Category Archives: Box Office

Box Office: ‘Dragon’ Kicks Some Ass

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Shannon Hood

It was a shocking and unusual weekend at the box office. Fanboys (and girls) are all scratching their heads trying to figure out how Kick-Ass got its butt kicked by a four week old dragon. That’s right, How to Train … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Date Night’ Squeaks Out A Victory

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Shannon Hood

At  the time of this writing, the Tina Fey/Steve Carell comedy Date Night is reported to have narrowly won the box office.  However, The Clash of the Titans was so close behind that it is possible adjusted totals may flip … Continue reading →

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‘Titans’ Leads Box Office To Record Weekend

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Well, there wasn’t much of a box office battle this weekend as Clash of the Titans easily slayed the competition with a total weekend haul of $61.4 Million. Some weekend totals are reflecting Thursday night earnings as well, which brings … Continue reading →

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It’s ‘Paranormal Activity 2’ vs. ‘Saw VII 3D’ This Halloween

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Matt Raub

Last August, a small film called Paranormal Activity swept the nation, making nearly $200 Million to date, worldwide, and creeping out just about every teen who walked into the theater. On the other side, 2009 was the 6th consecutive year that … Continue reading →

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Dragons Rule The (Box Office) Kingdom

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Wow.  I’ve got to say that it was a pretty tepid weekend at the movies. We had a couple of new releases that I thought would just rake it in this weekend, but instead, they barely registered a blip on … Continue reading →

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Aniston is Bested by Alice and a Wimpy Kid at the Box Office

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Several prognosticators predicted that the one-two punch of Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler co-starring in a romantic comedy would equal box office gold. Well, until the reviews started trickling in. When the dust settled, The Bounty Hunter had amassed a … Continue reading →

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‘Alice in Wonderland’ Wins Weekend Again

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Bob Starr

With The Flickcast’s own Shannon Hood covering all the excitement at SXSW this week yours truly is stepping in to take over box office duty. Don’t worry all you Hood fans, I have no doubt that she’ll be back next … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Hollywoods Part 2

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Bob Starr

Welcome to the second part of my look at the duplicity that is the Hollywood we know and love (or love to hate in some cases).   Yesterday I delved into the mainstream films, such as Transformers, which get little to … Continue reading →

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