Week of June 6, 2017
June 4, 2017
This week’s home entertainment releases include the biggest release of 2017 so far, plus the latest season of Doctor Who, the first season of SyFy’s Van Helsing , a thriller from the director of the best Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and a new edition of Katsuhiro Otomo’s science fiction anime classic Akira.
Top 12 Box Office Up 38%
June 4, 2017
Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman broke all kinds of gender-based records with a rip-roaring North American debut estimated at $100.5 million.
Column by Steve Bennett
May 31, 2017
This week, Bennett considers the many versions of Wonder Woman, and weighs in on Avengers: Secret Wars and the revival of Animaniacs .
Column by Rob Salkowitz
May 30, 2017
Salkowitz looks at the state of Hollywood movie franchises as the summer tentpole season kicks off.
Column by Scott Thorne
May 29, 2017
This week, Scott Thorne continues his discussion about the Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP).
Week of May 30, 2017
May 28, 2017
This week’s home entertainment releases are slim,but there are a few items of real interest including the latest season of the best police procedural on American TV, a gritty medieval historical drama that should appeal to fans of Game of Thrones , new editions of two anime classics that have been selling for big bucks online, plus a reduced price edition of the complete Beauty and Beast live-action TV series.
'Baywatch' Bombs
May 28, 2017
Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales didn’t measure up to box office analysts' expectations ($80-85 million), but it did earn $62 million from Friday through Sunday, and easily topped a weak Memorial Day weekend that was 15% below the same frame last year.
Column by Steve Bennett
May 24, 2017
Bennett considers the role of superheroes in American society, how merchandising is affecting modern moviemaking, and how merchandising can influence entertainment.
Column by Scott Thorne
May 22, 2017
This week, Scott Thorne takes a look at Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP).
Week of May 23, 2017
May 21, 2017
This week’s home entertainment offerings include Fox’s best X-Men film to date, Jordan Peele’s slyly subversive, horror film Get Out , an animated film Vixen , and the second season of the cartoon series Static Shock.
Actual Winner Won't Be Known Until Tomorrow
May 21, 2017
Yesterday’s Preakness was a close race with Cloud Computing winning at the wire by just a head, but this weekend’s box office derby could be even closer.
Column by Steve Bennett
May 17, 2017
This week, Bennett discusses the cancelation of Black Panther & Crew, and DC's recent announcement that Watchmen will be invading the DCU.
