Big Gay Picture Show

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

The Guilt Trip (DVD)

By Leave a Comment

Starring: , , ,
Director:
Running Time:
Certificate:
Release Date:

Barbra Streisand hasn’t taken a lead role in a movie since The Mirror Has Two Faces in 1996, so there was a fair amount of anticipation for The Guilt Trip. Unfortunately though, she should probably have spent a bit more time picking through scripts, as this certainly isn’t a triumphant return.

Seth Rogen plays Andy Brewster, an inventor who’s come up with a revolutionary cleaning product. He’s on a trip around the country trying to sell it to retailers, but nobody seems that interested, largely because his pitch is dreadful. He stops off to see his mom, Joyce (Streisand), and after she tells him a story about her first love, he decides to invite her along on the trip with the idea of secretly reuniting her with that old boyfriend. [Read more…]

Texas Chainsaw 3D Tops The US Box Office

By Leave a Comment

Texas-Chainsaw-3DGoing into this weekend, most box office watcher had expected Django Unchained and The Hobbit to fight it out for the top spot, with few thinking Texas Chainsaw 3D would be in the mix. In the end it was the horror movie that topped the chart with $23 million, far more than most expected.

However Django and Les Miserables had something to cheer about, as they both crossed the $100 million mark in the US.

There was one other first timer on the top 10 list, the Gus Van Sant movie Promised Land. The Matt Damon and John Krasinski starring film expanded from 22 screens to over 1,600 and took $4.3 million, which is a decent but unremarkable expansion.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of January 4th-6th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Texas Chainsaw 3D $23.0 $23.0
2 Django Unchained $20.0 $106.3
3 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $17.5 $263.8
4 Les Miserables $16.1 $103.6
5 Parental Guidance $10.1 $52.7
6 Jack Reacher $9.3 $64.8
7 This Is 40 $8.5 $54.6
8 Lincoln $5.2 $143.9
9 The Guilt Trip $4.5 $31.2
10 Promised Land $4.3 $4.6
CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
FILMS: , , , , , , , ,   

Hobbit Takes Weekend US Box Office, But Les Miserables & Django Still Strong

By Leave a Comment

The-Hobbit-poster-1Despite some stiff competition from newbies Les Miserables and Django Unchained, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey held them them off to top the box office for a third weekend, taking another $32 million. That takes its US total past the $200 million mark, while worldwide it moves past $600 million.

Although the new entries couldn’t beat The Hobbit, Les Miserables, Django Unchained and Parental Guidance have all outpaced most people’s expectations since their Christmas Day release. Django took second place over the weekend with $30 million and $64 million since its release. With many expecting the film to have a strong awards run, it should continue to do well over the coming weeks.

Les Miserables was in third spot with $28 million and $67 million since its release. It’s one of the strongest starts ever for a musical and while the film began to tire after its incredibly strong first couple of days, it still suggests the movie will have legs over the coming weeks, especially if it scores a few Oscar nominations.

The Bette Midler and Billy Crystal comedy Parental Guidance also had a stronger than expected showing with $14.8 million over the weekend and $29.5 million since Christmas. Although not an amazing take, it’s good for a family comedy with older leads and has had decent reaction from audiences.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of December 28th-30th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $32.9 $222.7
2 Django Unchained $30.6 $64.0
3 Les Miserables $28.0 $67.4
4 Parental Guidance $14.8 $29.5
5 Jack Reacher $14.0 $44.6
6 This Is 40 $13.1 $37.1
7 Lincoln $7.5 $132.0
8 The Guilt Trip $6.7 $21.1
9 Monsters, Inc (3D) $6.3 $18.4
10 Rise Of The Guardians $4.9 $90.2
CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
FILMS: , , , , , , , ,   

Hobbit Stays Atop The US Box Office, With New Movies Struggling

By Leave a Comment

The-Hobbit-poster-1The weekend before Christmas is often fairly quiet, but this year a slew of new movies were released, hoping to line themselves up for the festive period (when they’ll be joined by the likes of Les Miserables and Django Unchained). However none of the new entries could beat the Hobbit, which itself isn’t holding up as well as many had hoped.

It dropped 56% from its first weekend, adding $36.7 million to take its total to $149.9 million. While by no means a disaster (and it’s still doing good business internationally), it not as much as many had expected and significantly lower than the second and third Lord Of The Rings movies had made at this stage.

The Tom Cruise starrer Jack Reacher took $15.6 million to take second spot on the chart, lower than most of the star’s movies, but about what many had expected, especially for the weekend it was release. In third place is Judd Apatow’s This Is 40, which took $12 million to place fourth. Again it could be worse, but many had hoped for more from the sort-of Knocked Up sequel.

Barbra Streisand’s first starring role since 1996’s The Mirror Has Two Faces, The Guilt Trip, landed with a thud taking $5.3 million to place sixth, despite the presence of Seth Rogen. Middling to bad reviews certainly didn’t help. The 3D re-release of Monster’s Inc. took seventh spot with $5 million, suggesting interest in 3D versions of Disney movies is waning.

The final new nationwide release, Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away, placed outside the top 10 at number 11, but it’s difficult to judge exactly how well it did, due to the fact that it only played on 840 screens and had just two showing a day. That means the screenings were fairly well attended, but it’s difficult to judge it against other movies as it was screened in a different way. We’ll be able to tell more in the next few weeks whether the film – which is partway between narrative and concert movie – will be a success.

Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty also did well in its opening very limited release, taking $410,000 on just five screens, suggesting it will do very well as it expands onto more screens.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of December 21st-23rd.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $36.7 $149.8
2 Jack Reacher $15.6 $15.6
3 This Is 40 $12.0 $12.0
4 Rise Of The Guardians $5.9 $79.6
5 Lincoln $5.6 $116.7
6 The Guilt Trip $5.3 $7.4
7 Monsters, Inc (3D) $5.0 $6.5
8 Skyfall $4.7 $279.9
9 Life Of Pi $3.8 $76.1
10 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 $2.6 $281.6
CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
FILMS: , , , , , , , , ,   

The Guilt Trip Trailer – Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen are mother and son

By Leave a Comment


Barbra Streisand hasn’t taken a starring role in a movie since The Mirror Has Two Faces in 1996 (although there were of course her Fockers appearances), but she’s coming back for The Guilt Trip, starring alongside Seth Rogen. Here’s the synopsis: ‘Andy Brewster (Rogen) is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, and who better to accompany him than his overbearing mother Joyce (Streisand). After deciding to start his adventure with a quick visit at mom’s, Andy is guilted into bringing her along for the ride. Across 3,000 miles of ever-changing landscape, he is constantly aggravated by her antics, but over time he comes to realize that their lives have more in common than he originally thought. His mother’s advice might end up being exactly what he needs. The movie, from Proposal helmer Anne Fletcher, is due out in the UK on February 22nd, 2013.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: ,   DIRECTORS:   FILMS: