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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 Vow (DVD)

June 23, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Rachel McAdams, Sam Neill, Jessica Lange, Scott Speedman, Channing Tatum
Director: Michael Sucsy
Running Time: 100 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: June 25th, 2012

Inspired by a true story, Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum play Paige and Leo, a young married couple who are desperately in love and living a slightly bohemian life in the big city. However their romantic idyll is shattered when a truck rear-ends their car, sending Paige through the windscreen. She’s left with amnesia, meaning that while she can remember her early life, she has no memory of Leo or their marriage. Indeed, the last she can remember, she was engaged to another man (Scott Speedman). She also can’t understand why she’s supposedly estranged from her wealthy parents, or why she’s now an artist when the last she knew she was in law school. [Read more…]

Lorax Beats John Carter At US Box Office

March 12, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

With Disney having spent an estimated $250 million making John Carter, there’s been a lot of eyes on just how much it would make in its opening weekend. There’s no doubt there’ll be some disappointment today at Disney that it didn’t top the US box office in its first three days, which is partly down to a soft opening and partly due to The Lorax continuing to overperform.

The Dr. Seuss movie bagged to top spot for a second weekend with $39 million, with John Carter coming second with $30 million. Although Carter could have been worse, it’s still pretty soft for such a big movie, and while it’s a little bit than Prince Of Persia, it’s worse than most other major attempts at blockbuster filmmaker. However the real question is how it did elsewhere in the world, as Disney opened the film in pretty much every major territory on the same day, with an estimate that it did a decent $101 million worldwide. However even that’s not amazing, so the film still has a long way to go in order to break even.

The other new entries were the horror thriller Silent House at number four with $7 million and the Eddie Murphy movie A Thousand Word, which took a weak $6.3 million for sixth spot on the chart. It’s yet another weak opening for Murphy, whose abilitiy to open a movie has pretty much disappeared in recent years.

Take a look below for the top 10 at the US box office for the weekend of March 9th-11th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $39.1 $121.9
2 John Carter $30.6 $30.6
3 Project X $11.5 $40.1
4 Silent House $7.0 $7.0
5 Act Of Valor $7.0 $56.1
6 A Thousand Words $6.3 $6.3
7 Safe House $5.0 $115.8
8 The Vow $4.0 $117.6
9 This Means War $3.7 $46.8
10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $3.6 $90.7
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FILMS: The Lorax, John Carter, Project X, Silent House, Act Of Valor, A Thousand Words, Safe House, The Vow, This Means War, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island  

The Lorax Break Box Office Records

March 5, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Universal will be celebrating today after The Lorax didn’t just beat expectations, it absolute annihilated them. Most had thought it was looking at a opening around the $30 million mark, but it ended up with a fantastic $70 million, which is one of the best starts ever for an animated movie. It’s also amongst the best March openings and the top first three days for a film based on a book by Dr. Seuss.

Project X didn’t do too badly either. With no big stars and a ‘found footage’ feel, many were uncertain whether the film would find an audience as there aren’t many films to directly compare it to, but it made a more than respectable $20 million.

They were the only two new entries, although The Artist did get a bit of a post-Oscars bump, re-entering that box office top 10. Overall it was the best weekend of the year so far, which will have Hollywood being cautiously optimistic after a rocky few months.

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

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $70.7 $70.7
2 Project X $20.7 $20.7
3 Act Of Valor $13.7 $45.2
4 Safe House $7.2 $108.2
5 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds $7.0 $25.7
6 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $6.9 $85.6
7 The Vow $6.1 $111.7
8 This Means War $5.6 $41.4
9 Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance $4.7 $44.8
10 The Artist $3.9 $37.0
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FILMS: The Lorax, Project X, Act Of Valor, Safe House, Tyler Perry's Good Deeds, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, The Vow, This Means War, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, The Artist  

Act Of Valor Tops The US Box Office

February 27, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It’s a bit of a seesaw at the US box office at the moment. Some weekends all the big releases massively underperform, while other weeks new movies make loads more than anyone expected. Both were true this week, as while the Top 12 film made 20% than they did on the comparative weekend last year, there were a couple of huge flops.

The chart was topped by an overperforming Act of Valor, which was sold on the fact it starred real Navy SEALS and while the reviews were pretty bad, it’s believed some clever marketing pulled in guys looking for a bit of patriotic action.

In second place was Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds, which took $16 million. It’s the second worst opening ever for Perry, however the film leaned more dramatic than his usual comedy, and was less female skewing than normal, which may account for its lower box office. As Perry’s film cost little to make, it’s still a major win for him.

The other new entries bombed badly though. Despite the presence of Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston and producer Judd Apatow, Wanderlust could only manage eight place on the chart wtih $6.6 million. It’s a major failure for all of them, with many blaming Universal’s failure to market the movie properly.

