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Box Office Report: ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ Disappoints As ‘Argo’ Holds Strong

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Oh late October, how you are filled with mystery and intrigue in regards to the Box Office. Last year at this time the third Paranormal Activity ‘film’ set October records with a huge opening. This year another record has been … Continue reading →

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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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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: ‘Expendables 2’ Comes Out On Top Of A Weak Weekend

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Last week I said this was not going to be a big weekend, even with three new films nothing really had good Box Office potential. Even though the final tallies proved that this was indeed a lack luster weekend no … Continue reading →

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Good News, Bad News: Talks Between Marvel And Fox Fall Apart

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

We told you last week that Marvel and Fox were in talks to make a trade of sorts. Fox would get an extension on their Daredevil rights and Marvel would recoup certain specific character rights from the Fantastic Four universe, … Continue reading →

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