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Weekend Box Office Film Strip

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Anyone but Adam Sandler

by on November 14, 2011 in Movie News, Movies

Weekend of Nov.11 – 13, 2011 Immortals (debut) $32.0MM est. Jack and Jill (debut) $26.0MM est. Puss in Boots (3rd week) $25.5 MM est. (-22% vs. last weekend) Tower Heist (2nd week) $13.2MM est. (-45% vs. last weekend) J. Edgar (debut) $11.5MM est. America almost disappointed humanity by nearly crowning Adam Sandler’s brain hemorrhaging schlock […]

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Movies: Deciphering Misleading Box Office Openings

by on May 11, 2011 in Movie News, Movies, Uncategorized

Thor’s opening haul of $66 million this past weekend, though a seemingly large sum to anyone making average income, was a favorite headline earlier this week that screamed “hey! This movie is so good because soooo many people watched and enjoyed it!” But in the end, it’s fuzzy math. Popularity should not be measured with […]

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MOVIES: 2011 Summer Movies Preview

by on April 28, 2011 in Movie News, Movies

We’ve compiled a basic list for the 2011 Summer movie season and put together some not-so surprising stats from Hollywood’s extravagant, light hearted season. The not-so surprising stat is that Hollywood lacks what Hollywood was meant to do: be inspiring and imaginative: 20 of the 37 major film releases this summer are sequels or adaptations […]

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Plugging in the wires: 42 Screens is live

by on April 18, 2011 in Contact, Uncategorized

Welcome to the champagne christening of a new media blog: 42 Screens. And, when we say “champagne” we mean a quick intro and a couple of posts. 42 Screens embodies media addicts sitting in front of a Board of monitors, and, with a little skill, will attempt to sort out the good, the bad, the […]

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