Doing even worse was the Amanda Seyfried thriller Gone, which took just $5 million for ninth place on the chart. Marketing – or the almost total lack thereof – is also being blamed for this one, with some wondering if the distributor knew they had a dud, but were contracted to open nationwide rather than going straight-to-DVD and so pushed it out with absolutely no fanfare.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of February 24th-26th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Act Of Valor $24.7 $24.7
2 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds $16.0 $16.0
3 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $13.4 $76.7
4 Safe House $11.4 $98.1
5 The Vow $10.0 $103.0
6 Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance $8.8 $37.8
7 This Means War $8.5 $33.5
8 Wanderlust $6.6 $6.6
9 Gone $5.0 $5.0
10 The Secret World Of Arrietty $4.5 $14.6
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FILMS: Acot Of Valor, Tyler Perry's Good Deeds, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Safe House, The Vow, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, This Means War, Wanderlust, Gone, The Secret World Of Arrietty  

Safe House Tops President’s Day Weekend Box Office

February 21, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Despite being a four day weekend in the US, it wasn’t a good time for new releases, although last week’s overperformers continued to impress. The top two movies swapped place compared to last weekend, with Safe House pipping The Vow to the post over the Presidents Day weekend.

The Ryan Reynolds & Denzel Washington movie took another $28.4 million from Friday to Sunday to top the chart, just outperforming The Vow, which grossed $26.6 million. The top new entry was Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, which only reached fourth spot on the chart with $25.7 million. It’s less than half what the first Ghost Rider movie made on its first weekend and is likely the result of some truly abysmal reviews.

This Means War also battled bad press and ended up in fifth spot with $20.4 million. It’s definitely a disappointing start for a movie with three hot young actors and a huge marketing push, but fairly well in line with the likes of other action/rom-coms like The Tourist, Knight & Day and Killers.

The final new entry in the top 10 was The Secret World Of Arrietty, the Studio Ghibli movie released in the UK last year simply as Arrietty. Despite not being the studio’s most acclaimed title, it more than doubles the best previous opening for a Ghibli movie, suggesting the studio is finally finding traction in the US, as it’s already done elsewhere in the world.

Take a look below for the top 10 for Presidents Day weekend, February 17th-20th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Safe House $28.4 $82.6
2 The Vow $26.6 $88.5
3 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $26.4 $59.5
4 Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance $25.7 $25.7
5 This Means War $20.4 $22.0
6 Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3D $10.1 $36.0
7 Chronicle $9.2 $52.6
8 The Secret World Of Arrietty $8.1 $8.1
9 The Woman In Black $7.9 $46.5
10 The Grey $3.7 $48.6
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FILMS: Safe House, The Vow, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, This Means War, Chronicle, The Secret World Of Arrietty, The Woman In Black, The Grey  

The Vow Romances Its Way To The Top Of The US Box Office

February 13, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The US box office can be an incredibly fickle beast that tough to predict. Many were expecting that with four major films opening against one another, they might harm each others chances. Instead all of them did well, marking only the second time in history four films have opened north of $20 million on the same weekend.

It was The Vow that really overperformed, doubling some predictions to wind up with a stellar $41 million. Many have suggested a lack of straightforward romances in the last few months and the fact it’s almost Valentine’s Day conspired to ensure The Vow got an opening that outpaced the likes of Dear John and The Notebook.

The film many had expected to lead the box office chart, Safe House, settled for second spot with $39.3 million, which was still well ahead of what many thought it might end up with. Indeed it’s more than Ryan Reynolds’ last movie, The Change Up, made in its entire North American run, and marks Denzel Washington’s second biggest opener ever behind American gangster.

Third on the chart with $27.7 million was Journey 2, which outpaced its predecessor’s $21 million opening, and nearly doubled what many had thought it would make in its first three days. The final new entry in the $20 million plus club was Star War: The Phantom Menace 3D, which took $23 million. It’s a solid start, especially considering many see it as the weakest Star Wars movie, but it’s well behind what the re-release of The Lion King made last autumn. We’ll have to see whether George Lucas thinks it’s enough to justify converting the other Star Wars flicks.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of February 10th-12th.

Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
The Vow $41.7 $41.7
Safe House $39.3 $39.3
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $27.5 $27.5
Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3D $23.0 $23.0
Chronicle $12.3 $40.1
The Woman In Black $10.3 $35.4
The Grey $5.0 $42.8
Big Miracle $3.9 $13.2
The Descendants $3.5 $70.7
Underworld Awakening $2.5 $58.9
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ACTORS: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds  FILMS: The Vow, Safe House, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Chronicle, The Woman In Black, The Grey, Big Miracle, The Descendants, Underworld: Awakening  

The Vow Trailer

November 21, 2011 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


The Vow wants to be the Valentine’s romance of 2012, with Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams as a newlywed couple who get into a car accident, which ends up with the wife in coma. When she wakes up, she has amnesia that stretches back several years, so while she remembers her family, she has no memory of the man who recently became her huband – so he sets out to woo her once again. Although it sounds rather contrived, it’s actually based on the true story of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter, whose car was hit from behind by a fast moving truck in 1993. Take a look at the new trailer and decide for yourself whether this will be romantic or just incredibly cloying.

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ACTORS: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum  DIRECTORS: Michael Sucsy  FILMS: The Vow  

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