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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 (Blu-ray)

February 16, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Neil Patrick Harris
Director: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn
Running Time: 95 mins
Certificate: U
Release Date: February 17th 2014

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs was a surprise success – a movie that on paper sounded too bizarre to find a mass audience, but thanks to wit, immense inventiveness and a clever use of its premise grossed over $240 million around the world. The sequel isn’t quite as good as the first movie, but it’s still a lot of fun.

Following the events of the first film, the island that inventor Flint Lockwood lived on is now covered in the food that his fantastical machine managed to create. As a result Live Corp and its chief, Chester V (who’s Flint hero), agree to step in with promises to clean things up, while giving everyone a home on the mainland in the meantime. Flint is given a job at Live Corp, where he’s always wanted to work. [Read more…]

Thor: The Dark World Tops The US Box Office With $86.1 Million

November 11, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

thor-the-dark-world-uk-quadThere was no doubt that Thor: The Dark World would top the US box office this weekend, with the only question being how big its opening would be. The first film took $65 million in its opening three days, but The Dark World got an Avengers boost, taking $86 million on its debut.

It’s a great start for the film, especially as there were still some naysayers who wondered whether the character could live on and be a success outside the Avengers franchise. Thor has now proved he can.

The Dark World was the only new opener in the top 10, although Richard Curtis’s About Time made it’s first appearance on the list, moving from 13th to 9th place with $5.1 million, thanks to addition of an extra 1,000 screens.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of November 8th-10th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Thor: The Dark World $86.1 $86.1
2 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa $11.3 $78.7
3 Free Birds $11.1 $30.1
4 Last vegas $11.1 $33.5
5 Ender’s Game $10.2 $44.0
6 Gravity $8.4 $231.1
7 12 Years A Slave $6.6 $17.3
8 Captain Phillips $5.8 $90.8
9 About Time $5.1 $6.6
10 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 $2.8 $109.9
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FILMS: Thor: The Dark World, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Free Birds, Last Vegas, Ender's Game, Gravity, 12 Years A Slave, Captain Phillips, About Time, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2  

Ender’s Game Tops The US Box Office Despite Boycott Calls

November 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Enders-Game-Poster1Despite calls for boycott from gay groups angry at Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card’s virulent homophobia, the adaptation of the novel has landed at the top of the US box office with $28 million. It’s difficult to tell whether the boycott calls had any effect, as while tracking has suggested a $30 million+ opening for the film, many have suggested the publicity around the planned boycott may actually have acted as free advertising for the film.

Last Vegas came in third at the box office on its debut with $16.5 million, which isn’t a triumph but could certainly have been worse. It’s also believed the Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Robert De Niro has had a good audience reaction, suggesting it should hold up well over the coming weeks.

The animated comedy Free Birds took the fourth spot with $16.2 million. Some have suggested that the film could have done a lot better if the marketing has focussed on the story rather than generic hi-jinks, but there’s still time for the film to find more success, as its Thanksgiving theme may help it in the run up to the holiday later this month.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of November 1st-4th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Ender’s Game $28.0 $28.0
2 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa $20.5 $62.0
3 Last vegas $16.5 $16.5
4 Free Birds $16.2 $16.2
5 Gravity $13.1 $219.1
6 Captain Phillips $8.5 $82.5
7 12 Years A Slave $4.6 $8.7
8 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 $4.2 $106.1
9 Carrie $3.4 $31.9
10 The Counselor $3.2 $13.3
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FILMS: Ender's Game, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Last Vegas, Free Birds, Gravity, Captain Phillips, 12 Years A Slave, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, Carrie, The Counselor  

Bad Grandpa Tops The US Box Office, With The Counselor Sinking

October 28, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

jackass-bad-grandpa-posterAs many expected, the power of Jackass won out over the weekend, with Bad Grandpa taking the top spot with $32 million. Although that’s around $20 million less than the opening of Jackass 3-D, the film cost little to make and will prove very profitable.

However there was less cheer for Ridley Scott’s The Counselor, which despite a starry cast and a script by Cormac McCarthy, only placed fourth on the chart with $8.0. Indeed it may have been the problem that the promotion so heavily sold the stars – such as Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz and Brad Pitt – that they forgot to tell anyone what the movie was actually about. Bad reviews certainly didn’t help.

