Weekend Box Office Review 7-28-17-17 to 7-30-17/ Weekend Preview

        Here are the weekend domestic box office results for the weekend of 7-28-17 to 7-30-17 as well as my 5 key takeaways, as well as my predictions for the top 5 films at the box office this weekend. So without further ado...

Box Office Totals courtesy of boxofficemojo.com

TW	LW	Film	Studio	Weekend	# of Theaters	Total Domestic Gross	Weeks
1	1	Dunkirk	Warner Bros.	$26,611,130	3,748	$101,317,350	2
2	-	The Emoji Movie	Sony Pictures	$24,531,923	4,075	$24,531,923	1
3	2	Girls Trip	Universal Pictures	$19,646,305	2,648	$65,085,525	2
4	-	Atomic Blonde	Focus Features	$18,286,420	3,304	$18,286,420	1
5	3	Spider-Man: Homecoming	Sony Pictures	$13,261,372	3,625	$278,168,177	4
6	4	War for the Planet of the Apes	20th Century Fox	$10,472,252	3,374	$118,784,881	3
7	6	Despicable Me 3	Universal Pictures	$7,592,560	3,030	$230,292,465	5
8	5	Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets	STX Entertainment	$6,630,085	3,553	$30,186,232	2
9	7	Baby Driver	Sony Pictures	$3,971,018	1,961	$91,967,206	5
10	9	Wonder Woman	Warner Bros.	$3,340,667	1,651	$395,244,373	9

1. Dunkirk barely edged out The Emoji Movie to hold onto the number one spot, but it will likely lose that spot as both The Dark Tower and Detroit are being released this weekend.

2. Wonder Woman continues to hold onto a spot in the top 10 for the 9th consecutive weekend, but it will likely fall out this upcoming weekend with several new releases coming out this weekend. 

3. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets had a massive drop from it's first weekend and with poor critical reviews, the news doesn't look good for the film and it will eventually cost the studio a lot of money

4. The biggest loser of the weekend was Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets as it made 62.2% less than it did last weekend and there was no biggest winner of the weekend.c 

5. I went 3 for 5 on my predictions. 

Predictions

1. The Dark Tower $45 Million
2. Kidnap $20 Million

3. Dunkirk $15 Million

4. The Emoji Movie $12 Million

5. Detroit $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

Actress Spotlight of Anna Faris

        In Hollywood there are a numerous amount of very talented actors and actresses that have great performances in just about every movie they are in. One of those Actresses is Anna Faris and today I'm going to spotlight her career by listing the movies she has been in, my 3 favorite films she has been in, list of notable awards she has one as well as any future projects she has in the works. So without further ado...

Anna Faris's Filmography

Year	Film	Role
1996	Eden	Dithy
1999	Lover’s Lane	Janelle Bay
2000	Scary Movie	Cindy Campbell
2001	Scary Movie 2	Cindy Campbell
2002	May	Polly
2002	The Hot Chick	April
2003	Winter Break	Justine
2003	Lost in Translation	Kelly
2003	Scary Movie 3	Cindy Campbell
2005	Southern Belles	Belle Scott
2005	Waiting…	Serena
2005	Brokeback Mountain	Lashwan Malone
2005	Just Friends	Samantha James
2006	Scary Movie 4	Cindy Campbell
2006	My Super Ex-Girlfriend	Hannah Lewis
2006	Guilty Hearts	Jane Conelly
2007	Smiley Face	Jane F.
2007	Mama’s Boy	Nora Flanagan
2008	The House Bunny	Shelly Darlington
2008	The Spleenectomy	Danielle/Dr. Fields
2009	Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel	Cassie
2009	Observe and Report	Brandi
2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sam Sparks
2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Jeanette Miller
2010	Yogi Bear	Rachel Johnson
2011	Take Me Home Tonight	Wendy Franklin
2011	What’s Your Name	Ally Darling
2011	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	Jeanette Miller
2012	The Dictator	Zoey
2013	Movie 43	Julie
2013	I Give it a Year	Chloe
2013	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2	Sam Sparks
2014	22 Jump Street	Anna
2015	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip	Jeanette Miller
2016	Keanu	Herself

Top 3 Favorite Films

1. Scary Movie 

2. Lost in Translation

3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Future Projects

2017- The Emoji Movie

        So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of Anna Faris's acting career? Let me know in the comments section and let your voice be heard.

