The Monuments Men
Box Office Weekend: Lego Movie Holds It Together for Another Strong Weekend
The Lego Movie continued to wow audiences for a second weekend in a row, the family film earning an estimated $48.8 million at the box office and has now grossed more than double its $60 million costs domestically (even though worldwide it has made little impression). It held off romantic newcomer About Last Night to an estimated $27 million, though at $12.5 million to make, even that was enough t...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Lego Movie Builds Big Opening Weekend
Lego fans rejoice! The Lego Movie has arrived, and with it much to be thankful for. With high critical praise and an estimated $69.1 million in the domestic box office bank, it has already turned a profit against its $60 million production costs. It was enough to put more traditional Hollywood fare to shame, as George Clooney’s war film The Monuments Men fell apart financially and critically. Dire...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: It’s Raiders of the Lost Art in The Monuments Men
At long last, this Friday sees the American release of The World’s End, my last must-see film of the summer. And with the end of August less than two weeks away, it’s high time we start looking ahead to the movies coming our way in the fall and winter. In that spirit, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column looks at what could be one of the big films of the Christmas season, Ge...[Read More]
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