Though January is almost over, the three films coming out tomorrow are the perfect example of what a January weekend is normally like. There's the delayed project, the studio toss-off, and the B-movie action picture. And only one screened for critics. That's January. That's Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Movie 43 and...

January has become this weirdly interesting time in cinema, and grown even more competitive. This weekend there's three wide releases and an Oscar expansion, and all three wide releases look like they could be something. You have Arnold Schwarzenegger's first staring role in nearly a decade, a Mark Wahlberg/Russell Crowe thriller and a Guillermo del Toro-produced horror movie starring two-time...

It's possible that if Gangster Squad had been released as scheduled, it might have been released on DVD and Blu-ray this week. Originally scheduled for a September release, the film was moved to January to do reshoots to avoid similarities to a theater shooting. Unfortunately, gun violence is everywhere these days (at least it seems), so the film is catching no...

There were two big shocks this weekend when it came to the numbers. One was that Texas Chainsaw 3D came at the exact right time and did much better business than anticipated. The other is just how well Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained is holding. It was a pretty strong weekend for movies in general, as almost everything held...

Now that we're out of the Holiday season, Hollywood is taking a chance to breath and put their hand down their pants. There's one wide release of a horror movie (Texas Chainsaw 3D), and two expansion runs of Oscar-almost rans (The Impossible and Promised Land). Which means it's likely the top five won't change...

Holidays make it hard to remember what day of the week it is. All the pictures for this weekend opened Tuesday on Christmas, which means we're coming off of a four day weekend, and are looking at another four day weekend with New Years. Many tried to get this whole week off, and kids are out of school, so the numbers have been strong already for the newcomers Les...

Though you would think that Hollywood would be loading up on great movies for the end of the year (and it's been a darn good year), most of the wide releases this weekend are a little weak. Maybe not on paper, but now that we're here they don't stand a chance against The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is not coming out to the near-unanimous praise of any of the previous movies. The film was shot in 48 frames per second (double the normal frame rate) and has become an issue - much like the torture in Zero Dark Thirty - that ultimately distracts from the conversation about the film itself. And as 48fps is...

We're in between holidays at the moment, and because we're about to be hit with a tsunami of big end of year pictures, it's a quiet weekend, which should see either James Bond or Twilight in the top spot. We're leaning toward the former, but it could be close.

Studios often don't put a movie out the week after Thanksgiving, and if it wasn't for a shuffle a couple weeks ago, we wouldn't be getting a new movie at all. That's because it's usually considered a dead spot, or dumping ground for bad movies. To wit, last year saw no new wide releases, while in 2010 the only film opening wide was The Warrior's Way. Remember that...

So it's a holiday five day weekend, and there are three new wide releases. Rise of the Guardians, Red Dawn and Life of Pi. But with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 netting $140 Million last weekend, even a 70% slide would mean a $40 Million weekend, and it's doubtful that these new pictures...

The final Twilight film is upon us. At least, maybe. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is the last of the adaptations of the exceptionally popular franchise, but that doesn't mean a spin off or a reboot might not be on its way in the near future. As we've seen with Star Wars, if there's money to be made, then studios...

So it's a James Bond weekend at the box office. Though Steven Spielberg's Lincoln also opens in limited release this Friday, the only picture going wide is Skyfall, which is already on Imax screens, and the picture has already made $321 Million internationally. It's doesn't need America to be a success, but it's going to be big stateside as...

When it comes to the numbers this week, there are now X factors that could make all predictions slightly off. And that's what happens when you have a disaster like Hurricane Sandy. But it's a crazy week in general between that and Tuesday's election, and it's hard to know if people will want to go to the movies or not.

Fall season is starting to kick into gear, and starting next week the real season begins of blockbusters and Oscar contenders (and some that are half one, half the other). This week the major releases are Chasing Mavericks, Cloud Atlas, Fun Size and Silent Hill: Revelations.

This weekend shows that Paramount still remembers how to do horror sequels as they've dashed off three quickie horror sequels in the last three years to capitalize on the success of Paranormal Activity. It reminds of their success with Friday the 13th films (though they were much more embarrassed of that franchise). And then there's Tyler...

When Ben Affleck turned to directing his first feature film wasn't a box office sensation, but it did make critics stand up and take notice. Affleck was no dummy, and he proved gifted behind the camera. Then came The Town, and with it commercial and critical success. Now he's got Argo, which is hitting a busy season of the year, and looks to...

First: I apologize for that headline. A little. Second: Is it just me, or doesn't this weekend's titles feel like they belong in the summer months? You've got a Tim Burton movie versus a sequel to a huge hit, but it's the first week of October. You could just as easily see these two duking it out in May or June. But I guess they can't fight superheroes.

There are three films opening this weekend: Hotel Transylvania, Looper and Won't Back Down. With the latter, I haven't heard much chatter about it, but that's partly because I'm in no way its target demographic, and neither are most people who read movie news websites. Selective and smart marketing could work for...

The only thing more interesting than talking box office numbers? Talking politics! And today we get the rare overlap of the two with a fictional film. Clint Eastwood stars in (he didn't direct it though, that was Robert Lorenz, who's been Eastwood's Assistant Director for a while now) Trouble with the Curve. Will his speech at the RNC mean there's trouble at the box...