This Weekends Top 20 Box Office Movie Chart – September 9-11, 2016

It’s that time of the week again movie lovers, however I must apologies for getting it out later than normal. Last week the top 3 movies at the Box Office were, Don’t Breathe, Suicide Squad and Kubo and the Two Strings, let’s take a look and see if they have managed to hold on to there spots.

Chart Legend 

Rank / Movie Title/ Studio

W/E Gross = Weekend Gross / T/Gross = Total Gross / LW = Last Week

Green = UP / Red = DOWN / Blue = No Movement / Teal = New

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BOX OFFICE MOVIE CHART

 1.  Sully / WB 

W/E Gross          T/Gross           LW

$35,028,301      $35,028,301     NEW

 

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 2.  When The Bough Breaks / SGem

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$14,202,323       $14,202,323    NEW

 

 

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 3.  Don’t Breathe / SGem

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$8,250,225         $66,873,383      #1

 

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 4.  Suicide Squad / WB

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$5,723,038        $307,480,891     #2

 

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 5.  The Wild Life (2016) / LG/S

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$3,342,696          $3,342,697      NEW

 

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 6.  Kubo and the Two Strings / Focus 

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$3,301,748          $40,919,428     #3

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 7.  Pete’s Dragon (2016) / BV

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$3,101,390           $70,150,043     #4

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 8.  Bad Moms / STX 

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$2,593,665        $107,289,931      #7

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 9.  Hell or High Water / LGF

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$2,461,321          $19,685,055       #9

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 10.  Sausage Party / Sony 

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$2,342,003          $93,224,582     #5

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 11.  No Manches Frida / LGF

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$2,113,497           $7,332,279       #12

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 12.  War Dogs / WB

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$2,027,498         $39,802,216     #6

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 13.  The Light Between Oceans / BV

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$1,849,477         $9,460,503        #8

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 14.  Jason Bourne / Uni.

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$1,746,625         $158,727,915     #11

 

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 15.  Mechanic: Resurrection / LG/S

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$1,714,690         $18,660,951      #10

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 16.  The Secret Life of Pets / Uni. 

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$1,542,755         $361,840,530    #13

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 17.  The Disappointments Room / Rela.

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$1,402,823          $1,402,823      NEW

 

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 18. Star Trek Beyond / Par.

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$932,417            $156,578,044     #14

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 19. Florence Foster Jenkins / Par.

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$853,653             $25,723,456      #16

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 20.  Baar Baar Dekho / Eros

W/E Gross          T/ Gross           LW

$612,363              $612,363          NEW

 

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A few changes this week including 5 new movies to enter the charts. Don’t Breathe and Suicide Squad  have been fallen down to sit at No.3 and 4, while new movies Sully and When The Bough Breaks have taken out No.1 and 2.

 

Happy Supernatural Day!

You may have noticed a reoccurring hashtag today on Twitter and it was trending for most of the day… #SupernaturalDay

The Show premiered on this day back in 2005 … That’s right Dean busted into Sam’s apartment (and our homes) and said those magic words… “Dad’s on a hunting trip and he hasn’t been home in a few days” and none of our lives have been the same again.

So, I’d just like to say thank you to this Famdom, that believes that family doesn’t end in blood and is always there to pick each other up and hold the pieces together.  This Famdom actually got me this gig here at Skatronixxx.  I like to think it’s because the boss just loves my biting wit and my witty repartee … but it’s probably just because he couldn’t get anyone else.

Anyhoo, The Show returns on October 13th, and I’ll be back reviewing each episode.  The CW was very nice and gave us a all a present for Supernatural Day… a new promo poster!!  So Happy Supernatural Day everyone!!

New Promo For Vampire Diaries Final Season

It’s the final season of The CW‘s The Vampire Diaries.  *sniff, sniff*  I’m not crying… you’re crying!  It makes me sad and excited to see how they end it all at the same time.  They’re keeping things under wraps when it comes to the big question… Will Elena return to give Damon (and the majority of the fandom) a happy ending?

In the promo, Damon is looking like his gorgeous bad boy self and Stefan‘s Hero Hair is on point.  Damon says “you can’t save me”, and of course, we know Stefan’s gonna try.  And, we’re all waiting with bated breath to watch him do it.

The best thing about this promo, aside from the Too-Gorgeous-For-Words Brothers Salvatore, is the song … that’s Jeff Beck’s Live in the Dark from the new album Loud Hailer.

October 21st can’t get here quick enough!

Chris Pratt Confirms GOTG Will be “The Biggest Spectacle Movie Of All Time”

We just can’t stop with the Guardians of the Galaxy gossip! As we count down the days until 5th May 2017 when we can finally continue our adventure with Star Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and (fan favourite) Groot, the news from planet GOTG just keeps coming. James Gunn has confirmed Vin Diesel will still be voicing Baby Groot; Vin Diesel spilled the beans on his Facebook page that the gang would be appearing in Avengers: Infinity War; and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler called out to James Gunn in a role for the as-yet unconfirmed third film. Chris Pratt is adding to this, by waxing lyrical about GOTG Vol.2 in the Toronto Sun.

