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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

The Purge Tops The US Box Office, With The Internship Disappointing

June 10, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

the-purge-posterBox office watchers had been expecting The Internship to disappoint at the box office due to soft tracking, but few had thought The Purge would do as well as it did. While there were already rumbling it might have a chance of topping the box office, in the end it not only took the number one spot but did so with style, taking $36 million.

That’s particularly impressive considering it only cost $3 million to make. It’s also a record for an original R-rated movie, overtaking last year’s The Devil Inside.

In the end The Internship could only make it to the number 4 slot, taking $18.1 million. That’s actually ahead on some people’s expectations, but still a disappointment for a $60 million movie that many had expected to hit it big, especially with the Wedding Crashers reteaming of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.

This weekend also saw Fast & Furious 6 and Star Trek Into Darkness pass the $200 million mark, while The Hangover Part III passed $100 million.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of June 7th-9th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Purge $36.3 $36.3
2 Fast & Furious 6 $19.7 $202.9
3 Now You See Me $19.5 $61.3
4 The Internship $18.1 $18.1
5 Epic $12.1 $84.1
6 Star Trek Into Darkness $11.7 $200.1
7 After Earth $11.2 $46.5
8 The Hangover Part III $7.3 $102.3
9 Iron Man 3 $5.7 $394.3
10 The Great Gatsby $4.2 $136.1
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FILMS: The Purge, Fast & Furious 6, Now You See Me, The Internship, Epic, Star Trek Into Darkness, After Earth, The Hangover Part III, Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby  

Now You See Me Beats After Earth At The US Box Office

June 3, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Now-You-See-Me-PosterUS audiences couldn’t get enough of movies over the Memorial Day holiday, but the box office came down to earth with a bump this weekend. While Fast & Furious 6 held onto the number 1 spot, it dropped nearly 65% from its opening to take $34.5 million. The Hangover Part II also dropped 60% in its second weekend, with $15.9 million and a sixth place finish.

The new openers saw one film exceed expectations and another severely disappoint them. The magician-themed Now You See Me placed second with $28 million, way ahead of what many had expected, particularly when cinemas are crowded in big summer action fare. However audiences seemed to like the idea, giving it a far better start than most had thought.

M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth meanwhile massive underperformed with $27 million. That’s in between the openings of box office bombs Battleship and John Carter, which doesn’t bode well for a movie that cost over $130 million to make. Even the presence of Will Smith, who’s normally a solid draw, could get enough people to part with their cash to put this on the way to being profitable.

There was one more new entry, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, which placed ninth with $1.65 million. It’s rare for a Bollywood movie to make the box office top 10 in the US, so this one has done exceptionally well.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of May 31st-June 2nd.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Fast & Furious 6 $34.5 $170.3
2 Now You See Me $28.0 $28.0
3 After Earth $27.0 $27.0
4 Star Trek Into Darkness $16.4 $181.1
5 Epic $16.4 $65.1
6 The Hangover Part III $15.9 $88.0
7 Iron Man 3 $8.0 $384.7
8 The Great Gatsby $6,2 $128.2
9 Yei Jawaani Hai Deewani $1.6 $1.6
10 Mud $1.2 $16.8
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FILMS: Fast & Furious 6, Now You See Me, After Earth, Star Trek Into Darkness, Epic, The Hangover Part III, Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby, Mud  

Fast & Furious 6 Takes $120 Million To Top The Memorial Day Box Office

May 28, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

fast-and-furious-6-poster3Heading into the Memorial Day weekend, many box office watchers thought it would be a close race between Hangover Part III and Fast & Furious 6 as to who would come out on top. In the end, it’s the latter that streaked away, with $120 million in its first four days in US cinemas.

That’s not just the biggest start ever for the franchise, but the biggest opening in the history of Universal Studios, overtaking the $97 million Jurassic Park: The Lost World made back in the 90s. It’s certainly an impressive haul, especially for a franchise that only became a powerhouse with the last few entries.

In the end Hangover Part III slightly faltered with $63 million since its opening last Thursday. While that’s not bad at all for an R-rated comedy, it’s far below expectations, as Part II opened above $100 million in 2011. The film will still make a profit, but it’ll struggle to get close to the $586 million worldwide total of the previous Hangover movie.

The final new entry is the Fox toon Epic, which took $42.6 million. While that was only enough for fourth place (behind a strong second weekend showing for Star Trek Into Darkness), it’s more than many had expected. And with the next few weekends clear of new animated releases, it could continue to do well.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the four-day Memorial Weekend.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Fast & Furious 6 $120.0 $120.0
2 The Hangover Part III $51.2 $63.0
3 Star Trek Into Darkness $47.0 $155.8
4 Epic $42.6 $42.6
5 Iron Man 3 $24.3 $372.4
6 The Great Gatsby $17.0 $117.7
7 Mud $2.4 $15.0
8 The Croods $1.6 $179.6
9 42 $1.6 $91.4
10 Oblivion $1.0 $87.5
CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
FILMS: Fast & Furious 6, The Hangover Part III, Star Trek Into Darkness, Epic, Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby, Mud, The Croods, 42, Oblivion  

The Hangover Part III Red-Band Trailer – The boys are back and as rude as ever

May 17, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Next week The Hangover trilogy comes to an end with The Hangover Part III, which sees the Wolf Pack back in Las Vegas. To ensure fans are excited, a new red band trailer has been released.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘It’s been two years. Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) are happily living uneventful lives at home. Tattoos have been lasered off, files purged. The last they heard from disaster-magnet Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong), he’d been tossed into a Thai prison and, with him out of the way, the guys have very nearly recovered from their nights prowling the seamy side of Las Vegas in a roofie’d haze, and being kidnapped, shot at, and chased by drug- dealing mobsters in Bangkok.

