Jackie Robinson scores again, as the film based on his life story, ‘42‘, scored at the box office with a huge #1 opening of $27.2 million according to studio estimates, the largest opening for any baseball themed film.  Relative unknown Chadwick Boseman took the plate (I’ve got a million of ’em) to take on the almost immortal …

          Ryan Gosling, a.k.a. Captain Smolder, stars as Luke, a mysterious motorcycle circus rider who seems to gaze through life as though he has no purpose.  When an old fling, Romina (Eva Mendes), shows up to inform Luke that the last time he came through Schenectady, NY he left a gift in the form of a …

          Director Fede Alvarez accomplished something original director Sam Raimi never did, his Evil Dead opened at #1 for the weekend 4/5-7.  Granted, Raimi and original series star Bruce Campbell waved their magic wands to get it done, but still – Fede will always have that.  Another feat?  The $25.7 million weekend was more than all …

            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, …