Looking at the Weekend: Sep. 26-28, 2014

Last week, the site I use to pull data hadn’t updated to reflect the new release date of The Maze Runner and, as a result, it didn’t appear in our coverage. Regardless, it’s not likely to top the box office a second weekend. The BoxTrolls is the first kid-targeted film in some time, which could give it a boost at the box office.

Individual Commentaries

Wesley Lovell: After two superb outings, Laika brings us another stop-motion picture that looks like it will be quite something. Lilting‘s a good choice for the specialty auds.
Peter J. Patrick: There seems to be a little something for everyone this week.
Tripp Burton: A lot of genre films this week, so pick what you like and check it out!
Thomas LaTourrette: While The Boxtrolls does not sound like Studio Laika’s best film, they usually turn out a product worth seeing. Lilting sounds like a winner of a foreign film.

Sep. 26-28, 2014
	The BoxTrolls (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Equalizer (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Maze Runner (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Lilting (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	In Theaters For Everyone A	On DVD For Denzel Fans None	On DVD For Dystopian Fans None	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts None
	On DVD For Animation Fans None	On DVD For Suspense Fans None	On DVD For Franchise Fans None	On DVD For Drama Fans None
	In Theaters For Everyone A	On DVD For Denzel Fans None	In Theaters For YA Fans None	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts None
	In Theaters For Animation Fans A	Never For Action Fans None	Never For YA Fans None	In Theaters For Indie Fans None
KEY:	Personal Impression Personal Pick of the Week Recommendation (For Everyone) Recommendation (For Genre Fans) Recommendation (For Film Enthusiasts) Recommendation (Avoid It)		Oscar Impression: Oscar Codes: M: Major (Picture, Directing, Acting) S: Support (Writing, Music, Editing, Cinematography) C: Creative (Production Design, Costumes, Makeup) T: Tech (Sound, Visual Effects) A: Animated Feature D: Documentary Feature F: Foreign LanguageFilm
KEY:	All ratings are on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being no interest / no recommendation, and 10 being absolute interest / recommendation). The Avoid rating follows the same 0 to 10 format with 10 being the highest recommendation that you avoid the film at all costs. Each Person selects makes a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all.