Jungle Book Slithers to Another Win
The Huntsman became the hunted at the box office this weekend, which just goes to show the fiercest animal in the entertainment jungle might just be a mouse in yellow shoes. Disney’s The Jungle Book took home an estimated $60.8 million to win its second-straight weekend box office title. That’s more than three times what […]
Jungle Book Torches Contenders
Mowgli learns a little something about fire in his adventures in The Jungle Book. So it’s fitting, I suppose, that the movie itself was a box office scorcher. Sparked by strong reviews and some high-temperature anticipation, Disney’s live-action The Jungle Book burned up the charts with a white-hot $103.6 million (estimated, of course, at this […]
Superheroes Beaten Down by Boss?
Superman and Batman are each formidable figures in their own right. Together, they are almost unstoppable. But every once in a while, the two face an adversary so fearsome that it causes even these two caped crimefighters to shake in their form-fitting boots: Doomsday. Eclipso. And now, perhaps, Melissa McCarthy. According to early estimates, McCarthy’s […]
Batman v Superman Soars to Second Straight Win
Everyone knew that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was going to win last weekend’s box office battle. This big-budget behemoth went relatively unchallenged its opening weekend (no offense, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2). But in light of its mostly critical reviews, would it have the muscle to win again? Well, the results are […]
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Great Scott! Batman v. Superman Bashes Records at Box Office
Despite critics lobbing kryptonite at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight did just fine for themselves. Indeed, you could make the argument that their performance was … super. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice flew to the top of the box office with a truly stupendous $170.1 […]
Feeding Time Again for Zootopia
Foxes live, on average, about five years. Wild rabbits—depending, of course, on the number of foxes in the neighborhood—typically live three. At this rate, it’s possible Zootopia might survive in theaters longer than both of its stars. OK, so Zootopia has a ways to go for that to happen. Still, you can’t quibble with its […]
A Lesson in Media Influence … from a Girl Scout Troop
Girl Scout cookie season is over in most parts of the country, I think. No longer can I run out and buy, on a whim, a box of Thin Mints for lunch. Our family stash will have to last us another 10 months. But while the tang of fresh Samoas and Do-Si-Dos is still clearly […]
Zootopia Roars Again
When one of your movie’s main stars is an animated rabbit, it makes sense, that the movie itself might hop the competition. Zootopia did just that this weekend. Disney’s latest animated adventure corralled an estimated $50 million, making the movie’s second weekend win a no-doubter. Zootopia has already grossed $142.6 million in North America in […]
Zootopia’s a Beast at Box Office
All good things come to an end. All bad things too, for that matter. However you classify Deadpool, its red reign at the top of the box office has come to a close. Marvel’s wise-cracking antihero was no match for Disney’s Zootopia, a money-making marvel of its own. Indeed, the animated romp was boffo at […]