DreamWorks’ Shrewd ‘Croods’ Looks Good at No. 1

March 24, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

After months of anticipation, DreamWorks watchers can sigh in relief this weekend as the studio’s first animated feature of 2013 proved to be a solid moneymaker at the box office. Directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco, the caveman family comedy brought in an estimated $44.7 million weekend. After the [...]

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‘Oz’ Continues to be Top Movie Destination

March 17, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments

Movie audiences continued to see green during this St. Patrick’s Day weekend as Disney’s Oz the Great and Powerful made it to the top of the box office chart in the U.S. The vfx-heavy prequel to the 1939 classic family feature delivered an estimated $42.2 million Stateside, bringing its two-week [...]

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So Jack and the Giant Haven’t Slayed ‘Em

March 14, 2013 by Michael Mallory No Comments

Okay, I’m not here this week to heap any untoward abuse onto Warner Bros.’ CG/vfx extravaganza, Jack the Giant Slayer, whose beanstalk has so far failed to reach the heavens, financially. Instead I’m going to use this venue to remind people that, whatever might have caused Jack to languish at [...]

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Will ‘Oz’ Prove Great and Powerful at the Box Office?

March 7, 2013 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Disney is looking to heat up a so-far tepid year at the box office with its VFX-heavy reimagining Oz: The Great and Powerful. Directed by Sam Raimi, who turned Spider-Man into a billion-dollar movie franchise, Oz: The Great and Powerful looks poised to be a box office powerhouse with industry [...]

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‘Giant Slayer’ Shows Little Strength at the B.O.

March 3, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Bryan Singer’s vfx-laden take on the fairy tale classic Jack the Giant Slayer failed to work its magic on the U.S. box office numbers and ended up making only $26 million over the weekend. Nevertheless, the Warner Bros. release, which was reportedly made for over $200 million was the number [...]

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