Comic fans marched single file to the box office this weekend to catch Ant-Man and the Wasp, the first installment from Marvel following April’s titanic cliffhanger in Avengers: Infinity War. Ringing in at $76 million, the sequel arrived at the lower end of industry expectations pegging the film at anywhere between $75 and $100 million.... Continue Reading →
After Avengers: Infinity War left the Marvel universe on an incredibly bleak note, the timing couldn’t be better for Paul Rudd’s miniature-sized hero to sneak back in and rescue the mood. Ant-Man and the Wasp may not offer fans many clues following April’s brutal cliffhanger, but what the sequel does deliver on is lighthearted comic relief, zippy... Continue Reading →
Dinosaurs and super-families are still ruling the box office, but there was a sure-fire surprise last weekend as Sicario: Day of the Soldado burst in guns blazing to a strong $19 million start, surpassing industry expectations that predicted the film to debut in the $12 million range like its predecessor in 2015. The basketball comedy... Continue Reading →
If there is a movie that doesn’t need a sequel, it’s Sicario. As a hard-hitting action/drama with an alarming depiction of the Mexican drug war, the film works perfectly in self-containment. The original was no blockbuster, but with an $85 million global haul against a budget of only $35 million, Lionsgate saw fit to approach... Continue Reading →
By any reasonable standard, the Jurassic Park franchise should be long extinct by now. After the mixed reactions to Jurassic Park III, the proverbial asteroid appeared to have hit the series. But like Dr. Wu and the fossilized mosquito, Universal has tapped the amber once again to present another terrifying clone to the masses. J.A.... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to the Jurassic age. Last weekend, dinosaurs ruled the earth once again as Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom roared to a vigorous $150 million start, while Incredibles 2 continued its smashing run with a superb $81 million in its sophomore frame. Fallen Kingdom is tracking 28% below the explosive $208 million debut of its... Continue Reading →
It is truly no exaggeration to say that it was an Incredible weekend. Last Friday, the Incredibles sequel opened to a ravenous millennial fan base, not only dominating the record for highest opening for an animated film for all time (previously held by fellow Pixar sequel Finding Dory), but with a $180 million opening, surpassing it... Continue Reading →
After 14 long years, the Incredibles sequel has finally arrived. A large portion of millennials who were growing up during the period the first film was produced have children of their own now, and those fans are sure to tear up the box office this weekend as parents and kids clamor to revisit the quintessential... Continue Reading →
This is it, people: the next great horror film has arrived, and it is without question one of the most terrifying genre pieces you’re bound to see in your lifetime. Industry newcomer Ari Aster thoroughly flabbergasts in his directorial debut with a brutal, torturous hell-ride in the wrappings of a refined dramatic picture. Hereditary taps... Continue Reading →
