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SONY'S DOUBLE BILL THRILLS AUDIENCES

 

Sony's "Hotel Transylvania" is officially a graveyard smash; the new toon spooked up $43 million, checking into the #1 spot at the box office this weekend, while becoming the highest grossing September debut of...


SONY DOUBLES DOWN

Sony is rolling out a 1-2 punch this weekend, and by 1-2, we mean #1 and #2. A studio releasing two movies the same weekend is a rarity, for sure, but both the adult-themed “Looper” and the animated “Hotel Transylvania” are about as different as you can get and should both do well enough to...


AHEAD OF THE "CURVE"

Fall is in the air, and the winds of change are stirring a cinematic shuffle in theaters this weekend as five films go into wide release, including Weinstein’s “The Master”—after a record-breaking exclusive release—as it becomes fall’s first Oscar contender to try and capture a...


"WORDS" AREN'T ENOUGH

Summer came to a screeching halt at the box office many weeks ago, but all of Hollywood looks like it’s taking a vacation this weekend with just two new films heading into theaters—CBS Films’ “The Words” and Summit’s “The Cold Light of Day,”—neither of which is...


SUMMER'S LAST LAMENT: FOR THE OOGIELOVE OF GOD, NO!

As the summer blockbuster season of 2012 comes to a close this Labor Day weekend, let us try to appreciate the sacrificial virgins the studios are throwing into the proverbial volcano. Remember, “The Possession,” “Lawless,” and “Oogieloves” are taking the fall so that next...