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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 Tops US Box Office For The Fourth Week

April 16, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Although it held the top spot more due to a lack of new breakout hits than anything else, The Hunger Games is now the first film since Avatar to stay at number 1 on the US box office chart for four weeks running. It added another $21.5 million to take its total to an impressive $337 million.

That meant the weekend’s main new releases had to settle for second and third spot, with The Three Stooges doing the best, taking $17.1 million. It’s reported that the audiences largely consisted of under-25s, the group who know least about the real Stooges, but who do like the Farrelly Brothers’ brand of comedy.

Cabin In The Woods took third spot with an okay but not particularly great $14.8 million. Despite great reviews, it appears the general audience didn’t take to it, with reports that many disliked it due to the fact it wasn’t the generic splatter horror movie they thought they were getting (and films do tend to get pilloried in the word of mouth stakes if they aren’t exactly what they appear to be from the marketing).

The only other new entry in the top 10 was Lockout, which took a rather disappointing $6.2 million to finish in 9th place. It’s off from most other recent Luc Besson produced action, and suggests audiences didn’t take to its ‘Escape From New York but in space’ premise.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of April 13th-15th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Hunger Games $21.5 £337
2 The Three Stooges $17.1 $17.1
3 Cabin In The Woods $14.8 $14.8
4 Titanic 3D $11.6 $44.4
5 American Reunion $10.7 $39.9
6 Mirror Mirror $7.0 $49.4
7 Wrath Of The Titans $6.9 $71.2
8 21 Jump Street $6.8 $120.5
9 Lockout $6.2 $6.2
10 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $3.0 $204.4
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FILMS: The Hunger Games, The Three Stooges, Cabin In The Woods, Titanic, American Pie: Reunion, Mirror Mirror, Wrath Of The Titans, 21 Jump Street, Lockout, The Lorax  

Lockout – The first five minutes of the Guy Pearce action flick

April 10, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace and set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex- government agent (Pearce), whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President’s daughter (Grace) from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison. The film is due in UK cinemas on April 20th, but before then the first five minutes of the movie have shown up online. Take a look above.

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ACTORS: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace  DIRECTORS: James Mather, Stephen St. Leger  FILMS: Lockout  

Fresh Lockout Trailer Surfaces

January 27, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


For ages there were plans to remake Escape From New York, and while those have fallen through, we’re getting something very similar with Lockout, which stars Guy Pearce as a wrongly convicted criminal who’s offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter (Maggie Grace) from an outer space prison that’s been taken over by violent inmates. From the evidence of this trailer, Pearce is definitely channelling the spirit of Snake Plissken. The Luc Besson co-written flick is due out April 13th, 2012.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace  DIRECTORS: James Mather, Stephen St. Leger  FILMS: Lockout  

Lockout Trailer – Watch Guy Pearce get punched in the face!

December 6, 2011 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

We may get fewer Luc Besson directed movies than we used to, but boy is the man busy as a producer and writer. He’s behind Lockout, which sees Guy Pearce as a man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the US. He is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter from an outer space prison that’s been taken over by violent inmates. So kind of like Escape From New York but set in space. It’ll be out next spring.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare  DIRECTORS: James Mather, Stephen St. Leger  FILMS: Lockout  

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