Consider this weekend a study of three animation companies. Temporarily forget about ‘The Amazing Spider-Man‘ and ‘Ted‘ and ‘Moonrise Kingdom.’ What do the box office numbers of ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift,’ ‘Brave‘ and ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted‘ tell us about their respective studios? ‘Ice Age’ won the weekend, but is it actually a winner?
A single new movie opens in wide-release this weekend, but with a whole cavalcade of stars, you may feel like you’re getting several flicks all rolled into one.
With the exception of poor Katy Perry, everyone was a winner at the box office this week. Seriously. Of the top ten films, nine of them either opened well or held well, making this one of the most consistent weekends of the summer season. Filmmakers and studios: pat yourselves on the backs. You’ve earned this one.
With hot weather in the forecast this weekend, it’s probably safe to assume that waterparks will be pretty popular. One park that families in our area have been enjoying is Knight’s Action Park and Caribbean Water Adventure in Springfield, IL. If you’d like to plan a short road trip to see what it’s all about, here’s everything you’ll need to know:
Sometimes the son or daughter needs money. If they drive, they really need money. But I am talking about the kids who are maybe 6 to 12 years of age. They need money too.
June 11, 2012 His real name was Marion Mitchell Morrison but he was better known by his stage name John Wayne. Wayne was an American film actor, director and producer but was considered by many to be an American hero.
I went to visit mom in Pittsfield, yesterday, to help her do some things around the house. As I was taking a break, I sat down to read the weekly newspaper in Pittsfield, The Pike Press, and local businesses are doing something very cool in the evenings.
It’s difficult to imagine two more different films going head-to-head at the box office. However, by appealing to completely different audiences, ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted‘ and ‘Prometheus‘ both managed to emerge from the weekend as big winners, making this the first weekend in months where two new major releases opened strong.
‘Skyfall’ marks the 23rd James Bond movie and the third starring blonde Bond Daniel Craig. The film is scheduled for a November 9th release and its thrilling first teaser trailer just hit the Web.