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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

Hunger Games Stays Atop The US Box Office

April 9, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Hunger Games has cemented its position as a true movie powerhouse, managing the increasingly rare feat of staying top of the US box office for three weeks, passing through the $300 million mark as it did so. That puts it ahead of all the Twilight movies’ final tallies, suggesting Lionsgate has something truly exceptional on its hands.

However the real battle of the weekend was between Titanic and American Reunion, with many questioning which would end up in the second spot at the US bo office. In the end it was American Reunion with $21.5 million that won out, which was a long way off the last two theatrical Pie movies, but that’s perhaps not unexpected for a franchise that’s been out of cinemas for a decade.

Titanic came third with $17.3 million over the weekend and $25 million since it opened last Wednesday. It’s not an amazing box office take, but with the Titanic anniversary still to come and overseas reporting healthy business, it’s still likely to be viewed as a success by the end of its run.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of April 6th-8th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Hunger Games $33.5 $302.8
2 American Reunion $21.5 $21.5
3 Titanic 3D $17.3 $25.7
4 Wrath Of The Titans $15.0 $58.8
5 Mirror Mirror $11.0 $36.4
6 21 Jump Street $10.2 $109.5
7 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $5.0 $198.2
8 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen $0.97 $4.6
9 John Carter $0.82 $67.9
10 Safe House $0.58 $124.7
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FILMS: The Hunger Games, American Reunion, Titanic, Wrath Of The Titans, Mirror Mirror, 21 Jump Street, The Lorax, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, John Carter, Safe House  

Hunger Games Tops The US Box Office Again

April 2, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

While it dropped nearly 60% from its record-breaking opening, The Hunger Games easily topped the US box office for a second weekend with $61.1 million, marking the seventh highest second-weekend ever.

It handily beat Wrath Of The Titans, which came in second with $34.2 million. That probably won’t bring massive amounts of cheer to Warner Bros. as it’s only half what the film of the Greek fantasy films took on its opening, although that film came out at the heights of excitement over 3D films.

Tarsem’s family fantasy take on Snow White, Mirror Mirror, came in third with $19 million. That’s considering a slight underperformance, as while it seems to have attracted young girls, teens and older women are still more interested in The Hunger Games. The hope is that with Easter coming this week, it will be able to continue making cash over the next couple of weeks.

Also making its first appearance in the top 10 was Salmon Fishing Of The Yemen, which added 350 screens and went from 16 to number 7 on the chart, with $1.2 million.

Take a look below for the US top 10 for March 30th to April 1st.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Hunger Games $61.1 $251.0
2 Wrath Of The Titans $32.2 $32.2
3 Mirror Mirror $19.0 $19.0
4 21 Jump Street $15.0 $93.1
5 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $8.0 $189.6
6 John Carter $2.0 $66.2
7 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen $1.2 $3.1
8 Act Of Valor $1.0 $67.7
9 A Thousand Words $0.9 $16.5
10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $0.8 $98.4
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FILMS: The Hunger Games, Wrath Of The Titans, Mirror Mirror, 21 Jump Street, The Lorax, John Carter, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, Act Of Valor, A Thousand Words, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island  

The Hunger Games Breaks Box Office Records

March 26, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There was no doubt The Hunger Games was going to be big, the only question was how big. Many were surprised last week when tracking said the film could open as high as $130 million in the US, but in the end even that turned out to be too conservative, as it ended up taking $155 million in its first three days in North America.

That’s the third biggest three-day opening ever, behind the final Harry Potter movie and The Dark Knight. The film also had the fifth biggest opening day ever, taking $68 million on Friday, and perhaps most surprisingly, by Saturday it had already become Lionsgate’s highest grossing movie ever. Worldwide the film took $214 million, a particularly impressive figure considering Suzanne Collins’ books are barely known in many countries.

It’s a hugely impressive start and has stunned many who had assumed this sort of opening was impossible for a non-sequel, but the film film lit the imagine of young people, most particularly young women, who are becoming an increasingly important demographic, having been largely igrnoed by Hollywood for years.

