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WPR’s Box Office Report: September 28th
Box Office Report September 25-27 While most of us were consumed with Salt Lake Comic Con, a few things happened at the movie theatre box office, not much mind you, but some things happened. Hotel Transylvania 2 opened with an estimated $47.5 million, which is pretty good for the sequel to an animated children’s movie, […]
The Intern is Clichéd but Endearing
The Intern Directed by: Nancy Meyers Written by: Nancy Meyers Starring: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Adam DeVine Running time 121 minutes Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content and brief strong language 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) has become bored with retirement. When the opportunity to join a senior intern […]
WPR’s Box Office Report September 21
Box Office Report September 18-20 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trails opened strong over the weekend, picking up $30.3 million, or half of its production budget. This should not be surprising as YA film fans flock to the theaters regardless of a film’s quality (or lack thereof). Black Mass had a respectable opening bringing in $22.6 million; this […]
Black Mass Shows Off Tremendous Performances and Compellingly Characters
Black Mass Directed by Scott Cooper Screenplay by: Jez Butterworth, Mark Mallouk Based on Black Mass by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard, Dakota Johnson Running time 122 minutes Rated R for brutal violence, language throughout, some sexual references and brief drug use Black Mass is grueling to watch, populated with […]
Everest is Beautiful, Terrifying, and Inevitably Grim
Everest Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur Written by: William Nicholson, Simon Beaufoy Starring: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Jake Gyllenhaal Running time 121 minutes Rated PG-13 for intense peril and disturbing images Everest is based on the events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster in […]
WPR’s Box Office Report: September 15
Box Office Results for September 11-13 It was a slow weekend at the box office, The Visit opened with $25.4 million, which is well above its micro-budget of $5 million, but it was not enough to take the number one spot from The Perfect Guy. Other newcomer 90 Minutes in Heaven only found $2 million there, after spending 30 minutes on screen longer than the […]
WPR’s Box Office Report: September 8, 2015
Box Office Report September 4 – 7 War Room, a movie no one I know saw, walked away with the number one spot during the long holiday weekend at the box office. It’s entirely possible that over the weekend audiences were looking for something new, and with little new to offer some interesting things happened. Straight […]
WPR’s Box Office Report: August 31, 2015
Weekend Box Office Report August 28-30 Straight Outta Compton has pulled out three solid weeks in the number one spot at the box office, bringing its domestic gross to $134 million, and worldwide $140 (it hasn’t had a wide overseas release yet). Meanwhile Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation has continued to be a strong draw for audiences in its […]
Interview with Alicia Witt
Last week I had the opportunity to speak with Alicia Witt prior to her concert in Salt Lake City, and the opportunity to catch up with her after the concert. We covered a few topics, but mostly talked about music. The interview, and a few photographs I took at the concert are below. Singer / […]
We Are Your Friends is Underdeveloped and Shortchanges the Audience
We Are Your Friends Directed by: Max Joseph Screenplay by: Max Joseph, Meaghan Oppenheimer Story by: Richard Silverman Starring: Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Shiloh Fernandez, Alex Shaffer, Jonny Weston, Wes Bentley Running time: 96 minutes Rated R for language throughout, drug use, sexual content and some nudity This film was tragically underdeveloped, which cheated […]
American Ultra is a Great Concept with Sloppy Direction
American Ultra Directed by: Nima Nourizadeh Written by: Max Landis Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman, Tony Hale Running time: 96 minutes Rated R for strong bloody violence, language throughout, drug use and some sexual content American Ultra is a very interesting film that suffers from […]
Straight Outta Compton is Engaging, Energetic, and Excellent
Straight Outta Compton Directed by: F. Gary Gray Screenplay by: Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff Story by: S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus, Andrea Berloff Starring: O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown, Jr., Paul Giamatti Running time 146 minutes Rated R because it is about N.W.A and for language throughout, strong […]
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is Smart, Playful and Highly Entertaining
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Directed by: Guy Ritchie Screenplay by: Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram Story by: Jeff Kleeman,David Campbell Wilson, Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram Based on: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. by Sam Rolfe Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris, Hugh Grant Running time 116 minutes Rated PG-13 for action violence, […]
Ricki and the Flash Hit Some High Notes With a Phenomenal Cast
Ricki and the Flash Directed by: Jonathan Demme Written by: Diablo Cody Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Audra McDonald, Sebastian Stan, Rick Springfield Running time 101 minutes Rated PG 13 for thematic material, brief drug content, sexuality and language Ricki and the Flash is a significant comedy with a serious dark streak from […]
Fantastic Four is a Tedious Waste of Time
Fantastic Four Directed by: Josh Trank Screenplay by: Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater, Josh Trank Based on: Fantastic Four by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Starring:Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson Running time: 100 minutes Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, and language I walked into Fantastic […]
