THE REVENANT Topples STAR WARS on Friday for Fierce Weekend Battle
In a surprise upset, Leonardo DiCaprio took down the new Death Star at the Friday box office in North America.
The Revenant starring DiCaprio and directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu, beat Star Wars: The Force Awakens with $14.4 million from 3,375 theaters. Force Awakens, now in its fourth weekend, took in $10.7 million from 4,134 locations for a massive domestic total of $781.1 million.
It's the first time since Force Awakens opened on Dec. 18 that it hasn't come in No. 1.
The Revenant and Force Awakens are now in a dead heat for the weekend crown, with both films expected to gross in the $37 million-$38 million range. Some have Revenant narrowly winning; others show Force Awakens pulling ahead.
Either way, the results are a major victory for DiCaprio and Inarritu on the eve of Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony, where The Revenant is up for best picture, best director and best actor in the drama categories.
also, somebody i know went to see the forest last night
i need to interrogate them later to give me details
i mean, i know im gonna watch it regardless of what they say
but still lol
During the late 80s, there were several new Marvel characters introduced that became very popular in the early 90s. Those characters were Venom, Carnage, Deadpool, Cable, Gambit and a few more. Didn't really like Venom, Carnage or Deadpool. I like Cable only after other writers took them out of Rob Liefeld's hands. Though I'm not a big fan, I like Chris Claremont's Gambit. I liked the idea of a thief, roguish X-Men. And I like his powers, not too powerful but useful in a scrap.
also, somebody i know went to see the forest last night
i need to interrogate them later to give me details
i mean, i know im gonna watch it regardless of what they say
but still lol
THE FORCE AWAKENS Earns $33 Million Opening Day in China
The Force has awoken in China. Disney and Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens made a stellar landing in the Middle Kingdom on Saturday, grossing an estimated $33 million to score the biggest Saturday opening of all time for any film, according to preliminary results released by Disney.
It's also the biggest opening day in history for the studio, as well as the second-biggest single-day gross of all time behind Furious 7 ($54.4 million), which debuted on a Sunday.
Other top opening-day grosses in China include Avengers: Age of Ultron ($29.2 million),Transformers: Age of Extinction ($27.4 million) and Terminator: Genisys ($26.7 million). Local fantasy adventure film Monster Hunt holds the record for the largest single-day debut by a Chinese film with $27.7 million (172 million Chinese yuan).
The J.J. Abrams-directed film has already surpassed Avatar to rank as the highest-grossing film ever in North America, not accounting for inflation. Sometime on Saturday it is expected to extend its lead in the history books, becoming the first film to ever cross the $800 million mark domestically.
This weekend, Force Awakens will also sail past the $1.669 billion grossed worldwide byJurassic World to become the No. 3 movie of all time behind Avatar ($2.78 billion) and Titanic($2.19 billion), not accounting for inflation.
STAR WARS Beats THE REVENANT in U.S., Storms China With Record $53M Debut
J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens stayed atop the North American box office in its fourth weekend after finding itself in an unexpectedly close horse race with Alejandro G. Inarritu's The Revenant, which vastly overperformed in its nationwide expansion thanks in no small measure to Leonardo DiCaprio's star power.
Domestically, Force Awakens grossed $41.6 million from 4,134 theaters for a total $812 million (it's the first movie to ever cross $800 million in the U.S.).
The Revenant — a bloody, bruising frontier epic — is a huge victory in grossing a better-than-expected $38 million from 3,375 locations on the eve of Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony, where the big-budget title is up for best picture, best director and best actor in the drama categories. In the U.S., 70 percent of the audience polled Friday night by CinemaScore said they turned out because of DiCaprio.
Force Awakens continued to make history in its fourth weekend, eclipsing the $1.669 billion grossed worldwide by Jurassic World to become the No. 3 title of all time behind Avatar ($2.78 billion) and Titanic ($2.19 billion) with $1.73 billion in ticket sales, not accounting for inflation. The victory was fueled by a rousing $53 million debut in China, the biggest Saturday-Sunday opening of all time in the Middle Kingdom.
Natalie Dormer-starrer The Forest came in on the higher end of expectations, opening to $13.1 million from 2,451 theaters to place No. 4.
First trailer for MONEY MONSTER has arrived. Directed by Jodie Foster, it stars George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O'Connell. Film opens on May 13, 2016.
Wasn't really interested in this but the trailer won me over.
Director: Michael Bay (Transformers, Pain and Gain)
Cast: James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini, Toby Stephens, Pablo Schreiber, David Denman, Dominic Fumusa, Demetrius Grosse and Freddie Stroma
Synopsis: Six members of the Annex Security Team defend the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, from an attack by Islamic militants.
