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The Hangover Part III, Weak Reviews, Mixed
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The Hangover Part III is opening today (Thursday) to weak reviews. Reviews are mixed. • Rafer Guzman wrote in New York Newsday, "...a queasy combination of black comedy and bleak crime-thriller.... Phillips wipes the smiles from his audience's faces so thoroughly that his perversity is almost admirable." The figures will change as final reviews are added. 39 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 38.8% | 41.2% | 38.7% | 36.4% | 0.0% | 20.4% | 32.9% | 40.6% | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Early Reviews: Fast & Furious 6, Very Good Reviews
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One day before opening, early reviews of Fast & Furious 6 are very good. • Mike Russell wrote in the Portland Oregonian, "...awesomely, ridiculously, goofily entertaining pop trash.... everyone takes the lunacy of the last movie and launches it into the stratosphere." The figures will change between now and opening as more reviews are added. More coming. 34 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 70.6% | 71.4% | 70.5% | 61.2% | 75.0% | 73.0% | 72.6% | 63.2% | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Early Reviews: Epic (2013), Good (Not Great) Reviews
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One day before opening, early reviews of Epic (2013) are good not great. • Peter Hartlaub wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "Well-polished and well-intentioned.... But the beautiful visuals are paired with a mediocre script. The pacing is off and scenes become repetitive." The figures will change between now and opening as more reviews are added. More coming. 19 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 61.1% | 65.5% | 52.0% | 47.0% | nr | 67.0% | 37.0% | 68.4% | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Star Trek Into Darkness, Very Good Reviews
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Star Trek Into Darkness opened this past weekend to very good reviews. • Colin Covert wrote in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "...a note-perfect blend of escapist fun and thought-provoking commentary, ensemble drama, comic relief, daredevil action and senses-shattering spectacle." 47 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Last Wknd B.O. | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 74.2% | 77.8% | 76.9% | 71.4% | 59.2% | 70.7% | 71.8% | 85.2% | $70.2M | $83.7M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | |||||||
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The Great Gatsby (2013), Moderate Reviews
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The Great Gatsby (2013) continues playing to moderate reviews. • Ann Hornaday wrote in the Washington Post, "...hyper-real, hyper-active, hyperbolic.... Despite timely relevance, enduring truths and Luhrmann's earnest efforts, he — and we — finally can't help but fail to grasp it." 48 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Last Wknd B.O. | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 54.2% | 53.0% | 62.0% | 56.1% | 47.1% | 50.0% | 60.9% | 61.6% | $23.9M | $90.7M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | |||||||
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Iron Man 3, Good Reviews
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Iron Man 3 continues playing to good reviews. • Claudia Puig wrote in USA Today, "...rambunctious... a briskly paced thrill ride until about 90 minutes in, when the excitement wanes. A few late-breaking surprises re-invigorate the tale, however." • And Curt Holman wrote in Atlanta Creative Loafing, "Downey remains terrific, as always." 48 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Last Wknd B.O. | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 67.3% | 71.7% | 65.3% | 64.8% | 52.1% | 63.8% | 65.3% | 64.8% | $35.8M | $337.7M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | |||||||
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Pain & Gain, Mixed Reviews
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Pain & Gain continues playing to mixed reviews. • Rene Rodriguez wrote in the Miami Herald, "...unusual, genre-defying... the work of a filmmaker with a cracked sense of humor that he is able to share with the audience." • And Steve Persall wrote in the Tampa Bay Times, "...sledgehammer-subtle." 46 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Last Wknd B.O. | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 51.9% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 41.0% | 37.6% | 32.7% | 58.6% | 47.6% | $3.2M | $46.7M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | |||||||
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Mud (2013), Excellent Reviews
