It may be almost the same story as the last one, and according to critics, not as well told, but Memorial Day was a good time to be suffering from a blackout…The Hangover Part II pushed aside all competition, earning a total of $105.7 million during the holiday weekend. The original film had only a 3-day weekend in its initial release and steadily grew in popularity with word of mouth, but the ope...[Read More]
Despite the dismal reviews and less revenue in its first weekend than its predecessors (that’s including the added markup of 3-D), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides still showed very strong over the weekend, earning $90.1 million and taking the top spot at the box office. Even so, Johnny Depp and company have helmed a steady ship overseas; the $250 million budget has been covered in the ...[Read More]
Some of you may have abandoned the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise after walking out of At World’s End going, “So…what just happened?” Wanting to create a nice, little epic trilogy, the series got out of hand by throwing everything at the screen all at once, wanting to wrap up the love story of William Turner and Elizabeth Swann, the vengeance of Davy Jones, and…well, the tales of about other 9...[Read More]