What went wrong with Star Trek 2
6 of the Best Tarantino Scenes
Epic Cast Interviews
Who Could Join Avengers 2?
The Hangover Part 3 Review

Batman and the Box-Office – The Dark Knight Reigns

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

The end of last week was a time of great anticipation for the people of Britain. The Olympics was one whole week away but in only a few short days the forecast was sunny with occasional spells of watching The Dark Knight. The PR machine (as it had been for some time) was in full [...]




The UK Box-Office – The Grey Pound Wins The Weekend But McG Gets Away With Artistic Murder Again

Bill+Nighy+Best+Exotic+Marigold+Hotel+World+ddO_bwW2Xiul

I don’t like what McG stands for and consequently I hate This Means War. Throughout this article that may become tediously clear. The film is rubbish and in a box-office that this week has been buoyed to a long overdue comparative high I regret that a large chuck of that success is constituted by the [...]




The UK Box-Office – The Woman in Black breaks records beating The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Still-from-The-Woman-in-B-006

The box-office in 2011 is struggling. Consistently down on 2011′s takings every single week, your local cinemas are struggling to bring in the customers. Awards season has not been a financial success. Last year The King’s Speech raked in £45.7 million, this year The Artist is struggling to break £8 million (something only 1 out [...]




The UK Box-Office – The Woman in Black sits atop the Half Term Haul

the-woman-in-black

It’s the tail end of half-term and The Woman in Black and The Muppets have cleaned up for the second week in a row. The weekend has also thrown up a terrible selection of new releases with only one smashing its way into the currently robust top 10. Not surprising considering the strong releases of [...]




UK Box Office Takes £1bn in 2011 for the First Time

gary oldman tinker tailor soldier spy

2011 was such a good year for film, and the British Film Institute have released the year’s final tally at the box office that reflect just how good a year it was. The figures show an increase of 5% from 2010, taking a total of £1.04bn., marking the first time the UK box office has [...]