http://www.ropeofsilicon.com The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Wed, 23 May 2012 22:55:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-avengers-sunk-universals-battleship/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-avengers-sunk-universals-battleship/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 21:29:12 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60716 The Avengers making it three weeks in a row while Battleship couldn't even must up $30 million in its opening weekend.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-avengers-sunk-universals-battleship/feed/ 21 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-battleship-is-sinking-dictator-weak-and-avengers-still-strong/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-battleship-is-sinking-dictator-weak-and-avengers-still-strong/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 15:06:23 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60679 The Avengers continues its path to box-office glory and will win its third weekend in a row while newcomers -- Battleship, What to Expect When You're Expecting and The Dictator -- aren't posing much competition.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-battleship-is-sinking-dictator-weak-and-avengers-still-strong/feed/ 13 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-the-avengers-go-for-three-in-a-row-against-battleship-and-the-dictator/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-the-avengers-go-for-three-in-a-row-against-battleship-and-the-dictator/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:30:37 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60566 The Avengers is going for its third weekend in a row up against Battleship and The Dictator as it continues to rock the box-office domestically and internationally.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-the-avengers-go-for-three-in-a-row-against-battleship-and-the-dictator/feed/ 24 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-avengers-dark-shadows-1-billion/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-avengers-dark-shadows-1-billion/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 16:19:11 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60288 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-avengers-dark-shadows-1-billion/feed/ 29 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-avengers-has-a-chance-at-a-100-million-second-weekend/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-avengers-has-a-chance-at-a-100-million-second-weekend/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 15:54:15 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60251 The Avengers is breaking records with such absolute ease it's not even a challenge or surprise as much as it has become an inevitability, but when will the string stop as it will soon need to relinquish its screens to other summer features.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-avengers-has-a-chance-at-a-100-million-second-weekend/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-can-avengers-reach-100-million-in-its-second-weekend/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-can-avengers-reach-100-million-in-its-second-weekend/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:23 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60116 The Avengers is already a massive success, and this weekend it's not a question of where it will finish, but how much will it finish with? Can the superhero flick manage over $100 million in its second weekend?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-can-avengers-reach-100-million-in-its-second-weekend/feed/ 36 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-avengers-record-200-million/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-avengers-record-200-million/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 16:33:45 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59883 The Avengers going? My guess is not high enough as only two RopeofSilicon readers had it breaking the $200 million mark as the superhero assembly becomes the first film to crack $200 million on its way to a record smashing opening weekend.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-avengers-record-200-million/feed/ 66 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-avengers-hauls-in-80-5-million-on-way-to-potential-record-breaking-weekend/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-avengers-hauls-in-80-5-million-on-way-to-potential-record-breaking-weekend/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 15:29:33 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59822 The Avengers which brought in the second highest opening day ever with $80.5 million with the potential for a record-breaking $170+ million weekend in sight.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-avengers-hauls-in-80-5-million-on-way-to-potential-record-breaking-weekend/feed/ 32 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-how-many-millions-will-the-avengers-assemble/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-how-many-millions-will-the-avengers-assemble/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 18:33:06 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59721 The Avengers bring in? Click on through and add your prediction to the conversation.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-how-many-millions-will-the-avengers-assemble/feed/ 62 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-think-like-a-man-repeats-but-the-avengers-are-the-big-story/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-think-like-a-man-repeats-but-the-avengers-are-the-big-story/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:21:30 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59489 Think Like a Man destroyed all four of this weekend's new releases while overseas The Avengers is causing enough waves to suggest it may be able to become the twelfth film to hit $1 billion worldwide.