Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:55AM - By Laura Aguirre
We watch a lot of movie trailers here at ScreenCrave, and, as we inch closer to summer with its ever-increasing torrent of new films, we’re seeing more and more previews with each passing day. As we do so, we can’t help but notice some similarities, repetitions, and clichés among them. Here at Trailer Park, we’ll be offering a rundown of those clichés, where they come from, and which trailers share them. For our first installment, we’ll be breaking down one of summer’s most ever-present previews: The Heist Movie Trailer.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 11:35AM - By Damon Houx
Though the sixth film already has a release date, Vin Diesel confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that it won’t be the last go around for the crew. A script for the seventh film in the Fast and Furious franchise is being written alongside the sixth film, as Diesel says they’ve already got too many ideas and characters for just one film. As Fast Five was ridiculously entertaining, maybe that’s not such a bad idea.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 11:54AM - By Andrew Payne
We’re very sequel heavy on DVD this week as one of the spring’s biggest sequel hits, and biggest sequel flops, both come to DVD on the same day.
That’s right, it’s finally Fast Five day on DVD so you can take the all-star cast from the nearly billion-dollar megahit home with you. Or, if horror is more your speed, you can hang out for the thousand-dollar non-hit Scream 4 and let the blood flow.
All that plus many more TV on DVD and a whole lot of Lion King.
Check it all out below…
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Friday, September 2, 2011 1:53PM - By Damon Houx
Summer officially ends this weekend as Labor Day signals that kids are going back to school, and that temperatures will begin dropping. This was a big summer for movies, with Harry Potter 7.2, Transformers 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean 4 making more than a billion dollars worldwide. Much of the big money titles were franchise starters or sequels, but there were a few surprises. Check out the top ten (sorta) list…
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Friday, June 24, 2011 5:15PM - By Damon Houx
Studios – like Ain’t-it-Cool-News Talkbackers – love calling “First!” And with studio tentpole titles, they like to have breathing room. The weekends for big releases are now being called years ahead of time, with films that often have no scripts and no casts. Maybe they have some contractual agreements with the stars – stars often have to sign on for a number of films if the studio thinks they have a franchise – but even there, the cast and crew aren’t always lined up. On that note, Universal has announced that Fast Five‘s sequel will be hitting theaters May 24, 2013.
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Monday, May 23, 2011 9:23AM - By Laura Aguirre
Whoa! Forget the bald bad asses and comic-book heroes, this weekend the pirates have shown who’s truly boss. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides arrived with a bang. The much anticipated Disney sequel is now the film with the highest grossing opening weekend of 2011 (a title that previously belonged to Fast Five). To our surprise, Bridesmaids came in at No. 2, and not Thor. Despite Pirates’ super box office win, Bridesmaids made a solid amount (over $20 million). Thor on the other hand, not so much. Check out the numbers in their entirety below…
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 3:14PM - By Scott Schachter
After last weekend’s strong second weekend win by Thor, comes the release of the 4th Pirates Of The Caribbean film sans Kiera Knightley and Orlando Bloom. Movie studios have steered clear of opening any new releases this weekend against The Johnny Depp action adventure, while the top ten will be filled out with left overs ranging from Fast Five, Thor, and newly minted summer hit, Bridesmaids.
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Monday, May 9, 2011 9:19AM - By Laura Aguirre
The opening weekend of Thor‘s box office performance wasn’t bad, it wasn’t super great either. Fast Five still holds the highest opening weekend of 2011. Our predictions were right on the money — Thor managed to make a $66 million debut with the help of 3-D and IMAX sales. Fast Five dropped to $32.5 million, and managed to surpass its $125 million budget (it’s total gross now is $139.8 million). Newbies Jumping the Broom and Something Borrowed came in after the big blockbusters.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011 4:20PM - By Scott Schachter
After last weekends scorching debut from Fast Five, Thor will look to capture box office glory this weekend and attempt to prove it self as a solid box office contender. Meanwhile new comedic releases such as Something Borrowed and Jumping The Broom will battle it out to round out the top 5.
The biggest question this weekend is just how big will Thor open? Or will it be another big budgeted may movie flop ala Speed Racer, Kingdom Of Heaven,and Robin Hood. Thor has garnered solid reviews which could generate a much needed jolt in terms of buzz, throw in the ever likable Natalie Portman, and moviegoers need for a summer blockbuster and Thor should be able to open solidly in the number #1 slot.
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