Published by wil September 5th, 2011
in 2011 Horror Movie Schedule and NEWS.
I’m going to stop making box office predictions because I’m always off target. I guess that’s why I’m a drunk keyboard warrior instead of a studio suit working in Hollywood. I didn’t have high expectations for Apollo 18, but I thought the PG-13 killer fish movie Shark Night 3D would lure bored teens into theaters this holiday weekend. I was right and wrong.
According to Box Office Mojo the killer sharks only bit off $8.64 million on approximately 4,100 screens at 2,806 locations. The moon landing gone wrong flick managed to slightly beat out Shark Night, even with its inflated 3D ticket price advantage. Apollo nabbed $8.70 million at 3,328 nearly single-screen locations.
I guess there is still time for Shark Night to outperform Piranha 3D ($10.1 opening) since it also has the advantage of an extended weekend. Maybe bored and hungover teens will make it to theaters after partying this Labor Day weekend. However, I have no idea what children do with their last days of summer. So I could be wrong once again!
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Published by wil May 9th, 2011
in 2011 Horror Movie Schedule and NEWS.
It’s 9am and I’m sitting here staring at a bottle of Jim Beam waiting to see Thor, Fast Five and maybe Prom (depending on my attention span, and how drunk I am) this afternoon. I’m so excited for this year’s summer movie season to officially begin that I can’t concentrate on anything else. I’m also excited about this upcoming Saturday, because I just received my Evil Bong 3D ticket in the mail for Metuchen, NJ. Doors open at 4pm but the fun really begins at 5pm with a screening of Puppet Master 2. Visit Full Moon Direct for more info.
Published by wil April 18th, 2011
in 2011 Horror Movie Schedule and NEWS.
Scream 4 had the most disappointing opening in the series earning an estimated $19.3 million on close to 4,400 screens at 3,305 locations this weekend. With foreign sales at $18M across 30 territories (numbers from Deadline) Scream 4 is far from a flop, but $19 million is fart for a widely successful franchise. Especially when you count ticket price inflation. Scream 3 grossed $34.7 million in its first weekend 11-years ago, that’s around $50 million with today’s ticket prices.
Published by wil April 11th, 2011
in 2011 Horror Movie Schedule and NEWS.
Insidious had the smallest decline among nationwide releases beating “renaissance man” James Franco and Oscar winner Natalie Portman’s new comedy, Your Highness ($9.5 million opening on around 3,000 screens at 2,769 locations), for the fifth spot at this weekend’s box office. The ghost film that Lin Shaye called, “the little engine that is gathering speed,” isn’t breaking box office records, but it dodged the typical second weekend slump for horror films, only sliding 27 percent with an estimated $9.7 million in its second week. A much better performance than Source Code which slipped 39 percent. Great news for new distributor FilmDistrict and its inaugural release, which only cost around $1.5 million to make.
Published by wil April 4th, 2011
in 2011 Horror Movie Schedule and NEWS.
PG-13 ghost films seem to be a pretty sure thing at the box office, but James Wan’s latest film, Insidious, only earned an estimated $13.5 million at 2,408 locations. Not a bad showing for FilmDistrict’s inaugural release, but not good enough to consider it a box office hit. However, Lin Shaye seems to think it could recreate some of Paranormal Activity’s success, calling Insidious “the little engine that is gathering speed” on Facebook.
I had low expectations for the horror genre in 2011. After a lackluster 2010, and a nonexistent 2011 theatrical schedule, it looked like horror fans might be disappointed and letdown again this year. But there is hope! Magnolia Pictures’ Magnet Releasing has some great films lined up, and the vampire film Stake Land (not Magnolia) delivers what Daybreakers failed to bring — a nasty, violent vampire apocalypse.
Published by wil February 20th, 2011
in 2011 Horror Movie Schedule and NEWS.
2010 was a bad year for horror films, and 2011 may be worst. Horror fans will have to wait until April to see a horror film on the big screen. According to the L.A. Times, The Weinstein Company has decided not to release the horror thriller Shelter in U.S. theaters.
“A person close to the situation who was not authorized to speak about it publicly said that the movie was pulled because it had opened in a number of international territories, including the U.K. and Japan, many months ago. And theater chains, intent on encouraging day-and-date releases, were disinclined to play a movie that had already opened overseas and was even available on DVD in some countries. A Weinstein Co. spokeswoman declined to comment.”
Published by wil December 21st, 2010
in 2011 Horror Movie Schedule.
I hope Santa brings me a big jug of Jim Beam for Christmas, and that 2011 is a better year for horror films. The biggest problem is that horror fans don’t get out to see new movies, so we’re stuck with sequels and bad remakes. Hopefully more fans will make an effort to see a few more horror films in theaters next year. Here is the current 2011 horror movie schedule. Dates are subject to change.
