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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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Pain And Gain Tops The US Box Office, With Iron Man 3 Taking A Gargantuan Haul Internationally

April 29, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

pain-and-gain-poster3Michael Bay has proved he can still pull in the punters away from massive robots, as his Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg starrer, Pain And Gain, topped the US box office with $20 million in its first weekend. Although that’s a lot less than Bay’s Transformers movies opened to, that’s only to be expected from an R-rated thriller with a dash of comedy. And as it only cost $26 million to make, it’s likely headed for a healthy profit.

There was less cheer for The Big Wedding, which opened to a rather meagre $7.5 million, despite a cast including Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Robin Williams and Amanda Seyfried. While Hollywood still seems to think wedding comedies are a surefire winner, Big Wedding has followed a trend of diminishing returns for this seemingly never-ending subgenre.

Those were the only new movies in the top 10, as the Matthew McConaughey drama Mud landed at number 11 on its opening in limited release. However the really big news took place outside the US, where the international opening of Iron Man 3 took a truly massive $195 million.

The film opened in 79% of territories outside North America, and if Disney had any worries about the poster-Avengers Marvel world, they’ll have been laid to rest. $195 million is $10 million ahead of what Avengers took in those territories in its first three days. It had the biggest opening ever in Argentina, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore It’s one of the biggest international opening ever and certainly suggests the film is going to be one of this year’s biggest hitters

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of April 26th-28th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Pain And Gain $20.0 $20.0
2 Oblivion $17.4 $64.7
3 42 $10.7 $69.0
4 The Big Wedding $7.5 $7.5
5 The Croods $6.6 $163.0
6 GI Joe: Retaliation $3.6 $116.3
7 Scary Movie 5 $3.4 $27.4
8 Olympus Has Fallen $2.7 $93.0
9 The Place Beyond The Pines $2.6 $16.2
10 Jurassic Park 3D $2.3 $42.0
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FILMS: Pain & Gain, Oblivion, 42, The Big Wedding, The Croods, GI Joe: Retaliation, Scary Movie 5, Olympus Has Fallen, The Place Beyond The Pines, Jurassic Park  

Oblivion Tops The US Box Office

April 22, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

oblivion-poster3In the last few years it’s felt like Tom Cruise’s ‘king of the A-list’ crown has started to wobble, with audiences only really seeming to want to see him in Mission: Impossible movies. However it appears they don’t mind him in a bit of sci-fi either, as Oblivion has opened to a pretty good $38 million, Cruise’s highest non Mission: Impossible debut since War Of The Worlds (and his fifth highest ever).

The film was helped by the fact it was the only new movie opening in wide release, and came ahead of the summer blockbuster season, which kicks off in earnest over the next couple of weeks. That gave Oblivion a slightly clearer run, something it needed now that Tom’s face alone isn’t enough to draw in the crowds.

It was the only new entry in the top 10, but take a look below to sees how the other recent release did over the weekend.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Oblivion $38.1 $38.1
2 42 $18.0 $54.0
3 The Croods $9.5 $154.8
4 Scary Movie 5 $6.2 $22.9
5 GI Joe: Retaliation $5.7 $111.2
6 The Place Beyond The Pines $4.7 $11.4
7 Olympus Has Fallen $4.5 $88.8
8 Evil Dead (2013) $4.1 $48.4
9 Jurassic Park 3D $4.0 $38.4
10 Oz The Great And Powerful $3.0 $223.7
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FILMS: Oblivion, 42, The Croods, Scary Movie 5, GI Joe: Retaliation, The Place Beyond The Pines, Olympus Has Fallen, The Evil Dead, Oz The Great And Powerful, Jurassic Park  

42 Tops The US Box Office, With Scary Movie 5 Sliding In Second

April 15, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

42-poster2It’s rare that two movies are released in the same week in the US and box office watchers seem to have no idea how well either of them will do, or which would end up at the top of the box office (if either). However that was true of 42 and Scary Movie 5, with wildly differing estimates of how well they’d do in their run up to release, with some even suggesting both would end behind The Croods in their first weekend.

In the end it was 42 that won out, taking $27 million to top the box office in its first three day. It’s a good start for the Jackie Robinson biopic, helped by decent reviews as well as the fact it appeals to lovers of baseball and those who like historical biopics.

Scary Movie 5 placed second with $15.2 million, which is massively down on Scary Movie 4’s $40 million opening, but not as bad as some had predicted (especially considering the seven year gap since the last one). With a budget of $20 million, it should end up in profit.

Further down the list The Place Beyond The Pines made its first appearance in the top 10 after expanding the amount of screens it’s been playing on. It took $4 million after jumping from 30 to 484 screens.

