Disney’s upcoming Mary Poppins sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, is shaping up to be an Into the Woods reunion, as Oscar winner Meryl Streep is in talks to join actress Emily Blunt, producers Marc Platt and John DeLuca, and director Rob Marshall on the film. Variety first reported the news and claims that Streep will be playing […]
Are Meryl Streep’s Oscar nominations bad for other actresses in the industry?
Thomas Roach on whether Meryl Streep’s Oscar nominations are bad for other actresses in the industry… Tomorrow is the Academy Awards, which is seen as the most prestigious and important award show for the industry. The Oscars also cause some outrage, as many deem it too political. To win an Oscar you really just schmooze […]
Big Hero 6 retains top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 6th February to Sunday 8th February 2015… Despite four new entries cracking the top ten this week, Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service held firm in first and second place this past weekend, with Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep […]
Big Hero 6 fends off Kingsman: The Secret Service at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 30th January to Sunday 1st February 2015… Disney’s animated Marvel adaptation Big Hero 6 finally made it to this side of the Pond this past weekend, with the film fending off the challenge of Kingsman: The Secret Service to take top spot with […]
American Sniper climbs to the top of the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th January 2015… After losing out on top spot during its opening weekend, Clint Eastwood’s box office juggernaut American Sniper has climbed to the top of the UK box office at the second attempt, dethroning Taken 3 with a solid […]
Movie Review – Into the Woods (2014)
Into the Woods, 2014. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, James Corden, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Christine Baranski, Chris Pine, Tammy Blanchard, Johnny Depp and Lilla Crawford. SYNOPSIS: This adaptation of the popular fairytale-blending stage play finds a baker and his wife on the receiving end of an ultimatum from an evil witch: they must find […]
Taken 3 fends off American Sniper at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 16th to Sunday 18th January 2015… American Sniper enjoyed a record-breaking January debut over in the States, but despite giving director Clint Eastwood his biggest ever opening here in the UK with £2,530,47, the Bradley Cooper-headlined war drama couldn’t dethrone Bryan Mills from the […]
US BOX OFFICE – American Sniper blows away competition with $90 million
Your US BOX OFFICE report for 16th – 18th January Last week, it was Taken 3 that was breaking new barriers, becoming the second biggest January opening in history. But this week, American Sniper blew that away. Taking a whopping $90.2 million, American Sniper has shattered the record for biggest January opening. This is the biggest […]
Taken 3 tops the UK box office chart ahead of Into the Woods
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 9th to Sunday 11th January 2015… Despite taking a pasting from critics, Liam Neeson’s third outing as former CIA agent Bryan Mills proved to be a hit with audiences as Taken 3 took the UK box office by storm with an opening weekend […]
Taken 3 opens to $91.8 million worldwide
Your US box office report for January 9th – 11th… Despite the mediocre reviews (read our review here) with some critics outright calling the film “Die Hard 5 bad” (Den of Geek’s Ryan Lambie), Taken 3 has opened to the second-biggest January weekend in the US with $40.4 million. Just falling shy of Ride Along‘s […]
