UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 16th October to Sunday 18th October 2015… The UK box office chart received a shakeup this past weekend with five new entries all cracking the top ten, the best of which was Hotel Transylvania 2, with the Sony animated sequel pulling in a […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens shatters UK records with highest number of ticket sales in 24 hours
Star Wars mania swept the globe this week as Disney and Lucasfilm unleashed the theatrical trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and advance tickets for the December release became available, crashing theater websites around the world as fans clamored to make sure they’d be among the first to see the hotly-anticipated film. The J.J. Abrams-directed sequel […]
Ant-Man director Peyton Reed in negotiations to return for Ant-Man and the Wasp
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ant-Man director Peyton Reed is in negotiations to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to helm 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp. Earlier this month, Ant-Man and the Wasp was announced to be the title of the follow-up to this year’s Ant-Man; interestingly enough, it will be the first MCU film to […]
Comedian Chris Rock to host 2016 Oscars ceremony
Stand-up comedian and actor Chris Rock (Top Five) is set to host the Oscars for the second time in 2016, the Academy has officially announced. SEE ALSO: Chris Rock, Lenny Kravitz and Alicia Keys heading to Empire season 2 Rock, who previously hosted the awards ceremony in 2005, will follow Neil Patrick Harris’ divisive gig as host […]
Marvel Cinematic Universe crosses $9 billion at the global box office
Thanks to Ant-Man’s success in China, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become the first franchise in history to cross $9 billion at the worldwide box office, with its twelve releases having pulled in a whopping $9.0186 billion and counting. Via Box Office Mojo, here’s the list of MCU films, ranked by highest grossing: The […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens breaks IMAX records with $6.5 million in advanced sales
Not only has Star Wars: The Force Awakens broken the Internet (it crashed our site and YouTube yesterday), it has now broken IMAX records for advanced ticket sales. IMAX announced that single-day pre-sale tickets for Star Wars: The Force Awakens have come in at an estimated $6.5 million, which broke the single-day previous record – […]
Friday the 13th reboot delayed again, will now be released in 2017
Through a deal with Warner Bros. over the distribution rights to Interstellar, Paramount Pictures picked up the rights to once again produce movies based on Friday the 13th. But since then, the road back to Camp Crystal Lake hasn’t been plain sailing. Originally slated for release on March 3rd, 2015, Friday the 13th was pushed back […]
A very special message from Doc Brown on Back to the Future Day
As we all celebrate Back to the Future Day, Doc Brown has taken a moment to mark the occasion with a very special message for fans… https://www.facebook.com/BTTF/videos/1041479309197239/ SEE ALSO: October 21st 2015 – How Much Did Back to the Future Part II Get Right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL18yMRIfoszEaHYNDTy5C-cH9Oa2gN5ng&v=C_zu6XuI_g4
Dacre Montgomery cast as The Red Ranger in the Power Rangers reboot
Following the announcement that Naomi Scott had been cast as Kimberly Ann Hart, aka The Pink Ranger in the upcoming reboot of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, Lionsgate announced today that unknown actor Dacre Montgomery has been cast as Jason Lee Scott, aka The Red Ranger. Check out the announcement below: Every #PowerRangers squad needs a […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has a reported budget of $410 million; Justice League to cost $500 million
With all the excitement of Star Wars: The Force Awakens ringing in our ears, it’s easy to forget that we’ve also got our first meeting of World’s Finest next year with the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. And a new report is suggesting that it will be a rather expensive meeting. According to […]