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I love those simulator rides you find in theme parks. You know the ones: You strap yourself in to a comfy chair and then the whole room moves around in coordination with the image on the movie screen before you, creating the sense that you’re actually, say, flying. But once, on one of those rides, … more…
Those whom the gods wish to punish, they force to watch this movie.
…but not as high as it might have: 1. How to Train Your Dragon: $43.7 million (NEW) 2. Alice in Wonderland: $17.7 million (4th week; drops 48%) 3. Hot Tub Time Machine: $14 million (NEW) 4. The Bounty Hunter: $12 million (2nd week; drops 42%) 5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: $10.1 million (2nd week; … more…
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
It’s been a long time since I had to stifle the urge to shout, “No no NO!” at a movie screen in order to ensure that everything turned out okay in the end.
A quick look at last week’s box office as we head into the new weekend: 1. Alice in Wonderland: $34.2 million (3rd week; drops 46%) 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: $22.1 million (NEW) 3. The Bounty Hunter: $20.7 million (NEW) 4. Repo Men: $6.13 million (NEW) 5. Green Zone: $6.11 million (2nd week; drops … more…
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
A quick look at last week’s box office as we head into the new weekend (this is where losing a day early in the week leaves me — late late late): 1. Alice in Wonderland: $62.7 million (2nd week; drops 46%) 2. Green Zone: $14.3 million (NEW) 3. She’s Out of My League: $9.8 million … more…
I’m a big fan of James Cameron, but he has to be stopped. If the awesome success of Avatar truly is going to his head like this, an intervention is called for: Bolstered by his 3-D box office record-breaker “Avatar,” the Oscar-winning director plans to sail “Titanic” again, confirming he will rerelease the 1997 blockbuster … more…
Impossible things: 1. Alice in Wonderland: $116.1 million (NEW) 2. Brooklyn’s Finest: $13.4 million (NEW) 3. Shutter Island: $13.2 million (3rd week; drops 42%) 4. Cop Out: $9.3 million (2nd week; drops 49%) 5. Avatar: $8.1 million actual numbers, not estimates This was the biggest March weekend ever, led by Alice, the biggest March opener … more…
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