Thursday, April 30, 2015

2014 United States Of America Box Office Report - Top 12 Grossing Films Of 2014 - Final

For the 2014 United States Of America Box Office, movies have mostly officially closed as they prepare for the 2015 Summer Blockbuster season.

Unless there are re-releases, I present to you the bakers dozen of movies that made $200 million or more for the 2014 United States Of America Box Office.


* Still Showing
Rank
1* American Sniper (美國狙擊手)
US - ~$348 Million
Worldwide - ~$542 Million
2 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (飢餓遊戲:自由幻夢I/飢餓遊戲終極篇:自由幻夢1/饥饿游戏3:嘲笑鸟)
US - ~$337 Million
Worldwide - ~$752 Million
3 Guardians Of The Galaxy (星際異攻隊/銀河守護隊)
US - ~$333 Million
Worldwide - ~$774 Million
4 Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 美國隊長2:酷寒戰士 - 美國隊長2 - 美國隊長2:冬日戰士
US - ~$260 Million
Worldwide - ~$715 Million
5 The Lego Movie (樂高玩電影)
US - ~$258 Million
Worldwide - ~$469 Million
6 The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (哈比人:五軍之戰)
US - ~$255 Million
Worldwide - ~$955 Million
7 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (變形金剛4:絕跡重生)
US - ~$245 Million
Worldwide - ~$1,091 Million
8 Maleficent (黑魔女:沉睡魔咒)
US - ~$241 Million
Worldwide - ~$758 Million
9 X-Men: Days Of Future Past (X戰警:未來昔日)
US - ~$234 Million
Worldwide - ~$748 Million
10* Big Hero 6 (大英雄天團)
US - ~$222 Million
Worldwide - ~$652 Million
11 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (猩球崛起:黎明的進擊)
US - ~$209 Million
Worldwide - ~$709 Million
12 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (蜘蛛人驚奇再起2:電光之戰)
US - ~$203 Million
Worldwide - ~$709 Million
13 Godzilla (哥吉拉)
US - ~$201 Million
Worldwide - ~$529 Million

Source: Box Office Mojo - retrieved April 29, 2015

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Zhong Guo Box Office - April 26, 2015 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: April 26, 2015


Weekend of April 26, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 Furious 7/Furious Seven/Fast & Furious 7 (速度与激情7)
2 左耳 (The Left Ear)
3 万物生长 (Ever Since We Love)
4 Home (疯狂外星人)
5 战狼 (Wolf Warriors)
6 Sabotage (破坏者)
7 何以笙箫默 (Silent Separation)
8 Mortdecai (贵族大盗)
9 Kingsman: The Secret Service (王牌特工:特工学院)
10 我是女王 (The Queens)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved April 27, 2015

Monday, April 27, 2015

Taiwan Box Office - April 26, 2015 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of April 26, 2015
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 Avengers: Age Of Ultron (復仇者聯盟2:奧創紀元) 1
2 Furious 7/Furious Seven/Fast & Furious 7 (玩命關頭7) 4
3 While We're Young (青春倒退嚕) 2
4 念念 (Murmur Of The Hearts) 3
5 White God (忠犬追殺令) 1
6 沙西米 (Sashimi) 1
7 行者 (The Walkers) 3
8 The Longest Ride (愛情沒有終點) 3
9 Home (好家在一起) 5
10 Messi (球神梅西) 4
11 Citizenfour (第四公民) 2
12 The Divergent Series: Insurgent (分歧者2:叛亂者) 6
13 來自星星的傻瓜PK 6
14 寧靜咖啡館之歌 (The Furthest End Awaits) 1
15 所羅門的偽證後篇:裁判 (Solomon's Perjury II: Judgement) 2
16 Still Alice (我想念我自己) 12
17 Song One (紐約安可曲) 2
18 小森食光─夏秋篇 (Little Forest - Summer And Autumn) 3
19 The Postman's White Nights (郵差的白色夜晚) 2
20 Kingsman: The Secret Service (金牌特務) 11

