'Top Gun': 15 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the Tom Cruise Classic
Could there be a more quintessentially 1980s movie than "Top Gun?" All that lovingly-photographed military hardware, that synth-pop soundtrack featuring two Kenny Loggins tunes, and a grinning Tom...
View Article'Money Monster': Are George Clooney and Julia Roberts Still Box Office Draws?
15 years ago, a movie starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts would have been automatic box office gold -- a guaranteed $35 million opening weekend. This weekend, however, the pair's "Money Monster"...
View Article5 Reasons Why 'Angry Birds' Crushed the Competition at the Box Office
So much for the three-peat. "Captain America: Civil War" could have come out on top for the third straight weekend. It could even have lost 45 percent of last weekend's business (when it earned $72.6...
View Article'Mission: Impossible': 15 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the Tom...
Before 1996, "Mission: Impossible" was a long-since-cancelled TV spy series, beloved by Boomers but forgotten by anyone younger. Today, of course, it's a popular Tom Cruise movie franchise, known for...
View Article'X3': 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the Infamous Threequel
When it was released 10 years ago (on May 26, 2006), "X-Men: The Last Stand" seemed like the end of an era -- the conclusion of the "X-Men" trilogy, the end of director Bryan Singer's involvement with...
View ArticleWhy Did 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' Tank at the Box Office?
It was supposed to be a competitive race this weekend, with two blockbuster sequels grabbing large hauls of Memorial Day weekend dollars. But it wasn't even close. As the holiday revelry ends, "X-Men:...
View ArticleThe 57 Greatest Westerns Ever, Ranked
It's fitting that Clint Eastwood and John Wayne both have the same birthday week. (Wayne, who died in 1979, was born May 26, 1907, while Eastwood turns 85 on May 31). After all, these two all-American...
View Article7 Reasons Why 'TMNT2' Stumbled at the Box Office
Welcome to the first really bad weekend of the summer. Even though this weekend saw three new wide-releases, it's still the lowest-grossing weekend of Summer 2016 so far. The new "Teenage Mutant Ninja...
View Article'City Slickers': 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the Hit Comedy
It's hard to imagine being nostalgic for a midlife crisis. Nonetheless, it's been 25 years since Billy Crystal conceived of, produced, and starred in the funniest midlife-crisis movie ever. A...
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