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Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of April 2, 2017

April 3, 2017 by Naptown Buzz

	Weekend BO Estimate (USD)			Weekend Release Cume (USD)			Distributor
Title	Worldwide	Int’l	Domestic	Worldwide	Int’l	Domestic	Int’l	No. of Terr.	Domestic
Beauty And The Beast	114,043,000	66,500,000	47,543,000	876,259,842	480,800,000	395,459,842	DIS	56	DIS
Boss Baby, The	85,200,000	36,200,000	49,000,000	108,000,000	59,000,000	49,000,000	FOX	35	FOX
Ghost In The Shell	59,100,000	40,100,000	19,000,000	59,100,000	40,100,000	19,000,000	PAR	53	PAR
Kong: Skull Island	43,400,000	34,600,000	8,800,000	477,348,204	329,500,000	147,848,204	WB	68	WB
Power Rangers	22,600,000	8,100,000	14,500,000	97,762,170	32,700,000	65,062,170	LGF	71	LGF
Devotion Of Suspect X, The	22,530,000	22,200,000	330,000	22,695,000	22,365,000	330,000	MUL	5	CHALION
Smurfs: The Lost Village	15,100,000	15,100,000	–	15,100,000	15,100,000	–	SNY	32	–
Life	11,925,000	6,300,000	5,625,000	50,969,239	28,600,000	22,369,239	SNY	58	SNY
Logan	11,400,000	5,200,000	6,200,000	585,367,637	373,500,000	211,867,637	FOX	64	FOX
Extraordinary Mission	8,200,000	8,200,000	–	8,375,000	8,375,000	–	MULTICN	1	–
Get Out	8,113,715	2,300,000	5,813,715	167,187,675	10,300,000	156,887,675	UNI	17	UNI
Missing, The	6,220,000	6,220,000	–	6,280,000	6,280,000	–	MULTICN	1	–
Chips	5,455,000	1,400,000	4,055,000	18,267,366	3,900,000	14,367,366	WB	34	WB
Sing	5,342,945	5,200,000	142,945	613,532,140	343,600,000	269,932,140	UNI	30	UNI
Prison, The	4,650,000	4,650,000	–	13,940,000	13,940,000	–	MUL	2	–
Moana	3,917,000	3,800,000	117,000	626,664,777	378,100,000	248,564,777	DIS	17	DIS
Zookeeper’s Wife, The	3,349,475	–	3,349,475	3,349,475	–	3,349,475	–	1	FOC
Lego Batman Movie, The	3,140,000	2,900,000	240,000	296,766,563	124,600,000	172,166,563	WB	44	WB
Split	2,689,850	2,600,000	89,850	269,915,325	132,500,000	137,415,325	UNI	36	UNI
Hidden Figures	2,225,000	1,800,000	425,000	223,815,673	56,000,000	167,815,673	FOX	18	FOX
Shack, The	2,170,000	–	2,170,000	53,085,007	–	53,085,007	–	1	LGF
You Wan Mei Wan	2,130,000	2,130,000	–	2,155,000	2,155,000	–	MULTICN	1	–
Cure For Wellness, A	2,025,000	2,025,000	–	24,206,986	16,100,000	8,106,986	FOX	9	FOX
3 Idiotas	1,760,000	1,760,000	–	1,760,000	1,760,000	–	VIDEOC	1	–
One Line	1,680,000	1,680,000	–	1,750,000	1,750,000	–	NEXENT	1	–

*Territory is a movie studio term for regions of the world consisting of various countries.

Leonard Maltin’s 2013 Movie Guide: The Modern Era

October 28, 2012 by Brian Groce

In this 1,664 page reference book Leonard Maltin includes more than 17,000 capsule movie reviews as well as a listing of popular actors and actresses and the films they have appeared in.

To test the depth of the movies covered in Leonard Maltin’s 2013 Movie Guide: The Modern Era, I requested that our Twitter followers and Facebook fans send the title of any theater released movie prior to 2007. Sure enough, all movie titles submitted were indeed found in the book.

However, if you’re looking for indie films, or direct to video releases, there is a chance that you will not find them listed here.

For example, the worst movie I have ever seen, the independent film Zombie Nation, was not in the movie guide. But to be honest, I wouldn’t waste the space and the ink to include a capsule review of that film either.

