Moonrise Kingdom
Weekend Box Office: Big Take for Marvel, McFarlane, and Pixar
Talk about winning streaks…Marvel, already rolling in dough with its major success of The Avengers, opened The Amazing Spider-Man on an off-kilter Tuesday debut. Turns out they may not have needed it: even without that extra cash, it entered at number one on the list with an estimated $65 million. But besides breaking records for Tuesday openers, it actually managed to best its reported $230 milli...[Read More]
Weekend Box Office: Bears Big at the Box Office as Ted and Brave Take Two of Top Three Spots
Seth McFarlane’s name is gold, whether its on his three TV shows on FOX or in the theaters, as his comedy Ted did quite well for itself in its debut weekend. The adventures of the walking, talking, R-rated teddy bear made an estimated $54.1 million (already making back its $50 million budget), and is getting positive reviews as well. So is the second place finisher, Magic Mike, which made an even ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Moonrise Kingdom
“Summer’s End” inlet is the poetically apt destination for a pair of adolescent teens in the first flush of young love following a year of pen-pal correspondences and being hunted by comically anxious parents, scoutmasters, and lawmen in Wes Anderson’s deeply charming and lovable Moonrise Kingdom. Set in a world of innocence and privilege in 1965 New England, Anderson has crafted a perfect fantasy...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: A Week Later and Little Has Changed
The Father’s Day weekend belonged to last week’s top draws as Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted and Prometheus remained in the top spots, earning an estimated $35.5 million and $20.2 million, respectively. While both experienced significant drops from last week, both have done quite well in the domestic market and abroad, Madagascar 3 pulling in $277.5 million and Prometheus a solid $217.5 millio...[Read More]