Now You See Me 2
Box Office Weekend: July 4th Belongs to Dory
In celebration of Independence Day weekend, Finding Dory remained the top draw at the box office, and continues to pile on in U.S. gross with an estimated $50.2 million for the four-day weekend. The Legend of Tarzan was the second biggest draw, and while its estimated $45.6 million is a decent start, the film will have to battle against a $180 million budget and low critical reception. However, cr...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Finding Dory Tops Again
The latest Disney Pixar release is doing just swimmingly (at least, in the United States), as Finding Dory grows ever closer to a $300 million domestic haul with an estimated $73.2 million at the box office this past weekend. Its second week totals overshadowed the release of Independence Day: Resurgence. The panned sequel to the 1996 megahit opened with an estimated $41.6 million, but at a $165 m...[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]
A Kid Critic Reviews Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2 is a great movie. It is about the Horsemen and how they are forced to steal something. There are many familiar faces from the first Now You See Me (2013), but also some new ones that you really grow to love or hate, depending on the character. This movie has amazing tricks, some which have never been seen before and others that have been performed for centuries. Even though the mo...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Spooks, Magicians, and Orcs
Welcome to a new installment of “The Preview Reel” where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. This summer has seen its fair share of sequels, and while there are plenty more on the way, this weekend features two from a couple of 2013’s surprise hits. The Conjuring 2 brings back stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, along with director James Wan, for another spooky adventure from th...[Read More]
Win Passes to See NOW YOU SEE ME 2
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of the new film NOW YOU SEE ME 2, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, and Lizzy Caplan. For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see the new film NOW YOU SEE ME 2 at the MJR Marketplace Theater in Sterling Heights, Michigan on Wednesday, June 8th at 7:00PM, just look for the “Enter the Cont...[Read More]