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

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Amazing Spider-man Swings To The Top Of The US Box Office

July 9, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Although Sony might have been worried their reboot of Spider-man might not work, they can rest easy, as while they’d predicted it would do about $120 in its first six days, it actually took $140 million. That’s behind the opening haul of any of Sam Raimi’s Spider-man movies, but comes close to the first film’s take of $144 million. It’s no doubt a good start though, especially as around the world it added another $200 million, so its global box office now stands at a very healthy $341 million.

Savages, which opened on Friday, took $16.2 million to place fourth on the chart. That’s actually not too bad for a brutal, R-rated thriller, and is actually the third biggest opening of Oliver Stone’s career. However it’s believed that word of mouth isn’t very good, so it may struggle in the coming weeks.

The only other major opener was Kary Perry: Part Of Me, which has struggled despite some great reviews. It placed eighth with $7.1 million, well behind the likes of Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber’s concert movie efforts. There’s little doubt it will be considered a flop, although Paramount will be pleased it only cost $12 million to make.

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

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Amazing Spider-man $65.0 $140.0
2 Ted $32.5 $120.2
3 Brave $20.1 $174.5
4 Savages $16.1 $16.1
5 Magic Mike $15.6 $72.8
6 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection $10.2 $45.8
7 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted $7.7 $196.0
8 Katy Perry: Part Of Me $7.1 $10.2
9 Moonrise Kingdom $4.6 $26.8
10 To Rome With Love $3.5 $5.6
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FILMS: The Amazing Spider-man, Tyley Perry's Madea's Witness Protection, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Moonrise Kingdom, To Rome With Love  

Ted Tops The US Box Office, With Magic Mike Also Overperforming

July 2, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It was a good weekend for R-rated movies at the US box office, with both Ted and Magic Mike beating out predictions with great opening weekend numbers. Seth MacFarlane’s feature film directorial debut, Ted, came out on top with a superb $54.1 million, the highest number ever for an original R-rated comedy (although behind The Hangover II and Sex And the City if you count established comedy franchises). People obviously liked the idea of a foul-mouthed, pot-smoking teddy bear.

Magic Mike had to settle for second spot, but a $39 million debut is still impressive, especially considering it only cost about $7 million to make. It certainly seems there were a lot of people waiting for the male stripper film, as it made almost half its weekend money on Friday.

There were a couple other new entries in the top 10, with Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection coming fourth with a decent $26.3 million. That’s lower than the last couple of Madea movies, but still a very strong take on a busy weekend and proves Perry is still a force to be reckoned with, especially amongst African-American audiences. The Chris Pine starrer People Like Us, which was the week’s only real underperformer, taking $4.3 million to place 10th on the chart.

Take a look below for the box office top 10 for the weekend of June 29th-July 1st.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Ted $54.1 $54.1
2 Magic Mike $39.1 $39.1
3 Brave $34.0 $131.6
4 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection $26.3 $26.3
5 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted $11.8 $180.0
6 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter $6.0 $29.0
7 Prometheus $4.9 $118.2
8 Moonrise Kingdom $4.8 $18.4
9 Snow White And The Huntsman $4.4 $145.5
10 People Like Us $4.3 $4.3
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FILMS: Ted, Magic Mike, Brave, Tyley Perry's Madea's Witness Protection, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Snow White & The Huntsman, People Like Us  

Brave Conquers The US Box Office

June 25, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Brave has continued Pixar’s impressive box office run, becoming the studio’s 13th straight movie to debut at number one on the box office chart. The film took $66.7 million in its first three days, ahead of expectations, which had suggested it would open in the $55-$60 million range. It’s great news for the studio, especially after slightly disappointing box office for last year’s Cars 2.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter had less to cheer about, as after a string of bad reviews, it took only $16.5 million to place third on the cart, behind the second weekend of Madagascar 3. As the film cost $70 million, it’s only chance of recouping its costs now lie with strong home video sales, especially as its resolutely American topic may make it an even tougher sell internationally.

