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HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Huge, green, and scary stomped on cute, young, and funny in North American theaters this weekend as new release “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” took in a healthy $150 million to leap past last weekend’s leader, “Incredibles 2.” The dinosaur sequel, from Pixar and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment studio, fell short of the then-record $208 million opening by the last “Jurassic” movie in 2015, according to figures released Sunday by industry […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs, God creates Man, Man kills God, Man brings back dinosaurs,” Jeff Goldblum deadpanned in “Jurassic Park,” released 25 years ago this week. It was a pithy summary of Steven Spielberg’s landmark monster movie and the series it launched that left audiences gasping in wonder as they handed over a dino-sized $3.8 billion for tickets over four films. […]
JULY 13 (Reuters) — “Minions” ruled the weekend box office, racking up a massive $115.2 million in North America, for the second biggest animated film opening in history. The Universal and Illumination Entertainment spin-off to “Despicable Me” just missed the domestic record set by “Shrek the Third’s” $121.6 million kickoff in 2007, while continuing animation maestro Chris Meledandri’s hot streak at the multiplexes. What makes Meledandri so valuable to studios is that he keeps budgets […]
JULY 10 (Reuters) — The lovable, yet accident-prone, heroes of 2010’s animated “Despicable Me,” jump into the spotlight with their first feature film set to dominate the North American weekend box office from Friday (July 10) through Sunday (July 12). “Minions,” which stars the vocal talents of Sandra Bullock, follows the devoted yellow servants as they search for a new evil villain to serve. Estimated to rake in 108 million dollars, the film hasn’t garnered […]
JULY 6 (Reuters) — “Inside Out” took the top spot over the five-day holiday weekend box office to finish ahead of “Jurassic World” and new entries “Terminator: Genisys” and “Magic Mike XXL.” The Disney-Pixar’s animated comedy with the voices of Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader brought in an estimated $45.3 million in the U.S. over the five days, according to reports. The strong weekend showing gives it $246.2 million stateside in its […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 22) – After a long wait, “Jurassic World” continues the adventure started years ago by renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The film is set on a theme park whose main attraction – genetically-reconstructed dinosaurs, draws a crowd of 20, 000 daily. Then, we have a genetically-engineered dinosaur designed to draw more of the crowd by making it bigger and with more teeth. What do you think will happen? Watching […]
JUNE 19 (Reuters) — It’s going to be a relaxing weekend for families as two coming-of-age stories hit the big screen beginning Friday (June 18). Pixar’s original animation movie “Inside Out” is set inside an 11-year-old girls’ mind and features personified emotions voiced by the likes of Amy Poehler and Mindy Kaling. Directed by Pete Docter, who also whelmed the Oscar-winning film “Up,” “Inside Out” is predicted to earn $70 million this weekend. The reviews […]
JUNE 15 (Reuters) — Dinosaurs dominated across the United States this weekend as “Jurassic World” debuted to a whopping $204.6 million at the domestic box office, the second biggest opening in history. Universal Pictures’ “Jurassic World” shattering several records, by scoring the third biggest opening day ever, with $82.8 million, and breaking all June high-water marks for opening weekend, biggest opening day and all-time biggest PG-13 launch. 20th Century Fox’s “Spy” starring Melissa McCarthy’s came […]
