http://www.ropeofsilicon.com The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-predictions-vow-safe-house-journey-2/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-predictions-vow-safe-house-journey-2/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:05:36 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54224 The Vow, the actioner Safe House, the family film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and the 3-D return of Star Wars. Which one will land on top?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-predictions-vow-safe-house-journey-2/feed/ 30 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-results-chronicle-edges-out-woman-in-black-for-super-bowl-weekend-win/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-results-chronicle-edges-out-woman-in-black-for-super-bowl-weekend-win/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:03:41 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54022 Chronicle edged out The Woman in Black for the weekend win. This weekend was up 36% from the same time last year as 2012 continues to outperform 2011 and it is showing no signs of stopping next weekend.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-results-chronicle-edges-out-woman-in-black-for-super-bowl-weekend-win/feed/ 15 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-chronicle-fends-off-woman-in-black-in-tight-weekend-lead/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-chronicle-fends-off-woman-in-black-in-tight-weekend-lead/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:53:11 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53999 Chronicle and The Woman in Black are neck-and-neck. Who will survive by Sunday morning?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-chronicle-fends-off-woman-in-black-in-tight-weekend-lead/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-chronicle-poised-to-win-super-bowl-weekend/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-chronicle-poised-to-win-super-bowl-weekend/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:14:33 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53948 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-chronicle-poised-to-win-super-bowl-weekend/feed/ 23 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-grey-storms-1-box-office/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-grey-storms-1-box-office/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:08:23 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53728 The Grey that manages to overperform while previous releases hold on a bit stronger than expected.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-grey-storms-1-box-office/feed/ 18 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-the-grey-eyes-1-one-money-rides-groupon-wave-man-ledge-bombs/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-the-grey-eyes-1-one-money-rides-groupon-wave-man-ledge-bombs/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:36:32 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53705 The Grey has opened very strong and coupons appear to be keeping the weekend's two other new wide releases alive, though one is clearly on life support. As for the Oscar bounce... it's not too bouncy.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-the-grey-eyes-1-one-money-rides-groupon-wave-man-ledge-bombs/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-predictions-the-grey-man-ledge-one-money-vs-oscar-bump/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-predictions-the-grey-man-ledge-one-money-vs-oscar-bump/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:15:07 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53605 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-predictions-the-grey-man-ledge-one-money-vs-oscar-bump/feed/ 23 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-underworld-awakening-takes-1-red-tails-impressive-debut/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-underworld-awakening-takes-1-red-tails-impressive-debut/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:25:39 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53360 Underworld Awakening couldn't quite reach the heights of 2006's Underworld: Evolution, but it still managed a respectable win as this weekend's box-office receipts are up 32% compared to the same time frame last year.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-underworld-awakening-takes-1-red-tails-impressive-debut/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-underworld-awakening-sparks-potential-25-million-opening/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-underworld-awakening-sparks-potential-25-million-opening/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:11:25 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53324 Underworld Awakening opens strong and looks to become the second highest opener in the franchise while Red Tails surprises ]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-underworld-awakening-sparks-potential-25-million-opening/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-underworld-awakening-hopes-put-bite-haywire-red-tails-extremely-loud/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-underworld-awakening-hopes-put-bite-haywire-red-tails-extremely-loud/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:17:17 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53258 Underworld Awakening over the Tuskegee airmen, Steven Soderbergh's Haywire and the expansion of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. How do you weigh in?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-underworld-awakening-hopes-put-bite-haywire-red-tails-extremely-loud/feed/ 22 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-contraband-takes-1-beauty-beast-golden-globe-weekend/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-contraband-takes-1-beauty-beast-golden-globe-weekend/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:39:01 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52949 Contraband takes the #1 spot at the box-office this weekend over fellow newcomers Joyful Noise and Disney's re-release of Beauty and the Beast in 3D. Click through for the three-day results on this Golden Globe weekend.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-contraband-takes-1-beauty-beast-golden-globe-weekend/feed/ 9 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-contraband-tops-beauty-beast-3d-the-iron-lady-expands-nicely/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-contraband-tops-beauty-beast-3d-the-iron-lady-expands-nicely/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:29:29 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52847 Contraband was able to stand tall in the face of the Mouse House's latest 3D convert and Meryl Streep and The Iron Lady performed strong as the film expanded into 802 theaters.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-contraband-tops-beauty-beast-3d-the-iron-lady-expands-nicely/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-predictions-marky-mark-contraband-beauty-beast-3d/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-predictions-marky-mark-contraband-beauty-beast-3d/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:49:54 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52803 Contraband and Disney's latest 3D conversion in Beauty and the Beast. And what about Joyful Noise? Does it have a chance at #1? Read Laremy's predictions and take a stab at your own predictions right now!]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-predictions-marky-mark-contraband-beauty-beast-3d/feed/ 20 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-devil-inside-scares-34-5-million-cinemascore/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-devil-inside-scares-34-5-million-cinemascore/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:46:37 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52523 The Devil Inside now has the highest January opening for an R-rated film. Click on through for my complete breakdown...]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-the-devil-inside-scares-34-5-million-cinemascore/feed/ 15 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-the-devil-inside-opens-monstrous-16-8-million/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-the-devil-inside-opens-monstrous-16-8-million/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:56:41 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52517 The Devil Inside scored a massive $16.8 million Friday and looks to have one of the top five January openings ever.