Bottom line, Leonard Maltin’s 2013 Movie Guide: The Modern Era would be a perfect book for any movie lover wanting a quick reference movie guide at their fingertips.

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Blu-ray New Releases for Tuesday, July 5, 2011

July 5, 2011 by Brian Groce

This week’s major, new to Blu, releases are:

Blu-ray New Releases for Tuesday, June 21, 2011

June 21, 2011 by Brian Groce

This week’s major, new to Blu, releases are:

New TV on Blu-Ray

Louie: Season One (DVD/Blu-ray Combo)

Blu-ray New Releases for Tuesday, June 14, 2011

June 14, 2011 by Naptown Buzz

This week’s major, new to Blu, releases are:

New TV on Blu-Ray

BOBDIREX presents “SILVER BELLS / SILVER SCREEN”

November 24, 2010 by Kelsee Hankins

SILVER BELLS / SILVER SCREEN
Athenaeum Theatre
December 3 – 17, 2010

Indianapolis, IN – A few years back, Bob Harbin and John Austin Butsch produced original musical holiday productions that became landmarks for the Athenaeum Theatre. After a year hiatus, they are bringing back the holidays to the historic theatre in the form of “Silver Bells / Silver Screen,” a grand mixture of favorite holiday songs combined with familiar songs from the movies—including many Academy Award nominations and Oscar winners.

“By Thanksgiving, many of us feel a bit inundated with Christmas music from the radio, malls, and elevators—-and need a little break,” says Bob Harbin, director and executive producer of BOBDIREX, the show’s production company. “So we keep some December favorites and mix them with another form of vocal entertainment.” In years past the men have “mixed in” the Big Band sound, Country Western and this year it’s movie music. John Austin Butsch, Music Director, chimes in with “we love doing these special shows and the Athenaeum with its tables and chairs makes it a comfortable place to see them.”

There will be lots of singing, some dancing, some comedy and some of Indianapolis’s best vocal talents. That’s a wonderful feature of the production—-the mixture of talent. There will be Athenaeum favorites, Tim Spradlin, Karlton D. Turner, Diane Tsao Boehm and Da’Keisha Bryant, mixed with soon-to-become favorites, Erin Cohenour, Claire Cassidy, Kelsee Hankin, Tobin Strader, Bryan Padgett and Andrew Elliott. And perennial Phoenix Theatre star, Phebe Taylor, will be coming in from New York City to round out the cast.

“Silver Bells / Silver Screen” is a true family event appropriate for all ages. This show follows the first two BOBDIREX productions, “Classic Soul” and “A Funny Thing Happpened on the Way to the Forum,” both reviewed with great critical success.

The production will run for three consecutive weekends, December 3-4, December 9-12 and December 16-17. All shows are at 7:30 p.m. with December 12 being the exception—-a Sunday matinee at 3:00 p.m. All seats are reserved and a wallet friendly $20. Discounts are available for seniors and groups over 20.

Tickets are on sale now through the BOBDIREX website: http://www.bobdirex.com or by calling the ticket line (317) 280-0825 (no fee) or at the door an hour before performance. Tickets cannot be ordered through the Athenaeum.

Once again the Athenaeum Docent Society will help sponsor the program. The Athenaeum Theatre is located at 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Cocktails are available before and during the performance at the theatre bar. Dinner and cocktails are available before and after performances at the famous Rathskeller restaurant located in the building’s basement. Parking near the Athenaeum is free at parking meters on the street after 6pm and on weekends. There are several other parking options within one or two blocks.

What’s next for BOBDIREX? Coming next summer will be Disney’s “CAMP ROCK.” The two popular Disney television movies have been combined into one big live theatrical experience featuring the best of INDY’s local young people. Auditions will be announced soon on http://www.bobdirex.com. Tell all of the young people you know to start getting prepared for “CAMP ROCK”!

For more information, contact Bob Harbin by phone: (317) 280 – 0825, email: bobdirex@aol.com, and follow BOBDIREX on Twitter @bobdirex!

Photo courtesy of Zach Rosing

Pictured from left, front row: Kelsee B. Hankins, Da’Keisha Bryant, Diane Tsao Boehm, Erin Cohenour, Karlton D. Turner. From left, back row: Andrew Elliott, Tobin Strader, Bryan Padgett, Tim Spradlin