Category Archives: Business

Box Office Report: ‘Taken’ Holds Off ‘Argo’ To Make A Second Run At The Top Spot

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Well kudos to Taken 2, it was speculated in this very spot last week that the poor word of mouth and reviews would put a big dip into the action sequel’s take this weekend. The wrongness is strong with this … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘Taken 2’ Dominates The Box Office, While Yet Another Quality Stop-Motion Animated Film Stumbles

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The consensus seems to be that Taken 2 is a lesser version of its predecessor, but in this day and age an opening weekend has as much to do with the reception of the last film than anything else. Which ends … Continue reading →

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Let The G4 Farewell Tour Officially Commence

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

When G4 originally began airing in 2002 it was amazing and way ahead of its time. For lack of a better descriptor the original line was basically the gaming community on the internet transformed into a TV station. There were Top 10 … Continue reading →

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Epix And Amazon Join Forces As Exclusivity Deal With Netflix Runs Out

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Netflix has had a rather rough year, and today’s news only adds a bit more salt into some open wounds. Just days after their exclusivity deal with up and coming premium movie channel Epix expires, one of their biggest competitors … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘The Possession’ Creeps Into First Place Of Another Slight Box Office Weekend

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Typically the Labor Day weekend is not a huge boon for the box office. People seem to like to spend the pseudo last summer weekend outside at the beach or at a BBQ. So it really comes as no surprise … Continue reading →

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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ And ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Both Opened Simultaneously In China

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

In America you almost never see two films targeting the same audience released wide on the same day, this is sort of an unwritten rule among studios to make sure films don’t directly compete with the same audience. In China, film … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘The Expendables 2’ Leads Again In A Deja Vu Weekend

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

It is weekends like this that really tempt me to just copy and paste last week’s report. The top 3 remained the same and no new movie could do better than seventh place in another mundane, ho-hum late summer weekend. … Continue reading →

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The Upcoming Season Of ‘The Office’ Will Be Its Swan Song

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

While doing the promoting rounds for Season 9 of The Office, series mastermind Greg Daniels has been pretty open about the fate of the show. The upcoming season will be the last hurrah of the Dunder Mifflin staff we all know and … Continue reading →

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