THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Raven”
THE RAVEN: Watch It At Home – Not Much Tell-Tale Heart (Or Brain) Sometimes less-than-great minds think alike, too. The idea of Edgar Allen Poe as a detective investigating strange phenomen...
SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/28/12
> According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS (Sony) will pull ahead of THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (Universal) for the weekend thanks to Saturday and Sunday matinee business, although Engageme...
SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/20/12
> The odds, finally, were not in The Hunger Games‘ favor. OPENINGS: America continues to want to spend its leisure time (and money) at the movies. THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Game/Sony) cost under $15M to produce...
SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE 3/31/12
> According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) had an exceptional Saturday bump of almost 40%, giving it $26.2M for the day and a probable weekend of $63-65M. If these numbers hold, Hu...
SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 4/20/12
> According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Gems/Sony) is overperforming in a big way, and should easily take the first non-Hunger Games weekend in over a month. Man‘s opening day is est...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Lucky One”
THE LUCKY ONE: Watch It At Home – Not If The One Is In The Audience Zac Efron has been working out, and he wants you to know it. Efron’s new biceps and abs are on frequent display in THE LUC...
SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/1/12
> How long before the Hunger Games sequels start arriving in 3D? THE HUNGER GAMES: On its current trajectory toward a $350-375M US total, THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) will end up among the 15-20th biggest movies of...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Three Stooges”
THE THREE STOOGES: Watch It At Home – More Nyuks Than You’d Expect The Farrelly Brothers’ THE THREE STOOGES is better than its marketing campaign let on, and while that would be more impressive...
SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/29/12
> Hold all tickets for 2d place. OPENINGS: As of now, THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS (Sony), THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (Universal), THE LUCKY ONE (Warners) and THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) are all project...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Cabin In the Woods”
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS: Watch it At Home – Clever and Culty Seeing THE CABIN IN THE WOODS is sort of like being in Fight Club: the first rule is not to talk about it. Or, at least, not to reveal any of...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Five-Year Engagement”
THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT: Watch It At Home – If Only The Engagement Were A Little Shorter… Judd Apatow, as both director (The 40=Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up) and producer (Bridesmaids, Superbad, Pine...