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-the-devil-inside-opens-monstrous-16-8-million/feed/ 7 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/15-biggest-flops-2011/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/15-biggest-flops-2011/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:14:20 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52413 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/15-biggest-flops-2011/feed/ 31 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-mission-impossible-hopes-exorcise-the-devil-inside-weekend-1/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-mission-impossible-hopes-exorcise-the-devil-inside-weekend-1/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:14:52 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52379 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol eek out a third weekend in the #1 position over Paramount's new found footage horror film The Devil Inside?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-mission-impossible-hopes-exorcise-the-devil-inside-weekend-1/feed/ 14 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-top-20-films-domestic-box-office-2011/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-top-20-films-domestic-box-office-2011/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:12:26 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52336 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/top-ten-top-20-films-domestic-box-office-2011/feed/ 26 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hollywood-rings-year-top-ten-show-increases/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hollywood-rings-year-top-ten-show-increases/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:37:52 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52226 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-hollywood-rings-year-top-ten-show-increases/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-mission-4-1-sherlock-remains-strong/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-mission-4-1-sherlock-remains-strong/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:47:10 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52217 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol will once again take the #1 spot at the box-office this weekend as it took home $10.7 million on Friday.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-mission-4-1-sherlock-remains-strong/feed/ 19 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-mission-impossible-top-sherlock-war-horse-dragon-tattoo/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-mission-impossible-top-sherlock-war-horse-dragon-tattoo/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:21:29 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52174 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-mission-impossible-top-sherlock-war-horse-dragon-tattoo/feed/ 12 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/christmas-weekend-box-office-war-horse-extremely-loud-mission-impossible/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/christmas-weekend-box-office-war-horse-extremely-loud-mission-impossible/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:55:54 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52084 War Horse, The Darkest Hour and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close as I've updated the Christmas weekend box-office numbers.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/christmas-weekend-box-office-war-horse-extremely-loud-mission-impossible/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/christmas-weekend-box-office-2011-mission-impossible-4/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/christmas-weekend-box-office-2011-mission-impossible-4/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:42:06 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52047 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol has won the weekend while newcomers such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and We Bought a Zoo hardly make a dent.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/christmas-weekend-box-office-2011-mission-impossible-4/feed/ 23 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-mission-4-christmas-king-dragon-tattoo-tintin-zoo/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-mission-4-christmas-king-dragon-tattoo-tintin-zoo/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:45:35 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52020 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol taking the lead over a pack of lackluster followers.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-mission-4-christmas-king-dragon-tattoo-tintin-zoo/feed/ 17 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-predictions-mission-impossible-4-top-christmas-weekend/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-predictions-mission-impossible-4-top-christmas-weekend/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:19:17 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=51953 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-predictions-mission-impossible-4-top-christmas-weekend/feed/ 22 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-sherlock-wins-weekend-mission-impossible-4-bigger-story/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-sherlock-wins-weekend-mission-impossible-4-bigger-story/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:13:08 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=51732 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows wins the weekend with $40 million followed by the Alvin and the Chipmunks sequel, but the big news is the limited IMAX release of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, which opened with a $30,588 per theater average. Fellow limited releases such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Carnage didn't do too bad either.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-sherlock-wins-weekend-mission-impossible-4-bigger-story/feed/ 22 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-sherlock-2-opens-weak-mission-impossible-benefits-dark-knight-rises-prologue/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-sherlock-2-opens-weak-mission-impossible-benefits-dark-knight-rises-prologue/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:43:45 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=51717 The Dark Knight Rises prologue, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is performing quite well in less than 500 theaters while Sherlock and Alvin are really struggling when compared to the their predecessors.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-sherlock-2-opens-weak-mission-impossible-benefits-dark-knight-rises-prologue/feed/ 29 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-sherlock-2-lock-alvin-chipmunks/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-sherlock-2-lock-alvin-chipmunks/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:13:22 +0000 Laremy Legel http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=51625 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows will take the #1 spot at the box-office this weekend over Alvin and the Chipmunks, but there's also the question of just how much will The Dark Knight Rises prologue propel Mission: Impossible 4 in limited release?]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-sherlock-2-lock-alvin-chipmunks/feed/ 30 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-new-years-eve-tops-worst-weekend-years-congrats/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-new-years-eve-tops-worst-weekend-years-congrats/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:28:15 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=51358 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Young Adult there actually is something to talk about...]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/weekend-box-office-new-years-eve-tops-worst-weekend-years-congrats/feed/ 36 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-years-eve-sitter-tinker-tailor-young-adult/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-years-eve-sitter-tinker-tailor-young-adult/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:40:38 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=51341 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/friday-box-office-years-eve-sitter-tinker-tailor-young-adult/feed/ 10