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Mud (2013) continues playing to excellent reviews. • Joe Morgenstern wrote in the Wall Street Journal, "...traffics unerringly in truth, surprise, unadorned beauty and unforced wisdom.... Mud is a marvelous figure, the product of flawless writing plus a brilliant performance..." 42 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Last Wknd B.O. | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 83.4% | 85.0% | 81.1% | 62.9% | 93.3% | 86.0% | 80.2% | 83.1% | $2.2M | $11.7M | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | |||||||
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Frances Ha, Outstanding Reviews NYC, LA
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Frances Ha opened this past weekend in New York City and Los Angeles to outstanding reviews. • Christy Lemire wrote for the Associated Press, "...funny, sad, cringe-inducing, heartbreaking... brimming with authenticity, thanks in large part to a winning star turn from indie darling Greta Gerwig." 31 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Last Wknd B.O. | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 86.6% | 90.8% | 79.2% | 87.0% | 85.6% | 87.3% | 83.2% | 80.4% | $137K | $137K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | |||||||
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Early Reviews: Before Midnight (2013), Exceptional Reviews NYC, LA
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One day before opening in New York City and Los Angeles, early reviews of Before Midnight (2013) are exceptional. • Emanuel Levy wrote for Cinema 24/7, "...fully realized, emotionally astute... more than justifies the continuation of this distinctly (and distinctively) American romantic adventure and endless talk fest..." The figures will change between now and opening as more reviews are added. More coming. 20 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 94.7% | 93.0% | 100.0% | 93.6% | 100.0% | 97.8% | 91.8% | nr | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself, Very Good Reviews (Doc) NYC
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Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself opened yesterday (Wednesday) in New York City to very good reviews • Chris Barsanti wrote for Pop Matters, "...the film manages to be admiring but also complicated: instead of just singing Plimpton's praises, it looks at how he came to do what he did." The figures will change as final reviews are added. 6 More Reviews... |
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| 70.3% | nr | 67.5% | 67.8% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 67.3% | nr | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Early Reviews: Fill the Void (Lemale et ha'halal), Excellent Reviews NYC, LA
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One day before opening in New York City and Los Angeles, early reviews of Fill the Void (Lemale et ha'halal) are excellent. • Ella Taylor wrote for NPR, "...ravishing.... a love poem to the ultra-Orthodox world as seen from within.... Ambience is everything in this director's gorgeous scene-setting." The figures will change between now and opening as more reviews are added. More coming. 7 More Reviews... |
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| 81.8% | nr | 50.0% | 88.6% | 91.0% | 79.0% | 76.8% | nr | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC, Very Good Reviews (Doc) NYC
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Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC opened yesterday (Wednesday) in New York City to very good reviews • Nick Schager wrote for the AV Club, "The joys of hustling, scuffling, and trash-talking on the basketball court are celebrated with boisterous (if skin-deep) enthusiasm..." More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 73.5% | nr | 75.0% | 70.5% | 75.0% | 71.0% | 75.0% | nr | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Early Reviews: We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, Very Good Reviews (Doc) NYC, LA
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One day before opening in New York City and Los Angeles, early reviews of We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks are very good. • James Rocchi wrote for MSN Movies, "...an unblinking, inspiring examination of what needing to keep secrets -- and needing to not keep them -- can do to our institutions and to ourselves." The figures will change between now and opening as more reviews are added. More coming. 10 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 77.6% | 80.0% | 89.4% | 59.4% | 75.0% | 70.5% | 73.0% | nr | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Black Rock, Moderate Reviews Key Cities
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Black Rock opened this past weekend in key cities to moderate reviews. • Mara Reinstein wrote in Us Weekly, "Not bad for a cheapie thriller.... features some truly frightening moments... But at a scant 80 minutes, don't expect much meat on this bare-bones script." 16 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 53.9% | 52.4% | 53.4% | 60.6% | 53.0% | 50.0% | 54.0% | 51.6% | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Erased (2013), Fair Reviews Key Cities
