Hai peoples! I’m finally back from my hiatus, for reals this time. It has been so long since I have written for you all. Legitimately, it has been two months–and that was a friggin’ help wanted ad. So that doesn’t really count, now does it? I would take the time to regale you with a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Down at the Box Office
Down At The Box Office: Guardians of the Galaxy Returns To Number One
After falling out of number one in favor of the newest attempt at a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie to hit the big screen Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy return to the top. Since I am beyond lazy and do not feel like either repeating myself or waste my precious time on going in on … Continue reading
Down At The Box Office: Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Dominating Its Opening Weekend
As always I’m coming at you guys with the weekend box office rankings that has come to be known as Down At The Box Office (DATBO) at HQ. Just going to put it out there for those who may not know and are quite possibly new to the awesomeness that is..the Zoo. Enjoy. Let me just … Continue reading
Down at the Box Office: ‘Lucy’ Wins Out This Weekend and ‘Hercules’ Comes In Second
This week we have a brand new No. 1 down at the box office. Lucy proved what can happen when your movie has serious star power. The film features Scarlett Johansson, of Avengers fame, and Morgan Freeman (of general fame) leading as it earned $44 million on its first weekend. It demolished in the … Continue reading
Down at the Box Office: ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ No. 1 for the Second Week
Hai Guys! Welcome to a special episode of DATBO. I feel I owe it to you guys to make this one ultra-cool since it was on hiatus for a while now. Today, I am free of my obscure work schedule –i.e. answering phones all day–to finally get it done and do you guys a solid. … Continue reading
Down At The Box Office: ‘Ride Along’ Tops It For The Third Weekend In A Row
The comedy Ride Along, starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, was the No.1 choice for the third straight weekend and earned $12.3 million. Frozen landed in the second spot, making $9.3 million. The Disney animated flick has grossed $360 million total stateside since its November release. Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller’s romantic comedy, That Awkward Moment, debuted at No.3 and … Continue reading
Down at the Box Office: Action-Comedy “Ride Along” Breaks Record and Is New Number 1
Ride Along (starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube) comes in first at the box office earning $41.2 million its debut weekend. The film also takes the honor of being the biggest Friday-Sunday opening in January history taking the honor from Cloverfield (a movie I hate for numerous reasons) which was the top-grossing movie during MLK weekend, up until this weekend, earning … Continue reading
Down At The Box Office: ‘Frozen’ Takes Top Spot Over The Weekend
The Disney film, Frozen, shook up the box office came in at number one this weekend. Frozen is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, The Show Queen, and features the voices of Kristin Bell, Jonathan Groff, Idina Menzel and Josh Gad. Princess Anna (Bell) joins forces with mountain man Kristoff (Groff) as they try to locate her sister, Elsa (Menzel). … Continue reading
Down At The Box Office: ‘Catching Fire’ Breaks Records As New No.1
Catching Fire broke the Hunger Games previous numbers, which made $152.5 million in its opening weekend in 2012. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has completely destroyed the November opening record, grossing $161.1 million domestically. This record was held by The Twilight Saga: New Moon with $142 million in 2009. The huge debut also makes the action-adventure thriller, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh … Continue reading
Down At The Box Office: Marvel Proves They Can Do Great Sequels When ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Scores No.1
Judging by the sheer amount of money it raked in Thor: The Dark World was the top choice for moviegoers this weekend. No Surprise here. And here is my reaction… The action-thriller starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins, and the second follow-up to The Avengers, slayed the competition and earned $86.1 million in its opening weekend. … Continue reading