Luke Owen charts the highest grossing movies of 2016… The box office battle of 2016 is now in the books, and Disney are the ones wearing the king’s crown. Their domestic totals are very impressive, and their worldwide takings are even better. As with the opening weekends, The House of Mouse holds six of the […]
The Biggest Opening Weekends of 2016
Luke Owen charts the biggest opening weekends of 2016… It’s fair to say that 2016 has been rather disappointing in terms of the quality of movie delivered, and the biggest opening weekend for 2016 would have been fourth last year behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World and Avengers: Age of Ultron. With that […]
Movie Review – The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
The Secret Life of Pets 2, 2019. Directed by Chris Renaud. Featuring the voice talents of Patton Oswalt, Jenny Slate, Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Lake Bell, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Dana Carvey, Harrison Ford, Tiffany Haddish, Pete Holmes, Garth Jennings, Ellie Kemper, and Nick Kroll. SYNOPSIS: Max becomes overly concerned about a new addition to […]
Comic Book Preview – The Secret Life of Pets #1
With The Secret Life of Pets 2 set for release in cinemas this week, Titan launches a brand new Secret Life of Pets comic book series on Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… Ever wonder what your pets get up to when you’re not home? Find […]
Snowball turns superhero in The Secret Life of Pets 2 trailer
Another character poster and trailer have arrived online for Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming animated sequel The Secret Life of Pets 2, this time focusing on Kevin Hart’s Snowball; check them out here… The Secret Life of Pets 2 will follow summer 2016’s blockbuster about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work […]
Why Does Everyone Like Films With Talking Animals In?
This week, Neil Calloway looks at what connects four of the top five films of the year… It came in a pub quiz question last week – what do four of the top five films of 2016 have in common? I got it wrong – I said they were all based on comic books. It […]
2016 sets a new domestic box office record with $11.36 billion
Hollywood is celebrating a record year at the North American box office, with THR reporting that 2016’s releases grossed $11.36 billion combined, up 2.1% from 2015’s previous record of $11.14 billion. Disney led the way with the three biggest releases of the year in Finding Dory ($486 million), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($430 […]
Movie Review – The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
The Secret Life of Pets, 2016. Directed by Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney. Featuring the voice talents of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Lake Bell, Ellie Kemper, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks. SYNOPSIS: A group of pets have to put their differences aside so that they can find their way […]
The Secret Life of Pets crosses $750 million at the worldwide box office
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s latest animated offering The Secret Life of Pets has hit another box office milestone this weekend, with the film pushing its worldwide total to $761.6 million. Illumination has been on a roll lately, with its previous release Minions grossing a whopping $1.159 billion worldwide last year, and Despicable Me 2 […]
Movie Review – The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
The Secret Life of Pets, 2016. Directed by Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney. Featuring the voice talents of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Lake Bell, Ellie Kemper, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress, Dana Carvey, Steve Coogan, and Albert Brooks. SYNOPSIS: A terrier named Max regularly invites his friends to hang out at his […]