Tag: Gravity
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This One Time, On The Internet- February 28, 2014
Movies Gravity Sandra Bullock could make up to $70 million for her performance in the Oscar-nominated movie. She made $20 million for signing on and will make 15% of the total gross which sits at around $700 million worldwide as well as about $20 million from DVD/Blu-Ray sales, TV deals, etc. And yet, I will…
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Here Are Your 2014 Oscar Nominees
Looks like it will be another one of those years for Leonardo DiCaprio. This morning the nominees for the Academy Awards were announced and DiCaprio was nominated for his work in The Wolf of Wall Street (which was amazing) but I can already feel a McConaughey win on the horizon for Dallas Buyers Club. But…
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Weekend Box Office- October 25-27, 2013
Leave it to Johnny Knoxville to throw a wrench in the normal Hollywood proceedings. Gravity seemed set up to finish first for the fourth week in a row but America can not deny their enduring love of all things Jackass. The comedy brought in $32 million far surpassing the estimates of $19 million. I think…
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Weekend Box Office- October 18-20, 2013
Not even a blood-spattered Carrie could take down Gravity this week. For the third week in a row the Alfonso Cuarón film took the top spot at the box office grossing $31 million. It looks like the only movie that can bring it down to Earth will be Thor: The Dark World on November 8th.…
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Weekend Box Office- October 11-13, 2013
Captain Phillips had a great start in its first weekend but still could not catch Gravity. The space drama fell only 21% grossing $44.2 million. That is an incredible holdover for a fall film. The great reviews and word of mouth (check out my review here) have made the wonderful film a true blockbuster. In…
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Review: Gravity
Space is as beautiful as it is frightening. It has enamored man since we were chiseling wheels out of stone. Select few have gotten to fly among the stars and there have been many movies made about those adventures like The Right Stuff and Apollo 13. I am here to say that Alfonso Cuaròn’s Gravity…
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Weekend Box Office- October 4-6, 2013
Maybe people can make good decisions when they go see movies. Proof of that happened this weekend with Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. Riding a wave of stellar reviews, the film set a new October record with $55.5 million beating Paranormal Activity 3’s $52.5 million in 2011. Estimates were expecting it to gross in the mid-30’s so…
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New Trailer For Gravity Brings The Horrors Of Space
We all have that inner child inside that has wanted to be an astronaut. To go out and explore the beyond for the benefit of mankind. But Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity will take a look at the horrific side of the unknown. The loneliness that will await you when you are left drifting with no hope.…
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First Trailer For Gravity Will Take Your Breath Away
Director Alfonso Cuaron’s labor of love, Gravity, is set for an October release and the first trailer looks extraordinary. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star as two astronauts who are left drifting in space, tethered together when their station is destroyed during a space walk. To me, this is the type of movie I go…