Archive for June, 2015

Jurassic World remains top of US Box Office

Sunday, June 28th, 2015

Jurassic World has topped the US Box Office for the third week in a row.

The action sequel took $54.2m to fight off competition from Disney’s Inside Out, which stays at two with $52.1m.

Elsewhere, comedy sequel Ted 2 debuts at three with $32.9m after a disappointing opening weekend.

Max is at four with $12.2m and Melissa McCarthy comedy Spy rounds out the top five.

Meanwhile, San Andreas is at six with $5.2m, Dope is at seven with $2.8m and Insidious Chapter 3 is at eight with $2m.

Mad Max: Fury Road is at nine, while Avengers: Age of Ultron rounds out the top ten.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for June 26-28 is as follows:
1. (1) Jurassic World – $54,200,000
2. (2) Inside Out – $52,128,000
3. (-) Ted 2 – $33,000,000
4. (-) Max – $12,210,000
5. (3) Spy – $7,800,000
6. (4) San Andreas – $5,275,000
7. (5) Dope – $2,862,000
8. (6) Insidious Chapter 3 – $2,025,000
9. (8) Mad Max: Fury Road – $1,735,000
10. (9) Avengers: Age of Ultron – $1,643,000

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Fox unveils its fall season return dates…

Thursday, June 25th, 2015

Fox has announced when hit shows like Bones, Sleepy Hollow and Batman prequel series Gotham will return this fall.

The 67th Annual Primetime Emmys will officially kick off Fox’s fall season with a star-studded broadcast on Sunday, September 20 at 8pm ET.

The following night on Monday (September 21), Gotham begins season two at 8pm ET and the television spinoff of Minority Report bows at 9pm ET.

Ryan Murphy’s horror anthology series Scream Queens premieres on Tuesday, September 22 at 8pm ET, before moving to 9pm ET the next week.

Also on Tuesday, this time September 29, Grandfathered and The Grinder debut at 8pm ET and 8.30pm ET respectively.

Procedural drama Rosewood airs its season premiere on Wednesday, September 23 at 8pm ET, before the previously-announced 9pm ET timeslot for Empire.

Sunday, September 27 will include Bob’s Burgers at 7.30pm ET, The Simpsons at 8pm ET, Brooklyn Nine-Nine at 8.30pm ET, Family Guy at 9pm and The Last Man On Earth at 9.30pm ET.

Bones and Sleepy Hollow air in a two-hour block at 8pm ET and 9pm ET on Thursday, October 1.

MasterChef Junior starts its latest run on Friday, November 6 at 8pm ET, with World’s Funniest Fails following at 9pm ET.

It was previously announced that The X-Files will be returning to Fox on January 24, 2016.

Other scripted series being saved for the mid-season include New Girl, Lucifer, The Frankenstein Code, The Guide to Surviving Life and the Seth MacFarlane-produced Bordertown.

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Jurassic World still a monster hit at the US box office

Sunday, June 21st, 2015

Jurassic World is still a monster hit at the box office, retaining the number one spot in its second week.

The sequel took $102m to remain top, taking its total US earnings to $398m.

Missing out on number one, Pixar’s Inside Out – starring Amy Poehler – arrives at two with $91m.

Elsewhere, Melissa McCarthy’s Spy is at three with $10.5m, San Andreas is at four with $8.2m and Dope is new at five with $6m.

Horror sequel Insidious Chapter 3 is at six with $4.1m, while Pitch Perfect 2 is at seven with $3.3m.

Meanwhile, Tom Hardy’s Mad Max: Fury Road is at eight with $2.8m, while Avengers: Age of Ultron is at nine with $2.7m.

Finally, Tomorrowland rounds out the top ten with $2m.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for June 12-14 is as follows:
1. (1) Jurassic World – $102,019,000
2. (-) Inside Out – $91,056,000
3. (2) Spy – $10,500,000
4. (3) San Andreas – $8,240,000
5. (-) Dope – $6,018,000
6. (4) Insidious Chapter 3 – $4,110,000
7. (5) Pitch Perfect 2 – $3,300,000
8. (7) Mad Max: Fury Road – $2,815,000
9. (8) Avengers: Age of Ultron – $2,723,000
10. (9) Tomorrowland – $2,009,000

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Jurassic World dominates US box office

Sunday, June 14th, 2015

Jurassic World has dominated the US box office in its opening weekend, taking over $200 million.

The dinosaur blockbuster starring Chris Pratt took $204.6m, giving it the second biggest domestic opening in history after The Avengers‘ $207.4m in 2012.

Jurassic World sends comedy film Spy down to number two with $16m, while disaster movie San Andreas moves down to three with $11m.

Insidious Chapter 3 falls to four with $7.3m, as Pitch Perfect 2‘s $6m places the sequel at number five.

Entourage is at six with $4.3m, and Mad Max: Fury Road takes seven with $4.1m.

Number eight goes to Avengers: Age of Ultron with $3.6m, while Disney’s Tomorrowland lands at nine with $3.4m.

Finally, Love & Mercy rounds out the top ten films of the week with $1.7m.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for June 12-14 is as follows:
1. (-) Jurassic World – $204,600,000
2. (1) Spy – $16,000,000
3. (2) San Andreas – $11,010,000
4. (3) Insidious Chapter 3 – $7,300,000
5. (6) Pitch Perfect 2 – $6,000,000
6. (4) Entourage – $4,340,000
7. (5) Mad Max: Fury Road – $4,130,000
8. (8) Avengers: Age of Ultron – $3,641,000
9. (7) Tomorrowland – $3,417,000
10. (-) Love & Mercy – $1,765,000

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‘Spy’ knocks ‘San Andreas’ off top of US box office

Sunday, June 7th, 2015

Spy has knocked San Andreas off the top of the US box office, taking $30m in its opening weekend.

The Melissa McCarthy comedy narrowly beat the Dwayne Johnson action thriller, which took $26.4m.

Elsewhere, horror sequel Insidious: Chapter Three is new at three with $23m and Entourage arrives at four with $10.4m.

Tom Hardy’s Mad Max: Fury Road is at five with $7.9m, while Rebel Wilson’s Pitch Perfect 2 is at six with $7.7m.

Meanwhile, Tomorrowland is at seven with $7m and Avengers: Age of Ultron is at eight with $6.2m.

Aloha and horror remake Poltergeist are at nine and ten with $3.3m and $2.8m respectively.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for May 5-7 is as follows:
1. (-) Spy – $30,000,000
2. (1) San Andreas – $26,440,000
3. (-) Insidious Chapter Three – $23,000,000
4. (-) Entourage – $10,420,000
5. (4) Mad Max: Fury Road – $7,970,000
6. (2) Pitch Perfect 2 – $7,700,000
7. (3) Tomorrowland – $7,022,000
8. (5) Avengers: Age of Ultron – $6,201,000
9. (6) Aloha – $3,300,000
10. (7) Poltergeist – $2,850,000

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