“It’s a fabulous script,” the former Parks and Recreation star gushed. “I think it’s going to be — I’m not using hyperbole, here – I think it’s going to be the biggest spectacle movie of all time… I’m fortunate. I’m fortunate in so many ways. I couldn’t count the ways, even if I tried.” This, coming from the man who got to sing a tribute to Pawnee’s hero Lil’ Sebastian, is high praise indeed.

The second instalment of the franchise will focus on Pratt‘s character Peter Quill tracking down his father, Ego, who is a human planet. Sadly, it is unlikely that he will be portrayed in any way similar to Unicron in the 1986 Transformers movie (looking somewhat like real planet-sized human Orson Welles) – as director James Gunn has confirmed he will be taking man-sized form.

Sadly, not an early picture of Ego…

 

Pratt wasn’t giving away any other spoilers that what we already know: Kurt Russell will appear as Star Lord’s father, more awesome music will be used and (hopefully) we’ll be treated to a trailer before Christmas – sorry James, I know this is a sore point! He also neglected to disclose how large Sean Gunn‘s role will be this time around, which (as a Gilmore Girls fan) is the question I really would like answering! Come on Chris, throw me a bone here! He left the interview with a last thought, which is in no way a spoiler, as we all know it will be the case:

“It’s exceptional”

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Agents Of Shield Season 4: Official Poster Released

We are just one week away now from the Season 4 premiere of Marvel’s ‘Agent of Shield’ and the reveals keep on rolling in. The latest is the release of the official poster for Season 4.

The poster contains all the principal cast members, as well as the ominously fiery form of Ghost Rider hovering above them all. It’s not long now before we discover what havoc he will wreak for our Agents, and I for one am very excited to see it all play out.

In light of the Sokovia Accords, and with Hydra obliterated, S.H.I.E.L.D. has been legitimized again and no longer needs to operate in the shadows. Since the world presumes that Coulson is dead, the organization needed a new Director to be the face of the organization. Coulson finds himself back in the role as an agent and teamed with Mack, and together they are tasked with tracking down and confirming the presence of Enhanced people, aka Inhumans. They have been trying to track down and capture Daisy, aka Quake, who has gone rogue in an attempt to atone for sins from the past. But with the world believing that Daisy is a dangerous outlaw who has taken down banks and bridges, the new Director has no qualms about taking her down for good. Agent May is tasked with training specialist strike teams, and Fitz and Simmons have taken a big step forward in their relationship. But with Simmons’ new promotion as Special Advisor to the Director in Science and Technology, Fitz, as well as her former team members, finds it hard to confide in or trust her since she’s now the Director’s confidant.

 ‘Agents of Shield’ Season 4 premieres Tuesday, September 20th 10pm on ABC.

Steven’s Got a Gunn – Tyler Wants in for GOTG3

January 19, 2011: The Season 10 premiere of American Idol. Auditions # 1 in New York/New Jersey. Pictured here: Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler Credit: FOX

The trailer hasn’t even hit the screens yet for next year’s favourite movie Guardians of the Galaxy vol2, but celebrity fans are already buttering up director James Gunn for a role in the third instalment. Last month, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was promoting independent film Happy Birthday, and took the opportunity to reach out to Gunn let him know he’s got what it takes. He told People Magazine, “I would do anything to be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3 – are you listening James Gunn?”

But James Gunn didn’t miss a thing. He addressed the comment during a Facebook Q&A, explaining that he had heard that Tyler was crazy for a role, and that he’d met him briefly before and would love to work with him. Gunn directed the veteran rocker’s daughter Liv Tyler in the underrated 2010 movie Super (if you’ve not watched it and you’re looking for a film, I recommend it. Ellen Page is particularly good, delivering tons of sweet emotion) and he met Steven at a screening.

Gunn didn’t tell Tyler to dream on, but he didn’t say the job was his either – possibly because the former Troma prodigy hasn’t confirmed he will be back at the helm for a 3rd part of the Guardians franchise. James Gunn did take to Twitter after the Q&A to explain that if GOTG3 does happen, he wouldn’t leave Tyler cryin’ for a part. So James, next question, if you’re giving out roles in the next adventure of Star Lord and co, can I have one too?

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X-Men Spinoff ‘Legion’ Gets 2 Weird New Teaser Trailers

If there’s a list of contenders for weirdest upcoming television show, then ‘Legion’ must certainly be at the top. The show isn’t set to premiere until 2017 but production is well underway, and judging from the trailers below it promises to be extremely odd indeed.