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-think-like-a-man-repeats-but-the-avengers-are-the-big-story/feed/ 35 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-think-like-a-man-looks-to-stay-1-while-new-releases-fail-to-bring-in-audiences/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-think-like-a-man-looks-to-stay-1-while-new-releases-fail-to-bring-in-audiences/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:20:42 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59463 Think Like a Man will enjoy a second weekend in the number on slot over the likes of The Five-Year Engagement and The Pirates! Band of Misfits.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-think-like-a-man-looks-to-stay-1-while-new-releases-fail-to-bring-in-audiences/feed/ 7 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-five-year-engagement-hopes-to-walk-aisle-to-1/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-five-year-engagement-hopes-to-walk-aisle-to-1/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:30:44 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59347 The Five-Year Engagement at the top over fellow newcomers The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Raven and Safe.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-five-year-engagement-hopes-to-walk-aisle-to-1/feed/ 24 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-think-like-a-man-lucky-one-hunger-games/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-think-like-a-man-lucky-one-hunger-games/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:05:13 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59072 Think Like a Man's numbers as the film hit theaters with 1,140 fewer theaters than its closest competition and smoked The Lucky One by more than $10 million.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-think-like-a-man-lucky-one-hunger-games/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-think-like-a-man-lucky-one-hunger-games/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-think-like-a-man-lucky-one-hunger-games/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:13:34 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59031 Think Like a Man was going to take the top spot despite it's theater count and boy has it busted out of the gates to a strong lead over The Lucky One and last week's fourpeat champion The Hunger Games.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-think-like-a-man-lucky-one-hunger-games/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-the-lucky-one-looks-to-end-the-hunger-games-winning-streak/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-the-lucky-one-looks-to-end-the-hunger-games-winning-streak/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:11:09 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58910 The Hunger Games is going for five straight weekends in the #1 spot, but the new Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Lucky One is looking to dethrone the current 2012 box-office champ.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-the-lucky-one-looks-to-end-the-hunger-games-winning-streak/feed/ 20 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hunger-games-makes-it-four-in-a-row-reaching-531-million-worldwide/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hunger-games-makes-it-four-in-a-row-reaching-531-million-worldwide/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:41:57 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58518 The Hunger Games becomes the first film since Avatar to win four weekends in a row, besting newcomers The Three Stooges and The Cabin in the Woods.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hunger-games-makes-it-four-in-a-row-reaching-531-million-worldwide/feed/ 25 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-hunger-games-stooges-and-cabin-battle-for-weekend-1/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-hunger-games-stooges-and-cabin-battle-for-weekend-1/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:39:55 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58440 The Hunger Games as it bested both The Three Stooges and The Cabin in the Woods on Friday and should take the win this weekend.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-hunger-games-stooges-and-cabin-battle-for-weekend-1/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-predicting-the-hunger-games-for-the-fourpeat-at-1/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-predicting-the-hunger-games-for-the-fourpeat-at-1/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:00:17 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58267 The Hunger Games become the first film since Avatar to win four weekends in a row at the weekend box-office? That's what we're looking at as it faces off against The Three Stooges and The Cabin in the Woods.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-predicting-the-hunger-games-for-the-fourpeat-at-1/feed/ 24 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-hunger-games-is-now-eying-first-1-fourpeat-since-avatar/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-hunger-games-is-now-eying-first-1-fourpeat-since-avatar/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:12:13 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57911 The Hunger Games continues to dominate with its third weekend in the #1 slot as it crosses the $300 million mark. The question now is whether or not it can become the first film since Avatar to repeat at the box-office four weekends in a row.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-hunger-games-is-now-eying-first-1-fourpeat-since-avatar/feed/ 14 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-hunger-games-300-million-titanic-american-reunion/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-hunger-games-300-million-titanic-american-reunion/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:43:29 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57886 The Hunger Games is on its way to another #1 finish at the box-office and a domestic cume over $300 million as it takes on newcomers American Reunion and Titanic 3-D and passes them by.