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Nope Takes $44M Debut, Pushes Universal Past $1B Domestic in 2022

Nope Takes $44M Debut, Pushes Universal Past $1B Domestic in 2022 Via Box Office Mojo: Writer/Director Jordan Peele is back with Nope, the UFO-centered horror film starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, and Peele once again proves that he is one of Hollywood’s few directors whose name can consistently lure audiences into cinemas. The $44 million launch fell quite a bit short of Peele’s previous film Us, which opened […]

07/24/2022 56

Barrett Brief Belated Movie Review – The Outfit Is Almost Too Smart For It’s Own Good

Barrett Brief Belated Movie Review - Summary: An expert cutter must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night. Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery In the early part of any year, movies are released that are either A) guaranteed flops (I.E. Moonfall) or films that will have a tough time reaching a wide audience. This seems to be the case with this week's belated movie review, The […]

07/17/2022 30

Barrett Brief Movie Review – Thor: Lovesick Puppy

Barrett Brief Movie Review - Thor: Lovesick Puppy (1 out of 4) Summary: Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct. Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy Thor is the last of the original triumvirate of Marvel. He has had the most movies (this being his 4th solo film in addition to any other film). He […]

07/07/2022 231

Box Office: ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Going Bananas With Projected $129.2 Million Independence Day Opening

Box Office: ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Going Bananas With Projected $129.2 Million Independence Day Opening Via Variety: It’s official — the Minions are back. Universal and Illumination’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” is setting off fireworks at the Fourth of July box office, projecting a $129.2 million opening over the four-day holiday weekend from 4,400 locations. On a three-day scale, the “Despicable Me” prequel looks to gross $109.4 million […]

07/04/2022 16

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Reaches $1 Billion Worldwide — Without China

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Reaches $1 Billion Worldwide — Without China Via Breitbart: NEW YORK (AP) — Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis” shook up theaters with an estimated $30.5 million in weekend ticket sales, but — in a box-office rarity — “Elvis” tied “Top Gun: Maverick,” which also reported $30.5 million, for No. 1 in theaters. Final figures Monday, once Sunday’s grosses are tabulated, will sort out which film ultimately […]

06/26/2022 24

Barrett Brief Movie Review – A Little Less Baz Luhrmann, A Little More Elvis Presley

Barrett Brief Movie Review - A Little Less Baz Luhrmann, A Little More Elvis Presley Summary: From his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to his rise to stardom starting in Memphis, Tennessee and his conquering of Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley becomes the first rock 'n roll star and changes the world with his music. Genre: Drama, Music, Biography Elvis. Everyone has an Elvis song that they like. He is the […]

06/23/2022 22

‘Lightyear’ Opens In 2nd Place Behind ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’

'Lightyear' Opens In 2nd Place Behind 'Jurassic World: Dominion' Via Box Office Mojo: Well, it didn’t quite reach infinity and beyond. In fact, it didn’t even reach first place—a rarity for a big-budget Pixar tentpole. But despite its disappointing blast-off, Disney’s Lightyear still managed to rack up $51 million during its domestic debut over Father’s Day weekend. Maybe it was the absence of Woody and the rest of the gang, […]

06/19/2022 12

Barrett Brief Movie Review – Jurassic World Dominion Shows The Franchise Needs To Go Extinct

Barrett Brief Movie Review – Jurassic World Dominion Shows The Franchise Needs To Go Extinct Summary: Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live--and hunt--alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures in a new Era. […]

06/09/2022 34

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Scores Memorial Day Opening Record With $156M

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Scores Memorial Day Opening Record With $156M Via Deadline: MONDAY AM UPDATE: Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick has beaten Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End fair and square for the Memorial Day opening 4-day record (+ previews) at the domestic box office with $156M. While easily Tom Cruise’s best opening of all-time, producer Jerry Bruckheimer is the common denominator of the two largest Memorial Day weekend openings at the domestic box […]

05/30/2022 71

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