Hollywood is often criticized for its constant recycling, but the top six movies at the summer box office are all either sequels, reboots or new twists on old properties: X-Men: Both became hits by irreverently parodying their own crassness as a toy movie and as an unnecessary sequel. [...] the other family films, "How to Train Your Dragon 2" ($142 million) and "Rio 2" ($142 million), have failed to generate the kind of summer box office usually expected of such big-budget animated releases.
What's Up And What's Down At The Summer Box Office
By The Associated Press, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Movies
Wed, 07/09/2014 - 11:53am
BING NEWS:
- Summer starts with a box office dud in 'Fall Guy'
“We had a very solid opening,” said Orr. “We’re looking forward to a very long, very robust, very successful run throughout the domestic box office for literally weeks if not months to come.” But the ...
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Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, two of Hollywood’s hottest stars, no real competition and a multimillion-dollar promotional campaign.
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The summer movie season has fans taking an interest in The Garfield Movie’s box office prediction. How much is the film expected to make domestically? Here’s everything you need to know about its ...
05/6/2024 - 1:15 am | View Link - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Box Office Prediction: Will It Flop or Succeed?
With the summer movie season kicking off, many are wondering about the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga box office prediction. How much is the Mad Max prequel expected to make and will it be a success? Here’s ...
05/6/2024 - 12:25 am | View Link - Box Office: ‘The Fall Guy’ Lands with $28.5M, ‘Phantom Menace’ Tops ‘Challengers’ for No. 2
It was the ‘80s and ‘90s all over again at the weekend box office. Universal’s The Fall Guy, the Ryan Gosling starrer inspired by the 1980s TV show, kicked off the summer mo ...
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