The only other new entry in the US top 10 was October Baby, a film that’s aimed squarely at conservative Christian viewers and which has an anti-abortion message. It took $1.7 million to place eighth.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of 23rd-25th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Hunger Games $155.0 $155.0
2 21 Jump Street $21.3 $71.0
3 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $13.1 $177.3
4 John Carter $5.0 $62.3
5 Act Of Valor $2.0 $65.9
6 Project X $1.9 $51.7
7 A Thousand Words $1.9 $14.9
8 October Baby $1.7 $1.7
9 Safe House $1.4 $122.6
10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $1.3 $97.1
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FILMS: The Hunger Games, 21 Jump Street, The Lorax, John Carter, Act Of Valor, Project X, A Thousand Words, October Baby, Safe House, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island  

Disney Set To Lose $200 Million On John Carter

March 20, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It’s not often that a studio will come out and say how much money they’re expecting to lose on a particular movie, but it seems Disney knows their losses on John Carter are going to be so big they need to tell investors in the hope of warding off future anger. As a result, the company has released a statement that essentially tells shareholders the film has single-handedly shoved the studio into the red for the next few months.

The statement reads: ‘In light of the theatrical performance of John Carter ($184 million global box office), we expect the film to generate an operating loss of approximately $200 million during our second fiscal quarter ending March 31. As a result, our current expectation is that the Studio segment will have an operating loss of between $80 and $120 million for the second quarter. As we look forward to the second half of the year, we are excited about the upcoming releases of The Avengers and Brave, which we believe have tremendous potential to drive value for the Studio and the rest of the company.’

It means there’s more riding on The Avengers than there was before, as Disney needs that to be a success. While big budget movies are actually a relatively good bet as they generally make more money than they cost to produce, as John Carter shows, when it goes wrong, it can be slightly catastrophic. It’s a particular shame with John Carter, as many dreadful mega-budget movie rake cash in, and this one has failed despite actually being quite good. (Source: Deadline)

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DIRECTORS: Andrew Stanton  FILMS: John Carter  

21 Jump Street Tops The US Box Office

March 19, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Thanks to great reviews and strong word of mouth (as well as a lack of other major new openers), 21 Jump Street got off to a great start at the US box office with $35 million, which is one of the biggest openings ever for an R-rated comedy and Jonah Hill’s career best start.

If Disney had been hoping that John Carter would have long legs at the box office after a weak start, they’re going to be disappointed. The movie dropped 55% in its second outing to $15 million. The House Of Mouse is now going to have to cross its fingers that the international box office can make up for its weak US showing.

The only other new entry in the top 10 was Will Ferrell’s Spanish-language outing, Casa De Mi Padre. It opened on 382 screens, but only managed a relatively soft per-screen average, making $2.2 million. That would suggest it won’t see much of an expansion over the coming weeks.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of March 16th-18th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 21 Jump Street $35.0 $25.0
2 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $22.8 $158.4
3 John Carter $13.5 $53.1
4 Project X $4.0 $48.1
5 A Thousand Words $3.7 $12.1
6 Act Of Valor $3.6 $62.3
7 Safe House $2.8 $120.2
8 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $2.4 $95.0
9 Casa De Mi Padre $2.2 $2.2
10 This Means War $2.1 $50.5
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FILMS: 21 Jump Street, The Lorax, John Carter, Project X, A Thousand Words, Act Of Valor, Safe House, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Casa de mi Padre, This Means War  

Lorax Beats John Carter At US Box Office

March 12, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

With Disney having spent an estimated $250 million making John Carter, there’s been a lot of eyes on just how much it would make in its opening weekend. There’s no doubt there’ll be some disappointment today at Disney that it didn’t top the US box office in its first three days, which is partly down to a soft opening and partly due to The Lorax continuing to overperform.

The Dr. Seuss movie bagged to top spot for a second weekend with $39 million, with John Carter coming second with $30 million. Although Carter could have been worse, it’s still pretty soft for such a big movie, and while it’s a little bit than Prince Of Persia, it’s worse than most other major attempts at blockbuster filmmaker. However the real question is how it did elsewhere in the world, as Disney opened the film in pretty much every major territory on the same day, with an estimate that it did a decent $101 million worldwide. However even that’s not amazing, so the film still has a long way to go in order to break even.

The other new entries were the horror thriller Silent House at number four with $7 million and the Eddie Murphy movie A Thousand Word, which took a weak $6.3 million for sixth spot on the chart. It’s yet another weak opening for Murphy, whose abilitiy to open a movie has pretty much disappeared in recent years.

