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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 18th, 2013 – BLECCCHHHH!!!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:00:46 +0000

Hey, kids, you wanna hear a scary story? Somebody out there keeps making ‘Scary Movie’ movies, and they just keep getting worse and worse. AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! New Releases That a ‘Scary Movie 5‘ exists at all makes me question whether anyone in Hollywood still has functioning brain cells. That it stars washed-up burnouts Charlie Sheen and...

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Weekend Box Office: You Got Purged

Luke Hickman — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:00:03 +0000

While there weren’t any big surprises in the Top 10 rankings this weekend, the box office’s cumulative totals were surprisingly high – especially for the weekend’s micro-budget winner. From the start, ‘The Purge‘ was expected to finish in the #1 spot. What wasn’t expected was the high dollar volume that it would bring. On 2,536...

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Weekend Box Office: No Twist for Shyamalan

Luke Hickman — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:00:53 +0000

This weekend, M. Night Shyamalan and the Smith family fell far short of expectations while an ensemble heist thriller pulled off a magic coup. Despite dropping 64% in attendance, ‘Fast & Furious 6‘ dominated the box office for the second weekend in a row. On 3,686 screens, the crowd-pleasing motorhead flick pulled in another $34.5...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Fast’ Enough

Luke Hickman — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:00:18 +0000

Apparently, both mainstream and indie moviegoers wanted to see sequels and rip-offs over the long Memorial Day weekend. In total, $314 million was earned at the box office, a new record for the holiday. ‘Fast & Furious 6‘ took the top prize, earning $96.7 million over the three-day weekend and $120 million over four days....

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Weekend Movies: An Epic Failure of Creativity

Luke Hickman — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:00:59 +0000

Is anyone else burned out from the never-ending streak of sequels and remakes? Some are good. Most are not. Sadly, this Memorial Day weekend is filled with rehashes, including three sequels and one rip-off that might as well be a reboot. Giving parents something to take their kids to, the widest release of the holiday...

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