Horror remakes were a bit of a fad during the 2000’s and even into the 2010’s, but one production company knows that quality will always outweigh familiarity. Platinum Dunes, a production company who came into the game in 2003, has vowed that they will no longer produce remakes and reboots. Looking at their filmography below, […]
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The emerging sub-genre of sound-based horror films are once again making their mark; on April 3rd, Rebecca Rubin from Variety anticipated a successful weekend opening for A Quiet Place, which received a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes after its screening at South by Southwest (article here). Film Journal International starts off hesitant, but ends with […]
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Last month, Disney and Marvel Studios just announced that Avengers: Infinity War will be coming out on April 27th, 2018. This excited fans because the release date was pushed one week earlier than previously anticipated. But – it’s just one week. How big of a deal can that be? Turns out, a pretty darn big deal. […]
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Despite having the fortunate timing of Presidents Day allotting it to actually open during a four-day weekend, it’s three-day total was impressive enough. Black Panther (read our review HERE) is now the fifth highest weekend opener of all time, crawling its way past Disney’s wildest projections (which were the mid-low 100 million’s) and coming in […]
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Fittingly, in a year when the “Me Too” movement allowed for women to come out from behind the shadows and be able to tell their stories, it seems that American movie-goers wanted to see more female-centric movies as well. In the domestic box office, for the first time since 1958 when, the top three films all […]
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War for the Planet of the Apes debuted this summer weekend at #1 to $56.5 million. That’s a tad more than a million over the unveiling that it’s originator, Rise of the Planet of the Apes brought in; $54.8 million. Notwithstanding the studio predicting correctly the eventual take home, the film is far behind Dawn […]
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The newest addition to the MCU, Spider-Man: Homecoming (read out full review), raked in more than initially anticipated before its release. Estimates were foreseeing $100 million; though a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and an incredible marketing campaign propelled the film far beyond anyone imagined. The film ranks second in opening weekend gross when compared to other […]
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