Take a look below for the top 10 at the US box office for the weekend of March 9th-11th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $39.1 $121.9
2 John Carter $30.6 $30.6
3 Project X $11.5 $40.1
4 Silent House $7.0 $7.0
5 Act Of Valor $7.0 $56.1
6 A Thousand Words $6.3 $6.3
7 Safe House $5.0 $115.8
8 The Vow $4.0 $117.6
9 This Means War $3.7 $46.8
10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $3.6 $90.7
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FILMS: The Lorax, John Carter, Project X, Silent House, Act Of Valor, A Thousand Words, Safe House, The Vow, This Means War, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island  

Is John Carter A Homage To Taylor Kitsch’s Abs? (Gallery)

March 10, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

From the moment pictures from John Carter started popping up online, it was clear this was Disney’s latest love letter to the male torso, following the Jake Gyllenhaal shirtlessness of Prince Of Persia. However if Prince Of Persia was about lightly furred pecs, John Carter is all about the abs. Indeed, if you look at the costume Taylor Kitsch has to wear when he gets to Mars, it’s pretty much designed to frame his six-pack and give him an excuse not to wear many clothes. He sure looks good though.

We’ve put together a gallery of our favourite John Carter shirtless shots below, as well as a couple of Taylor Kitsch looking suave at the UK premiere.

And to think, they spent all that money of special effects, and all they needed to make some people happy was to get Kitsch as nekkid as possible. Click below to expand the images.

Taylor Kitsch & Lynn Collins in John Carter
Taylor Kitsch in John Carter
Taylor Kitsch in John Carter

Taylor Kitsch & Lynn Collins in John Carter
Taylor Kitsch in John Carter
Taylor Kitsch in John Carter

Taylor Kitsch in John Carter
Taylor Kitsch in John Carter
Taylor Kitsch in John Carter

Taylor Kitsch & Lynn Collins in John Carter
Taylor Kitsch in John Carter
Taylor Kitsch at the John Carter UK Premiere

Taylor Kitsch at the John Carter UK Premiere

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ACTORS: Taylor Kitsch  DIRECTORS: Andrew Stanton  FILMS: John Carter  

John Carter (Cinema)

March 5, 2012 By Stephen Sclater 1 Comment

Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Thomas Haden Church
Director: Andrew Stanton
Running Time: 136 mins
Certificate: 12A
Release Date: March 9th, 2012

This was always going to be an eagerly anticipated take on an American Classic, now brought to us by Disney and directed by Andrew Stanton of Pixar fame, who helmed the brilliant Wall-E and Finding Nemo.

The John Carter books, by Edgar Rice Boroughs (of Tarzan fame), are relatively little known outside the US, but to a certain extent they’re America’s equivalent of British classics such as Lord Of The Rings and Narnia, loved by children and adults alike. I knew very little of John Carter prior to hearing about the release, but the Avatar-esque trailers were promising. Unfortunately though the end result feels more like the dodgy adaptation that turned out to be The Golden Compass, although thankfully not as bad as that movie. [Read more…]

Watch 10-Minutes Of John Carter – What happens before he gets to Mars?

March 5, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Disney’s big-budget sci-fi fantasy, John Carter, hits cinemas this Friday and to help prepare us, 10 minutes from the opening of the movie has popped up online, so we can see what happens to American Civil War veteran John before he gets mysteriously transported to Mars. Carter seems to be the very defnition of an angry young man, who isn’t having much fun in the Arizona territory, as while he’s looking for a cave full of gold, he’s got to deal with Bryan Cranston and his lovely blonde wig.

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ACTORS: Taylor Kitsch, Bryan Cranston  DIRECTORS: Andrew Stanton  FILMS: John Carter  

Final Trailer For John Carter

February 29, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


On March 9th, Disney finally releases John Carter, and to get us in the mood, a final trailer for the movie has been released, which is filled with full-on CGI action from start to finish. Here’s the synopsis: ‘John Carter tells the tale of war-weary, former military captain John Carter, who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly involved in a conflict of epic proportions between the inhabitants of the planet. John Carter – the newest movie from Academy Award®–winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton is an action adventure story set on Barsoom, the exotic and mysterious planet we know as Mars. Based on the classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan, John Carter is the story which inspired many of the most imaginative and well known Hollywood movies, past and present. Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the John Carter character, first created in the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel.’

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ACTORS: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins  DIRECTORS: Andrew Stanton  FILMS: John Carter  
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