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-hunger-games-300-million-titanic-american-reunion/feed/ 12 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-can-the-hunger-games-fend-off-titanic-3-d-and-american-reunion/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-can-the-hunger-games-fend-off-titanic-3-d-and-american-reunion/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:36:35 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57793 The Hunger Games is going for three weeks in a row up against the 3-D re-release of Titanic the return of the American Pie crew in American Reunion.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-can-the-hunger-games-fend-off-titanic-3-d-and-american-reunion/feed/ 23 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hunger-games-1-as-it-crosses-250-million-mark-and-beats-avatars-record/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hunger-games-1-as-it-crosses-250-million-mark-and-beats-avatars-record/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:48:27 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57487 The Hunger Games is now the fastest non-sequel to hit the $250 million mark and the fourth fastest of all-time as it takes the #1 spot for the second weekend in a row over Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hunger-games-1-as-it-crosses-250-million-mark-and-beats-avatars-record/feed/ 22 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-hunger-games-wrath-titans-mirror-snow-white/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-hunger-games-wrath-titans-mirror-snow-white/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:37:49 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57447 The Hunger Games will again be the number one film in the land, taking the top spot over newcomers Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-hunger-games-wrath-titans-mirror-snow-white/feed/ 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-hunger-games-looks-to-repeat-over-wrath-of-the-titans-and-mirror-mirror/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-hunger-games-looks-to-repeat-over-wrath-of-the-titans-and-mirror-mirror/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:05:30 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57315 The Hunger Games pulling off a repeat at #1 against Mirror Mirror and Wrath of the Titans, but just how much exactly will Katniss Everdeen pull in after the film's record-breaking opening?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-hunger-games-looks-to-repeat-over-wrath-of-the-titans-and-mirror-mirror/feed/ 33 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hunger-games-on-fire-with-third-best-opening-ever/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hunger-games-on-fire-with-third-best-opening-ever/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:37:13 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57070 The Hunger Games now claims a better opening than all of the Twilight films, more than Spider-Man 3, more than the Pirates films and, well, pretty much more than everyone except two films as it is now owns the third highest opening at the box office for all-time.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hunger-games-on-fire-with-third-best-opening-ever/feed/ 27 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-hunger-games-earns-an-a-from-audiences-and-big-friday-numbers/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-hunger-games-earns-an-a-from-audiences-and-big-friday-numbers/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:15:43 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57047 The Hunger Games scores nearly $70 million on opening day and is now looking at anywhere from $135-145 million for the weekend while another faith-based film pops up and finds a place in the top ten.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-hunger-games-earns-an-a-from-audiences-and-big-friday-numbers/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-hunger-games-opens-wtih-19-75-million-at-midnight-box-office/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-hunger-games-opens-wtih-19-75-million-at-midnight-box-office/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:23:57 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57036 The Hunger Games, which brought in $19.75 million at the midnight box-office making me think it's looking at anywhere from a $150-$160 million opening weekend.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-hunger-games-opens-wtih-19-75-million-at-midnight-box-office/feed/ 14 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-the-hunger-games-is-positioned-for-a-massive-opening/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-the-hunger-games-is-positioned-for-a-massive-opening/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:53:28 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56990 The Hunger Games and the question is just how high will it go? Will it break the March (and Spring) record of $116.1 million set by Alice in Wonderland? Let's look a bit closer.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-the-hunger-games-is-positioned-for-a-massive-opening/feed/ 47 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-21-jump-street-arrests-competition-with-35-million-opening/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-21-jump-street-arrests-competition-with-35-million-opening/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:29:14 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56818 21 Jump Street taking the #1 spot with $35 million. Click on in to check out how the rest ended up and John Carter's continued mediocrity.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-21-jump-street-arrests-competition-with-35-million-opening/feed/ 31 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-21-jump-street-scores-1-while-will-ferrells-casa-de-mi-padre-surprises/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-21-jump-street-scores-1-while-will-ferrells-casa-de-mi-padre-surprises/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:39:50 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56787 21 Jump Street was always expected to be this weekend's winner and it is performing as expected followed by The Lorax and the continued disappointment of John Carter. Click through to check out the Friday numbers.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-21-jump-street-scores-1-while-will-ferrells-casa-de-mi-padre-surprises/feed/ 4