 

 

Starring Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) and Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) and created by ‘Fargo’ showrunner Noah Hawley, the show follows a mutant coming to terms with his abilities.

“David Haller, a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and visions might be real.”

‘Legion’ will air on FX in 2017.

Son Of Zorn SN1 EP1 – ‘Return To Orange County’

Son of Zorn is a new series that is on its way to Fox. While the series doesn’t premiere until September 25th, the first episode was shown off to bring in viewers. It tells the story of a He-Man type character coming to live in the real world. Played by Jason Sudeikis, it seems like a very interesting show idea.

He comes from a world that is animated and is himself animated. He wants nothing more then to reconnect with his son and his ex-wife. But coming from an animated world he really has no idea how to raise deal with a human child.

In the first episode he realizes that he will lose his son if he doesn’t stay around. He decides to stay and get an apartment and a real job. His son is clearly put off by his whole attempt as he was never there for the boy except for sporadic weekends every year.

Humorously enough the young man does still love his father, he really just wishes he wouldn’t show up without a shirt, yelling his name and waving a sword around.  Of course this is what his father does as he really does not know anything else.

Zorn really decides to try with his son and ends up spending an evening with him. He tries to make things right with him but his son is totally different then what he wanted him to be. As his son is flirted with he gets in his way making it that much more difficult to make amends.

The next day at work he is told to come talk to his boss as they found a table cleaved in twain. She tells him he has passion and that if he was a little more considerate he might do well at this job. Humorously he tells her that she is a good guy, as he comes from a place where men are the only beings of strength.

Zorn then gets his son a Death Hawk which he can ride. He wants his son to feel like a grown man. His son is actually quite happy that his dad actually listened to him but he is not able to keep the giant bird. As he kills the giant bird, the waitress drives by and is disgusted by the brutal scene before her.

The semi final shot of the episode shows Zorn’s son brushing his teeth zooming out to show that his legs in fact are animated. Then it follows with his soon to be stepfather washing the drive way of the Death Hawk’s blood.

Honestly, I am unsure how long this series will actually last. It could conceivably end after one season, if it doesn’t hit the spot for viewers.I did find it interesting but really am curious about how this show will continue to play out.

There really hasn’t been an hybrid show like this, but honestly it is pretty well done. It takes the idea of a classic 80’s cartoon and mashes it with a situational family oriented comedy. Of course it may not be appropriate for all ages but if you read between the lines it looks like at its crux it is about a father fixing his mistakes, and that is nice.

 

Agents of Shield Season 4: A Fiery First Look At Ghost Rider

The news is coming thick and fast now for ‘Agents of Shield’ Season 4, with the latest piece being our first proper look at Ghost Rider (Gabriel Luna), and it is AWESOME!

Yahoo TV has our first look at the hellraising antihero bringing the first instance of mysticism to the MCU. As well as the blazing body parts, Ghost Rider will be proud owner of a flaming 1969 Dodge Charger. In a world where traffic’s already a pain, driving a speeding inferno around the streets seems plain rude.

Ghost Rider is the most notable exclusive character to ever appear on the show. Whilst the likes of Nick Fury and Maria Hill have made appearances, the biggest character to be introduced exclusively to the show is likely Daisy Johnson, and she was around two and a half seasons before we actually knew who she was.

Still, if this doesn’t bring the new viewers the show is looking for then I don’t know what will. According to Chloe Bennett (Daisy Johnson) the show isn’t going to shy away from the unique issues Ghost Rider brings.

“If anyone’s familiar with the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider, they know that the show will have to deal with issues of vengeance, penance, the line between good and evil, and who deserves to die. These massive themes are being threaded throughout our season.”

With the later timeslot also being a factor, this could end up being one of the most exciting seasons of the show yet!

‘Agents of Shield’ Season 4 premieres Tuesday, September 20th 10pm on ABC.

Fear The Walking Dead SN2 EP11- ‘Pablo And Jessica’

Factions unite as the fight for survival suddenly seems hopeful.

Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark – Fear the Walking Dead _ Season 2, Episode 11 – Photo Credit: Richard Foreman Jr/AMC

Well that was unusual. It’s not often you finish watching an episode of ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ and actual feel happy, or hopeful that these characters might just make it after all. Somehow though, ‘Pablo and Jessica’ succeeded in doing just that.

That’s not to say things were rosy all the way through. The hotel storyline continues to be one of the most engaging and tense the show’s ever done. It truly is a brilliant setting, and unique to anything done before in ‘The Walking Dead’ series. The narrow hallways and darkened staircases create a real sense of claustrophobia, whilst the openness of the lower levels evokes the sense of ever present danger. So much of that space could very easily be broken into, so throughout the episode you’re tense, waiting for the inevitable moment a Walker breaks through to catch a character off guard.

