THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Safe House”
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 3/16/12
> Channing Tatum has his second big hit in just over a month. According to Deadline’s preliminary numbers, 21 JUMP STREET (Sony) had a very solid $13M Friday, which should mean a weekend around $32-35M. That p...
SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 3/30/12
> Frontloading strikes again. THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit), with $18.9M on its 2nd Friday, is behaving like a sequel, even though it isn’t one. It’s down 72% from opening day, which is consistent with t...
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 BOXOFFICE GAMES: “Hunger Games” Day 1 – Early Numbers – 3/23/12
> Boxoffice numbers have been bouncing around all day (Per-theatre averages as of 3PM Pacific time! Number of left-handed, red-haired patrons sitting through the entire end credits!), and they’re still not final or ...
SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: “John Carter” Is Not A Success – 3/18/12
> For anyone who thought the angst over JOHN CARTER‘s boxoffice returns was overstated: Disney has issued a public statement advising that it expects the film to result in a $200M loss, which will singlehandedly pul...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “21 Jump Street”
21 JUMP STREET: Watch It At Home – High School Meta-Bromance The meta-ization of contemporary comedy marches on: Community, of course, is a virtual meta-kingdom, but Happy Endings makes Friends jokes, th...
THE BOXOFFICE GAMES BEGIN: “Hunger Games” At Midnight
> THE HUNGER GAMES has an excuse. Last night at midnight, The Hunger Games began its long-awaited run in theatres by grossing $19.7M. Which is, by any estimation, a lot of money–the most ever earned by a non-sequel,...
SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 3/18/12
> Get ready for the flood of jokey 80s TV show remakes that will now be unleashed upon us. OPENINGS: 21 JUMP STREET (Sony) fell ever-so-slightly on Saturday, and if it fails to hit its $35M weekend estimate, it won’...
SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY “HUNGER GAMES” WATCH
> THE HUNGER GAMES held fairly well on its first Tuesday, dropping around 4% to $10.3M. This isn’t quite as good as it sounds, because Tuesday is generally an up day (except where Monday is part of a holiday weekend...
SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Awaits the Witching Hour – 5/3/12
> It seems like only yesterday that we were reviewing the records for midnight openings (actually, it was March 23, when The Hunger Games opened with a 7th-highest $19.7M Thursday midnight–the highest ever for a non-seque...
SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/6/12
So that happened. THE AVENGERS: Whenever a Sunday estimate just barely crosses a milestone threshold, it’s subject to adjustment on Monday, but whether the final number turns out to be $196M or $202M is a ...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Friends With Kids”
FRIENDS WITH KIDS: Worth A Ticket – Sitcom, In A Good Way We live in a pop culture where the recent Emmy Award nominees are so clearly superior to the films up for this past year’s Oscar that ...
SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 2/3/12
> According to Deadline‘s preliminary numbers, it’s going to be a stronger than expected weekend for both CHRONICLE (20th) and THE WOMAN IN BLACK (CBS). Keeping in mind that Sunday will be a very slow day at t...
A SHOWBUZZDAILY “HUNGER GAMES” SCORECARD – 3/25/12
> So what just happened, and what’s likely to happen next? Here’s a quick look at what’s new in Panem: FINAL NUMBERS: It turns out THE HUNGER GAMES wasn’t such a hit after all, earning a meas...