                                                                                                                                      Jonah Sparks

My Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

        So I recently watched Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado...







        In the 28th century, special operatives Valerian (played by Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (played by Cara Delevingne) work together to maintain order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the minister of defense, the duo embarks on a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where diverse species gather to share knowledge and culture. When a dark force threatens the peaceful city, Valerian and Laureline must race against time to identify the menace that also jeopardizes the future of the universe.

       

        This is one of the more interesting films of the year. Luc Besson is a visionary genius when it comes to his films and no matter how good or bad they are, you can't not say that they aren't visually beautiful. The bright colors he uses in each of films really sets the tone for the entire film and you automatically know what you're getting into. This film has been a huge passion project for him and it shows in the film as his passion pays off and we get one of the better crafted stories in a film that's come out this year. It has a lot of the same action packed thrills as you would typically see in a sci-fi film. Besides that the film doesn't have a lot of great things going for it. Both Dane DeHann and Cara Delevingne are really bland and boring in the film and their characters aren't believable and honestly aren't developed that well either. The film is based off of a series of comics from the 70's and a lot of the elements from those comics inspired several fantastic films such as Star Wars, The Matrix and Avatar just to name a few and while that is fine and dandy, the transition of those comics to the big screen feels  uninspired. Overall the film is ambitious in what it wants to do and it looks visually stunning and has a decent story, but the characters are boring and you could care less to what happens to them. I give Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets a 6 out of 10.

        So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, 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 hard. 

Weekend Box Office Review 7-21-17-17 to 7-23-17/ Weekend Preview

        Here are the weekend domestic box office results for the weekend of 7-21-17 to 7-23-17 as well as my 5 key takeaways, as well as my predictions for the top 5 films at the box office this weekend. So without further ado...

Box Office Totals courtesy of boxofficemojo.com

TW	LW	Film	Studio	Weekend	# of Theaters	Total Domestic Gross	Weeks
1	-	Dunkirk	Warner Bros.	$50,513,488	3,720	$50,513,488	1
2	-	Girls Trip	Universal Pictures	$31,201,920	2,591	$31,201,920	1
3	2	Spider-Man: Homecoming	Sony Pictures	$22,150,085	4,130	$251,851,666	3
4	1	War for the Planet of the Apes	20th Century Fox	$20,884,223	4,100	$98,235,137	2
5	-	Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets	STX Entertainment	$17,007,624	3,553	$17,007,624	1
6	3	Despicable Me 3	Universal Pictures	$13,012,050	3,525	$213,620,275	4
7	4	Baby Driver	Sony Pictures	$6,070,912	2,503	$84,304,851	4
8	5	The Big Sick	Lionsgate	$5,008,143	2,597	$24,547,521	5
9	6	Wonder Woman	Warner Bros.	$4,608,028	1,971	$389,011,307	8
10	7	Wish Upon	Broad Green Pictures	$2,475,013	2,154	$10,519,278	2

1. Dunkirk had a really solid opening weekend and looks to hold onto the number one spot for a couple of weeks. 

2. War for the Planet of the Apes had a very disappointing second weekend especially for a summer blockbuster and this film. 

3. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets absolutely bombed at the box office and the film will be lucky to make back its money. 

4. The biggest loser of the weekend was War for the Planet of the Apes as it made 62.9% 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. Dunkirk $23 Million
2. The Emoji Movie $18 Million

3. Atomic Blonde $15 Million

4. Girls Trip $12 Million

5. Spider-Man: Homecoming $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