Weekend Box Office Review 5-26-17 to 5-29-17/ Weekend Preview

        Here are the weekend domestic box office results for the weekend of 5-26-17 to 5-29-17 as well as my 5 key takeaways, as well as my predictions for the top 5 films at the box office this weekend. We add in the Monday's results due to the Memorial Day Holiday. So without further ado...

Box Office Totals courtesy of boxofficemojo.com

TW	LW	Film	Studio	Weekend	# of Theaters	Total Domestic Gross	Weeks
1	-	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales	Walt Disney Pictures	$78,476,767	4,276	$78,476,767	1
2	2	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	Marvel Studios	$27,189,151	3,871	$340,505,078	4
3	-	Baywatch	Paramount Pictures	$23,106,943	3,647	$27,713,457	1
4	1	Alien: Covenant	20th Century Fox	$13,383,150	3,772	$60,205,331	2
5	3	Everything, Everything	Warner Bros.	$7,666,282	2,801	$23,022,395	2
6	6	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul	20th Century Fox	$6,121,371	3,174	$15,303,332	2
7	4	Snatched	20th Century Fox	$5,085,158	2,658	$41,364,783	3
8	5	King Arthur: Legend of the Sword	Warner Bros.	$4,302,088	2,503	$34,957,290	3
9	8	The Boss Baby	20th Century Fox	$2,460,939	1,342	$169,718,129	9
10	9	Beauty and the Beast (2017)	Walt Disney Pictures	$2,013,748	1,358	$501,014,183	11

1. While Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales grabbed the number one spot, it had the second lowest opening weekend of the franchise only ahead of the first film when no expected it to be good whereas many expected this film to be bad. 

2. Beauty and the Beast continues to stay in the top 10 for the 11th straight weekend and it could make it at least one more weekend. 

3. With this past weekends intake, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 entered into the top 5 of the highest grossing MCU films of all-time. 

4. The biggest loser of the weekend was Alien: Covenant as it made 63% less than it did last weekend and there was no biggest winner of the weekend.

5. I went 1 for 5 on my predictions.

Predictions

1. Wonder Woman $87 million 

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales $29 Million

3. Baywatch $13 Million

4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 $11 Million

5. Captain Underpants; The First Epic Movie $9 Million

        So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of this weekend's box office totals and what are some of your takeaways? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.

                                                                                                                                       Jonah Sparks

My Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

        So I recently watched Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado...







        Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp) feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar (played by Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer (played by Kaya Scodelario) and a headstrong young man (played by Brenton Thwaites) in the British navy.

       

        While not the best thing in the world, it is the best Pirates film since the first one. The fact that this franchise is in its 5th film is absolutely insane simply because who would've thought a harmless Disney ride would turn into a multi-million dollar franchise. The first was just a great and unexpected masterpiece and since then, the franchise has gone down hill, but this one surprisingly brings it back up a little. Bringing in someone like Javier Bardem in as the villain is a perfect choice and he plays the character of Captain Salazar so well and creepily that he is the key bad guy the franchise was missing the past few films. (sorry Geoffory Rush, Bill Nighy and Ian McShane). As for the rest of the cast, it's more or less just the same performances and character types we've seen in the previous films and it's nothing to get really excited about. The story itself is ok, but it just doesn't grab you like it should and it follows the same basic beats as the previous entries. One really huge positive for the film is the length as it comes in at a perfect 129 minutes and strays away from being a 3 hour film like other films in the franchise and it doesn't drag at all eventhough it follows the same story patterns. Now as for Johnny Depp himself, he gets to be himself and he is actually Jack Sparrow in a film with the character Jack Sparrow and the crazy characteristics that Johnny Depp has put into every one of his most recent films, works in this film to perfection. One thing that is very noticeable is that the film doesn't take itself too seriously as it shouldn't because it's based off of a theme park ride and you can tell they made it a little more kid friendly. The ending feels really shoehorned,  melodramatic and even unnecessary, but since this is the supposed last film, the producers had to tie up a few loose ends. Overall it's not the greatest film in the world, but there are some moments you can have fun with even if it feels like the same film you've seen before and it is a fitting end to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. I give Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales a 6 out of 10.

        So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.

                                                                                                                           Jonah Sparks

Actor Spotlight of Dwayne Johnson

        With his new film Baywatch set to hit theaters this weekend, I've decide to spotlight Dwayne Johnson's career by listing the movies he has been in, my 3 favorite films he has been in, list of notable awards he has one as well as any future projects he has in the works. So without further ado...

Dwayne Johnson's Filmography

Year	Film	Role
1999	Beyond the Mat	Himself
2001	Longshot	Mugger
2001	The Mummy Returns	Mathayus/The Scorpion King
2002	The Scorpion King	Mathayus/The Scorpion King
2003	The Rundown	Beck
2004	Walking Tall	Chris Vaughn
2005	Be Cool	Elliot Wilhelm
2005	Doom	Sgt. Asher “Sarge” Mahonin
2006	Gridiron Gang	Sean Porter
2007	Reno 911!: Miami	Agent Rick Smith
2007	Southland Tales	Boxer Santaros
2007	The Game Plan	Joseph “Joe” Kingman
2008	Get Smart	Agent 23
2009	Race to Witch Mountain	Jack Bruno
2009	Planet 51	Captain Charles “Chuck” T. Baker
2010	Tooth Fairy	Derek Thompson/Tooth Fairy
2010	Why Did I Get Married Too?	Daniel Franklin
2010	The Other Guys	Detective Christopher Danson
2010	You Again	Air Marshal
2010	Faster	James Cullen/ Driver
2011	Fast Five	Luke Hobbs
2012	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	Hank Parsons
2013	Snitch	John Matthews
2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Marvin F. Hinton/Roadblock
2013	Pain & Gain	Paul Doyle
2013	Fast & Furious 6	Luke Hobbs
2013	Empire State	Detective James Ransome
2014	Hercules	Hercules
2015	Furious 7	Luke Hobbs
2015	San Andreas	Ray Gaines
2015	Jem and the Holograms	Himself
2016	Central Intelligence	Bob Stone/Robbie Weirdcht
2016	Moana	Maui
2017	The Fate of the Furious	Luke Hobbs

Top 3 Favorite Films
1. Furious 7

2. Gridiron Gang

3. The Other Guys


Future Projects
2017- Baywatch 
2017- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2018- Rampage
2018- Fighting with My Family

        So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of Dwayne Johnson's acting career? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Jonah Sparks