> THE FIRM: Thursdays 10PM on NBC – Change the Channel THE FIRM isn’t NBC’s #1 priority for midseason–that would clearly be Smash. (In other news, there’s no truth to the rumor that NBC...
The fourth weekend of 2013 should total just under $100 million for the top 12 films, a bit off the normal pace for this weekend but close to last year’s tally. Three new films will open this weekend, none of which have...
PARKER: Watch It At Home – Jason Statham Being Tough (Again), Elevated By Strong Supporting Cast PARKER is what Jack Reacher might have been if it hadn’t been gripped by the excess that accompanies Tom Crui...
I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT – Not Even For Free: You Don’t Want To Know The recent movie I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT most resembles is The Nanny Diaries, which is odd because it ...
Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #4 of 2013 is pretty much a disaster: only $80 million for the top 12 films (20% behind the pace for the same weekend the last few years). Opening at 3,372 theaters Friday, Hansel an...
NEW YEAR’S EVE: Not At Any Price – Calling it a “Sit-Com” Insults TV NEW YEAR’S EVE is such a calculated piece of commercial manufacture that it deserves a Powerpoint presentation m...
With Saturday’s grosses now tallied, Weekend #4 of 2013 is looking like $88 million for the top 12 films (up significantly from the $80 million estimate yesterday but still down 13% from the comparable weekend average). �...
> Even with weakened competition on the other 2 networks, NBC and FOX weren’t able to capitalize. NBC: There were holiday specials on ABC and reruns on CBS, and none of it did much for the NBC line-up. COMMUNI...