THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO: Worth A Ticket – David Fincher Meets Lisbeth Salander The most remarkable thing about David Fincher’s version of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (written for the Engl...
WEEKEND BOXOFFICE: EARLY NUMBERS – 1/7/12
> Dateline has preliminary figures for Saturday and the weekend, and as expected, Paramount’s THE DEVIL INSIDE took a significant 25+% hit in its second day, a trend that will no doubt continue as stories of audiences in ...
HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Tuesday Numbers – 12/28/11
> The holiday celebrations at the studios may have been a bit premature. Traditionally, the Tuesday after Christmas sees a 10-20% drop from Monday, and that number becomes the template for the rest of the holiday pe...
THE BIJOU: Fractured Boxoffice
> Two of the season’s major films are launching unconventionally this evening, and it’s worth taking note. Both Sony’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and Paramount’s MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GH...
BIJOU BOXOFFICE: EARLY FRIDAY REPORT
> According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, the weekend is looking auspicious for Mark Wahlberg’s CONTRABAND. The modestly budgeted thriller (which, however, Universal has been expensively marketing for a solid ...
HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: WEEKEND STUDIO SCORECARD – 1/1/12
> With one startling exception and a couple of smaller ones, the holiday crop of movies declined on Saturday and are expected to recover on New Year’s Day. PARAMOUNT: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL went ...
THE STATUETTE STAKES: The Contenders (Part 2)
> Today, we return to SHOWBUZZDAILY‘s coverage of the Oscar race (see Part 1 here, with an introduction to those contenders best called the Field–these may not be the favorites, but even as longer shots they’r...
FRIDAY BOXOFFICE: STUDIO SCORECARD – 1/6/12
> Everyone wanted to go to the movies on the first full weekend of 2012. PARAMOUNT: The studio went straight to its Paranormal Activity playbook to launch THE DEVIL INSIDE (pre-release screenings, months of buzz), and it ...
HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: FRIDAY STUDIO SCORECARD – 12/30/11
> As detailed in Mitch Metcalf’s Boxoffice Report, Friday’s numbers were solid but lacking any breakout excitement. First, let’s take a quick look at the limited-run Oscar hopefuls: THE IRON LADY (Weinst...
WEEKEND BOXOFFICE: STUDIO SCORECARD – 1/15/12
> Due to the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, all studios are estimating low Sunday drops, although some are projecting more aggressively than others. UNIVERSAL: CONTRABAND held almost even on Saturday, which is good...
SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
As I was saying… THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG: Worth A Ticket – The Long Road Continues, But This Time On A Better Path Jumping at once to the most pressing matter–which is more than its trilog...
WEEKEND BOXOFFICE: STUDIO SCORECARD – 1/9/12
> Live by Cinemascore, die by Cinemascore. THE DEVIL INSIDE: The most hilarious studio event of the last 24 hours has been Paramount‘s frantic attempt to argue that an “F” Cinemascore for THE DEVIL INSID...
HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Friday Studio Scorecard – 12/23/11
> Anyone who thinks the boxoffice isn’t in a slump needs a new prescription for bifocals. Note: since December 24 is a traditionally deadly day at the boxoffice (closed theatres, family plans) that would make ...
HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Early Saturday Numbers – 12/24/11
> As is traditionally the case, movie boxoffice declined sharply on December 24, the lowest ebb of the holiday period. According to Deadline, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Paramount) remains #1, with $5.6M o...