The Avengers
Trailer Trashin’: It’s Up Meets Short Circuit in Robot & Frank
Happy Fourth of July, everyone! Whatever you do to celebrate – have a barbecue, go to the movies, watch fireworks – enjoy yourself. I’ll be watching my local parade, having lunch at the Coney Island, and then watching my traditional double feature of Jaws (1975) and Independence Day (1996). But in the meantime, let’s take a look at the first trailer for the upcoming indie sci-fi comedy...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Pixar Need Not Be Scared with the Performance of Brave
Put Pixar’s name on practically anything and you are guaranteed success at the box office…even the critically panned Cars 2 made over $550 million worldwide. So it should be no surprise to see their newest entry, Brave, make a solid opening weekend with an estimated $66.7 million. Though not earning quite the high praise of earlier Pixar efforts, it is far and away better reviewed than the aforeme...[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]