THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Straw Dogs”
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 16-18
> A rather sleepy weekend ahead, most likely down about 15% from the same weekend last year. No dominant openers arrive Friday, leaving the weekend Contagion’s to lose. Opening at more than 2,400 theater...
THE BIJOU: Early Boxoffice Report – 9/15/11
> Variety has some very early Friday numbers. As of midafternoon, The Lion King is doing well, with numbers that are being extrapolated to $15M+ for the weekend. The other newcomers are less impressive: Drive ...
THE BIJOU: Early Friday Boxoffice – 9/16/11
> The Hollywood Reporter has early Friday numbers, and they foretell some surprises for the weekend boxoffice. Chief among them is the remarkable $7-8M that the 3D pre-Blu-Ray reissue of Disney’s THE LION KING gross...
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16 BOX OFFICE RESULTS
>After a pretty long string of accurate box office predictions, ShowBuzzDaily really missed the boat on The Lion King in 3D. We were debating between an $11 million or $15 million forecast and decided to go with the lower...
THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 9/17/11
> For all the wildly unexpected success of THE LION KING, Disney has limited boxoffice upside, because the new Blu-Ray hits the streets on October 4, and that’s not likely to be a date that can be changed. The Friday numb...
WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES September 16-18
>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), The Lion King returned to theaters 17 years later — in 3D no less — and scored a solid #1 for the weekend. Drive opened okay, while Stra...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Straw Dogs”
STRAW DOGS: Watch It At Home – Pointless In Every Way Forget about the artistic comparisons, the insult to film history, and the lack of respect to a great filmmaker no longer with us. There’...
ShowbuzzDaily Sundance 2022 Reviews: “God’s Country” & “Phoenix Rising”
GOD’S COUNTRY (no distrib): A deliberative character study that’s also a thriller of sorts, anchored by one of the best performances of Thandiwe Newton’s career. When two hunters (Joris Jarsky and Y...