While those were the only new openers in the top 10, 12 Years A Slave made its first appeared after expanding onto 123 screens (after just 19 last week), taking $2.1 million to place eighth. It suggest the movie will stay strong as in goes into more cinemas over the coming weeks.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of October 25th-27th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa $32.0 $32.0
2 Gravity $20.3 $199.8
3 Captain Phillips $11.8 $70.0
4 The Counselor $8.0 $8.0
5 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 $6.1 $100.6
6 Carrie $5.9 $26.0
7 Escape Plan $4.3 $17.4
8 12 Years A Slave $2.1 $3.4
9 Enough Said $1.5 $13.0
10 Prisoners $1.0 $59.1
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FILMS: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Gravity, Captain Phillips, The Counselor, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, Carrie, Escape Plan, 12 Years A Slave, Enough Said, Prisoners  

Gravity Tops The US Box Office For A Third Week, While Fifth Estate Tanks Badly

October 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

gravity-preview-pic1Gravity has continued its impressive box office run, topping the US box office for a third week with $31 million, once more dropping less than 30% from the previous weekend (most films fall around 40-60% each week). It’s made $170 million in North America so far and is expected to gross another $100 million before the end of its run.

It certainly saw off the newcomers. The remake of Carrie was the best new opener with $17 million, which means that while it should still be profitable as it didn’t cost too much to make, it’s on the low end for recent horror releases, which is slightly surprising with Halloween not far away.

Escape Plan came fifth with $9.8 million, showing once more that after his time as Californian Governor, Armie isn’t the box office name he used to be, even if he teams up with Sylvester Stallone – something that in the 80s fans would have died for.

The only other new opener in the top 10 was the Wikileaks drama, The Fifth Estate, which took a dismal $1.7 million. It was a bit of a disaster, as it’s the lowest opening in DreamWorks history, and the worst start for a movie opening at over 1,500 cinemas this year. With bad reviews and mediocre audience reaction, it’s unlikely to do much better in the coming weeks.

Outside the top 10, 12 Years A Slave did well, taking $960,000 on just 19 screens. That’s an incredibly impressive $50,000 per screen, suggesting it’ll do extremely well as it expands nationwide in the coming weeks.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Gravity $31.0 $170.5
2 Captain Phillips $17.3 $53.3
3 Carrie $17.0 $17.0
4 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 $10.1 $93.1
5 Escape Plan $9.8 $9.8
6 Prisoners $2.0 $57.2
7 Enough Said $1.8 $10.7
8 The Fifth Estate $1.7 $1.7
9 Runner Runner $1.6 $17.5
10 Insidious Chapter 2 $1.5 $80.9
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FILMS: Gravity, Captain Phillips, Carrie, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, Escape Plan, Prisoners, Enough Said, The Fifth Estate, Runner Runner, Insidious Chapter 2  

Gravity Holds The US Box Office Top Spot With $44 Million

October 14, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

gravity-poster1While some weren’t sure whether Gravity’s incredible visuals would translate into box office success, the film is now a bona fide hit, taking $44 million in its second weekend to top the box office once more. That’s just a 20% drops, which is incredibly unusual for a film that took over $50 million in its first outing (indeed it’s the best hold ever for such a film outside the holidays).

Gravity also had the second best weekend ever for IMAX, taking $9 million in that format, while 86% of the gross was for the 3D version, almost double what many of the summer’s 3D openings had. It shows that if Hollywood can present something where viewers feel they’re really getting something for a premium ticket, they will turn up. It’s expected by the end of its run it’ll be in the $250-300 million range, and perhaps beyond.

The Tom Hanks drama Captain Phillips ended up in second place with $26 million in its first three days. It’s a pretty good start, ahead of the likes the Zero Dark Thirty and Argo, suggesting it’ll be a real success by the end of its run, helped by great reviews.

The only other new movie in the top 10 was Machete Kills, which came in at number four with a verylacklustre $3.7 million. That’s just a third of the first film’s opening and one of the worst starts ever for a movie opening on more than 2,500 screens. It probably didn’t help that while the marketing started with a bang, it went on for so long that any hype dissipated before it opened.

Outside the top 10, Romeo And Juliet, starring Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld, proved a major flop, taking just half-a-million.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of October 11th-13th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Gravity $44.2 $123.4
2 Captain Phillips $26.0 $26,0
3 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 $14.2 $78.0
4 Machete Kills $3.7 $3,7
5 Runner Runner $3.7 $14.1
6 Prisoners $3.6 $53.6
7 Insidious Chapter 2 $2.6 $78.4
8 Rush $2.3 $22.2
9 Don Jon $2.3 $20.1
10 Baggage Claim $2.0 $18.2
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FILMS: Gravity, Captain Phillips, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, Machete Kills, Runner Runner, Prisoners, Insidious Chapter 2, Rush, Don Jon, Baggage Claim  

Gravity Breaks October Records At The US Box Office

October 7, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

gravity-poster1There’s been plenty of interest in Gravity, but few expected it to do as well as it has on its opening weekend in the US. It took an impressive $55.5 million, a new record for October, outdoing the previous best, 2011’s Paranormal Activity 3.

