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Weekend box office: Moana stays on top without much competition
Sometimes the easiest way to victory is to not have any challengers, but I’m sure the execs at Disney are pleased anyway with another #1 spot for MOANA at the weeke...
Weekend box office: Moana serves up Fantastic Beasts for Thanksgiving
I think the success of MOANA is another sign that audiences are starving for a quality, story-driven animated film. After suffering through another Ice Age film, TROLLS...
Weekend box office: Fantastic Beasts has a magical opening
It’s strange to think that we live in a time where a $76 million opening draws more criticism than praise, but that’s exactly where we’re at with the Ha...
Weekend box office: Arrival does well, but Doctor Strange is still on top
I know ARRIVAL had a pretty good marketing push, but I really wasn’t expecting it to do very well at the weekend box office. It didn’t take the top spot, bu...
The 14th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival Roundup
Stubbornly Independent Since 2003 The TALLGRASS FILM FESTIVAL opened on October 12, 2016 in Wichita, KS in the historic Orpheum Theater in downtown Wichita with an incred...
Weekend box office: Doctor Strange, Trolls and Hacksaw Ridge do well
It feels like every year several news outlets publish articles about how Hollywood is concerned about the low box office numbers and the declining theater attendance. T...
Weekend box office: Inferno disappoints, but still takes the top spot
I don’t think anyone should be surprised by INFERNO’s disappointing performance at the weekend box office. THE DA VINCI CODE was a different situation spurn...
Weekend box office: Jack Reacher and Madea battle for the top spot
Most of us that keep track of the weekend box office news were surprised when Paramount announced a sequel to JACK REACHER because we remembered that when the film opened...
Weekend box office: The Accountant easily takes the top spot
I wasn’t expecting much from Ben Affleck’s THE ACCOUNTANT, but the film managed to take the top spot at the weekend box office, greatly helped by a lack of co...
Weekend box office: The Girl on the Train easily beats Birth of a Nation
When THE BIRTH OF A NATION (click the link to read our review) debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, I predicted it would win every Oscar the following year. It got hu...