This is helped by the fact that truly any character could be the next to go. Sure the hotel newcomers are the most likely candidates, but at this point in time there are no characters the show really couldn’t go without. There were moments scattered throughout the episode where I was genuinely concerned that Maddison, Strand or Alicia could die. Out of the three I’m afraid Maddison would be my first pick to go, however she showed real growth this episode.

The opening few minutes were unfortunately largely redundant. Having seen Maddison and Strand safe at the end of last episode, all tension was removed from the scene. That’s not to say it wasn’t exciting though. Seeing Maddison and Strand fighting the horde before adapting to Nick’s way of thinking to escape was a treat to watch, as there hasn’t been too much in the way of Walker killings so far. This episode carried on the tradition of ‘The Walking Dead’s’ inability to properly portray the passage of time. Last week we saw an entire night had passed before Alycia was able to reach her mother, whereas this episode made it seem like a matter of minutes.

Time gripes aside, this episode did a brilliant job of uniting various characters who were initially at odds. Seeing the remaining hotel guests put aside their differences to secure their new home was thrilling to watch, and portrayed the sense of hope that has been lacking thus far. I struggle to believe that people would turn on one another so quickly at the end of the world as has been portrayed through ‘The Walking Dead’ series. Sure people are the worst, but I imagine more people would draw together than apart during such a horrible time. Maybe that’s just me being hopelessly optimistic, but it was refreshing to see from the show.

Not to mention that the entire sequence of the group drawing the walkers away from the hotel was thrilling. So often on this show you see characters making stupid decisions, so to see such a meticulously well thought out plan that incorporated everyone was again a refreshing change, and displayed just how much these characters are evolving.

If there was one place the episode did fall short, it was with Nick’s storyline. I was hoping to see more from Chris and Travis given the shock ending to last week’s episode, as well as the sheer amount of Nick we’ve seen from this half season. They’re leaning heavily on his arc at the moment, but there’s nothing necessarily interesting happening there. The smaller moments are great. The burgeoning romance between him and Luciana. Seeing him put his skills developed as an addict to good use. However, there’s a distinct lack of a threat there that makes it all fall a bit flat. Yes, Alejandro explained how much danger they’re in from the gangs due to Nick’s actions. We certainly saw how dangerous they were a couple weeks back. But at the moment the threat seems pretty non-existent.

It doesn’t help that the big emotional moment of that storyline this week rested on the fate of a character we had never even met. Luciana’s brother Pablo was found dead, but given we never knew him, and that we barely know Luciana, there was no emotion to be felt when we learnt of his death or from Luciana’s subsequent breakdown. This is in stark contrast to the conclusion of the Hotel storyline this week. The newly allied group all sit down to eat, minus the groom, and Strand easily deduces that he’s kept his Walker bride trapped in the honeymoon suite, unable to let her go.

Strand has been such as strong character from the beginning so it was hard to see him so emotional here. He was clearly emotional when Tom died back in episode seven, however it seems he was bottling most of it up. To see him let his guard down for once, allowing himself to grieve alongside someone who was going through the exact same thing, was a touching moment. That he then took it upon himself to finish off the bride himself spoke to the man Strand has evolved into over his limited time on the show. When we first met him there is no way any of us would have believed he was capable of doing something like that. Now however, the layers have been peeled away to reveal a more relatable and compassionate man. All this was aided by that one scene we had showing the bride and groom deliriously happy last week. It shows that just giving us a reason to feel for these characters, however small, makes the show an ultimately more rewarding experience.

There were more things to see this week than there were walkers walked off that pier, so other highlights include:

• The Colonia continues to be such a great place to visit. People smile. People laugh. People aren’t trapped in a spiralling world of depression. It just helps lift the show a bit. I know the show can’t be sunshine and rainbows all the time, but the little things go a long way.

• Such as Nick and Luciana playing football with the kids. Sure we’re all waiting for the inevitable moment they become Walker chow, but for the moment it’s nice to enjoy.

• Seriously what has happened to Ofelia? I know she didn’t have much to do before, but this is a bit ridiculous.

• Did anyone else think for a moment that the Hotel guests were gonna betray the group and lock them out? I was convinced.

• Maddison finally seems to understand that it’s just her and Alycia now. Hopefully this leads to an improved relationship.

• Nick’s drug making montage was a really fun moment, made better by a really fun soundtrack.

• Walker Kill of the Week:

               Alycia- Do Not Disturb Walker (I’m still thinking of a better way to do this)

So another episode of ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ has come and gone, and once again the quality was raised. The hotel plotline continues to engage with its unique setting and ideas, whilst Alycia, Maddison and Strand continue to show significant growth. Things petered out a bit when it shifted to Nick’s storyline, but the smaller moments shone through, so hopefully we’ll see things pick up there soon. It’s crazy to think there are only two episodes left this season. The Chris and Travis storyline is the only one that appears to be heading to some sort of climax, so we’ll see what next week has to bring.