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NOV. 19 |
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES Hits the Big 3-0!
THE ADDAMS FAMILY TV Show spent decades in syndication building up a loyal following, but all of the original actors were too old and every attempt to replicate their magic with other actors fell flat on its face. Even an actor like Tim Curry couldn't save it. And yet, somehow, lightning struck again with Barry Sonnenfeld's THE ADDAMS FAMILY. When the sequel came out the only way it could succeed was if Barry figured out a way to bottle that lightning. Did he? Read about THE ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES.
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Tim Burton's SLEEPY HOLLOW Turns 24 Today
With movies like BEETLEJUICE, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, and MARS ATTACKS, Tim Burton spent years square dancing around the Horror genre for some time without ever actually jumping in. That all changed with SLEEPY HOLLOW.
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HOOD OF HORROR is Old Enough to Vote
Snoop Dog has an eclectic mix of movies in his catalog, but he's never done Horror unless he can Bring the Horror. With this anthology movie, Snoop did just that with HOOD OF HORROR.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
SFX Artist Paul Campion (THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], CONSTANTINE, SIN CITY, THE DA VINCI CODE, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, DORIAN GRAY, CLASH OF THE TITANS [2010], THE DEVIL'S ROCK, KINGSMEN: THE SECRET SERVICE, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, DETOUR [2016], FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, PYLON) is 56.
Actor Jodie Foster (THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, SHADOWS AND FOG, PANIC ROOM, FLIGHTPLAN, INSIDE MAN, THE BRAVE ONE, ELYSIUM, HOTEL ARTEMIS, THE MAURITANIAN) is 61.
Jodie was the voice of Pugsly Addams in the 1973 animated series THE ADDAMS FAMILY.
Boy! The things you can learn on IMDb!
Actor Kathleen Quinlan (WHERE HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE GONE?, THE MISSING ARE DEADLY, NIGHTMARE IN BLOOD, AIRPORT '77, I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, BLACKOUT, WARNING SIGN, MAN OUTSIDE, TRAPPED, STRAYS, LAST LIGHT, PERFECT ALIBI, BREAKDOWN, EVENT HORIZON, THE RIVERMAN, THE DEAD WILL TELL, THE HILLS HAVE EYES [2006], HARM'S WAY, AFTER, CHIMERA STRAIN, PARALLEL, THE RUNAWAYS [TV], THE STAIRS) is 69.
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NOV. 18 |
YOU DUG IT
Good 2 Know: Any weekend box office drop of less than 50% is good. Any weekend B.O. drop smaller than 30% of the previous is excellent.
General Rules:
1. Theaters get approximately 50% of the gross in North American B.O. (negotiable).
2. Distributors omitting budget figures believe the movie will underperform.
3. Total gross by the 3rd weekend accounts for at least half of movie's total theater ticket sales regardless of length of stay.
4. After the 3rd weekend, as screens drop, theaters 50/50 B.O. split rises about 10% each weekend, favoring the theater, until it stops at 80/20 (negotiable).
1. RED ONE Halloween is truly past when a Christmas movie in November wins the first spot in the Box Office. This Comedy Thriller with its all star cast of Dwayne Johnson (also Production Partner), Chris Evans, Lucy Lui, and as the Elf himself, Oscar winner J.K. Simmons, nabbed it with a $34 mil B.O. U.S. gross across over 4,000 screens.
2. VENOM: THE LAST DANCE, was finally wrenched out of its Number 1 spot in its 5th weekend, stepping down to #2 with a 54% drop in BO from last week against a 484 screen cut. With a world-wide box office four times its budget, and only at #2 after four full weeks, the suits at Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) must surely be reconsidering their "official" last dance with this character.
4. HERETIC dropped 54% and two places down from its 2nd place opening in only one week, despite an additional 9 screens. Are audiences ready to Bury this one?
5. THE WILD ROBOT is still wild after 8 weeks on the Top Ten and stepping down only one place from #4 last week. With a mere 34% drop in ticket sales against a small 157 screen cut, Director and Co-Writer, Chris Sanders, remains at the top of his game in feature film animation after over 30 years!
6. SMILE 2 is in the black with its 5th week in the Top Ten, stepping down from last week's #5 spot with a 42% drop in ticket sales against a 363 screen cut. Odds are favorable for a SMILE 3 in the near future.
You Buried Nothing This Week
Figures calibrated from reportings by Box Office Mojo and The Numbers. Should there be differences between the two, I err on the side of caution and post the most positive numbers.
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AMITYVILLE 3-D Turns 40 Today
This movie is uh.... That is, it's uh... uh. Um... Well, why don't you just go to my review? AMITYVILLE 3-D
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IT Was 34 Years Ago Tonight!
