Monthly Archives: February 2014

Weekend Wrap Up: A Threepeat for the “The Lego Movie”

February 2014 belongs to The Lego Movie. For three weekends now, nothing has come even remotely close to it, and it’s not unthinkable it could stay on top next weekend too as well if Non-Stop and Son of God disappoint. … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap Up: “The Lego Movie” Builds Even Higher

It was a very crowded weekend at the box office, as the combination of Valentine’s Day and the long President’s Day weekend resulted in studios opening four (three of which were romantic dramas or comedies) new movies. In the end, … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap Up: “The Lego Movie” Constructs a Massive Opening

Everybody likes Legos. Young and old, I think pretty much everybody agrees that Legos are fun. And, boy, has the Lego brand name ever extended way beyond its humble beginnings. It’s now a massive franchise, with, of course, the classic … Continue reading

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February Movie Preview

Led by Lone Survivor and Ride Along, this January got the 2014 box office off to a surprisingly good start. February will be hard-pressed to maintain that kind of momentum, as aside from The Lego Movie, there’s not a single … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap Up: “Ride Along” Cruises to a Threepeat

Super Bowl weekend is traditionally one of the slowest weekends of the year. Every now and then, some counter-programming can succeed, but generally, everything takes hard hits on Sunday and rarely does any film gross more than $25 million. Even … Continue reading

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