Tag: Hollywood

  • Box Office Breakdown for Weekend of 5/19/24

    Box Office Breakdown for Weekend of 5/19/24

    What’s up, Geeks + Gamers? It’s ODIN! IF Wins with Light Open as Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Holds Strong As the summer box office continues to roll, so do its unpredictability and volatility. This past weekend, the new Ryan Reynolds-starring and John Krasinsky-directed film about imaginary friends, IF, opened roughly $5 million below expectations.…

  • The Truth About The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Box Office

    The Truth About The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Box Office

    What’s up, Geeks + Gamers? It’s ODIN! Many in the box office media have been pointing to the larger than expected opening for the latest movie in the Planet of the Apes franchise, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Making over $130 million globally and over $58 million domestically, there is no doubt that…

  • Box Office Breakdown for Weekend of 5/12/24

    Box Office Breakdown for Weekend of 5/12/24

    What’s up, Geeks + Gamers? It’s ODIN! Kingdom of the Planet of the Wins Sees Franchise Worst, But Wins Weekend Despite the fact that the new Planet of the Apes film is easily winning the weekend and doing better than initial projections, it is still the weakest opening for the reboot of the franchise. Making roughly $56.5 million domestically, Kingdom of…

  • WANTED: Social Impact Storytelling

    WANTED: Social Impact Storytelling

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    Every time I think the culture wars or the never ending political messaging has slowed down, I get pulled back in and smacked in the face with another dose of “people who can’t read the room.” I watch a variation of streamers in an attempt to avoid echo chambers, and every single one of them…

  • Box Office Breakdown for Weekend of 5/5/24

    Box Office Breakdown for Weekend of 5/5/24

    What’s up, Geeks + Gamers? It’s ODIN! The Fall Guy Wins Another Slow Weekend Even though the new Universal film The Fall Guy won the domestic box office weekend handily, it still came in almost $1 million less than what many were projecting it would make. With an early international release last week in some countries, the movie so far has made…

  • REVIEW: The Fall Guy (2024)

    REVIEW: The Fall Guy (2024)

    The Fall Guy is for people who love movies but hate Hollywood. David Leitch’s new film is made of everything that used to make movies special: human characters we can see ourselves in, a sense of fun and exoticism, universal themes, the promise of eternal love and the fear that it may die, and the kind…