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Black Phone, Dear Evan Hansen and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin

Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/11/21 at 01:19 PM CT

While the MPAA Ratings Bulletin once again is somewhat underwhelming, with a couple of new films, the box office continues to surprise - though this week it's not the kind that distributors or theater owners are very happy about. While The Suicide Squad had no problem topping the box office, its great reviews and audience anticipation led to a muted debut and it could be that we are entering …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of August 10 - August 16

Harley Lond - wrote on 08/10/21 at 12:44 AM CT

FROM THE BIG SCREEN:

"The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2" After surviving a night of terror on the West Coast, (not-so) best-selling author Carl Black (Mike Epps) moves his family back to his childhood home in the Windy City where he hopes to find the peace and quiet he needs to write his new book. But when an eccentric neighbor (Katt Williams) moves in next door, Carl becomes convinced …

Rumble and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin

Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/04/21 at 11:37 AM CT

This week's ratings update might be a bit short - but the fireworks are all at the box office. Three new films premiered and three new films showed up in the top five. Plus we have plenty of drama brewing in regards to talent and money and it looks to reverberate as time goes by.

Sticking with the box office, to the surprise of no one, Disney's Jungle Cruise (featuring Dwayne Johnson and …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of August 3 - August 9

Harley Lond - wrote on 08/03/21 at 12:50 AM CT

FROM THE BIG SCREEN:

"Luca" Set in a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about a young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer. Luca shares his amazing adventures with his friend Alberto, but their fun is threatened by a deeply held secret: They’re sea monsters from a world below the water’s surface. Vitals: Director: Enrico …

Top Gun: Maverick, Morbius and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin

Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/28/21 at 12:51 PM CT

Sorry about last week's missing entry, but I was on vacation but I have returned for more box office and ratings news. That means I get to entirely skip Black Widow's second-week meltdown and focus on Space Jam: A New Legacy's second-week meltdown instead. On the ratings front, you didn't miss too much - but I will focus on the one big film, along with a couple more new entries.

On the box …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 27 - August 2

Harley Lond - wrote on 07/26/21 at 11:46 PM CT

FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"A Quit Place: Part II" (2021) Following the deadly events at home in "A Quiet Place," the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 20 - July 26

Harley Lond - wrote on 07/18/21 at 09:14 PM CT

FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Spiral (From the Book of Saw)" Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel "Zeke" Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city's gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds …

Demonic, Queenpins and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin

Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/14/21 at 11:50 PM CT

An impressive MPAA ratings updates yields surprisingly low results, as I must scramble once again to find something to cover. Luckily the box office provided much more fireworks as Black Widow dominated the weekend and set a new pandemic-era record for its opening weekend.

It was pretty much expected that Black Widow would set a new record when it opened and it did so in spectacular fashion, …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 13 - July 19

Harley Lond - wrote on 07/12/21 at 11:29 PM CT

FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Mortal Kombat" (2021) MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage -- or why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family's safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major who bears the same …

Nightmare Alley, Ron's Gone Wrong and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin

Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/07/21 at 08:57 PM CT

Well, at least there are a couple of film's to discuss this week in a typical MPAA Ratings Bulletin. But, of course, the bigger news was that Universal studios scored the top three films at the box office - F9, Boss Baby: Family Business and The Forever Purge - the first studio to take the top three spots at the box office since 2005. The last time Universal took the top three spots at the box …



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