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Tom Cruise gunned his way to the top with Oblivion, his biggest opener since 2005 (outside of Mission Impossible films). According to studio estimates, Oblivion swept up about $38 million this weekend and gave Cruise a much-needed megahit. His star has taken a hit the last few years, starting with his crazy couch bouncing, but …
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Weekend Box Office – It’s A HOme Run!
Jackie Robinson scores again, as the film based on his life story, ‘42‘, scored at the box office with a huge #1 opening of $27.2 million according to studio estimates, the largest opening for any baseball themed film. Relative unknown Chadwick Boseman took the plate (I’ve got a million of ’em) to take on the almost immortal …
Read More »Weekend Box Office – Evil Wins
Director Fede Alvarez accomplished something original director Sam Raimi never did, his Evil Dead opened at #1 for the weekend 4/5-7. Granted, Raimi and original series star Bruce Campbell waved their magic wands to get it done, but still – Fede will always have that. Another feat? The $25.7 million weekend was more than all …
Read More »Weekend Box Office – Yo Joe!
G.I. Joe Retaliation wiped out the competition with a #1 opening not just here, but worldwide. With an estimated $41 million in North America ($51m since opening Thursday), which was strong but not fantastic, and $130m worldwide (which puts it opening bigger than Oz for the biggest thus far this year) – The Rock, Bruce Willis and …
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The Croods took the #1 spot by a wide margin with an estimated $44.7 million, and $108m worldwide. People love their cavemen cartoons. The Croods also serves as the biggest hit Nic Cage has had in a VERY, very long time. Can you see his overacting in the pixels? In #2 was Olympus Has Fallen with $30.5m, which …
Read More »Episode 84 – The HO’s Behind the Curtain
Upcoming releases Olympus Has Fallen, Admission and The Croods; review of Oz the Great and Powerful; trailers for Kick-Ass 2, The Hangover 3 & Much Ado About Nothing; and Our From the Outside In topic this week: a listener suggested topic on if classic films would benefit or suffer from modern special effects. As always, we also bring you the …
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