The lull that began June has ended. Jurassic World may not have been the critical darling the original film was over twenty years ago, but its opening weekend box office numbers blew past those of all three previous films and even bested Avengers: Age of Ultron with an estimated $204.6 million. Meanwhile, Spy, the hit of last week, barely made a ripple this weekend with an estimated $16 million, a...[Read More]
If May started big and ended low, then maybe the opening lull of June will rise as the big hits of the summer start to arrive. It does look like a good time will be had by Spy; the Melissa McCarthy-starring, Paul Feig-directed action comedy is winning critics and audiences alike, opening with an estimated $30 million (though not releasing its costs as of yet). San Andreas slid to second with an es...[Read More]