Monday, September 25, 2017

Weekend Box Office: "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" the highly anticipated sequel to the successful "Kingsman: The Secret Service" opened at number one with $39 million, "IT" based on the bestselling novel by horror author Stephen King was number two with $29 million, and LEGO "Ninjago" based on the popular line of toys and following the successful Cartoon Network series opened at number three with $20 million.

                                                                       
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xtqtJUj8Rg

"Tomb Raider" is scheduled to open in theaters but that date has yet to be announced. The latest movie adaptation of the highly successful Square Enix video game franchise stars Oscar winner Alicia Vikander as Laura Croft the titular Tomb Raider. This movie will be an origin story detailing how she became the famous as the Tomb Raider. The movie also stars Dominic West, Walton Goggins, and Daniel Wu.  

                                                                               
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ndhidEmUbI
                                                                                 

Marvel's "The Punisher" will premiere on Netflix sometime during the remainder of this year. Spinning off into his own series after exacting revenge on the people responsible for the for the death of his wife and kids in "Daredevil" Season 2. Frank Castle discovers their deaths were part of a larger conspiracy that goes far beyond a group of criminals and the men in his former unit that betrayed him.

                                                                                   
                                                                      
"Maze Runner: The Death Cure" is scheduled to open in theaters on January 26, 2018. In this epic movie which will be the finale to the "Maze Runner" saga, Thomas and his group will embark on the final and most dangerous mission yet. In order to save their friends, they will have to break into the legendary Last City, a labyrinth controlled by their enemies - WCKD which is easily the deadliest maze of all. Only the survivors of this mission will get the answers to the questions they have been searching for since they first arrived in the maze. 

                                                                                                 

Monday, September 18, 2017

Weekend Box Office: "IT" based on the bestselling novel by horror writer Stephen King was number one with $60 million for its second week in release; "American Assassin" the action thriller starring Michael Keaton and Dylan O'Brien debuted at number two with $14 million; and "mother!" from director Darren Aronofsky and starring Jennifer Lawrence  debuted at number three with $7.5 million.


                                                                                        

"Kingsman: The Golden Circle" is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. The sequel to the very successful "Kingsman: The Secret Service" from director Matthew Vaughn introduces their American counterparts The Statesman. The two groups come together to face the extremely dangerous organization know as The Golden Circle.

                                                                                
                                                                              
           
"Gotham" returns September 21 on its new night, Thursday on FOX. James Gordon works on a plan to wrestle control of Gotham from Oswald Cobblepot a.k.a. The Penguin. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne begins crimefighting destiny as a masked vigilante taking down criminals from the shadows, even as the city experiences the rise of The Scarecrow.

                                                                   
                                                                                
"Lucifer" returns Mon., October 2 at 8/7c on FOX. As the show enters its third season Tom Welling joins the cast and Lucifer will be looking for answers to two questions. Who knocked him out, kidnapped him and left him in the desert? Why are his wings back? All this while continuing to help his friend LAPD detective Chloe Decker solve crimes by using his power of persuasion to get people to confess his deepest, darkest secrets.

                                                                                

"The Flash" returns Tuesday, October 10 at 8/7c on CW.  Barry returns after being trapped in the Speedforce for months while experiencing what seemed like an eternity to him. The team has managed to carry on without him, but as new threats rise they will need him and the power of The Flash. 

                                                                       

Monday, September 11, 2017

Weekend Box Office: "IT" based on the best selling book by Stephen King was number one with $123.1 million, "Home Again" the feel good comedy starring Reese Witherspoon was number two with $9 million, and "The Hitman's Bodyguard" the action/comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson was number three with $4.8 million. 

                                                                        
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKJmEC5ieOk

"American Assassin" is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. When a veteran of the Cold War Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton) trains CIA black ops recruit Mitch Rapp (Dylan O'Brien) they receive an assignment that reveals a wave of seemingly random attacks on both military and civilian targets.Together they discover a pattern that leads them to join forces with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative who intends to start a World War. Also starring, Taylor Kitsch, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, Scott Adkins, David Suchet, and Navid Negahban.

                                                                                
                                                                               

"Kingsman: The Golden Circle" is scheduled to open in theaters on September 22. Director Matthew Vaughn follows up his highly successful "Kingsman: The Secret Service", with this sequel that introduces us to The Statesman, their American counterparts.The two groups join forces to stop the deadly organization known as "The Golden Circle".

                                                                                               
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUm4WS7xDKs

DC's "Legends of Tomorrow" Season Three premieres Tuesday, October 10, less than a month from today. The new season finds the team traveling through time to repair damages to the timeline while facing new villains and an even greater threat than any they have faced before. Expect to see some exciting new faces as well as a few familiar ones.