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Erased (2013) opened this past weekend in key cities to fair reviews. • Richard Roeper wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "Eckhart does solid work... Liana Liberato shows real star potential... The problem is with the plot, which goes from promising to murky to not particularly convincing..." 17 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 46.2% | 52.5% | 40.7% | 42.3% | 39.2% | 43.8% | 44.3% | 50.0% | na | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | ||||||
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Stories We Tell, Exceptional Reviews (Doc) Key Cities
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Stories We Tell opened in additional cities this past weekend to exceptional reviews. • Norman Wilner wrote in Toronto Now, "...it's thrilling to watch Sarah Polley use the documentary as an attempt to process the revelations that led her to make it in the first place.... it works on every level." 31 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Last Wknd B.O. | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 91.6% | 94.1% | 87.3% | 93.8% | 94.5% | 86.4% | 92.6% | 76.0% | $132K | $175K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | |||||||
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The Iceman, Very Good Reviews Key Cities
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The Iceman opened in additional cities this past weekend to very good reviews. • Dana Stevens wrote for Slate, "...a hard-to-watch, hard-to-look-away-from movie.... it's Michael Shannon who lifts it above the run of sociopath character portraits." • And Richard Corliss wrote in Time, "...a B movie and proud of it." 34 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Last Wknd B.O. | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 70.3% | 71.9% | 66.2% | 56.9% | 73.3% | 76.8% | 64.6% | 66.5% | $464K | $763K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | |||||||
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At Any Price, Good (Not Great) Reviews, Mixed Key Cities
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At Any Price opened in additional cities this past weekend to good not great reviews that at the same time were mixed. • Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "...brave, layered.... Dennis Quaid gives one of the performances of a lifetime.... It is a great film about an American moral crisis." • And Colin Covert wrote in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "...singularly unconvincing..." 33 More Reviews... |
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| Total | Broad National Press | Local News- papers | Alter– native/ Indie | High- Brow Press | Movie Industry | NY/LA Chicago Toronto | Key Cities | Last Wknd B.O. | Total B.O. | ||||||
| 64.6% | 57.3% | 65.7% | 61.7% | 82.4% | 78.2% | 72.8% | 57.7% | $29K | $176K | ||||||
| Averages: | 51.7% | 54.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 54.4% | |||||||
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(Early Figures)
Friday, May 24
| Fast & Furious 6 70.6% May 24 |
| Epic (2013) 61.1% May 24 |
| A Green Story 26.0% May 24 |
| Alyce Kills 62.5% May 24 |
| Before Midnight (2013) 94.7% May 24 |
| Charge 75.0% May 24 |
| Fill the Void (Lemale et ha'halal) 81.8% May 24 |
| We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks 77.6% May 24 |
Friday, May 31
| After Earth nr May 31 |
| Now You See Me (2013) nr May 31 |
| American Mary 66.6% May 31 |
| Hannah Arendt 65.6% May 29 |
| I Do (2013) 54.5% May 31 |
| Shadow Dancer (2013) 73.3% May 31 |
| The East 85.3% May 31 |
| The Kings of Summer 75.0% May 31 |
Friday, June 7
| The Internship (2013) nr Jun 7 |
| The Purge nr Jun 7 |
| Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie nr Jun 7 |
| Dirty Wars 83.0% Jun 7 |
| Much Ado About Nothing (2013) 95.6% Jun 7 |
| Passion 53.5% Jun 7 |
| Rapture-Palooza nr Jun 7 |
| Syrup nr Jun 7 |
| Tiger Eyes nr Jun 7 |
| Violet & Daisy 58.0% Jun 7 |
| Wish You Were Here (2013) 72.7% Jun 7 |
| You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (Vous n'avez encore rien vu) 71.1% Jun 7 |
Friday, June 14
| This Is the End nr Jun 12 |
| Man of Steel (2013) nr Jun 14 |
| Berberian Sound Studio 76.8% Jun 14 |
| Storm Surfers 3D 79.5% Jun 14 |
| Stuck in Love nr Jun 14 |
| The Bling Ring 65.6% Jun 14 |
| Vehicle 19 25.0% Jun 14 |
Beyond
| Don Jon 55.6% Oct 18 |
| Battle of the Year nr Sep 13 |
| Ain't Them Bodies Saints 86.3% Aug 16 |
| Crystal Fairy 65.0% Jul 12 |
| Fruitvale Station 89.3% Jul 26 |
| I'm So Excited! 54.7% Jun 28 |
| In a World... 81.5% Aug 9 |
| Inside Llewyn Davis 79.8% Dec 6 |
| Lovelace 73.5% Aug 9 |
| Only God Forgives 46.5% Jul 19 |
| Prince Avalanche 77.9% Aug 16 |
| The Attack (L'attentat) 62.8% Jun 21 |
| The Hunt (Jagten) 71.3% Jul 12 |
| The Spectacular Now 82.2% Aug 2 |
| The Way, Way Back 87.6% Jul 5 |
| Touchy Feely 61.5% Sep 6 |
| V/H/S/2 68.3% Jul 12 |
| Wadjda 90.1% Aug 30 |
| You Will Be My Son (Tu seras mon fils) 71.3% Sep 13 |
| Young & Beautiful (Jeune et Jolie) 81.6% Aug 21 |
