Rounding out the weekend of January 3-5, 2014, Frozen dominated over the competition, leaving the box office battlefield victorious. Box Office Aftermath is an ongoing column dedicated to recapping the weekend’s total ticket sales. Each week, combatants enter the cinematic war zone, bloodthirsty for your cash. But there can only be one true winner. In Box Office Aftermath, we will take a look at the numbers, how previous contenders fared, and provide a brief analysis of the results.
Now that we’ve gotten past the disappointments and atrocities of 2013 we can move forward in sharing the positives that Hollywood delivered. It was a big year at the cinemas, the largest on record, and there were many solid films that did their part in entertaining the buttery-fingered masses. But there were also a handful that went above and beyond the expectations that were established from the marketing. Check out my list for the top 10 most surprising movies of 2013 after the break. Continue reading
Award announcements keep rolling out, and with the 66th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards nominees unveiled today the road to Oscar has heated up. 12 Years a Slave has been ahead of the pack on many lists, but the WGA has found other films worthy of their Best Adapted Screenplay award. See which movies are in the running for after the break and find out who wins February 1. Continue reading
The nominees for the 25th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards were announced this week as awards season picks up after the holidays. There are only four categories for film, the big one being The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. Most of the films we’ve seen from other organizational honors this year have been nominated while Inside Llewyn Davis and The Butler have been left out in the cold. The PGA winners will be announced on January 19, and you kind find the complete list of nominees after the break. Continue reading
As we look back at 2013, all in all it was a pretty darn good year at the cinemas. While there were a handful of disappointing movies that we can forgive over time, none of them could stoop as low as the wretched filth on the following list. These are the bottom of the barrel; the worst of the worst. If you see any of these movies you will need to hire Lacuna to erase the memory of them from your mind. But we must celebrate these terrible films because without them it makes it harder to appreciate the ones we love. Check out the top 10 worst movies of 2013 after the break.
The weekend warriors starting January 3, 2014 includes Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Box Office Battlefield is a recurring rundown of all the movie releases for the weekend. Every week, movie studios select candidates to enter the glorious battlefield for your hard-earned dollars. Box Office Battlefield is here to help you decide which movie(s) will take priority over the others.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, and Halloween. Once studios see profitability from a beloved horror movie they will more than likely attempt to cash in on sequels that will undoubtedly lose steam somewhere around the third film. Recently we have seen this with Saw (stopping after its seventh flick in 2010), and here with Paranormal Activity, which got its start in 2009. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones tries very hard to break this curse. Despite rebuilding some faith after a feeble fourth entry, The Marked Ones holds back the franchise from the crucial revival it needs due to weak scares and little expansion in the mythology. Continue reading
Walt Disney Pictures has just unveiled its behemoth of a movie slate for 2014. From titles from Captain America: The Winter Soldier to Into the Woods to Maleficent, there are a lot of big films to look forward to next year.
Find out what the House of Mouse has in store for 2014 after the jump. Continue reading
Thor: The Dark World‘s favorite step brothers, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston), have just been announced to arrive on home video February 25, with a special Digital 3D and HD release on February 4. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is pulling out all of the stops with a slew of special features, particularly in the anticipation for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Check out the details for the bonus features and the 3D Blu-ray cover art after the break. Continue reading
There were many promising films released this past year that unfortunately fell flat on their faces. This could be blamed on the marketing, sequalitis, the production, or poor direction. But anyway you look at, this list of 10 films left an empty place in my heart. What were once thought of as the most anticipated movies of 2013 sadly dissolved into something toxic. Read on to see the list of my biggest movie disappointments of 2013. Continue reading
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