Category: Monthly Previews

There are no two bigger months at theaters. While the Summer may provide box office swing, both box office and Oscars dominate the final two months of the year with November likely the biggest of them all. This year, a number of top notch films will compete for audience dollars and critics’ appreciation going into…

Jan. 4-6, 2013 Texas Chainsaw 3D Box Office Prediction: $45 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Another attempt to reboot this franchise. Adding 3D isn’t going to sell the film, but standard operating procedures with horror films will likely bring it into a suitable, if not spectacular box office total.” Box Office Results: $34.3…

There are no two bigger months at theaters. While the Summer may provide box office swing, both box office and Oscars dominate the final two months of the year with November likely the biggest of them all. This year, a number of top notch films will compete for audience dollars and critics’ appreciation going into…

December 7, 2012 Playing for Keeps Box Office Prediction: $25 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Poor. Gerard Butler frequently struggles to get people to his movies. Typically, he has to be paired with a prominent starlet to gain any kind of traction. Looking at his total for Gamer, I’m thinking we could be…

Copy and paste fail! As some of you may have noticed, the original article was headed by my preview from late last year. That being said, May looks to be one of the year’s strongest potential months being headed by the biggest bet for guaranteed box office: Iron Man 3. There are some impending duds…

Back in 1993, the Summer movie season was being declared the Summer of Sequels because of the large number of non-original movies releasing to the theaters. That year, along with many other recent years, have nothing on this season. From May through August, no fewer than sixteen sequels, reboots and remakes are releasing to the…

Nov. 2-4, 2012 Flight Oscar Prospects: What I said: “When I first saw the film’s trailer, I dismissed it as a superfluous drama. Word out of the New York Film Festival is that it’s director Robert Zemeckis’ best bet at Oscar consideration in over a decade. The film is sure to feature prominently in the…

October 5, 2012 Frankenweenie Oscar Prospects: What I said: “I’m sure there will be talk, but unless this is far-and-away his best film made in the last several years, I cannot see the Academy’s notoriously picky features animation branch recognizing it. That doesn’t mean it won’t. They liked Burton enough to give his Corpse Bride…

There are no two bigger months at theaters. While the Summer may provide box office swing, both box office and Oscars dominate the final two months of the year with November likely the biggest of them all. This year, a number of top notch films will compete for audience dollars and critics’ appreciation going into…

September 7, 2012 The Words Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Unlikely. Releasing in early September, especially around Labor Day isn’t a good sign for an Oscar contender. The advertising for the film seems to suggest that it’s a light romantic drama more likely designed to appeal to audiences than Oscar voters.” Oscar Results: Combining the…

March has spawned big hits and it has spawned disasters. Which of this year’s releases will fly or flop? There’s a good chance for several in both categories.

August 3, 2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Box Office Prediction: $45 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “A franchise like this tends to slowly diminish over time and after the second film failed to meet the original’s box office tally, a third go-round will probably share the same fate.” Box Office…

There are no two bigger months at theaters. While the Summer may provide box office swing, both box office and Oscars dominate the final two months of the year with November likely the biggest of them all. This year, a number of top notch films will compete for audience dollars and critics’ appreciation going into…

July 3, 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man Oscar Prospects: What I said: “It could be nominated for Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Visual Effects, but I’m guessing it gets overshadowed by the large supply of other effects heavy films this year.” Oscar Results: The film hasn’t been making a lot of waves, so it’s likely the…

There are no two bigger months at theaters. While the Summer may provide box office swing, both box office and Oscars dominate the final two months of the year with November likely the biggest of them all. This year, a number of top notch films will compete for audience dollars and critics’ appreciation going into…