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'Iron Man 3′ Makes History – Entertainment Report [AUDIO]

Scott Reiniche — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:13:17 +0000

Iron Man 3 has the second biggest opening weekend of all time. The film raked in $175.3 million this weekend which is only second to the $207.5 million The Avengers took in last year.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Iron Man 3′ Makes All of the Money

Jacob Hall — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:48:41 +0000

Look, we all knew that 'Iron Man 3' was going to make a whole bunch of money and open at number one at the box office and kick the summer movie season off in style. The question was never "Is 'Iron Man 3' going to make any money?", the question was always "What absolutely absurd amount is 'Iron Man 3' going to make in its opening weekend?"

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New Movies Releases – May 2013

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:11:33 +0000

The month of May 2013 kicks off the summer blockbuster season for movies, and there are lots of reasons to get your butt to the ice cold multiplexes, which always crank the AC to Arctic levels in the warm months. Take in a shoot 'em up, a big budget actioner or a comic book flick.

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The Jackie Robinson Movie "42″ Opens Today-Our Movie Review (Review)

Pete Braley — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:24:17 +0000

“42″ (PG-13) Chadwick Boseman plays Jackie Robinson, the first African American to ever play major league baseball. The screen writer is Brian Helgeland from New Bedford. “Scary Movie 5″ (PG-13) Ashley Tisdale stars in the latest “Scary Movie”, which features parodies of “Paranormal Activity,” “Inception,” and “Black Swan.” Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan also star. [...]

What is Your Favorite Baseball Movie?

Pete Braley — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:30:05 +0000

It is Opening Day today and that got us thinking about our favorite baseball movies.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Croods' and 'Olympus Has Fallen' Rise to the Top

Jacob Hall — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:00:18 +0000

You can't imagine two films more different than 'The Croods' and 'Olympus Has Fallen,' but right now the two of them sit on top of the box office chart, both temporarily linked by the fact that a bunch of people apparently wanted to see them this weekend. It's the first time in forever that two films have opened to over $30 million at the same time...but it wasn't golden for all of the new releases.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Jack the Giant Slayer' Bombs

Jacob Hall — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:59:45 +0000

'Jack the Giant Slayer' may have taken the number one spot at the box office, but no one is celebrating -- it may sit at the top, but it sits at the top of one of the weakest box office weekends since, well, last weekend.

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Which Film Should Win the Best Picture Oscar? [POLL]

Pete Braley — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:55:27 +0000

The Oscar for "Best Picture" will be awarded Sunday night at the Oscars. Yes, the Academy is calling it "The Oscars" and NOT the Academy Awards. They think it sounds more "hip".

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New Movies Out this Weekend — 'A Good Die To Die Hard', 'Escape From Planet Earth' and 'Beautiful Creatures'

Pete Braley — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:54:36 +0000

There are four new movies this weekend, most opened on Valentine's Day. We spoke to our movie critic, Joanna Langfield from themovieminute.com about them.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Identity Thief' Steals $36 Million

Jacob Hall — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:57:51 +0000

Is Melissa McCarthy a movie star yet? The opening weekend of 'Identity Thief' suggests that yes, she is. After all, all of those people weren't flocking to this movie because of Jason Bateman (as delightful as he is). Anyway, all of this pretty much means that McCarthy's asking price just doubled.

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