The only other new entry in the top 10 was the Steve Carrell and Keira Knightley film Seeking A Friend At The End Of The World, which took just $3.8 million to place 10th. It’s undoubtedly disappointing as the hope had been that the presence of Carrell would at least provide a boost.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Brave $66.7 $66.7
2 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted $20.2 $157.5
3 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter $16.5 $16.5
4 Prometheus $10.0 $108.5
5 Rock Of Ages $8.0 $28.7
6 Show White And The Huntsman $8.0 $137.1
7 That’s My Boy $7.9 $28.1
8 The Avengers $7.0 $598.3
9 Men In Black 3 $5.6 $163.3
10 Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World $3.8 $3.8
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FILMS: Brave, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Snow White & The Huntsman, That's My Boy, Men In Black III, Seeking A Friend At The End Of The World  

Madagascar 3 Stays Atops The US Box Office

June 18, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

New releases Rock Of Ages ages and That’s My Boy slightly faltered in their first weekend in US cinemas, which has allowed Madagascar 3 to steal the show for a second week, topping the box office with $35.5 million. It’s good news for Deamworks Animation, as it means the movie is now ahead of where the previous Madagascar movies were after 10 days in cinemas.

Prometheus stayed in second spot with $20.2 million, while newcomer Rock Of Ages had to settle for third place with only $15 million, despite a star-filled cast and a prime summer release spot. Musicals always tend to be difficult beasts, but Universal had hoped they’d be able to ape Mamma Mia! and Hairspray, which both opened in the $27 million range. It seems that while the movie was hoping audiences would see cheesy fun, they just saw cheese and stayed away.

Doing even worse was Adam Sandler’s That’s My Boy, which only grossed a pretty miserable $13 million. Sandler has become one of Hollywood’s more dependable stars when it comes to making money, but this is his worst opening for a live-action comedy since Happy Gilmore in 1996!

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend on June 15th-17th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted $35.5 $120.4
2 Prometheus $20.2 $88.8
3 Rock Of Ages $15.0 $15.0
4 Show White And The Huntsman $13.8 $122.6
5 That’s My Boy $13.0 $13.0
6 Men In Black 3 $10.0 $152.6
7 The Avengers $8.8 $586.7
8 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $2.2 $35.1
9 Moonrise Kingdom $2.1 $6.7
10 What To Expect When You’re Expecting $1.3 $38.7
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FILMS: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Snow White & The Huntsman, Men In Black III, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom, What To Expect When You're Expecting  

Madagacar 3 Tops The US Box Office

June 11, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Both major new releases in the US outperformed expectations over the weekend, with Madagascar 3 topping the chart with $60 million. It was ahead of expectations and in line with the openings of the earlier films in the franchise, suggesting the movie will have legs.

Prometheus had to settle for second spot with $50 million, which was still more than many had thought it would get and very good for an R rated movie. Indeed it’s the second highest opening ever for Ridley Scott, behind Hannibal, and the 12th biggest start for an R rated movie ever.

Those were the only new openers in the top 10, although Moonrise Kingdom made its first appearance in the upper echelons of the chart, as it expanded the number of screens it was on and took $1.58 million to finish 10th, from only 96 screens, which ain’t bad at all. Here’s the top 10 films at the US box office for the weekend of June 8th-10th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted $60.3 $60.3
2 Prometheus $50.0 $50.0
3 Show White And The Huntsman $23.0 $98.5
4 Men In Black 3 $13.5 $135.5
5 The Avengers $10.8 $571.8
6 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $3.2 $31.0
7 What To Expect When You’re Expecting $2.7 $35.7
8 Battleship $2.2 $59.8
9 The Dictator $2.1 $55.1
10 Moonrise Kingdom $1.5 $3.7
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FILMS: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Prometheus, Snow White & The Huntsman, Men In Black III, Avengers Assemble, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, What To Expect When You're Expecting, Battleship, The Dictator, Moonrise Kingdom  

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Trailer

December 9, 2011 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


It’ll probably make bucket loads of money, but it appears the Madagascar franchise is running out of ideas, as for the third installment they’ve got the animal to continue their world tour, this time coming to Europe to join the circus. Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the ride. It hits cinemas June 2012.

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DIRECTORS: Eric Darnell  FILMS: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted  

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