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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

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  

Oz Stays Top Of The US Box Office, While Burt Wonderstone Bombs

March 18, 2013 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Oz The Great And Powerful has stayed top of the US box office, adding another $42.2 million. Disney will be pleased as while major movies often drop more than 50% of their take in their second weekend, Oz eased off by just 46%.

Most box office watchers had expected The Incredible Burt Wonderstone to take the number two spot, but the film bombed ending up in third spot with just $10.3 million, which is one of the worst debuts for either Steve Carell or Jim Carrey. Many are suggesting the marketing failed to get the idea of the movie across, but as it doesn’t look like the audiences that did turn up enjoyed it a lot, it’s unlikely to have a long life at the box office.

However The Call, starring Halle Berry – which most people didn’t have much hope for – significantly exceeded expectations by taking $17 million over the weekend. It’s one of the best starts ever for a Halle Berry starrer (outside ensemble franchises like X-Men).

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

Rank Title Weekend Gross
(millions)
Total Gross to
date (millions)
1 Oz The Great And Powerful $42.2 $145.0
2 The Call $17.1 $17.1
3 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone $10.3 $10.3
4 Jack The Giant Slayer $6.2 $53.9
5 Identity Thief $4.5 $123.7
6 Snitch $3.5 $37.2
7 21 And Over $2.6 $21.8
8 Silver Linings Playbook $2.5 $124.6
9 Safe Haven $2.4 $66.9
10 Escape From Planet Earth $2.3 $52.1
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FILMS: Oz The Great And Powerful, The Call, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Jack The Giant Slayer, Identity Thief, Snitch, 21 & Over, The Silver Linings Playbook, Safe Haven, Escape From Planet Earth  

New The Call Trailer – Halle Berry turns 911 call operator for Brad Anderson

February 22, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Brad Anderson’s (The Machinist) new movie sees Jalle Berry as a 911 operator who gets call from a kidnapped teenager (Abigail Breslin). She soon realises that the abduction has ties to an incident from her past, and that she must face her demons if the girl is to get out alive.

It’s one of those premises that could make for an okay movie, but already sounds slightly unbelievable and OTT. Hopefully the film will be okay. Check out the trailer below.

No UK date is currently set, but it’s out in the US in March.

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ACTORS: Halle Berry, Abilgail Breslin  DIRECTORS: Brad Anderson  FILMS: The Call  

The Call Trailer – Halle Berry attempts to rescue Abigail Breslin

January 14, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

the-call-pic1Halle Berry’s movie output has been very up and down, with some good movies interspersed amongst a lot of rubbish. She’ll be hoping her new film, The Call, fares better than the likes of Dark Tide and Frankie & Alice.

The Brad Anderson (The Machinist) movie sees Berry as a 911 operator who gets call from a kidnapped teenager (Abigail Breslin). Jordan soon realises that the abduction has ties to an incident from her past, and that she must face her demons if the girl is to get out alive.

It’s one of those premises that could make for an okay movie, but already sounds slightly unbelievable. Hopefully the film will be okay. Check out the trailer below. No UK date is currently set, but it’s out in the US in March. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin  DIRECTORS: Brad Anderson  FILMS: The Call  

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