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Box Office Weekend: Straight Outta Compton Wins Again
Critics are raving about it, and audiences agree – Straight Outta Compton is a winner, with a second weekend in the first-place spot with an estimated $26.8 million. Domestically, it has made $111.5 million, gaining ground on Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, which took in an estimated $11.7 million in its fourth week and $157.8 million in domestic gross. While neither is a certified success (on...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Breaking Down the Teaser for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
We’re more than halfway through August, dear readers, and the summer movie season is almost over. But there are always new trailers for me to watch and analyze. This week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at the teaser for Quentin Tarantino’s next film The Hateful Eight. Premise: In post-Civil War Wyoming, eight strangers seek shelter in a haberdashery during a...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Straight Outta Compton Goes Straight Up the Chart
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation may still be doing decent enough business in its third week with an estimated $17 million, but the movie of the weekend is the critically acclaimed biopic Straight Outta Compton. With an estimated $56.1 million, the rise of rapping sensations N.W.A. led the weekend in a big way, much more so than the lackluster opening of the mildly acclaimed The Man from U.N.C.L...[Read More]