Sunday, September 25, 2016
‘Penguins’ Tallies $36m Holiday Weekend Total
DreamWorks Animation’s feature film Penguins of Madagascar finished the weekend in second place behind a strong repeat performance from the most-recent entry in The Hunger Games ... Continue Reading →
‘Mockingjay’ Year’s Top Debut But Opens Low for Franchise
There was good news and bad news at the box office for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1. The good news: The $123 million opening weekend domestic gross was the best to date in ... Continue Reading →
Complying with Gravity
Interstellar
Interstellar
Interstellar
Double Negative goes for realism and a mix of old-school ... Continue Reading →
‘Dumb’ Tops Weekend; Disney Gross Hits $4B Worldwide
Comedy won the weekend battle, but animation and visual effects are proving to be the fuel that’s propelling growth in the global box office war.
Universal’s comedy sequel ... Continue Reading →
‘Big Hero 6′ Out-Powers ‘Interstellar’
It was set up as a box office duel between Disney’s animated action feature Big Hero 6 and Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated science-fiction opus Interstellar.
The winner ... Continue Reading →
‘Book of Life,’ ‘Boxtrolls’ Hold Up at Box Office
The box office is showing reasonably good returns for mid-budget indie animated features Book of Life and The Boxtrolls.
In its second weekend of release, Reel FX and Fox’s Book ... Continue Reading →
SoftBank Cools DreamWorks Talks, Invests in Legendary
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank’s acquisition plans DreamWorks Animation have cooled in the wake of the discussions being publicly disclosed.
Now, SoftBank has announced a deal ... Continue Reading →
J.J. Abrams to Receive VES Visionary Award
J.J. Abrams will receive the Visual Effects Society’s Visionary Award in recognition of his contributions to filmed entertainment. The award will be presented at the 13th Annual ... Continue Reading →
Change Keeps Caped Crusader Young
Key projects in comics, animation and countless other media have made Batman more popular than ... Continue Reading →
Trailers Tease ‘Interstellar,’ ‘Transformers 4′
And what week would be complete without a look at a couple of hot new trailers.
Up first is Interstellar, the first post-Batman movie from director Christopher Nolan.
And next is Michael ... Continue Reading →
