Preview Reel
The Preview Reel: Game Night and Annihilation
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther obliterated box-office records last weekend as it earned over $192 million during the three-day weekend, good enough for the second biggest superhero opening ever behind The Avengers (2012). That is insanely impressive, and the king of Wakanda is likely to continue his box-office...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Black Panther and Early Man
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Fifty Shades Freed ended the franchise on a high note with a first-place finish, but its reign will be short-lived with a new Marvel film storming into theaters. Black Panther is riding a huge wave of hype as early reactions have it pegged as one of the best superhero movies ever, but there is...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Fifty Shades Freed, Peter Rabbit, and The 15:17 to Paris
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last week was an especially slow week as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) regained the top spot from Maze Runner: The Death Cure. That likely won’t happen this week as there are three big releases aiming at different demographics. The final chapter of the Fifty Shades series whips into th...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Winchester
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Maze Runner: The Death Cure ended Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’s reign last week as it opened with an impressive $23.5 million. It won’t have much competition this week as there is only one new wide-release film, Winchester, due to the big football game on Sunday. Is the Helen Mirren-led horro...[Read More]
The Preview Reel—Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Both 12 Strong and Den of Thieves performed better than expected last weekend, but neither could top box-office juggernaut Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. That movie’s January reign may come to an end this weekend with the final installment of the Maze Runner trilogy hitting theaters. That is the only n...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: 12 Strong and Den of Thieves
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at this week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle continues its hot streak at the box office, and with two soft contenders entering the ring this week, we don’t see why its reign won’t continue. There’s the based-on-a-true-story war flick 12 Strong and Gerard Butler’s Den of Thieves, neither of which is premiering with m...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: The Commuter, Proud Mary, and Paddington 2
Last week saw the reign of Star Wars: The Last Jedi come to an end as not one, but two movies placed above the mega blockbuster. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Insidious: The Last Key look to keep their box-office winning streak alive, but will have to deal with three different wide-release films this weekend. We have another Liam Neeson action-thriller in The Commuter, the family-friendly seq...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Insidious: The Last Key
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. The 2017 holiday season was kind to movie fans as there were plenty of films to choose from, and audiences showed up in droves. Star Wars: The Last Jedi predictably made an enormous amount of money, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle made more money than expected, and even The Greatest Showman sho...[Read More]
The Pre-Christmas 2017 Preview Reel
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. Star Wars: The Last Jedi predictably dominated the box office last weekend as it opened to a staggering $220 million, good for the second biggest opening of all-time. It will no doubt continue to be the top grosser throughout the holiday season, but there are four new releases trying to cash in on the h...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: The Last Jedi and Ferdinand
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s new wide-release movies. Coco has been dominating the box office for the last three weeks, but that will come to an end this weekend as one of the most anticipated movies of the year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, finally gets released. It’ll easily debut at number one, but it will be interesting to see just how high it debuts. ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Just Getting Started
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Coco dominated the Thanksgiving holiday and then again last weekend. There are no signs that it will slow down as there is only one major release scheduled for this week, the Morgan Freeman-led comedy Just Getting Started. Disney has been enjoying a good last couple of months as they released Th...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Coco and Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend saw Justice League pull in $94 million, which might seem like a lot of money to you and me, but it was a bit of a disappointment given the film’s $300 million production budget. Poor reviews will not help its legs, and neither will the opening of a new Pixar movie, Coco. By the way, Roman ...[Read More]