in the X-M...[Read More]
Official Trailer and Poster Released for AD ASTRA
The official trailer and poster art for AD ASTRA has been released by 20th Century Fox. Starring Brad Pitt, the film follows an astronaut as he travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father. The mission unravels a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. Directed by James Gray, AD ASTRA stars Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Suther...[Read More]
FORD v FERRARI Trailer and Poster Revealed
Twentieth Century Fox has released the official trailer and poster for their upcoming film FORD v FERRARI, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Kevin Miles (Christian Bale). The film follows Shelby and Miles, who battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: John Wick Bows to Aladdin
The live-action reinterpretation of Aladdin granted its studio a wish and stood atop the box-office weekend earning $90.2 million in its first weekend of release. The latest offering from Disney easily bested Keanu Reeves and last week’s top film, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, which finished with $24.6 for its second weekend. Despite the film’s second-place finish, the third film of the John ...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: John Wick Takes Out The Avengers
Keanu Reeves and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum easily took the top spot at this week’s box office with a $57 million opening. This is almost twice what John Wick: Chapter 2 brought in when it debuted with $30.4 opening. In second place, was Avengers: Endgame with $29.4 million in its fourth week of release. This gives the finale of the current spate of Marvel films a domestic total of $770.8 m...[Read More]
Highlights of the Cinetopia Film Festival 2019 Lineup
The Cinetopia Film Festival has released their comprehensive annual film schedule for 2019. This year’s festival will run from May 10 thru May 19, and will feature twenty Michigan premieres, four Midwest premieres, and three U.S. Premieres. Cinetopia continues across southeast Michigan this year with screenings at the State Theatre, University of Michigan-on campus, Arab American National Museum, ...[Read More]
The Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer Rolls In!
The trailer for the new film Sonic the Hedgehog debuted today and we have to admit, it looks kind of fun. But, check it out up above and let us know your thoughts in the comments section down below. Sonic the Hedgehog is a live-action adventure comedy based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega that centers on the infamously brash bright blue hedgehog. The film follows the (mis)a...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Avengers: Endgame Shatters Records
The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the one everything has been building towards, Avengers: Endgame opened with a three-day domestic gross of an estimated $350 million. This staggering amount gives the Marvel juggernaut the largest opening weekend box-office tally of all-time. In a very distant second place (approximately $342 million behind) was Marvel’s other current blo...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Shazam! Dominates Again
For the second consecutive week, Shazam! held on tightly to the top spot on the Box-Office Weekend leaderboard. This week, the film’s second in release, the latest film in the DC Extended Universe, added $25.1 million to give it a two-week total of $94.9 million. The Zachary Levi-led film continues to perform will internationally as well, adding $35.9 million to give it a global two-week total of ...[Read More]
The Trailer for Stuber Has Arrived!
Twentieth Century Fox has released the debut trailer and official poster for the upcoming action-comedy film Stuber, which stars Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista. The film is scheduled to be released on July 12, 2019. The film is directed by Michael Dowse and was written by Tripper Clancy. Producers of the film are Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. Also starring are Iko Uwais, Natalie Mo...[Read More]