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Minions topples Jurassic World with biggest ever UK opening for an animated film

July 1, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 26th June to Sunday 28th June 2015…   Universal Pictures continued its stellar box office run this past weekend with the release of the Despicable Me spinoff Minions, which dethroned Jurassic World at the top of the UK chart with a solid opening […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Entourage, Jurassic World, Knock Knock, Minions, Mr. Holmes, San Andreas, Slow West, Spy, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, The Longest Ride

Jurassic World fends off competition from Take That at the UK box office

June 24, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 19th June to Sunday 21st June 2015… Universal’s box office juggernaut Jurassic World has retained top spot here in the UK, pulling in a whopping second weekend haul of £11.1 million to leave its gross on these shores just shy of £40 million […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Entourage, Insidious: Chapter 3, Jurassic World, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mr. Holmes, San Andreas, Spy, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Take That Live, The Longest Ride

Minions fends off Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL at the UK box office

July 8, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July 2015… Universal’s animated Despicable Me spinoff Minions held on to first place at the UK box office in its second weekend, comfortably fending off competition from new arrivals Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL to top the chart […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Amy, Jurassic World, Knock Knock, magic mike xxl, Minions, Mr. Holmes, Spy, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Terminator: Genisys

Overlooked Summer Gems of 2015

September 2, 2015 by Matthew Lee

Matthew Lee on the overlooked summer gems of 2015… As the summer season officially draws to a close, which, for most studios, means an end to the blockbuster bonanza (though, once again, Warner Bros. are going against the grain as they release Pan in October. Didn’t Jupiter Ascending’s reception teach them anything?). During this cluster […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Matthew Lee, Movies Tagged With: dear white people, Hard to be a God, Mr. Holmes, Slow West, Song of the Sea, That Sugar Film, The Dance of Reality, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, The Look of Silence, The Wonders

Movie Review – Mr. Holmes (2015)

June 18, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Mr. Holmes, 2015. Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hattie Morahan, Hiroyuki Sanada and Patrick Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looks back on his life, and grapples with an unsolved case involving a beautiful woman. In a period where remakes, reboots, sequels and any other chance to bring […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Rohan Morbey Tagged With: Bill Condon, Hattie Morahan, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Mr. Holmes, Patrick Kennedy, Sherlock Holmes

Watch the Mr. Holmes press conference with Ian McKellen and Laura Linney

June 12, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Ahead of its release next Friday, Ian McKellen and Laua Linney were in London this week for the official press conference for Mr. Holmes, which you can watch right here… https://youtu.be/2enM9mzK1OA MR. HOLMES is a new twist on the world’s most famous detective. 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Tom Roach Tagged With: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Mr. Holmes

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