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved April 27, 2015

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Hong Kong Box Office - April 19, 2015 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: April 19, 2015


Weekend of April 19, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 Furious 7/Furious Seven/Fast & Furious 7 (狂野時速7)
2 可爱的你/五個小孩的校長 (Little Big Master)
3 Home (無敵安樂窩)
4 衝鋒車 (Two Thumbs Up)
5 Child 44 (叛國追凶)
6 瘋語 (Insanity)
7 Wild Tales (無定向喪心病狂)
8 The Lazarus Effect (回魂實驗
9 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (海綿寶寶:脫水大冒險)
10 狼圖騰 (Wolf Totem)

Source: Ent Group, HKFlimArt, and WMOOV - retrieved April 25, 2015

Saturday, April 25, 2015

2015 Summer Blockbusters Rundown

We're officially about a week away from the 2015 summer season that ends the weekend before Labor Day weekend. The 11th Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie is released with Avengers 2 or better known now as Avengers: Age Of Ultron. It is also the 6th MCU movie beginning with 2008's Iron Man to start the summer movie season. Like most summers, a slew of sequels and reboots hit the theaters and we will all enjoy our popcorn. Hope you enjoy my rundown.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (復仇者聯盟2:奧創紀元)



Hot Pursuit (辣味雙拼)



Mad Max: Fury Road (瘋狂麥斯:憤怒道)



Pitch Perfect 2 (歌喉讚2)



Tomorrowland (明日世界)



Spy (麻辣賤諜)



San Andreas (加州大地震)



Jurassic World (侏羅紀世界)



Ted 2 (熊麻吉2)



Terminator Genisys (魔鬼終結者:創世契機)



Magic Mike XXL (舞力麥克:尺度極限XXL)



Ant-Man (蟻人)



Pixels (世界大對戰)



Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (不可能的任務:失控國度)



Fantastic Four (驚奇4超人)



Sources:
IMDB Coming Soon
Wikipedia.org
Taiwan Yahoo! Movies

Friday, April 24, 2015

Zhong Guo Box Office - April 19, 2015 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: April 19, 2015


Weekend of April 19, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 Furious 7/Furious Seven/Fast & Furious 7 (速度与激情7)
2 万物生长 (Ever Since We Love)
3 战狼 (Wolf Warriors)
4 Mortdecai (贵族大盗)
5 我是女王 (The Queens)
6 咱们结婚吧 (Let's Get Married)
7 Kingsman: The Secret Service (王牌特工:特工学院)
8 The House Of Magic (魔法总动员)
9 兔侠之青黎传说 (Legend of Rabbit: The Martial Of Fire)
10 十万伙急 (Time ls Money)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved April 21, 2015

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron - 復仇者聯盟2:奧創紀元 - Upcoming



Avengers: Age of Ultron (復仇者聯盟2:奧創紀元) received its worldwide (outside of USA) release this past week. While I have to wait 8 extra days to watch this, the rest of the world has a chance to see it. Why do they do this?!

If you're under a rock, you will not have notice the merchandising blitz of Avengers everywhere this past month. I recently picked up a Avengers Dr. Pepper can. NICE!



Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Taiwan Box Office - April 19, 2015 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of April 19, 2015
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 Furious 7/Furious Seven/Fast & Furious 7 (玩命關頭7) 3
2 The Divergent Series: Insurgent (分歧者2:叛亂者) 5
3 While We're Young (青春倒退嚕) 1
4 念念 (Murmur Of The Hearts) 2
5 The Longest Ride (愛情沒有終點) 2
6 Home (好家在一起) 4
7 The Lazarus Effect (永夜魔女) 2
8 所羅門的偽證後篇:裁判 (Solomon's Perjury II: Judgement) 1
9 來自星星的傻瓜PK 5
10 Messi (球神梅西) 3
11 Dead Snow: Red Vs. Dead (冰血奇緣) 1
12 Song One (紐約安可曲) 1
13 Kingsman: The Secret Service (金牌特務) 10
14 Cinderella (仙履奇緣) 6
15 Citizenfour (第四公民) 1
16 行者 (The Walkers) 2
17 Still Alice (我想念我自己) 11
18 我很好-謝謝愛你呦 (I Fine, Thank You, Love You) 1
19 所羅門的偽證前篇:事件 (Solomon's Perjury I: Suspicion) 3
20 笑笑羊大電影 (Shaun the Sheep Movie) 3