However it was outside the US that the real success was seen, as the Tom Cruise sci-fi Oblivion took $61 million after opening in 52 territories. That’s way ahead of Cruise’s last movie, Jack Reacher, as suggests a big US bow when it opens there this Friday.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of April 12th-14th

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 42 $27.7 $27.2
2 Scary Movie 5 $15.1 $15.1
3 The Croods $13.2 $142.5
4 GI Joe: Retaliation $10.8 $102.4
5 Evil Dead (2013) $9.5 $41.5
6 Jurassic Park 3D $8.8 $31.9
7 Olympus Has Fallen $7.2 $81.8
8 Oz The Great And Powerful $4.9 $219.4
9 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor $4.5 $45.4
10 The Place Beyond The Pines $4.0 $5.4
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FILMS: 42, Scary Movie 5, The Croods, GI Joe: Retaliation, The Evil Dead, Jurassic Park, Olympus Has Fallen, Oz The Great And Powerful, The Place Beyond The Pines  

Evil Dead Remake Tops The US Box Office & Jurassic Park 3D Thrills Audiences

April 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

evil-dead-remake-poster1While some still think the idea of remaking Evil Dead is sacrilege, US audiences have shown that they’re pretty happy about is, as the film has topped the box office with $26 million in its opening weekend. It’s a pretty good but not astounding start, although reports of a middling response from audiences may mean it’ll drop quickly down the charts.

The only other new entry was the re-release of Jurassic Park in 3D, which took $18 million in its first three days. That’s slightly behind The Phantom Menace but ahead of Titanic. With many being pretty impressed by the 3D conversion, it’s likely to do well over the coming days.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of April 5th-7th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Evil Dead (2013) $26.0 $26.0
2 GI Joe: Retaliation $21.1 $86.6
3 The Croods $21.1 $125.8
4 Jurassic Park 3D $18.2 $18.2
5 Olympus Has Fallen $10.0 $71.1
6 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor $10.0 $38.3
7 Oz The Great And Powerful $8.1 $212.7
8 The Host $5.2 $19.6
9 The Call $3.5 $45.4
10 Admission $2.0 $15.3
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FILMS: The Evil Dead, GI Joe: Retaliation, The Croods, Jurassic Park, Olympus Has Fallen, Oz The Great And Powerful, The Host, The Call, Admission  

G.I. Joe Retaliation Tops The US Box Office

April 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

gi-joe-retaliation-poster1Many thought that after the first GI Joe film failed to set the box office alight, that would be the last we’d see of it on the big screen, but the franchise has returned with GI Joe: Retaliation. The movie may have opened lower than its predecessor, taking $54 million versus $41 million in its opening weekend (although Retaliation can add another $10 million from Thursday), but it’s more than many had thought.

With a very healthy $130+ opening worldwide, Variety reports that this is more than enough to get the ball rolling on a third movie. It’s early days so nothing has been set for this third movie yet – there’s no director or writers at the moment – but assuming Retaliation’s gross holds up over the coming weeks, they’ll probably want to move pretty fast on it.

Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor placed third on the US box office chart with $22 million in its first three days. It’s his best opening for a non Madea movie and marks his ninth film to gross more than $20 million on its opening weekend (only Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis have had more $20m+ debuts).

The Host had less to cheer about, as despite hope that it would capture the Twilight crowd, it opened in sixth spot with $11 million. As with the likes of Beautiful Creatures, it’s struggled to capture the interest of teens, who seem to be all-or-nothing in their adoration of these potential franchises.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of March 29th-31st.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 GI Joe: Retaliation $41.2 $51.7
2 The Croods $26.5 $88.6
3 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor $22.3 $22.3
4 Olympus Has Fallen $14.0 $54.7
5 Oz The Great And Powerful $11.6 $198.2
6 The Host $11.0 $11.0
7 The Call $4.8 $39.4
8 Admission $3.2 $11.7
9 Spring Breakers $2.7 $10.1
10 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone $1.3 $20.5
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FILMS: GI Joe: Retaliation, The Croods, Olympus Has Fallen, Oz The Great And Powerful, The Host, The Call, Admission, Spring Breakers, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone  

The Croods Tops The US Box Office, With Olympus Has Fallen Beating Expectations

March 25, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

croods-preview2After DreamWorks Animation was forced to make tonnes of redundancies last month following the failure of Rise Of The Guardians, they’ll have a bit of cheer this morning with the news that The Croods has topped the US box office with $44 million. It’s a decent start, which is about on par with the studio’s Megamind and How To Train Your Dragon.

