FilmCrave Movie Blog 11/2013

New in Theaters Nov. 27: Frozen, Oldboy, Black Nativity, Homefront

Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/26/13 at 07:45 AM CT

Gobble, gobble - and welcome to an early box office preview. Thanks the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, Hollywood is making Wednesday the new Friday and the many new releases are taking advantage of the extra-long "weekend". With Hunger Games: Catching Fire burning up the box office - will any of there newcomers be able to top Katniss and the fellow tributes for the top of the box office? There …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of November 26-December 2

Harley Lond - wrote on 11/25/13 at 09:27 PM CT

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THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Red 2": This sequel to 2010's surprise hit "Red," which chronicled the antics of a group of former black-ops agents who were marked for assassination by a new breed of much-younger agents, doesn't nearly match up to the original. Returning are Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, …

Weekend Box Office: Catching Fire Sets November Record Ablaze

Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/25/13 at 01:20 AM CT

The question going into this weekend wasn't whether The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was going to be the top box office draw - the question was just how good it was going to open. While early estimates has some saying it could surpass the $174.1 million that Iron Man 3 brought in, Catching Fire wasn't quite up to that challenge. Yet it still managed to topple at least one record and, depending on …

New in Theaters Nov. 22: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Delivery Man

Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/21/13 at 07:45 AM CT

After two weeks at the top, Thor is going to have to take the backseat to the next big movie. And this time, it's going to be a tidal wave. When the original Hunger Games hit, everyone knew it was based on a popular YA novel and starred some of the most talked about up-and-coming young actors in Hollywood. With Catching Fire - there are no unknowns - Hungers Games was a monster hit - taking in …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of November 19-25

Harley Lond - wrote on 11/19/13 at 02:44 AM CT

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THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"The World's End": If you're familiar with the work of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright ("Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz"), you can jump right in and enjoy "The World's End" without any doubts as to its pedigree. If you're new to the trio, you may have to sit back and …

Weekend Box Office: Thor Repeats but Best Man Holiday Makes the Biggest Waves

Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/17/13 at 08:55 PM CT

It was no surprise that Thor took the top spot at the box office for the second weekend. However, it may be a bit of a surprise that The Best Man Holiday nearly took the top spot and was less than $8 million behind the mighty Marvel hero. Chalk it up to good timing, good marketing or good word-of-mouth - but Best Man was really the big news over the weekend. Granted, next week is going to see …

New in Theaters Nov. 15: The Best Man Holiday, Nebraska

Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/14/13 at 08:12 AM CT

With Thor still in full swing - this weekend's new releases are a bit on the light side. You could call this the calm before the holiday storm - as the next few weekends are going to be dominated by the likes of Hungers Games, The Hobbit, Anchorman 2 and Frozen, amongst others. This week only sees one major wide release film and another limited release (before a nationwide expansion) from my …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of November 12-18

Harley Lond - wrote on 11/11/13 at 08:44 PM CT

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THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:

"Frances Ha": Director Noah Baumbach has a knack for taking the mundane detritus of everyday life and weaving it into fascinating cinematic journeys, beginning with the all-too-talky "Kicking and Screaming" (1995) through the depressing but intensely honest and real "The …

Weekend Box Office: Thor is Mighty in Easy First Place Finish

Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/10/13 at 10:06 PM CT

It was a nice weekend for Marvel as Thor: The Dark World topped the box office. It was an easy win for the superhero and proved that the franchise isn't in any danger as post-Avenger films continue to see a nice bump. With Captain America still upcoming, it will be interesting to see if the trend holds as Phase 2 continues to show a lot of promise. Otherwise, things were a bit quiet as the next …

New in Theaters Nov. 8th: Thor: The Dark World, About Time

Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/07/13 at 07:49 AM CT

Last week Ender's Game managed to top Bad Grandpa for the top of slot - even though it was ultimately a weaker-than-expected opening. Following a monster international debut, Marvel looks to make just as big of a splash domestically when Thor brings the hammer down in a darker sequel. In the coming weeks, there are going to be a lot of waves being made - so Thor may only have a couple of weeks …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of November 5-11

Harley Lond - wrote on 11/04/13 at 08:31 PM CT

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THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:

"Frances Ha": Director Noah Baumbach has a knack for taking the mundane detritus of everyday life and weaving it into fascinating cinematic journeys, beginning with the all-too-talky "Kicking and Screaming" (1995) through the depressing but intensely honest and real "The …

Weekend Box Office: Ender's Game Tops Bad Grandpa; Thor Brings Down the Hammer Overseas

Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/03/13 at 11:54 PM CT

As predicted, Ender's Game took the box office crown this weekend, but it was an international opening that really took the headlines as the Thor sequel brought in impressive numbers a week ahead of its U.S. debut. Overall, the box office was down slightly compared to the same weekend last year, though the rest of the month looks to hopefully reverse that trend. It's going to be interesting to …



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