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved April 21, 2015

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Hong Kong Box Office - April 12, 2015 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: April 12, 2015


Weekend of April 12, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 Furious 7/Furious Seven/Fast & Furious 7 (狂野時速7)
2 可爱的你/五個小孩的校長 (Little Big Master)
3 衝鋒車 (Two Thumbs Up)
4 Home (無敵安樂窩)
5 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (海綿寶寶:脫水大冒險)
6 瘋語 (Insanity)
7 Cinderella (仙履奇緣)
8 狼圖騰 (Wolf Totem)
9 回憶中的瑪妮 (When Marnie Was There)
10 The Rewrite/The Reluctant Professor (愛情二次創作)

Source: Ent Group, HKFlimArt, and WMOOV - retrieved April 21, 2015

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Zhong Guo Box Office - April 12, 2015 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: April 12, 2015


Weekend of April 12, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 Furious 7/Furious Seven/Fast & Furious 7 (速度与激情7)
2 战狼 (Wolf Warriors)
3 咱们结婚吧 (Let's Get Married)
4 Kingsman: The Secret Service (王牌特工:特工学院)
5 The House Of Magic (魔法总动员)
6 暴疯语 (Insanity)
7 冲锋车 (Two Thumbs Up)
8 白幽灵传奇之绝命逃亡 (Outcast)
9 Cinderella (灰姑娘)
10 兔侠之青黎传说 (Legend of Rabbit: The Martial Of Fire)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved April 13, 2015

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

The Divergent Series: Insurgent - 分歧者2:叛亂者



Insurgent (分歧者2:叛亂者/The Divergent Series: Insurgent) is an 2015 film. The movie stars Shailene Woodley and Theo James. The supporting cast include Daniel Dae Kim, Jai Courtney, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Naomi Watts, Ashley Judd, and Kate Winslet. This movie is based on Insurgent, the second book in the Divergent trilogy, written by Veronica Roth. This movie is the sequel to Divergent, released in 2014.

The movie starts off where the Divergent ends. The Dauntless are on the run with Tris and Four hiding out with Amity, a farming community based on peace and love. Jeanine Matthews has uncovered a secret box and needs a Divergent to open it. Jeanie deploys troops to find divergent people and has called marshal law. Tris and Four make it to Candor to reunite with the rest of the Dauntless. They set out to take down Jeanie. Along the way, the faction-less look to Four to lead the troops to overthrow Jeanie.

This movie is a sequel to Divergent. No way around it, if you didn't see the first movie, go watch it. Without the context, you have no clue what's going on. The movie dives into family dynamics, love, betrayal, and heroes with a "bleeding heart". The acting in this film is even kilter and moves the story along fast. Setting up for the two part-er for the finale.

If you liked Divergent, you will like this. If not, you should skip.



