Box Office
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Where is the Smurfs Nostalgia?
Box Office The real Lost Village for these iconic characters is Fanville. My two-and-a-half-year-old daughter was watching TV yesterday when a Smurfs: The Lost Village…
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Test Run Failure for Summer Movie Doppelgangers
Box Office What this weekend’s flops say about a couple of May releases. There was plenty of good news over the weekend as box office…
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Disney Cosplay Film is Humongous Hit
‘Beauty and the Beast’ maintains today’s biggest box office trend. “It was Beauty and the Beast killed the beast…at the box office.” – paraphrasing fictional character…
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Do Americans Only Like French Movies When They’re in English?
‘Personal Shopper’ and Kristen Stewart attempt to save French cinema at the box office. Last week, things were dire. Nobody was watching French movies, IndieWire reported.…
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‘Kong’ Wins the Box Office Crown But is Hardly King in Americans’ Minds
Will audiences still be interested when King Kong meets Godzilla? Where does an 800-pound gorilla sit? Anywhere he wants to. And certainly the classic joke…
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Why Isn’t Wolverine a Bigger Box Office Draw?
Logan is a hit, but it’s not enough of a hit for the hero. Is there any movie franchise as inconsistent with its quality and success…
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How Far Can ‘John Wick’ Go?
We can expect John Wick: Chapter 3, but anything beyond that? If you’ve seen John Wick: Chapter 2, you know a third one is coming. That…
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Is M. Night Shyamalan Really “Back” and What Does That Mean for His Future?
This time the “twist” might be more powerful than ever. This weekend’s opening of Split brought M. Night Shyamalan his biggest debut since… The Last Airbender.…
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Looking to January’s Real Box Office Heroes for Our Outlook on the Year Ahead
Be the moviegoer you want to see in the world. January is anything but a dumping ground for movies. Sure, this is a month where hopeless…