Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
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We started over at the beginning of August 2013, but with a new, more streamlined methodology to collecting votes. Just choose one selection in each of the ten categories below. Our first few weeks will be to select winners in cases of ties or in years where multiple categories existed for each discipline. After that,…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Poll Archives Best Director Poll: 2008 – 2012 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Director winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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They are saving works of art. I wouldn’t necessarily consider those monuments, but I digress. The Monuments Men Plot Summary: From IMDb: “In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renowned works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them.” Release Date: December 18, 2013 Poster…
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Here are the results of last week’s poll. Miracle on 34th Street The Bishop’s Wife The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Kiss of Death Miracle on 34th Street wins and goes into my queue.
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Born July 1, 1863 in London, England, Charles Aubrey Smith, known professionally as C. Aubrey Smith, was educated at Cambridge University where he was a member of the cricket team. Moving to South Africa in 1888 to prospect for gold, he developed pneumonia and was pronounced dead from the malady that would actually kill him…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Poll Archives What Are You Watching? (Aug. 16-18, 2013) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Aug. 16-18, 2013) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Do the hustle…do do do da-do da-do do do… American Hustle Plot Summary: From IMDb: “The story of a con artist and his partner in crime, who were forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians – namely, the volatile mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey.”…
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For a full list of rules, click here: 2013 Summer Box Office Predictions Game Rules. Submit Your Predictions for This Week Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least. Individual monetary predictions for each film. Final box office tally for all new wide releases. #…
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Typically, August is a dumping group for films studios originally thought would do boffo box office, but ultimately turned out to be unlikely to do so. They hope that they can claw their way to a decent total to help pay back some of the money they cost. This weekend’s list has one film that…
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March 1-3, 2013 21 and Over Box Office Prediction: $55 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Looking back at a film like Project X, which covers the same type of territory as this film, it’s not hard to see why it could do quite well. Although Project X wasn’t a blockbuster, it turned a…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Him. Her Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly-purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need.” Release Date: November 20, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: There isn’t much to this poster, which is why my rating isn’t as high as it could be. Still, it’s…
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