‘The only member of the Wolfpack who’s not content is Alan (Zach Galifianakis). Still lacking a sense of purpose, the group’s black sheep has ditched his meds and given in to his natural impulses in a big way-which, for Alan, means no boundaries, no filters and no judgment-until a personal crisis forces him to finally seek the help he needs.

‘And who better than his three best friends to make sure he takes the first step. This time, there’s no bachelor party. No wedding. What could possibly go wrong? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off. One way or another…it all ends here.’

It opens May 23rd.

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ACTORS: Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper  DIRECTORS: Todd Phillips  FILMS: The Hangover Part III  

New Posters For Star Trek Into Darkness, Hangover Part III & Pacific Rim

May 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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A few new posters have popped up online, giving us a look at Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hangover Part III and a kaiju vs. jaeger banner from Pacific Rim. They’re all pretty good, so click on the pics below for larger versions.

The Star Trek Into Darkness pic promotes the film’s IMAX release, and seems to show the Enterprise under attack from itself! The JJ Abrams film is out in the UK on May 9th and May 17th in the US.

The Hangover Part III is out May 24th, and sees the Wolfpack back in Vegas. John Goodman is the bad guy, who wants money from Ken Jeong’s Mr. Chow, with the guys getting caught up in the chase.

Pacific Rim meanwhile is Guillermo Del Toro’s movie which sees humanity fighting back against monsters rising from the ocean, by building gigantic, human-controlled robots. It’ll hit cinemas on July 12th.

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CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: John Goodman  DIRECTORS: JJ Abrams, Guillermo Del Toro, Todd Phillips  FILMS: Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hangover Part III, Pacific Rim  

New The Wolverine International Poster Has Hugh Jackman Wielding A Samurai Sword

April 13, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

wolverine-teaser-poster3A new, rather cool, international poster for The Wolverine has surfaced, showing Hugh Jackman’s mutant wielding a samurai sword and looking generally badass.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern-day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world, he will face a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality.’

The movie is out in July.

And as we’re here, take a look below for another new The Hangover Part III poster, which is the fifth we’ve had just this week!

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CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Hugh Jackman  FILMS: The Wolverine, The Hangover Part III  

The Hangover Part III Trailer – The Wolf Pack are back in Vegas

April 12, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


The Hangover Part III hits cinemas on May 23rd (in the UK too, as the date has been moved up a couple of weeks), and to get us interested a new trailer has been released. This one has a bit more plot, with the guys staging an intervention to get Alan (Zach Galifianakis) some help, but things go pear shaped when a heavy (John Goodman) forces the Wolf Pack to find Mr Chow (Ken Jeong), he says has stolen over $20 million from him.

That results in the boys back in Vegas for one final blowout and plenty more madness.

It certainly looks fun and that perhaps this will be the franchise will be going out with a bang.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, John Goodman  DIRECTORS: Todd Phillips  FILMS: The Hangover Part III  

New Posters For Bradley Cooper In The Hangover III & Helena Bonham Carter In Lone Ranger

April 10, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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A couple of new posters have emerged, one featuring Bradley Cooper in The Hangover Part III and other giving Helena Bonham Carter her own The Lone Ranger character poster.

The Hangover Part III sees Cooper standing outside a XXX video store, although we don’t know whether sex shops feature prominently in the movie or not. The film sees the Wolf Pack return to Las Vegas for one final blowout, which turns out to be just as manic as their earlier adventures. The sequel is released May 24th.

The Lone Ranger meanwhile is Disney’s mega-budget take on the classic character, with Armie Hammer in the title role and Johnny Depp as Tonto. As the poster lets us know, Helena Bonham Carter plays Red, or to giver her her full name, Red Harrington, who’s a pistol-packing brothel owner. The film’s out in July.

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CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Helena Bonham Carter, Bradley Cooper  DIRECTORS: Gore Verbinski, Todd Phillips  FILMS: The Lone Ranger, The Hangover Part III  

New Posters For Elysium, The Lone Ranger & Hangover Part III Released

April 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

elysium-poster1More new posters have emerged for some of this year’s most anticipated movies – Elysium, The Longer Ranger and The Hangover Part III. The Elysium poster above comes just a few hours before we’ve been promised the first trailer for the movie, which sees Matt Damon as a man living on a ruined Earth, who becomes a threat to the elite, who live way above the surface in a place called Elysium. The film hits cinemas this summer.

The Hangover Part III meanwhile sees the Wolf Pack returning to Las Vegas. This time there’s no bachelor party of wedding, but mayhem inevitably ensues as the boys go for one final blowout. It’s out May 24th.

The Lone Ranger has released two character posters featuring Armie Hammer as the title character and Johnny Depp as Tonto. The mega-budget take on the classic character is out in July.

Click on any of the pics below for larger versions.

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ACTORS: Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, Matt Damon  FILMS: The Lone Ranger, Elysium, The Hangover Part III  

Hangover III John Goodman & Ken Jeong Posters

April 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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A couple of characters poster for The Hangover Part III have emerged, both of which assure us ‘It Ends’. One of them features Ken Jeong’s regular character, Mr. Chow, while the other has a new character played by John Goodman, who it looks will be spending his time making like difficult for Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis.

The movie hits cinemas on May 24th, with the Wolf Pack returning to Las Vegas for one last time.

This time there’s no bachelor party or wedding, but it’s safe to say that mayhem ensues.

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CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: John Goodman, Ken Jeong  DIRECTORS: Todd Phillips  FILMS: The Hangover Part III  
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