G.I. Joe Retaliation wiped out the competition with a #1 opening not just here, but worldwide.  With an estimated $41 million in North America ($51m since opening Thursday), which was strong but not fantastic, and $130m worldwide (which puts it opening bigger than Oz for the biggest thus far this year) – The Rock, Bruce Willis and …

            As discussed on last week’s show, here are the new releases for March 29th: G.I. Joe Retaliation: The Rock, Channing Tatum and even Bruce Willis team up to thwart yet another attempt by Cobra to take over the world.  The film promises that no IQ is needed as they jet from action sequence to …

        The Croods took the #1 spot by a wide margin with an estimated $44.7 million, and $108m worldwide.  People love their cavemen cartoons. The Croods also serves as the biggest hit Nic Cage has had in a VERY, very long time. Can you see his overacting in the pixels? In #2 was Olympus Has Fallen with $30.5m, which …

          Oz continued its Great & Powerful domination at the box office with $41.2 million, down only 48% from last weekend for a $144m total.  Based on its current trajectory, the Wizard of Oz prequel is on course to end up with about $230m total US and over $500m worldwide.  Not a bad number for a …

              A LOT of people were off to see the Wizard this weekend as Oz the Great and Powerful opened with a golden $80.2 million over the weekend, including Thursday sneaks and midnight shows.  That’s the 3rd largest March opening ever, the largest opening this year, more than the rest of the Top 10 …

Out today, as we discussed in Episode 82 of The HO, Oz the Great & Powerful is poised to trample all other newcomers. Sam Raimi’s inventive take on the classic Wizard of Oz has claimed all media space for the last week as the towering film poses to be the first great event film of the year.  Here are the …

Jack the Giant Slayer slaughtered the competition (yes, that just happened) with a $27.2 million opening.  BUT on a budget of $195m, this is seen as a flop by the studio.  The film brought in even less than John Carter did last year about the same time, a film that was also considered a flop due to the extreme budget …

          Identity Thief overcame Rex Reed’s objections and is now poised for $100 million plus after swiping another $14m for a $93m total.  CBS is pissing themselves right now wondering how much longer Melissa McCarthy is going to suffer on Mike & Molly after this kind of bank.  Meanwhile, Dwayne THE ROCK Johnson headlined a movie …

            Well Bruce Willis proved once again that nothing can keep a good McClane down, especially 2 McClane’s, in his latest inclination of his signature role ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’ opened at #1 with $25 million for the weekend according to studio estimates.  With $33m since its Valentine’s Day release, the 5th flick …

Feb 24, 2013 Welcome to our 2nd Annual HO Oscar Contest! Even easier this year, just email us your predictions for the categories below by 6PM CST Feb 24th, and those with the most accurate guesses will win a Blu Ray of their choice ($30 limit, no Bond mega-sets people!). Also, this year we will have 2nd & 3rd place …

Well, even after a nice controversy over critic Rex Reed’s tasteless review of the flick, Identity Thief proved that Melissa McCarthy is no longer a bridesmaid in the eyes of moviegoers.  I’m more than a little ashamed I just wrote that. Regardless, McCarthy and co-star Jason Bateman ruled the box office as Identity Thief opened at #1 with $34.5 million, …

Just a quick Box Office wrap-up this week, as almost everything flopped due to the Super Bowl.  One film that actually struck a cord with filmgoers, was Warm Bodies.  A Zom Rom Com (yea, you get it), this PG-13 zombie love story managed to squeak out $19.8 million over the weekend.  Very impressive for a very small-budgeted film like this.  …

It’s February and you know what that means…yep, time for some zombie romantic comedies mixed with a little Stallone head bashing and maybe even a little bit of old dudes trying to stretch out their twilight years.  We went more in detail in Ep 77, but here’s the rundown of this week’s flicks. Warm Bodies – A zombie take on …

Well, January is usually slow and this weekend wasn’t much of an exception.  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters slayed its way to the top (yea, that just happened) with an estimated $19m.  Not bad, but not great either and you can pretty much cancel any plans of a Hansel & Gretel 2. The Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton take on the …

Well, apparently no one watches the news, because Zero Dark Thirty was the #1 movie this past weekend…and everyone knew the ending.  With $24.4 million, the Will They Catch Bin Laden thriller terrorized the competition, garnered tons of Oscar nods (Best Picture included) and we learned once and for all what happened that night.  Except for all the stuff the …