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The Theory of Everything topples The Hobbit at the UK box office

January 7, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th January 2015… After three weeks atop the UK box office chart, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been dethroned by The Theory of Everything, with the Eddie Redmayne-headlined Stephen Hawking biopic pulling in £3,749,293 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Annie, Birdman, Dumb and Dumber To., Exodus: Gods and Kings, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Paddington, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Theory of Everything, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies crosses the $700 million mark worldwide

January 4, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has become the eighth movie of 2014 to cross $700 million at the global box office, with the epic conclusion to Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy pushing its worldwide haul to $722.9 million this weekend. The Battle of the Five Armies is now the fifth-highest grossing movie […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies holds on to top spot at the UK box office for the third weekend

January 2, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 26th to Sunday 28th December 2014… Peter Jackson’s final voyage to Middle-earth, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, closed out the UK box office chart of 2014 by retaining the crown for the third consecutive week, pulling in £4.25 million to […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Annie, Dumb and Dumber To., Exodus: Gods and Kings, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Paddington, Penguins of Madagascar, PK, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Unbroken

The Interview available on YouTube, Google Play and Xbox Live from tonight

December 24, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Yesterday it was announced that Sony has changed its mind about pulling the release of The Interview, with the controversial Seth Rogen / James Franco comedy now set to open as planned on Christmas Day, albeit in select cinemas, as opposed to a wide release. Now it has been revealed that the studio has also […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Into the Woods, James Franco, Seth Rogen, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the interview

Christmas Box Office: How will The Interview perform this festive season?

December 24, 2014 by Alfie Nobes

Amongst all the controversy and speculation surrounding the release of Seth Rogen and James Franco’s The Interview it seems safe to assume a lot of eyes will be on the Sony picture during this years Christmas Box Office. Luckily for Sony, reports indicate strong ticket sales for the upcoming comedy despite losing support from major […]

Filed Under: Alfie Nobes, Movies, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: Into the Woods, James Franco, Seth Rogen, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the interview

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies retains the UK box office crown

December 24, 2014 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 19th to Sunday 21st December 2014… Despite competition from comedy sequels Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb and Dumber and Dumber To, it’s an unchanged top two at the UK box office heading into Christmas, with The Hobbit: The Battle […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Dumb and Dumber To., Get Santa, Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Paddington, Penguins of Madagascar, PK, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, The Imitation Game

The Top 20 Most Watched Trailers of 2014

December 21, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Over the past few months we’ve been treated to a selection of huge trailers for some of 2015’s biggest releases, but which has been the most watched of the year? Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Avengers: Age of Ultron? Jurassic World? Well, actually, it’s Fifty Shades of Grey… Via Digital Spy, here’s the top 20 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Dracula Untold, Dumb abd Dumber To, Fast & Furious 7, Fifty Shades of Grey, Interstellar, Jurassic World, Mad Max: Fury Road, Minions, Pitch Perfect 2, Sex Tape, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Fault in Our Stars, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Transformers: Age of Extinction, X-Men: Day of Future Past

IMDb’s Top 50 Highest Rated Movies of 2014

December 18, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Earlier this week we brought you a list of the most Facebooked movies and TV shows of the year [see here], and now the IMDb has released a list of the top 50 highest-rated English-language movies of the year (with at least 5000 votes). Here they are, in descending order… 50. Veronica Mars (6.9) 49. […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: 22 Jump Street, A Most Wanted Man, Big Hero 6, Birdman, Boyhood, Calvary, camp x-ray, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chef, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Edge of Tomorrow, Frank, Fury, Gone Girl, Guardians of the Galaxy, How to Train Your Dragon 2, I Origins, if i stay, Interstellar, Jersey Boys, John Wick, Maleficent, Million Dollar Arm, Nightcrawler, Non-Stop, Penguins of Madagascar, Predestination, pride, st vincent, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Book of Life, The Boxtrolls, The Drop, The Equalizer, The Fault in Our Stars, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Guest, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hundred-Foot Journey, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, The Imitation Game, the judge, The LEGO Movie, The Maze Runner, The One I Love, The Skeleton Twins, The Theory of Everything, Veronica Mars, Whiplash, X-Men: Days of Future Past

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies tops the UK box office chart

December 17, 2014 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 12th to Sunday 14th December 2014… Exactly a year after The Desolation of Smaug debuted in first place and two years after An Unexpected Journey did the same, Peter Jackson is back at the top of the UK box office chart with the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Get Santa, Horrible Bosses 2, Interstellar, Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey, Paddington, Penguins of Madagascar, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, The Imitation Game, Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

Leaving Middle-earth IMAX featurette for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

December 16, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Warner Bros. has released a new featurette for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, which sees the cast and crew sharing their memories of Middle-earth; check it out below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies here The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Adam Brown, Aidan Turner, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Boyd, Billy Connolly, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Dean O’Gorman, Evangeline Lilly, Graham McTavish, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, James Nesbitt, Jed Brophy, John Bell, John Callen, Ken Stott, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Manu Bennett, Mark Hadlow, Martin Freeman, Mikael Persbrandt., Orlando Bloom, Peter Hambleton, Richard Armitage, Ryan Gage, Stephen Fry, Stephen Hunter, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, William Kircher

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