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New Films Fumble on Super Bowl Weekend

February 2, 2020

Super Bowl weekend is always a dead zone for the movie business, and this year was no exception. Two new films – United Artists’ Gretel & Hansel and Paramount’s The Rhythm Section– were dumped onto the market to indifferent… Read More

‘Boys’ Push ‘Gentlemen’ to the Box Office Curb

January 26, 2020

It was another solid weekend for both Sony’s Bad Boys For Life and Universal’s 1917 as both films crossed the $100 million mark at the box office. The news wasn’t quite as optimistic for STX’s The Gentlemen and Universal’s The Turning, both… Read More

‘1917’ Dominates Box Office Battlefield

January 12, 2020

With the New Year well underway, it was a changing of the guard this weekend at theaters across North America. Of the four new films opening on Friday, Universal’s Golden Globe winner 1917 had no trouble becoming the nation’s top film. Fellow… Read More

‘Skywalker’ Sinks But Remains At Number One

January 5, 2020

Happy New Year, everyone! With the holiday season out of the way, folks still on holiday break found the time to check out movies they may have missed during the final weeks of 2019. Staying put at number one for a third week in a row was Disney/Lucasfilm’s… Read More

The Box Office Force Is Strong With ‘Skywalker’

December 23, 2019

‘Twas the weekend before Christmas, And all through the land, People were checking out the finale of a franchise in which a character once proclaimed he hated sand… The final chapter in the Star Wars Skywalker Saga, Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star… Read More

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Review: Here There Be Ghosts

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December 18, 2019

Ghosts have haunted the newest and reportedly last trilogy in the Skywalker Saga since 2015. If it wasn't the specter of the stories that came before The Force Awakens, it was the ever present pressure of fan expectation, or the… Read More

2.5

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Post-Thanksgiving Box Office is Ho-Ho-Hum

December 9, 2019

Ah, the weekend after Thanksgiving. A time where everyone begins to to get ready for the holidays, be it shopping or attending festivities such as parties and community gatherings. One thing it is not known for is going to the movies. This was… Read More

‘Frozen 2,’ ‘Knives Out’ Carve Out Big Holiday Business

December 1, 2019

It was a bit of a mixed bag at the North America box office over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend as business saw a dip –yet again- in ticket sales. Not only was business 12% lower than last weekend, it was also down a steep 18% in comparison… Read More

‘Knives Out’ Review: And You Thought Your Family Had Issues

4.5

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November 27, 2019

Thanksgiving is a time for families and friends to come together and give thanks and be around each other in a loving environment. It's almost sacred. But along with turkey and stuffing and pie, some families also deal with dysfunction… Read More

4.5

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The Big Chill: ‘Frozen II’ Has Massive Debut

November 24, 2019

If it felt a bit colder in theaters around the world this weekend, you can probably lay the blame on Elsa and Anna. Frozen II, the long-awaited sequel to the Disney 2013 blockbuster Frozen, swept into theaters worldwide this weekend and was rewarded… Read More