Monday, April 13, 2015

Taiwan Box Office - April 12, 2015 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of April 12, 2015
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 Furious 7/Furious Seven/Fast & Furious 7 (玩命關頭7) 2
2 The Divergent Series: Insurgent (分歧者2:叛亂者) 4
3 念念 (Murmur Of The Hearts) 1
4 The Lazarus Effect (永夜魔女) 1
5 The Longest Ride (愛情沒有終點) 1
6 Home (好家在一起) 3
7 來自星星的傻瓜PK 4
8 Cinderella (仙履奇緣) 5
9 Kingsman: The Secret Service (金牌特務) 9
10 行者 (The Walkers) 1
11 笑笑羊大電影 (Shaun the Sheep Movie) 2
12 Messi (球神梅西) 2
13 所羅門的偽證前篇:事件 (Solomon's Perjury I: Suspicion) 2
14 台北夜遊團團轉 (One Night In Taipei) 1
15 The Imitation Game (模仿遊戲) 7
16 Still Alice (我想念我自己) 10
17 小森食光-夏秋篇 (Little Forest - Summer And Autumn) 1
18 Tangerines (橘子收成時) 2
19 The Double (盜貼人生) 3
20 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (金盞花大酒店2) 4

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved April 13, 2015

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Hong Kong Box Office - April 5, 2015 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: April 5, 2015


Weekend of April 5, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 Furious 7/Furious Seven/Fast & Furious 7 (狂野時速7)
2 可爱的你/五個小孩的校長 (Little Big Master)
3 衝鋒車 (Two Thumbs Up)
4 Home (無敵安樂窩)
5 Cinderella (仙履奇緣)
6 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (海綿寶寶:脫水大冒險)
7 瘋語 (Insanity)
8 The Divergent Series: Insurgent (叛亂者:強權終結)
9 失孤 (Lost And Love)
10 回憶中的瑪妮 (When Marnie Was There)

Source: Ent Group, HKFlimArt, and WMOOV - retrieved April 9, 2015

Friday, April 10, 2015

Hong Kong Box Office - March 29, 2015 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: March 29, 2015


Weekend of March 29, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 可爱的你/五個小孩的校長 (Little Big Master)
2 The Divergent Series: Insurgent (叛亂者:強權終結)
3 Cinderella (仙履奇緣)
4 Run All Night (一夜狂逃)
5 失孤 (Lost And Love)
6 雛妓 (Sara)
7 The Imitation Game (解碼遊戲)
8 台北夜蒲團團轉 (One Night in Taipei)
9 Unbroken (非凡生命歷)
10 Predestination (逆時空狙擊)

Source: Ent Group and WMOOV - retrieved April 9, 2015

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Kingsman: The Secret Service - 金牌特務



Kingsman: The Secret Service (金牌特務) is an 2015 film. The movie stars Colin Firth and Taron Egerton. The supporting cast include Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Michael Caine, Sophie Cookson, and Sofia Boutella. The movie is loosely based on a comic book called The Secret Service.



The Kingsman are a secret agency based out of the UK. Colin Firth plays Harry "Galahad" Hart, a long time agent. Taron plays Eggsy, the son of a recruit who sacrifice himself to save others. Harry leaves Eggsy with momento. Years later, a Kingsman, Lancelot, is killed in the line of duty and they have to replace him. The search is on. Eggsy is recruited by Harry to try out for the agency. Along the way, the rest of the Kingsman try to find out how and who killed Lancelot. That leads them to billionaire philanthropist turned criminal mastermind, Richmond Valentine, played by Jackson. Valentine has a devious plan to destroy the world. The Kingsman try to stop it.

I can see why this film has maintained great traction in oversea box offices. Even into April, this film is still in the top movies in Asia. This movie is parts of a lot of things. I knows that James Bond is the quintessential spy character. I also knows that the today's age is different than that of the 1960s. And it also wants to be part of the new breed of action films that take action and gun play into an art form. With all those elements put together, I would says that it's trying to invent its own spy brand.

If you like slick action with modern action and a new take on the spy genre, you'll like this film. I did and I am glad I watched it.



Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Taiwan Box Office - April 5, 2015 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of April 5, 2015
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 Furious 7/Furious Seven/Fast & Furious 7 (玩命關頭7) 1
2 The Divergent Series: Insurgent (分歧者2:叛亂者) 3
3 Home (好家在一起) 2
4 Cinderella (仙履奇緣) 4
5 Kingsman: The Secret Service (金牌特務) 8
6 來自星星的傻瓜PK 3
7 笑笑羊大電影 (Shaun the Sheep Movie) 1
8 The Imitation Game (模仿遊戲) 6
9 所羅門的偽證前篇:事件 (Solomon's Perjury I: Suspicion) 1
10 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (金盞花大酒店2) 3
11 Run All Night (一夜狂奔) 4
12 五個小孩的校長 (Little Big Master) 2
13 Still Alice (我想念我自己) 9
14 X+Y (x+y愛的方程式) 1
15 Tangerines (橘子收成時) 1
16 屍油 (Spell) 2
17 The Double (盜貼人生) 2
18 The Humbling (百老匯熟男日記) 1
19 The Little Death (愛愛小確性) 2
20 A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence (鴿子在樹枝上沈思) 2

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved April 7, 2015

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Step Up: All In - 舞力全開5



Step Up: All In (舞力全開5) is an 2014 film. The film stars Ryan Guzman, Briana Evigan, and Adam Sevani. This is the fifth installment in the Step Up film series. All three stars reprise their roles from previous installments.

After the Mob wins the dance competition, they head out to LA, but are not making it. Sean splits with the rest of the crew as they head back to Miami and he stays in LA. Reunited with Moose, they form a group to compete in Vortex, a dance competition on VH1. The winner will get a 3 year deal to perform their own show at Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas. Moose goes through a roll call of all his amazing dancers. They head out to Las Vegas to try to win.

No apologies film. Crews, in fighting, egos, set ups, etc. etc. etc. This movie is drama, but with dance. It doesn't apologize for it, and it flaunts it well. If you like dance with lots of drama in between, this movie is for you.



Monday, April 6, 2015

Zhong Guo Box Office - April 5, 2015 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: April 5, 2015


Weekend of April 5, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 战狼 (Wolf Warriors)
2 Kingsman: The Secret Service (王牌特工:特工学院)
3 咱们结婚吧 (Let's Get Married)
4 暴疯语 (Insanity)
5 Cinderella (灰姑娘)
6 The House Of Magic (魔法总动员)
7 失孤 (Lost And Love)
8 Taken 3 (飓风营救3)
9 白幽灵传奇之绝命逃亡 (Outcast)
10 冲锋车 (Two Thumbs Up)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved April 6, 2015

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Furious 7 - Furious Seven - 玩命關頭7



Furious 7 (玩命關頭7) is an 2015 film. The movie stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, and Jason Statham. The supporting cast include Kurt Russell, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, and Ronda Rousey. The movie has cameo appearances from Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelley, Noel Gugliemi, Luke Evans, Levy Tran, and Iggy Azalea. Malaysian Chinese film director James Wan takes over for the departing Justin Lin.



Furious 7 takes off where Fast & Furious 6 left off. The crew back in LA living life. Deckard Shaw is up to no good as he starts his hunt for those that crippled his little brother Owen Shaw. Deckard starts with Hobbs to find the rest of the crew. When Deckard puts Hobbs in the hospital, he goes after Han and the Toretto house. From that point on, the action goes strong and doesn't stop, no need to explain more.

Furious 7 goes for the jugular and doesn't make any apologies. It's another good entry into the franchise. Fast cars, lots of action, the car racing scene on display. Along the way, a common theme emerges, "Family". This merry band of misfits are a family and it shows in how they take care of each other.

Don't expect the same humor as Lin's FF entries. James Wan puts his stamp on this installment with suspenseful actions scenes that make you go "whoa!" Do it, I dare you to watch it and not smile and even LOL!

This was also a sad good bye to the late Paul Walker. *SPOILER* Entering the film, I thought they would kill him off, but they didn't. Instead, they made a touching tribute to Paul with a video montage. RIP Paul Walker.