Weekend Report: ‘Panda’ Takes First, ‘Finest Hours’ Sinks

Kung Fu Panda 3 took first place on the final weekend of January, but wasn't quite as strong as originally expected. Meanwhile, The Finest Hours sailed off course, while Fifty Shades of Black and Jane Got a Gun flopped. Kung Fu Panda 3 took in a so-so $41M on its opening weekend. That's lower than Kung Fu Panda 2's $47M, …

Saturday Update: ‘Panda’ Soft, ‘Finest Hours’ Drowns

Three new wide releases hit theaters this weekend, and they're all coming in a bit below already soft expectations. Meanwhile, Jane Got a Gun imploded, while last weekends releases had above average holds. Kung Fu Panda 3 took first with a slightly disappointing $10.5M on Friday. Among the other films in the series, that's less than half …

Weekend Forecast: ‘Kung Fu Panda’ to Dominate Final Weekend of January

With a desolate selection of animated family films, Kung Fu Panda 3 is set to easily take frst place at the box office ahead of Coast-Guard thriller The Finest Hours and Wayans-parody Fifty Shades of Black. Also opening in limited release is Jane Got a Gun, which seems set to barely be a blip on the radar. Kung fu …

Weekend Report: ‘Revenant’ Repeats Against Trio of Weak Newcomers

With a blizzard keeping a large number of potential moviegoers indoors this weekend, there wasn't a lot of activity at the box office. Three weak new openers failed to garner much attention, allowing The Revenant to take first yet again in its third weekend of wide release. The Revenant dropped 50% down to $16M this weekend. …

Saturday Update: ‘Revenant’ Repeats, ‘Grandpa’ Tops Newcomers

With a major storm keeping most of the east cost indoors this weekend, all three new reassesses (as well as last week's Ride Along 2) failed to find major success. Despite this, all three newcomers will likely see above average performance over the week and in the following weekends due to how many people aren't able …

The 5th Wave – Movie Review

(Note: This review contains spoilers) So I saw the new YA adaptation The 5th Wave and, as you might have guessed, it was pretty much a piece of garbage. I realized, about five minutes in, when a character described aliens as 'galactic party crashers' that I needed to seriously reevaluate my life choices. So you …

Weekend Forecast: ‘The Boy’ Set to Top Newcomers

Three new January releases (and I do mean January releases) hit theaters this week. The one that has been screened for critics currently has a 21%, the other has 2 reviews (both negative) and the third has none so far. What a wonderful time of the year. The Boy, STX Entertainment's low budget supernatural horror film relies …

The Revenant – Movie Review

To say that I was excited to see The Revenant is a pretty severe understatement. Birdman was my personal favorite film of 2014, I'm a big fan of director Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu's work, and all of the buzz for The Revenant had reached a boiling point for me. I drove an hour to see this …

Saturday Update: ‘Ride Along 2’ Takes First with Solid $12M

Ride Along 2 took first place on the Friday of MLK weekend, but strong performance from The Revenant shows potential to jump on Saturday and take first place over the weekend. Meanwhile, 13 Hours fell below expectations and Norm of the North was a blip on the radar. Ride Along 2 took in an estimated $12M on its …

Weekend Forecast: ‘Ride Along 2′, ’13 Hours’ to Top Busy MLK Weekend

Between newcomers Ride Along 2 and 13 Hours, along with holdovers The Revenant and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this is likely to be one of the biggest MLK weekends on record. Ride Along 2 comes out exactly two years after the first, and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is being released one year after the incredible opening of American Sniper. …