It may have stumbled at the North American box office with just $89.5 million, but Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ Terminator Genisys has pushed its worldwide gross to $409.5 million, topping the international box office for the second weekend in a row thanks to its continued strong performance in China. This weekend saw Genisys adding […]
Terminator Genisys tops Chinese box office, crosses $350 million worldwide
Almost two months after its release, Terminator Genisys has crossed the $350 million mark at the worldwide box office, thanks to a $27.4 million opening day in China today – the fourth biggest for a Hollywood movie in that market after Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Transformers: Age of Extinction. Terminator Genisys has […]
Franchise Reboots: A Necessary Evil
In the aftermath of this weeks disastrous Fantastic Four release, David Opie argues that reboots are still essential to modern day filmmaking… Remake. Reimagining. Reboot. The Three dreaded R’s of Hollywood. Every day, it seems that studios announce plans to launch yet another a new franchise reboot and every day, the internet responds with a collective groan louder […]
Making the Terminator VFX featurette for Terminator Genisys
Earlier this week a VFX featurette arrived online which delved into the creation of a digital Arnold Schwarzenegger for Terminator Genisys, and now we have a new video from Legacy Effects detailing the work that went into each version of the T-800 in the Alan Taylor-directed reboot… SEE ALSO: How To Save The Terminator Franchise […]
Inside Out topples Ant-Man at the UK box office
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 […]
Terminator: Genisys passes $300 million at the box office
It has been destroyed by critics (read our reviews here and here)and was called the Worst Blockbuster of All-Time by our own Anghus Houvouras – but Terminator: Genisys passed a milestone this weekend. Terminator: Genisys added another $2.5 million to its domestic total and has now made $305 million worldwide, the majority of which has come from […]
Terminator Genisys VFX video explores the creation of a digital Arnold Schwarzenegger
Thanks to Wired, we’ve got a video featurette which explores how the VFX wizards “de-aged” Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 for his battle against the older Guardian from this year’s Terminator Genisys by creating a fully digital verison of the action icon. Check it out… SEE ALSO: Is Terminator Genisys the worst blockbuster ever? SEE ALSO: How […]
Ant-Man topples Minions at the UK box office
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 […]
Minions makes it three weeks in a row at the top of the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 10th to Sunday 12th July 2015… Universal’s animated smash hit Minions made it three weeks in a row at the top of the UK box office chart this past weekend, fending off competition from Ted 2 to retain first place with a £4.15 […]
Minions enjoys massive $115.2 million US opening; global total already at $395.7 million
A new number one entered the US box office chart this weekend with those loveable yellow Minions slaying everything in their path to sit atop the charts with a massive opening. The prequel to Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2, Minions took an estimated $115.2 million in its opening weekend, the second-highest of all time […]