Interestingly it’s also the best opening for both George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. With critics and audiences raving, it should continue to do well over the coming weeks, making it a bona fide mega-hit. Some even suggest it could make a decent awards runs this winter, which is very unusual for a sci-fi movie.

Not all the new movies did as well, as Runner Runner bombed with just $7.6 million. Even the combined star power of Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck couldn’t draw audiences out, partly because the marketing failed to make it clear what the movie is about. It also seems viewers didn’t think much of it, suggesting it’s unlikely to have much staying power either.

The only other new entry was Pulling Strings, which took $2.5 million to land in ninth place. It’s the second movie in the last month aimed at Hispanic audiences that’s hit the top 10, which is impressive as usually they’re barely noticed at the box office. The other film, Instructions Not Included, is now the highest grossing Spanish-language film ever at the US box office, with $41.2 million. Pulling Strings has little chance of besting that, but it’s still doing well.

Take a look at the US box office top 10 for the weekend of October 4th-7th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Gravity $55.5 $55,5
2 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 $21.5 $60.5
3 Runner Runner $7.6 $7.6
4 Prisoners $5.7 $47.8
5 Rush $4.4 $18.0
6 Don Jon $4.1 $16.0
7 Baggage Claim $4.1 $15.1
8 Insidious Chapter 2 $3.8 $74.7
9 Pulling Strings $2.5 $2.5
10 Enough Said $2.1 $5.3
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ACTORS: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock  FILMS: Gravity, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, Runner Runner, Prisoners, Rush, Don Jon, Insidious Chapter 2  

New Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Trailer – Meet the Foodimals

July 3, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs was a bigger hit than many expected –  largely because it was a better movie than it had any right to be – so it’s little surprise a sequel is coming. Now the new trailer for the film has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 picks up where Sony Pictures Animation’s hit comedy left off. Inventor Flint Lockwood’s genius is finally being recognized as he’s invited by his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, where the best and brightest inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. Chester’s right-hand-gal – and one of his greatest inventions – is Barb (a highly evolved orangutan with a human brain, who is also devious, manipulative and likes to wear lipstick. It’s always been Flint’s dream to be recognized as a great inventor, but everything changes when he discovers that his most infamous machine (which turns water into food) is still operating and is now creating food-animal hybrids – “foodimals!” With the fate of humanity in his hands, Chester sends Flint and his friends on a dangerously delicious mission, battling hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, apple pie-thons, double bacon cheespiders and other food creatures to save the world again!’

The movie is due out in the UK on October 25th, with a late September debut for the US.

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ACTORS: Bill Hader, Anna Faris  DIRECTORS: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn  FILMS: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2  

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 Trailer – Take a look at the pun-tastic sequel

February 28, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs was a bigger hit than many expected, so it’s little surprise a sequel is coming. Now the first trailer for the movie has arrived, showing us just how many food puns it’s going to try and squeeze in.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 picks up where Sony Pictures Animation’s hit comedy left off. Inventor Flint Lockwood’s genius is finally being recognized as he’s invited by his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, where the best and brightest inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. Chester’s right-hand-gal – and one of his greatest inventions – is Barb (a highly evolved orangutan with a human brain, who is also devious, manipulative and likes to wear lipstick. It’s always been Flint’s dream to be recognized as a great inventor, but everything changes when he discovers that his most infamous machine (which turns water into food) is still operating and is now creating food-animal hybrids – “foodimals!” With the fate of humanity in his hands, Chester sends Flint and his friends on a dangerously delicious mission, battling hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, apple pie-thons, double bacon cheespiders and other food creatures to save the world again!’

The movie is due out in the UK on October 25th, with a late September debut for the US.

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ACTORS: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte  DIRECTORS: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn  FILMS: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2  

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 Poster Show Off The Food-imals

February 27, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs saw a small town essentially turned to food, but things are evolving for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (formerly titled Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers). As the new poster shows, this time they’re dealing with food that’s come to life.

The story follows Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader) as he joins his idol Chester V (Will Forte) at The Live Corp Company, home to some of the greatest minds in the world. However, when Flint learns that his invention that turns water to food is also creating food beasts, he must gather his old friends to put a stop to this madness.

The poster is an appetiser for the first trailer, which is due to debut later today.

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ACTORS: Bill Hader  DIRECTORS: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn  FILMS: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2  
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