It may not be known for its quality, but you can't say that the Resident Evil franchise isn't lucrative. Despite consistently poor reviews , the franchise has always performed well enough at the box office to warrant a sequel, but now we've reached the last installment.
Elsewhere, 'Gold' marks the worst wide opening of Matthew McConaughey's career in a leading role; 'Hidden Figures' and 'La La Land' lead the pack of Oscar best-picture contenders enjoying a bump from nominations. Lasse Hallstrom's A Dog's Purpose came in behind expectations with a debut of $18.3 million from 3,058 theaters at the North American box office after being dogged by controversy over a leaked video showing a dog in distress on the set of the film.
"Religion is the opiate of the masses." Like a lot of famous quotes, that's not exactly what Karl Marx said or even meant but it stuck in the public consciousness as one of the defining expressions of how modernity is challenging the central role of faith in society.
"All employees, lend me your full attention" BH Tilt released a third trailer for The Belko Experiment , the indie action comedy about an office building locked down where all the employees are forced to play a game of kill-or-be-killed. We've already seen two trailers for this film previously, and it looks good, but at this point I don't need to see more footage.
Drew Barrymore and her ex-husband Will Kopelman were separated recently. No, Im not ready.
According to Variety , during a BroadwayCon panel on Broadway's THE LION KING, Julie Taymor was asked what film she wants to bring to the stage next. "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE," she said.
It's impossible to talk about A Dog's Purpose without bringing up the huge controversy surrounding the film. After TMZ released a video showing a dog actor struggling during production, online outrage erupted and PETA called for a boycott of the film.
Coroner Park Evans said 38-year-old Michael Steven Williams Jr. was the sole occupant of a home located on Bridwell Avenue in Greenville when the residence caught fire.
Members of the Karni Sena, on January 27, entered the set of Padmavati in Jaipur and manhandled Sanjay Leela Bhansali. They slapped and assaulted the filmmaker and damaged cameras and other shooting equipment while raising slogans and hurling abuses and the crew.