Iron Man 3 storms US Box-Office
This weekend Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 stormed the US box-office grossing $175.3million (£112.5m), putting it just shy of predicted figures. Despite some expectations that it would out-beat last year’s Avengers Assemble, the latest adventures of the quick-talking shell-head came $32million under that of the Joss Whedon comic book epic. Some have suggested that this [...]
Ticket Stubs 19-21 April 2013
In its second week of release Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise, dominates at number one, taking £8millon to date, bolstered by additional IMAX sales. Tale of terror in the White House, Olympus Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler and Aaron Echkart, performed reasonably well with £2.2million. Come September it will be interesting to compare the [...]
Ticket Stubs: Weekend 12-14 April 2013
Whilst the Easter break may now seem like a distant memory it is impressive to see that animated feature The Croods is still hogging a top spot at this weekend’s box-office, coming in at number two under sci-fi Oblivion. The Croods, which features the voice talents of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, and Ryan Reynolds, in its fourth week [...]
Ticket Stubs: Weekend of April 5-7
With the Easter holidays still in full swing, family friendly titles still dominate the box office with The Croods holding on to its number one spot in its third week. To date, the animated tale following the lives of cave dwelling folk has taken an impressive £17.5m, with only a marginal drop off of 400k [...]
Out This Week: 18 March 2013
This week in cinemas we see the release of Warner Bros’ Jack The Giant Slayer, with an all-star cast of Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci and Nicholas Hoult. Riffing on the age old fairy tale, we are transported to the kingdom of Cloister, where once upon a time there was a savage war between a race of [...]
William Friedkin In Talks For Nic Cage Thriller
News today that legendary director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection, Killer Joe) is in negotiations to direct I Am Wrath, a thriller to which Nicolas Cage is attached to star. The project is being produced by 50 Cent’s Vision Films, and the rapper is likely to star alongside Cage. The plot will be a revenge [...]
DreamWorks Animation Schedules 12 New Pictures
Following 20th Century Fox’s acquisition of both the domestic and international distribution rights to DreamsWorks Animations for the next five years, the studio has now slated a highly ambitious 12 pictures for release over a four-year period. DreamWorks Chief Creative Officer Bill Damaschke told THR, “This is the moment when we can declare that we will [...]
