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2015 At The Global Box Office

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This week in The Callow Way, Neil Calloway looks at the box office so far in 2015… Number one at the global box office so far this year is Furious 7, which has made $1.5 billion dollars so far, the vast majority of it outside the US, and also become the highest grossing film in […]

Jurassic World becomes the fifth-biggest movie of all time at the worldwide box office

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Univeral Pictures’ Jurassic World has pushed its worldwide gross to $1.385 billion in its fourth weekend, overtaking Frozen ($1.274 billion), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1.341 billion) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.383 billion) to climb to fifth in the list of the highest grossing movies of all time. Jurassic World […]

Jurassic World becomes third biggest movie of all time after overtaking The Avengers

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After surpassing Furious 7 a couple of days ago, Jurassic World has now overtaken the worldwide box office haul of Marvel’s The Avengers to become the third-biggest movie of all time. To date, the Colin Trevorrow-directed sequel has pulled in $1.522 billion, compared to The Avengers’ $1.520 billion (which included a re-release). However, second place […]

Jurassic World just shy of $1 billion worldwide after two weekends on release

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After shattering domestic and global opening records last weekend, Universal’s dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic World has pushed its worldwide gross to an astonishing $981 million after just 12 days on release around the globe. It should surpass the $1 billion mark tomorrow, which would exclipse the record set by fellow Universal release Fast & Furious 7 […]

Universal becomes first studio to have three billion-dollar films in a single year as Minions hits the milestone

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It’s been a fantastic year for Universal Pictures at the box office; having already pulled in the record highest-grossing year for a studio, it has now become the first to have three films hit a billion dollars worldwide in a single year, with Minions hitting the milestone today. The Despicable Me spinoff has pulled in […]

LEGO Jurassic World – Raptor Escape, Raptor Rampage and T. Rex Tracker Review

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Gary Collinson reviews the Raptor Escape, Raptor Rampage and T. Rex Tracker LEGO Jurassic World sets… With the long-awaited fourth instalment of the Jurassic Park franchise set to grace the big screen this week, LEGO has unveiled its latest movie tie-in products with a range of sets based upon Universal Pictures and director Colin Trevorrow’s […]

Colin Trevorrow wants to build “a body of work” before being considered for a Star Wars movie

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When Colin Trevorrow’s debut feature film Safety Not Guaranteed starring Mark Duplass and Aubrey Plaza hit in 2012 the rest of Hollywood stood up and took notice that Trevorrow would be one to look out for in the next few years. Almost immediately he was being linked with directing Star Wars: Episode VII – which […]

Jurassic World overtakes Furious 7 to become biggest movie of 2015 and fourth-biggest of all time

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Universal’s blockbuster dino-sequel Jurassic World has continued its march up the all time box office chart, overtaking Fast & Furious 7 to become the biggest release of 2015 to date, and the fourth biggest movie of all time. Jurassic World is currently sitting on $1.513 billion, compared to Furious 7’s $1.511 billion and Avengers: Age […]