1. The Invisible Man- ‘The Invisible Man’ had a relatively good opening weekend after people assumed that it wouldn’t do well, but with $28.2 million it’s obvious that the movie did better than expected.
2. Sonic the Hedgehog- In its third weekend since its release, ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ continues to do well, having brought in $16.3 million for a total of $128.6 million.
3. The Call of the Wild- ‘The Call of the Wild’ brought in a total of $13.4 million this weekend, bringing its total gross to $46 million.
4. My Hero Academia- The Movie- Heroes: Rising- ‘My Hero Academia’ had its opening weekend in the U.S. with an amount of $5.9 million for a total of $9.2 million.
5. Bad Boys for Life- Continuing to sell seats, we have ‘Bad Boys for Life’ bringing in $4.4 million for a gross total of $197.4 million.
6. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn- Following closely behind that, ‘Birds of Prey’ brought in $4.1 million for a total of $78.8 million.
7. Impractical Jokers: The Movie- Not doing so well in its second theatrical release weekend, ‘Impractical Jokers: The Movie’ raked in $3.6 million for a total of $6.7 million.
8. 1917- Continuing to sell seats, ‘1917’ sold $2.7 million for a gross total of $155.9 million.
9. Brahms: The Boy II- ‘The Boy II’ isn’t doing much better in its second week with only $2.6 million for a gross total of $9.8 million.
10. Fantasy Island- Going into its third week, ‘Fantasy Island’ isn’t doing much better with $2.3 million, bringing it to a grand total of $24.1 million.
Politics can be messy and and in the game of politics, comedy can easily be observed. ‘Irresistible’ is a film that is meant to show just that and give us an entertaining film to watch. The movie is one of many political satires that has been released through the years and will continue the trend of showing us the inner workings of a political campaign. Seeing the inner workings of the political system from a viewpoint like this is what a comedy is all about.
‘Irresistible’ sees a Democratic political strategist trying to turn a military veteran into the face of a small right-wing Wisconsin town. In order to try and take back the Heartland, strategist Gary tries to get a retired veteran to become mayor in his town. Following a video of the man standing up for undocumented workers, he believes that he would make the perfect face for the Democratic Party. This movie follows his endeavors in trying to do just that.
This movie stars Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Topher Grace, Natasha Lyonne, Mackenzie Davis, CJ Wilson, and Will Sasso. ‘Irresistible’ is directed, written, and produced by Jon Stewart. The movie is also produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Lila Yacoub. This comedy is meant to be a look into the left versus right side of politics and will certainly be a film to look forward to. The movie releases to theaters on May 29th 2020.
‘Blue Story’ tells the story of two friends who went to the same school but unfortunately live in neighboring London boroughs. Best friends Timmy and Marco attend high school together in Peckham, but nothing is meant to last. Marco ends up being beaten by a couple of Timmy’s primary school friends. This sets the two of them off on two entirely different paths involving two separate, but dangerous gangs.
The story of the movie is one that is based off of youtuber Rapman’s series of the same name. So, in his directorial debut, he is also the narrator for the movie. The movie is narrated, funny enough, through the medium of rap. ‘Blue Story’ is based around his childhood and depicts the real life gangs, the Peckham Boys and Ghetto Boys. This film has already been said to be a “powerful depiction of the futility of gang violence.”
‘Blue Story’ stars Stephen Odubola, Micheal Ward, Rohan Nedd, Kadeem Ramsay, Khali Best, and Junior Afolabi Salokun. The movie, as said already is being directed by Rapman, real name Andrew Onwubolu. Since it is based on Rapman’s youtube series of the same name, of course he is also responsible for writing the screenplay for the movie. This movie is being produced by Damian Jones and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor. ‘Blue Story’ will release to theaters in the United States on the 20th of March 2020.
‘The Way Back’ is a sports drama about a former basketball all-star who must contend with the demons of his past after he becomes the coach of his alma mater. This former star was once offered a scholarship to the perennial power house college basketball program. This would have brought him to the University of Kansas, but he turned the scholarship down. As an adult, he struggles with alcoholism which is destroying his life, but he gets something like a second chance. As the team start to win, he must confront his demons to make his team a success.
‘The Way Back’ stars Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Michaela Watkins, and Janina Gavankar. The movie is directed by Gavin O’Connor whose most recent movie was ‘The Accountant.’ The movie is produced by Gordon Gray, Jennifer Todd, Gavin O’Connor, and Ravi Mehta. The movie is set to be released this upcoming Friday, March 6th, 2020.
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.
The movie stars Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bill Pullman, Zoë Chao, Eddie Izzard, and Ice Cube. ‘The High Note’ is a comedy directed by Nisha Ganatra who most recently directed the movie ‘Late Night.’ The film is produced by both Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner with a screenplay written by Flora Greeson. The movie officially releases to theaters on May 8th, 2020.
Disney owns the rights to a number of different IP’s including a number of independent properties. Among those is apparently the Artemis Fowl series. This series of novels sits at 8 novels total and it is meant for young adults, so Disney has a lot to work with. ‘Artemis Fowl’ the movie is taking advantage of the large amount of source content and is based off of the first two novels of the series. Before the film even releases, it seems like there will most likely be sequels.
Based off of the novels by Eoin Colfer, the story of ‘Artemis Fowl’ follows the titular character, a 12-year-old genius. A descendant from a line of career criminals, Artemis Fowl must search for his father after his disappearance. Soon, he finds himself in a fight against a race of powerful underground fairies. In a world of magic, where almost everything wants to kill him, can the young criminal mastermind find his father and somehow manage to outwit those that wish him harm? Those who have read the novels might know the answer, but everyone else can still go and see the movie to find out.
‘Artemis Fowl’ stars Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Colin Farrell, and Judi Dench. The film is being directed by Kenneth Branagh, who is well known for both his acting and directing with two of his most recent films, ‘All Is True’ and ‘Murder on the Orient Express.’ The movie is produced by both Branagh and Judy Hofflund. The screenplay for the film was written by Conor McPherson and Hamish McColl, based off of the “Artemis Fowl” novels. The movie is intended to be released to theaters on May 29th, 2020.
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