Captain America: Civil War
The 10 Best Films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Ever since Samuel L. Jackson first popped up at the end of Iron Man (2008) ten years ago and revealed to Tony Stark that he was a part of a bigger universe, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has sat on top of the film landscape that every movie studio envies. There are currently 18 MCU films, with this week’s Avengers: Infinity War (2018) marking the nineteenth entry in the series, and the most ...[Read More]
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]
Box Office Weekend: Mutants Lose Box Office to Mutants?
Last week, the Marvel mutants ruled the roost. But, in its second week, X-Men: Apocalypse slipped to second with an estimated $22.3 million, though worldwide the film has done decent, if not explosive, business. First place went to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, which pulled in an estimated $35.3 million. Unfortunately, at $135 million to make and only $69.3 million earned world...[Read More]