Category Archives: Box Office

War Movie Mondays: ‘Crimson Tide’

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the post Cold War thriller Crimson Tide which stars Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman as U.S. Submariners who clash over their orders to launch nuclear weapons in this Tony Scott action classic. Crimson Tide begins during a … Continue reading →

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Box Office: People Love Epidemics, ‘Contagion’ Opens Big

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Matt Raub

Steven Soderbergh seems to have found his new Clooney, as Matt Damon has helped the man snag a #1 spot twice now with The Informant! and as of this weekend, Contagion. Hard to believe a film about a virus wiping … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Sharks and Space Ghosts Have No Effect on ‘The Help’

Posted on September 6, 2011 by The Flickcast

There’s no point in expressing how impressed we are when a film is able to stay at the #1 spot for over 3 weeks in a row, but we’re too busy trying to figure out what it is about Buena … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘The Help’ Pulls Off Another Winning Weekend

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Matt Raub

So it turns out America is a huge fan of heartwarming tales about maids, as indie comedy The Help managed to steal the show once again, claiming the #1 spot for the second time in 3 weeks. The film has … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘The Help’ Proves that Maids Are Better than Barbarians & Vampires

Posted on August 22, 2011 by The Flickcast

Every year, the time between May and August is always considered a heavy season for big blockbuster-style films. But this year has been like that on steroids. Normally, there are a handful of big films that carry fanboys and fangirls … Continue reading →

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‘Senna’ Has Year’s Best Documentary Opening

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

If you don’t live in Los Angeles or New York or you do and just haven’t had a chance to go out and see director Asif Kapadia’s Senna, one of the best documentaries of the year about one of the … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘Apes’ Holds Strong & ‘The Help’ Surprises

Posted on August 15, 2011 by The Flickcast

It’s always nice when a smaller, lesser known film that has the same release date as a comedy, horror, and a Live 3D concert ends up pulling in the most money for the weekend. Things like this need to happen … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Success of the ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’

Posted on August 8, 2011 by The Flickcast

Every massive summer blockbuster season has to have a few surprises. Last year, a little animated film starring Steve Carrell and Jason Segal called Despicable Me surprised everyone and grossed $251 million to date. That may be what we have … Continue reading →

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