Weekend Box Office Report: ‘Maleficent’ Takes Box Office by Storm
With the incredible amount of hype this film is getting, it’s hardly a surprise that Disney’s latest release, despite the skepticism voiced by many-a critic, fulfilled the high expectations set by its...
View Article50 Cent Stars in ‘Maleficent’ Spoof for Jimmy Kimmel, Guarantees Disney a Hit...
“Maleficent” made just about $70 million for Disney in the U.S. alone last weekend, more or less guaranteeing that it will become a valuable franchise for the company, with all the merchandising and...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'TFiOS' Conquers
As much as critics bemoan the continued release of young adult movies, the industry will not slow down for years and years to come, for one simple reason: they make lots of money, provided the cast and...
View ArticleDark Doctrine: The Rape Of "Maleficent"
Disney's recently released family fantasy epic "Maleficent" has led to interesting conversations amongst film critics about its content. Specifically it's the fairly blatant rape metaphor at the start...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: ’22 Jump Street’ Hops Up to Top Spot
This may be the first time in history that a highly-anticipated (not to mention highly-rated) animated film was topped in earnings by a fellow new release—and an R-rated comedy, to boot. Still, despite...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: 'Think Like a Man Too' Miraculously Tops the Charts
With this weekend’s releases receiving such mediocre reviews, it looked like it would be a good weekend for the more popular holdover films. However, one of the new releases still managed to make its...
View Article‘Maleficent’s Robert Stromberg Now Most Successful In Losing Helming Virginity
With Maleficent reaching $521 million, Robert Stromberg has set the global box office record for the biggest-grossing live-action directing debut. He has toppled Joseph Kosinski, whose first outing...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Report: ‘Transformers’ Takes the Weekend By Storm
Critics can lament the utter lack of quality in this film (and any other, for that matter) all that they want, but if anything can be learned from how this weekend’s charts played out, it’s this: a...
View ArticleAmazon Blocks DVD Pre-Orders Of CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
Hail Hydra! Earlier this month, the world's largest online retailer, Amazon.com, posted its biggest quarterly loss since 2012. For many years, the online mega-retailer has been basking in its own good...
View ArticleDisney And Amazon In Fight Over Captain America And Maleficent Blu-rays
There is a standoff in the works here between Disney and Amazon over the contract terms for selling some of Disney’s biggest DVD/Blu-ray titles including Captain America: The Winter Soldier,...
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