Also doing well was second place finisher Olympus Has Fallen. Audiences obviously liked the idea of Gerard Butler fighting terrorists in the White House, as the film took more than almost anyone had predicted, with $30 million in its first three days. It’s great news for Butler, whose star power has been in the balance after a string of flops.

There was less cheer for Admission, which tanked with just $6.4 million on its opening. That’s the lowest start for any Tina Fey live-action movie.

After a great start in three cinemas last week, Spring Breakers expanded onto 1,100 screens and into the top 10 with $5 million. It’s certainly not bad for a movie from a tiny, indie distributor, which has been relying on word of mouth to gets its name out there.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of March 22nd-24th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Croods $44.7 $44.7
2 Olympus Has Fallen $30.5 $30.5
3 Oz The Great And Powerful $22.0 $177.5
4 The Call $8.7 $30.9
5 Admission $6.4 $6.4
6 Spring Breakers $5.0 $5.4
7 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone $4.2 $17.3
8 Jack The Giant Slayer $2.9 $59.0
9 Identity Thief $2.5 $127.7
10 Snitch $1.9 $40.3
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FILMS: The Croods, Olympus Has Fallen, Oz The Great And Powerful, The Cal, Admission, Spring Breakers, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Jack The Giant Slayer, Identity Thief, Snitch  

Olympus Has Fallen Trailer – Gerard Butler takes on terrorists

January 23, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


The White House isn’t going to do well this year, as it’s being taken over by terrorists in both Roland Emmerich’s White House Down and Antoine Fuqua’s Olympus Has Fallen. It’s the latter which arrives first on March 22nd in the US and April 19th in the UK, and now the trailer for the movie has arrived.

It all looks very Die Hard at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with Gerard Butler as an ex-special forces officer taken off the President’s security detail after an accident. However when international terrorists attack the White House and take the President (Aaron Eckhart) hostage. It also stars Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett and Ashley Judd.

While the trailer does suggest a movie that’ll be completely over the top, it could also be quite fun. We’ll have to wait and see.

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ACTORS: Morgan Freeman, Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: Olympus Has Fallen  

Olympus Has Fallen For Melissa Leo & Rick Yune

July 11, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The battle of the White House taken over by terrorists movies is heating up, with barely a day going by without news of a new actor being added to the cast of either Olympus Has Fall of White House Down. Both films essentially have the same story, with bad guys taking control of the White House and Secret Service agents needing to take it back.

Yesterday James Woods signed up for White House Down, and today it’s the turn of Olympus Has Fallen, with THR reporting that Melissa Leo and Rick Yune have joined the cast. The movie, directed by Antoine Fuqua goes into production this week, with Gerard Butler in the lead role.

Leo is in talks to play a tough secretary of Defense who cracks when tortured. Yune meanwhile will play the villain of the movie, a North Korean posing as a South Korean ministerial aide who is described as a sociopathic monster. Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Cole Hauser and Radha Mitchell also star.

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ACTORS: Rick Yune, Melissa Leo, Gerard Butler  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: Olympus Has Fallen  

Olympus Has Fallen For Angela Bassett

June 26, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Just yesterday, Aaron Eckhart signed up to play the President in Olympus Has Fallen, and now the film has another star as Variety reports that Angela Bassett will also appear in the movie, which Antoine Fuqua is directing.

The film centres on Gerard Butler’s former Secret Service agent who tries to save the White House after terrorists attack the presidential residence. The plot has been described as Die Hard in the White House. Bassett is due to play the head of the Secret Service, in charge of protecting the President.

The movie is quite similar to Roland Emmerich’s White House Down, which is also racing into production with Jamie Foxx as the President and Channing Tatum as the Secret Service Agent who must take the White House back. Both movies will shoot later this year for release in 2013.

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ACTORS: Angela Bassett, Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: Olympus Has Fallen  

Aaron Eckhart Joins Olympus Has Fallen

June 25, 2012 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

The White House is gonna be in trouble at cinemas next year, as two movies are in the works that see terrorists taking over the President’s house and Secret Service agents having to take it back. Now Antoine Fuqua’s Olympus Has Fallen has got its US President, as Variety reports that Aaron Eckhart has signed up to play the role.

The film centres on Gerard Butler’s former Secret Service agent who tries to save the White House after terrorists attack the presidential residence. The plot has been described as Die Hard in the White House. The movie is quite similar to Roland Emmerich’s White House Down, which is also racing into production with Jamie Foxx as the President and Channing Tatum as the Secret Service Agent who must take the White House back.

Both movies will shoot later this year for release in 2013.

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ACTORS: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: Olympus Has Fallen  
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