Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#3) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
Born June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem, Neta-Lee Hershlag, known professionally as Natalie Portman, was the only child of an Israeli doctor and an American homemaker. She holds dual American and Israeli citizenship. The family relocated the U.S. when she was three years old. Portman began taking dance lessons at the age of four. At ten,…
October 7, 2016 The Birth of a Nation Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Uncertain. After its premiere at Sundance earlier this year, the film became an instant lock for Best Picture and several other categories, mostly on the heels of the OscarSoWhite controversy. However, anticipation of the film has cooled dramatically after it was revealed…
One new wide release this week will battle Logan for the box office crown. All signs point to a strong debut for Kong: Skull Island, so we’ll have to see whether Logantakes a huge drop or is a solid hold over. Ultimately, I think Kong has the edge. Our Highest Rated Films: Kong: Skull Island,…
Page Revisions: (March 5, 2017) Original (April 30, 2017) New Poster (#2) Release Date: May 5, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A look at how far parents will go to protect their children. Feature film based on a novel by Herman Koch.” Poster Rating: B- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) I normally hate…
New This Week At the 1984 Academy Awards, a befuddled Laurence Olivier, nearing the end of his storied career, came out to present the Oscar for Best Picture. Instead of reading the names of the films nominated for the award, he immediately announced the name of the winner as Amadeus. What wasn’t known at the…