The Network made pie in the sky promises, then due to their own incompetence, butchered nearly every one. Only money matters in Hollywood so they still retained the rights to make the movie. How bad was the confidence in this movie? King's hopes were now in the basement and nobody wanted producer credit. To this day the only Producer credits listed on this TV movie belong to the "hands off" titles of Associate and Executive Producer, and the rarely seen in the wild or captivity, "Supervising Producer". No actual decision making Producers.
Was there anything that could possibly save this TV disaster in the making?
Yes. One hell of a scary, wicked, yet somehow delightful clown. The legendary Tim Curry as Pennywise in IT.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE is 22
A long, long time ago, Warner Bros. decided to make November a Very Harry month. Shirley Muramoto's review of HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE.
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THE GRAVEDANCERS Turns 18
A Rock 'em, Sock 'em, Supernatural Action Horror movie? Writer Director Mike Mendez did just that in 2006 and you'll recognize a ton of memes based on this movie you may have never seen: THE GRAVEDANCERS.
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PENNY DREADFUL Turns 18
What can I say about this movie? Well let's start here: PENNY DREADFUL.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Stephen Moffat (Books: DOCTOR WHO: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR.
Television: DOCTOR WHO [TV 2005-2021], JEKYLL, SHERLOCK HOLMES [TV 2010-2017], THE INSIDE MAN, THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE.
Movies: DOCTOR WHO: THE CURSE OF THE FATAL DEATH) is 63.
Writer Alan Moore (Comics/Novels: THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN II, THE COURTYARD, SWAMP THING, THE WATCHMEN,
SPAWN: Evolution, FROM HELL, THE KILLING JOKE, CONSTANTINE, VOICE OF THE FIRE, JERUSALEM. Movies: THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, V FOR VENDETTA, CONSTANTINE, WATCHMEN, WATCHMEN [TV - 2008], WATCHMEN [TV - 2019], THE SHOW) is 73.
Writer Lyda Morehouse (ARCHANGEL PROTOCOL, FALLEN HOST, MESSIAH NODE, APOCALYPSE ARRAY, RESURRECTION CODE) is 63 or something.
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Actor/Stuntwoman Zoe Bell (KILL BILL [both], POSEIDON [2006], DEVIL'S DEN, PENNY DREADFUL, DEATH PROOF, PLANET TERROR, LOST [TV], REFLECTIONS, GAMER, THE FINAL DESTINATION, HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS, RAZE, IRON MAN 3, OBLIVION, THOR: RAGNAROK, FRESHWATER, PARADOX, THE BIG TAKE, MALIGNANT) is 46.
Zoe shares a November birthday with DEATH PROOF alumni, Sydney Tamiia Poitier.
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Actor Gemma Atkinson (NIGHT WOLF, AIRBORNE, DEVIL'S PASS, NIGHT OF THE LIVING 3D DEAD, CAIN HILL, FEVER) is 40.
Actor Kimberly J. Brown (VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU, HALLOWEENTOWN [TV],
HALLOWEENTOWN II: KALABAR'S REVENGE [TV], HALLOWEENTOWN HIGH [TV], BIG BAD WOLF) who is 40.
Actor Ona Grauer (HOUSE OF THE DEAD, DEEP EVIL, CATWOMAN, ALONE IN THE DARK, FIREWALL, THE COLLECTOR [TV], YETI: CURSE OF THE SNOW DEMON, ENCOUNTER WITH DANGER, PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, V [TV], CULT, ELYSIUM, THE WHISPERS [TV], COME TO DADDY, DYING FOR A GOOD GRADE) is 49.
Actor Marg Helgenberger (DEATH DREAMS, THROUGH THE EYES OF A KILLER, THE TOMMYKNOCKERS, DISTANT COUSINS, WHEN LOVE KILLS, SPECIES, SPECIES II, GIVING UP THE GHOST, LETHAL VOWS, MR. BROOKS, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, UNDER THE DOME [TV]) is 66.
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Turns 40 and was Based on an Actual Incident
It was happening in Los Angeles and shocked Wes Craven so much he was inspired to make this movie: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET.
November's Getting Harry as HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE is 23
That's right. A new born on this day in 2001 is 23 and might be married and apparently a parent.
And if you were 23 on this day and in the theater watching a movie from your beloved childhood book? That means yer 45 and old!
45 isn't the new 35! Actor Daniel Radcliff is 35! You? You're 45, which is 5 years from 50 and You're F'n Old!
So walk your creaky joints down memory lane as my reviewer, Shirley Muramoto, who was but a child in the 1990s when she fell in love with J.K. Rowling's books, saw Rowling's literary visions come to life on the theater screen. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE.
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