From the small screen to the big screen, most of us are suckers for reality TV, like "Dancing With the Stars" where former celebrities re-emerge into the spotlight to see if they can dance, to feel-good romantic comedies that tug at our heartstrings.Yet there's another type of comedy that also gives you that warm and fuzzy feeling -- but not in the way you'd expect. It's stoner comedy, and it's making a unique comeback to the box office with the long-awaited, big-screen reunion of "Cheech and Chong," otherwise known as Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.
If you enjoy eating Peeps from the Easter Bunny or Mike and Ikes or Peanut Chews during Halloween, have a hankering for spicy cinnamon or spicy tropical flavors while watching a movie, then chances are you are familiar with Hot Tamales, but you might not be familiar with its creator.
After a disastrous summer at the movies, Hollywood will have to figure out a way to revive the fall box office. The industry is currently on pace to have one of the worst years ever. The following takes a look at some of the trends that occurred during the summer.
This Memorial Day weekend comic book fanboys were taken to the past and future of Marvel Studios' X-Men universe as "Days of Future Past" rolled into theaters and earned roughly $111 million.
Despite low reviews from critics and mediocre approval from audience members, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" has captured $35.5 million in its web during its opening weekend so far.
After about a month of speculation, the success of the film finally prompted Marvel Studios to officially announce Monday that the third installment of the Captain America franchise will in fact be going head to head against the "Man of Steel" sequel on May 6, 2016.
Summit Entertainment's newest franchise gamble "Divergent," was a good move as results of ticket sales reveal interest and strong reviews. North American ticket sales on opening weekend hit the $56 million mark making it a strong new series.
While "Veronica Mars" opened this weekend to mediocre success, raking in a little more than $2 million at the box office for so far, Warner Bros. has been getting some heat from a few of the film's bankrollers.
Marvel Studios is known for its knack of secrecy and keeping things close to the chest. For a few months, the comic book film studio has kept fanboys in the dark regarding three of its upcoming release dates slated for May 6, 2016, July 8, 2016 and May 5, 2017. According to the "Hollywood Reporter," sources said the May 6 film, will be the third installment of the "Captain America" films.
Warner Bros' "The LEGO Movie" comes in No.1 in the box office for its third weekend, with it one pace to become one of the highest grossing animated films.
The question isn't if "Ride Along" did well in the box office, the question many are asking is, whether Kevin Hart was the reason for the film's success or was it Ice Cube? The comedy "Ride Along" has earned the number one spot, not only on the first week of its movie theater release but on its second week as well.
"Catching Fire" brought in about $161.1 million just in North America, topping November's opening sales. Because of this and the tremendous performance he put on, St. Esprit "hopes that [this] opens up more doors". Since "The Hunger Games" has proved to be a legendary film, Patrick is keeping the faith that the movie will lead him to more offers.
"Catching Fire" grossed an impressive $307.7 million worldwide, topping their own title earnings of last year's 2012 premier of "The Hunger Games" franchise, which brought in $152.5 million. The film has established itself as a blockbuster saga, which promises more intensively thrilling films to come. The film also came in second to "Iron Man 3" in biggest debuts of 2013; the superhero sequel earned $174.1 million, the fourth-biggest domestic film opening in history ("Victory, I still win!" says Thor, a fellow Avenger).
