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Episode 98 Trailers

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

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Weekend Box Office – ‘Man’ Flies

            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 …

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Episode 97 Trailers

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.

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Weekend Box Office – The Surge

          Shocking audience members as well as every Box Office analyst yuppie across America was The Purge, which stole #1 with a whopping $36 million, according to studio estimates, this past weekend, doubling even the boldest predictions.  People apparently love the idea of getting to torture for 12 hours straight.  Maybe we’ll see a new Amendment soon. Slowing …

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Episode 96 Trailers

Here are the trailers for the next all-new HO! First up, Prisoners.  Hugh Jackman stars as one of a pair of fathers who believes the man who took their girls is walking free…so he kidnaps and tortures him for the truck. The other is Blackfish.  A documentary on a killer whale attack at Sea World in 2010.  The film looks …

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Weekend Box Office – Earth Disappears

            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 …

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