This weekend, Sony hit the top spot in North America with its new animated sequel Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 which grossed more than the frame's other three wide openers combined. The PG-rated 3D pic bowed to an estimated $35M from an ultrawide 4,001 theaters delivering a $8,748 average. Compared to the first Cloudy from this same month four years ago, the sequel's opening weekend gross was 16% higher but its average fell 10%. The original, also in 3D, was released in nearly 900 fewer locations bowing to $30.3M on its way to $124.9M, or four times its opening weekend. More...
This week at the movies, we've got racing rivals (Rush, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl); ravenous food (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, with voice performances from Bill Hader and Anna Faris); a lovestruck lothario (Don Jon, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson); and a desperate flight attendant (Baggage Claim, starring Paula Patton and Djimon Hounsou). What do the critics have to say? More...
This week, Christy breaks down the kid-friendly Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, as well as rom-com Baggage Claim, rock doc Muscle Shoals, and on home video, the superhero blockbuster Iron Man 3. More...
Flint, Sam Sparks, Brent, and Earl are called back to Swallow Falls because Flint's machine is churning out food-animal hybrids (foodimals). Grae Drake talks to the cast about the best invention ever made, what piece of clothing they want sprayed permanently on their body...and then something terrible happens to a marshmallow. More...