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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

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 Runner Runner Trailer – More from the Ben Affleck & Justin Timberlake flick

September 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


After winning an Oscar for Argo, and now becoming Batman, Ben Affleck is pretty much the toast of Hollywood. His next movie is something a little different as he’s starring in Runner Runner, opposite Justin Timberlake. Not the new trailer for the movie has popped up online.

The film follows a Princeton student (Justin Timberlake) who loses his tuition due to an online gaming addiction – although he’s smart enough to work out the site he’s on is actually cheating him. He heads off to the tropical island where the site is run from to try to get his cash back, but ends up becoming the sidekick to the site’s corrupt boss (Ben Affleck).

The movie is due out in a few weeks time. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake  DIRECTORS: Brad Furman  FILMS: Runner Runner  

Justin Timberlake & Ben Affleck Look Slick In New Runner Runner Character Posters

July 5, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Two new characters poster for Runner Runner have emerged, showing Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck looking slick and suited in a tropical island paradise. You can take a look at them above and below.

The film follows a Princeton student (Justin Timberlake) who loses his tuition due to an online gaming addiction – although he’s smart enough to work out the site he’s on is actually cheating him. He heads off to the tropical island where the site is run from to try to get his cash back, but ends up becoming the sidekick to the site’s corrupt boss (Ben Affleck).

The film is out in September.

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ACTORS: Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck  FILMS: Runner Runner  

Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton & Ben Affleck Get A Runner Runner Poster

June 19, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton and Ben Affleck team up for Runner Runner and now Empire has debuted a new poster for the movie, which is due to hit cinemas in September.

The film follows a Princeton student (Justin Timberlake) who loses his tuition due to an online gaming addiction – although he’s smart enough to work out the site he’s on is actually cheating him. He heads off to the tropical island where the site is run from to try to get his cash back, but ends up becoming the sidekick to the site’s corrupt boss (Ben Affleck).

You can take a look at the trailer here.

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ACTORS: Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton, Ben Affleck  FILMS: Runner Runner  

Runner Runner Trailer – Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck gamble it all

June 7, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


After winning an Oscar for Argo, Ben Affleck is taking a little time off from directing as he’s just starring in Runner Runner, opposite Justin Timberlake. Not the first trailer for the movie has popped up online.

The film follows a Princeton student (Justin Timberlake) who loses his tuition due to an online gaming addiction – although he’s smart enough to work out the site he’s on is actually cheating him. He heads off to the tropical island where the site is run from to try to get his cash back, but ends up becoming the sidekick to the site’s corrupt boss (Ben Affleck).

The movie is due out in September.

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ACTORS: Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake  DIRECTORS: Brad Furman  FILMS: Runner Runner  

Anthony Mackie Joins Affleck & Timberlake In Runner, Runner

May 18, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Ever since The Hurt Locker, Anthony Mackie seems to have been poised on the edge of becoming a big name without quite making it. Now he has a new project he’ll hope will further his climb up the star tree, as Variety reports he’s joined the cast of Runner, Runner.

The thriller already has Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake onboard, and is set in the world of illegal online gambling. Timberlake will play a Princeton student who is cheated out of his tuition money playing online poker. Hoping to reclaim his money, he flies to Costa Rica to get his cash back from the site’s owner (Ben Affleck), but ends up becoming the corrupt CEO’s right hand man. Mackie will be an FBI agent who has spent years trying to take the site owner down as comes to see Timberlake’s character as the key to the investigation.

The script is from Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who have a bit of a speciality in writing about the gambling world, as they wrote the screenplay for Rounders, and created the short-lived TV series Tilt.

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ACTORS: Anthony Mackie, Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake  FILMS: Runner Runner  

Ben Affleck & Justin Timberlake Up For Runner Runner

April 14, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

I still think Ben Affleck should only be allowed to act in movies that he directs, but thanks to the likes of The Town, his fading acting career is on the rise again. He’s now planning to team up with the also ascendant Justin Timberlake for Runner Runner, according to Variety.

The thriller is set in the world of illegal online gambling, although at the moment no other plot details are being released. The script is from Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who have a bit of a speciality in writing about the gambling world, as they wrote the screenplay for Rounders, and created the short-lived TV series Tilt.

Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) will direct the $30 million movie, although it isn’t certain when it will shoot.

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ACTORS: Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake  DIRECTORS: Brad Furman  FILMS: Runner Runner  

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