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RIDE ALONG 2
Release: January 15, 2016
Genre: Action Comedy
Director: Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like a Man)
Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, Ken Jeong, Nadine Velazquez, Tika Sumpter, Tyrese Gibson, T.I., Glen Powell, Rebecca Olejniczak
Synopsis: Kevin Hart and Ice Cube lead the returning lineup of Ride Along 2, the sequel to the blockbuster action-comedy that gave us the year’s most popular comedy duo. Joining Hart and Cube for the next chapter of the series are director Tim Story, as well as Cube’s fellow producers—Will Packer, Matt Alvarez and Larry Brezner—who will produce alongside Cube.
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NORM OF THE NORTH
Release: January 15, 2016
Genre: Computer-Animated Adventure Comedy
Director: Trevor Wall (feature film directorial debut)
Cast: Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Colm Meaney, Loretta Devine, Gabriel Iglesias, Michael McElhatton and Bill Nighy
Synopsis: With help from his furry sidekicks, a polar bear (Rob Schneider) travels to New York to stop a maniacal developer from building luxury condominiums in the Arctic.
Cast: Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Dane Cook, Ben Feldman, Grant Bowler, and Tom Kavanagh
Synopsis: 400 Days centers on four astronauts sent on a simulated mission to a distant planet to test the psychological effects of deep space travel. Locked away for 400 days, the crew's mental state begins to deteriorate when they lose all communication with the outside world. Forced to exit the ship, they discover that this mission may not have been a simulation after all.
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BAND OF ROBBERS
Release: January 15, 2016
Genre: Adventure Comedy
Director: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee (The Last Romantic)
Cast: Kyle Gallner, Adam Nee, Matthew Gray Gubler, Hannibal Buress, Eric Christian Olsen, Stephen Lang and Melissa Benoist
Synopsis: A comedic adventure that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer as grown men in current day. Petty criminal Huck Finn hopes to leave his criminal life behind when he is released from a stint in prison, but his lifelong friend, and corrupt cop, Tom Sawyer, has other plans. Not ready to give up on his childhood fantasies of wealth and adventure, Tom forms the "Band of Robbers," recruiting their misfit friends Joe Harper and Ben Rogers, to join them for an elaborate plan to find a fabled treasure. But the plan soon unravels, thrusting the guys on a wild journey with dangerous consequences...
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A PERFECT DAY
Release: January 15, 2016
Genre: Drama Thriller
Director: Fernando León de Aranoa (Mondays in the Sun, Princesas)
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko, Mélanie Thierry, and Fred Stukan
Synopsis: As Sophie and her seasoned colleagues Mambru and B race against time to save the water supply for an abandoned community, they must outwit pedantic UN bureaucrats, military factions and exploitative local criminals - all the while cleverly distracting Mambru's ex-lover Katya, who has flown in from head office to shut their mission down. A dead cow, an un-cooperative supplies store and an angry dog tied to the length of rope they desperately need: the team and their guide negotiate the seemingly simple task of extracting a dead body from a well, but staying sane proves to be the biggest challenge on this not-so perfect day.
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THE BENEFACTOR
Release: January 15, 2016
Genre: Mystery Drama Thriller
Director: Andrew Renzi (feature film directorial debut)
Cast: Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning, Theo James and Clarke Peters
Synopsis: A newly married couple (Dakota Fanning and Theo James) are forced to navigate the all-consuming interest of a powerful, mysterious, and possessive philanthropist (Richard Gere).
Ride Along 2 cruised into theaters Thursday night, earning $1.26 million in 2,381 theaters after showings began at 7:00 p.m.
Ride Along 2,which sees stars Kevin Hart and Ice Cube reuniting, has a shot at toppling champ Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a $40 million-plus debut, although Universal is being more conservative in suggesting the movie will launch somewhere north of $30 million.
Two years ago, Ride Along opened to $1.06 million Thursday night on its way to $48.6 million over the same holiday weekend.
The sequel sees the soon-to-be-wed Ben (Hart) heading to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James (Cube) to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product. Will Packer, Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez, Larry Brezner and J.C. Spink produced the sequel, which is directed by Tim Story.
Ride Along 2 cruised into theaters Thursday night, earning $1.26 million in 2,381 theaters after showings began at 7:00 p.m.
Ride Along 2,which sees stars Kevin Hart and Ice Cube reuniting, has a shot at toppling champ Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a $40 million-plus debut, although Universal is being more conservative in suggesting the movie will launch somewhere north of $30 million.
Two years ago, Ride Along opened to $1.06 million Thursday night on its way to $48.6 million over the same holiday weekend.
The sequel sees the soon-to-be-wed Ben (Hart) heading to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James (Cube) to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product. Will Packer, Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez, Larry Brezner and J.C. Spink produced the sequel, which is directed by Tim Story.
Naw, I have her on FB, apparently she's in some scene at the club, she's got pics with Kevin Hart, Ice Cube, and Ken Jeuong all on her shit tho, she's a good looking British girl that is a model and beginning to act.
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