The Forever Purge and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/31/21 at 01:04 PM CT
Things may be getting closer to being back to normal at the box office. There is still a ways to go and while dates are still being shuffled around, the overall trajectory is definitely on the upward swing. Case in point, for the first time since Covid closed down most theaters, all top five films grossed at least $1 million. Better news, Godzilla vs. Kong scored some major wins overseas and all …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 30 - April 5
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/29/21 at 10:47 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Diana Prince (aka Wonder Woman) lives quietly among mortals in the vibrant, sleek 1980s - an era of excess driven by the pursuit of having it all. Though she's come into her full powers, she maintains a low profile by curating ancient artifacts, and only performing heroic acts incognito. But soon, Diana will have to muster all of her strength, …
Sing 2 and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/24/21 at 11:39 AM CT
With L.A. finally getting theaters back up and running, it spelled good news for movies as indications point to the city accounting for about 9% of the total box office. That meant small drops for most films and even some minor gains for others. It also means that perhaps theaters aren't quite dead in the water... though as the recent decision by Disney over Black Widow, Luca and Cruella show, …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 23 - March 29
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/23/21 at 08:08 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"News of the World" (2020) Five years after the end of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks), a veteran of three wars, now moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news of presidents and queens, glorious feuds, devastating catastrophes, and gripping adventures from the far reaches of the globe. In the plains of Texas, he crosses …
Cruella and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/17/21 at 11:21 AM CT
With no new major films dropping, the top five remained exactly the same as it was last weekend - though every film (unsurprisingly) dipped a bit from week to week. Coming out on top once again was Raya and the Last Dragon, which pulled in $5.5 million (off 35.3%) and raising its domestic total to $15.8 million. Worldwide the film now stands at $52.6 million.
Second place belonged to Tom and …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 16 - March 22
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/15/21 at 11:09 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Promising Young Woman" (2020) Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman ... until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to …
Mortal Kombat, The Unholy and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/10/21 at 11:13 AM CT
Families continue to drive the box office and provide the only spark against a still-recovering marketplace. While Tom and Jerry brought a big opening last weekend, Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon, despite earning some rave reviews, topped with just $8.6 million, well below the $14.1 million opening for the cat and mouse duo last weekend. A few factors, Cinemark, the third biggest theater …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 9 - March 15
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/10/21 at 12:47 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Vanguard" (2020 -- China) Martial arts legend Jackie Chan leaps into action as Tang, CEO of the covert security company Vanguard in this action-thriller reuniting him with director Stanley Tong ("Rumble in the Bronx"). After wealthy businessman rats out his corrupt partner in an arms deal gone fatally wrong, he and his family become targets of the world’s deadliest …
Eyes of Tammy Faye, US vs. Billie Holiday and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/03/21 at 11:41 AM CT
The Croods: A New Age, which has been the lone, true bright spot of the past several months, has finally been topped and, it should come as no surprise at this point, by another family-friendly title. Tom and Jerry, the cat and mouse rivalry that has entranced generations, came out on top with an impressive $13.7 million - the second-best opening of the Covid era behind just Wonder Woman 1984 …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 2 - March 8
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/01/21 at 08:53 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Monster Hunter" (2020) Behind our world, there is another: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When an unexpected sandstorm transports Captain Artemis (Milla Jovovich) and her unit (TI Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta) to a new world, the soldiers are shocked to discover that this hostile and unknown environment is home …
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