The World's First Monster Fan Magazine
Death Race debuted this weekend, scoring an estimated $12,293,000 despite hostile reviews. The Universal film underperformed, much like Star Wars: The Clone Wars which saw a 61.3% dropoff after its debut. Clearly, people are done with the wars. Fox’s Mirrors also had a big drop off, 56.3%, for a weekend gross of $4,875,000 and two… [Continue Reading]
For those who want to believe even more, word is spreading that 20th-Century Fox may not be done yet with Mulder and Scully. Bloody-Disgusting is quoting an unnamed source who reports: “I understand – there was room for improvement … and there still might be. I work for Screaming Death Monkey and Spotnitz – the… [Continue Reading]
The Dark Knight surpassed Star Wars twice this weekend. First, it firmly grabbed second place on the All Time Box Office charts with a total now estimated at $471,493,000. It’s weekend take of $16,790,000 also surpassed the debut of the CGI-animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars which managed a so-so $15,505,000. The film received mixed… [Continue Reading]
One of the great films FM covered when it first opened in 1963 was Ray Harryhausen’s Jason and the Argonauts. Although remade in the past, nothing quite captured the charm of the original. That has not stopped Zak Penn (The Incredible Hulk) from writing a new big screen version of the same Greek story. This… [Continue Reading]
The Dark Knight continues to rule the box office as it takes the number one position for the fourth weekend in a row, the first time any 2008 release has achieved this. Its estimated haul of $26,030,000 pushes its domestic take to $441,541,000, faster than any movie in history. In its second weekend Universal’s The… [Continue Reading]
Our inbox was filled with some exciting news for completists and those upgrading their DVD collections to Blu-Ray. Check out the current plans: THE ORIGINAL INFAMOUS SCREAM QUEEN AND A NOTORIOUS HAUNTED HOUSE REEP MAYHEM IN HIGH-DEF CARRIE & THE AMITYVILLE HORROR LOS ANGELES, CA – Just in time for a Halloween fright night, MGM… [Continue Reading]
Video Watchdog is reporting that the pre-United States censor cut of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho was aired on the German television station RTL. A German site compares the broadcast with the most recent Universal Home Entertainment DVD version. The Tooth Fairy, starring Dwayne Johnson (Get Smart), has been given a June 19, 2009 date from 20th… [Continue Reading]
After a strong Friday showing, it looked as if The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor might topple The Dark Knight from the top of the box office. However, mostly negative reviews seem to have scared enough people away so it opened at number two for the weekend. It took in a healthy $42,450,000, under… [Continue Reading]
Anthony Ferrante of ifMagazine spoke with X-Files producer Frank Spotnitz, talking about the film’s poor reception last weekend. The $30 million film will easily recoup its costs once foreign and ancillary sales are collected but still, the film underperformed analysts’ expectations by $7 million. He commented, “I try not to second-guess these things. I think… [Continue Reading]
You can tell the holidays are coming. The releases of amazing box sets for classic films are coming almost daily it feels. We just got word from 20th-Century Fox about one we’re looking forward to: CENTURY CITY, CA – Humans are even uglier in High-Def when Planet Of The Apes: 40 Year Evolution Blu-ray Collection… [Continue Reading]
Recent Comments