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Looking Back on the Summer Blockbusters of 2015

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Matthew Lee takes a look back at the summer blockbusters of 2015…Last year, Forbes reported that last summer’s box office was down by a whopping $1.223 billion. Hollywood executives were undoubtedly shitting themselves. This was significantly more problematic considering last year’s summer held a number great critical surprises; Guardians of the Galaxy was a fun, […]

Chris Pratt says Jurassic World 3 will feel like Avengers: Endgame with all the characters coming back

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Chris Pratt has teased that Jurassic World 3 will feel a bit like Avengers: Endgame with so many of the franchise’s famous characters coming back.The Jurassic World franchise – itself a continuation of the Jurassic Park franchise – has been a definite success, especially when it comes to the box office. And many fans are […]

Jake Johnson and Omar Sy returning for Jurassic World 3

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In more casting news for next year’s as-yet-untitled Jurassic World 3, with THR revealing that Jake Johnson and Omar Sy are set to reprise their roles from 2015’s Jurassic World as Lowery Cruthers and Barry Sembene.Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow is returning for the third movie (and the sixth overall in the Jurassic Park franchise), […]

Chronicle Collectibles’ Owen and Blue Jurassic World statue available to pre-order

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With Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom rolling out around the globe this month, Sideshow and Chronicle Collectibles have unveiled the upcoming 1/9th scale Owen and Blue statue which is based on the likeness of Chris Pratt and his Velociraptor buddy in the blockbuster sequel Jurassic World. Limited to 300 pieces, it is available to pre-order now, […]

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Blu-ray release details and special features announced

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Universal Pictures has announced the home entertainment release of the fifth instalment of the Jurassic Park franchise Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom which is set to arrive on Movies Anywhere on September 4th, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand release on September 18th; check out the cover artwork, bonus features details and promotional […]

The Matrix is perfect for rebooting and it’s the right time to do it

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Luke Owen praises the news of the Matrix reboot…Back in 2014 I wrote an article titled Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters is everything wrong with reboots. In it I argued that the idea behind rebooting the classic 1980s comedy was good in principle (it’s an easy enough premise to adapt and update) but the execution was horrible. […]

Fantastic Four tops the UK box office chart

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 7th August to Sunday 9th August 2015… It may have failed to dethrone Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in the States, but 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four has had a modicum of good new here in the UK, with the reboot shaking off […]

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation tops the UK box office

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 31st to Sunday 2nd August 2015… Tom Cruise returned to the top of the UK box office this past weekend, with Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation claiming first place with an opening haul of £5,351,344.Despite claiming top spot, Rogue Nation couldn’t overtake the […]

Ant-Man topples Minions at the UK box office

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July 2015… After three weeks atop the chart, Minions has been knocked from pole position at the UK box office by Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Ant-Man, which debuted in first place with an opening weekend of £4,011,345.While certainly solid, […]

Inside Out topples Ant-Man at the UK box office

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 24th to Sunday 26th July 2015… It was Joy at the UK box office for Disney this past weekend, as Pixar’s Inside Out topped the chart with an opening weekend of £7,376,513, while Marvel’s Ant-Man enjoyed a healthy second weekend of £2.52 million […]