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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

Wreck-It Ralph Smashes Into US Box Office

November 5, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Wreck-It Ralph certainly got a good start this weekend, with the highest opening ever for a non-Pixar Disney animated movie. The film took $49.1 million, just ahead of Tangled’s $48.8 million debut. It’s a great start, helped by the fact it appealed to both boys and girls, and with little to challenge it in the family demographic over the next few weeks, it should have strong legs.

Robert Zemeckis’ return to live action, Flight, was no slouch either, with the Denzel Washington starring film taking a far better than expected $25.1 million in its first three days. On a per-theater average, that’s actually better than Wreck-It Ralph, as going against the conventional wisdom that for a big opening you need 3000+ screens, Flight opened on just 1800. It’s particularly good as well for an R rated movie with mixed reviews.

The final new entry on the chart was RZA’s directorial debut, The Man With The Iron Fists, which placed fourth with $8.2 million. Although about what was expected, it’s not a great start, although it’s always been thought the stylised kung-fu action would play better outside the US.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of November 2nd-4th:

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Wreck-It Ralph $49.1 $49.1
2 Flight $25.0 $25.0
3 Argo $10.2 $75.8
4 The Man With The Iron Fists $8.2 $8.2
5 Taken 2 $6.0 $125.6
6 Cloud Atlas $5.2 $18.2
7 Hotel Transylvania $4.5 $137.4
8 Paranormal Activity 4 $4.3 $49.5
9 Here Comes The Boom $3.6 $35.5
10 Silent Hill: Revelation $3.3 $13.9
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FILMS: Wreck It Ralph, Flight, Argo, The Man With The Iron Fists, Cloud Atlas, Hotel Transylvania, Paranormal Activity 4, Here Comes The Boom, Silent Hill: Revelation  

Argo Goes Top Of The US Box Office, With Skyfall Going Ballistic Internationally

October 29, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It was certainly a slow weekend at the US box office, with no new movie coming that really excited audiences. It allowed Argo, which has been showing strong legs, to top the box office on its third week of release. Ben Affleck’s film dropped only 24% from last weekend to add another $12 million, for a total of $60 million so far.

The highest new entry was Cloud Atlas, which placed third with $9.4 million. It a disappointing but not surprising for a movie which may look too unusual and complex for the average moviegoer. Nor has it been helped by glowing reviews.

Despite it being Halloween in a few days, Silent Hill: Revelation took only $8 million, far less than the $20 million the first Silent Hill movie took on its debut. The only other new entry in the top 10 was Fun Size, which tanked with just $4 million to place 10th. Even that was better than the Gerard Butler surfing flick Chasing Mavericks, which made just $2.2 million on its opening.

While the studios had little cheer at the US box office, MGM & Sony will be far happier about the debut of Skyfall in 25 international markets. The film took a stonking $77 million, including what’s believed to be the second biggest three-day opening ever in the UK, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. It’s opened ahead on Quantum Of Solace in nearly all markets its debuted in, suggesting it will become the highest grossing Bond to date, eventually overtaking Casino Royale’s $430 million.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Argo $12.3 $60.7
2 Hotel Transylvania $9.5 $130.4
3 Cloud Atlas $9.4 $9.4
4 Paranormal Activity 4 $8.6 $42.6
5 Taken 2 $8.0 $117.2
6 Silent Hill: Revelation $8.0 $8.0
7 Here Comes The Boom $5.5 $30.6
8 Sinister $5.0 $39.5
9 Alex Cross $5.0 $19.3
10 Fun Size $4.0 $4.0
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FILMS: Argo, Hotel Transylvania, Cloud Atlas, Paranormal Activity 4, Silent Hill: Revelation, Here Comes The Boom, Sinisterm Alex Cross, Fun Size  

Silent Hill Revelation Trailer

July 30, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


The film version of Silent Hill wasn’t exactly a huge success (although it could have been worse), but if they were going to make a sequel, you’d have thought they’d have done it several year ago. But now, six years on, we get Silent Hill: Revelations, which sees Sean Bean and Radha Mitchell back in the world of the videogame, although the action gets a bit of teen focus this time. In the film, young Heather Mason and her father (Bean) have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn’t fully understand, Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she’s not who she thinks she is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her forever. The movie’s due out at Halloween.

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ACTORS: Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell, Adelaide Clemens  DIRECTORS: Michael J. Bassett  FILMS: Silent Hill: Revelation  

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