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BOX OFFICE: “Snow White” opens big(ish), but underwhelms, “Alto Knights” Bomb

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Roger Moore

Is the fact that they cast a Latina actress, Rachel Zegler, as “Snow White” scaring off racist parents? Does knowing Disney chose to CGI its way around casting actual dwarf actors — there are many, and Peter Dinklage is merely … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: Nepo Baby “Novocaine” feels the pain, “Mickey 17” falls off but ties “Black Bag”

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

Weekends like this one explain exactly why Hollywood got so obsessed with franchises, pre-sold content “brands” and the like. They’re expecting a movie based on the popular but puerile video game “Minecraft” starring Jack Black to open over $60 million … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Captain America” races…off a cliff, “Monkey” shines, “Unbreakable Boy” stumbles

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Roger Moore

Deadline.com and others have been predicting an almost healthy second weekend for “Captain America: Brave New World.” And “awareness” was so high on Neon’s hyped-to-high-heavens horror tale from Stephen King, “The Monkey,” that “the sky’s the limit” predictions rattled out … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Dog Man” fetches $36, “Companion” pays off, “Valiant One” barely registers

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Dog Man,” the new animated comedy from Dav Piley’s “Captain Underpants” kids’ novel universe, is proving to be a very good dog indeed, opening by selling some $13 million more worth of (higher priced tickets) than “Underpants” did eight years … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Flight Risk” rings Liongate’s bell, “Prescence” ghosts in, “Brave the Dark” barely keeps the lights on

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Roger Moore

Mark Wahlberg used to be the King of January action films, a crown he passed on to Gerard Butler a couple of years back. But “Flight Risk,” featuring a bug-eyed psychopathic turn by the Once and Always Markie Mark, a … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: It’s Bombs Away for MLK Day as toothless “Wolf Man” and “One of Them Days” has One of Them Weekends

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Roger Moore

I felt as if I could test the echoing accoustics of my local multipex Thursday evening when I went to see and review “Wolf Man” and “One of Them Days” (and “The Room Next Door”). The cinema was that empty. … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Den of Thieves 2” capers off, Audiences Ask, “Robbie Who?” as “Better Man” bombs

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Roger Moore

Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson, Jr. and Lionsgate are pulling off a wintry heist this weekend as “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” may eek out a narrow box office win over “Mufasa,” not quite “The Lion King.” Thursday night and Friday … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Mufasa” finally wins a weekend, “Sonic” slides, “Nosferatu” becomes a horror blockbuster

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

New movies rarely roll out between Christmas and the second Friday in January, and so it is this year, with Jan. 10 (next weekend) serving up Oscar contenders and the first action pic of 2025. But the holdover films in … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Mufasa” and “Sonic” wrangle, “Nosferatu” and “A Complete Unknown” make their Holiday Week/Weekend marks

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Roger Moore

“The Lion King” prequel “Mufasa” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” have been battling for box office supremacy since Christmas, with Disney’s latest CGI animated outing having a day by day edge, heading towards a $58 million five day “weekend.” “Sonic … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Wicked” wins week, “Moana 2” owns another weekend, “Kraven” “worst Marvel opening,” anime “Lord of the Rings” bombs

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Roger Moore

A new superhero movie from the broader “Spider-Man” universe is not luring in a lot of fans on its opening weekend. And the filmed and TV’d to death “Lord of the Rings” has gone about as far as Warner Bros/New … Continue reading →

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