The Giver (Movie Review)
08.17.2014 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0″: #TheGiver is one of the more beautiful movies you’ll see all year, too bad it lacks the dramatic intensity to keep you engaged for 2hrs. Read More
08.17.2014 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0″: #TheGiver is one of the more beautiful movies you’ll see all year, too bad it lacks the dramatic intensity to keep you engaged for 2hrs. Read More
09.24.2013 | By Jack Rico |
The reunion that wasn’t supposed to happen is actually happening! Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels unveil the first three photos of them in characters as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne, respectively, in “Dumb and Dumber To”! Read More
07.19.2013 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0″: #RIPD is a MEN IN BLACK wannabe sequel that is too generic and typical to care for. Nothing stands out except that you’re now $13 short. Read More
07.17.2013 | By Jack Rico |
R.I.P.D is the brand new sci-fi adventure Men In Black wanna be movie that is based on the graphic novel of the same name. It stars Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds and is directed by Robert Schwentke (RED, Flight Plan, The Time Traveler’s Wife). For those of you who don’t know much about the premise, it centers around a recently slain cop who joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Read More
12.20.2010 | By Mack Chico |
With an impressive per theater average of more than $12,000, “Tron: Legacy” was easily the number one movie at the box office, earning $43.60 million overall for distributor Buena Vista/Disney. The other three new titles were not as fortunate, however, as “How Do You Know,” “Yogi Bear” and “The Fighter” all made less than $5,000 per venue and struggled to reach their target demographics.
With Jeff Bridges leading the cast and a very strong marketing campaign from Buena Vista, “Tron: Legacy” seemed to be in great shape heading into the weekend. Without much competition for action audiences, the $170 million production had its target audience mostly to itself, which translated to a very nice opening for December.
Though a $43 million opening weekend isn’t close to the top blockbusters of the year, we’re also just entering a very lucrative holiday period for the box office. Last year, “Avatar,” “Sherlock Holmes,” “It’s Complicated” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel” all had very impressive runs over Christmas, which should be the case for “Tron: Legacy” as well. With a couple more strong weekends, “Tron: Legacy” should soar past $100 million domestically and post nice foreign totals as well.
1. Tron: Legacy (Buena Vista): $43.60 [$45]
2. Yogi Bear (Warner Brothers): $16.71 [$18]
3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox): $12.40 [$13]
4. The Fighter (Paramount): $12.20 [$14]
5. The Tourist (Sony/Columbia): $8.70 [$9]
6. Tangled (Buena Vista): $8.68 [$7.7]
7. Black Swan (Fox Searchlight): $8.30 [$10]
8. How Do You Know (Sony/Columbia): $7.60 [$13.5]
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One (Warner Brothers): $4.85 [$4.7]
10. Unstoppable (Fox): $1.8
