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Here is the trailer we’re discussing on this week’s all-new HO – Escape Plan!

          Well, it’s decided – People love Melissa McCarthy more than Channing Tatum.  Or Sandra Bullock more than Jamie Foxx.  Or foul-mouthed cops more than the President.  One of those, because The Heat just roasted White House Down at the Box Office.  According to studio estimates, The Heat shot up $40 million this past weekend for …

            Monsters and Brad Pitt dominated the Top 2 slots at the Box Office this weekend, and defeated Superman in the process.  First up,  Monsters University silenced all of the ‘Pixar shouldn’t do sequels!’ critics this weekend, when it took #1 with an estimated $82 million for the company’s all-time #2 opening (2nd only to Toy Story 3’s $110m).  …

Man of Steel gets reviewed, and after the show we discuss the ending. Also - Who are the WORST film villains?

Well here they are, the trailers we’re talking about for this week’s show.  Don’t worry, we will discuss that Anchorman 2 teaser at some point too, but these are the main ones.  300: Rise of an Empire and The Wolf of Wall Street.  Two flicks could not be more different. 300: Rise of an Empire

            Contrary to all the people proclaiming Superman KIA in theaters, the Kryptonian immigrant managed to swoop back into theaters with a vengeance this weekend to the tune of $116 million and $128m since its Thursday opening, according to studio estimates.  Man of Steel is officially the largest June opening ever (slightly ahead of Toy …

Reviewing The Purge and our topic this week: Actors That Should Have Been Bigger.

Here are the trailers we’re talking about on this week’s all-new HO!  Runner Runner is essentially a Rounders style film with Justin Timberlake trying to make funny off of online poker.  While our other film is the 2nd in the Hobbit trilogy: The Desolation of Smaug.

            Well, Fast & Furious 6 continued to zip past everyone else, even as it dropped 64% to $34.5 million for $170m total so far.  By next week, Diesel and his crew should easily pass the $215m of Fast Five for the biggest film yet in the long running franchise.  Worldwide, it’s already past $400m …