The Wolverine sharpened his claws and dug right in this past weekend, and clawed his way right to the top. But not far behind him is the world’s greatest super-villain turned nice guy, Gru. Sandwiched in there is one I just don’t get, but I’m not a fan of horror so maybe I’m the wrong person to ask about The Conjuring.

#1 — The Wolverine

Budget: $120 Million
Totals: $55 Million Weekend Gross / $86 Million Foreign / $141.1 Million Worldwide
Week Number: 1

Perhaps a slightly week domestic opening compared to the budget, and compared to the first Wolverine film. But with the foreign total,…

With G.I. Joe: Retaliation now available on VOD and hitting Blu-ray/DVD next week, I was able to sit down with director Jon M. Chu last weekend for an exclusive video interview.  However, with Chu returning to direct G.I. Joe 3, I used a lot of my time talking about the next installment and what fans can expect.  Some of the highlights he told me were:

• Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson are returning.
• The release date is still being figured out.
• Regarding the script, they’re currently “narrowing down the writer.”
• On Retaliation, they learned that fans were okay with stretching things a…

Sharpen up your claws and prepare to be saved by mutants and stuff, because The Wolverine is coming to the big screen this weekend, and as usual, he’s probalby angry, or depressed and the like.

New This Weekend

The Wolverine — PG-13

The first Wolverine film was slightly lackluster, although I enjoyed it more than most. But I’m hoping for much greater things from this film. And it’s getting some pretty good reviews. I’ll be seeing this film this weekend and I’m looking forward to it!

Lured to a Japan he hasn’t seen since World War II, century-old mutant Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) finds…

I hope I’m not disapointed by this film. I suspect that many might find it a little boring, even though what we are seeing is intense, I think the general movie-going audience wants a different type of intensity — you know, like super-heroes crashing around.

But I sort of suspect that I personally might like this film. But it really does depend on where it’s going, what the end of the film is like, and of course, how we get there.

Gravity premieres on October 4^th.

In this clip from Lake Bell’s upcoming film, In a World, apparently Russian Storm Troopers will not find the droids they are looking for…

There’s something interesting looking to me about this film. And goodness knows Lake Bell is working her tail off for it. For this film she is writing, directing, producing, AND acting in the lead roll. That’s a WHOLE lot of work, let me assure you.

The story of this film is about the daughter of a veteran voice-over star who is looking to break into the business and battling to get voicing jobs for trailers that might be the next big film.

The film…

Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and Peppermint Patty will return to the silver screen in November 2015, timing that coincides with the 50th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, perhaps the most beloved cartoon in television history. But how will the new feature film — with 3-D, CG animation — compare to the hand-drawn charms of that 1965 small-screen classic? Or to the Charles Schulz comic strip that possessed an especially elusive brand of whimsy?

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No.

NO!

This is the worst idea ever. The comics were simple and charming, as were the cartoon adaptations. This is…

I normally can’t be bothered to post film posters. I find them to be the most boring things to post. Why would I bother you guys with something so droll?

However…

I really like this one — A LOT!. It’s wonderful in it’s simplicity and conveys so much with such clean design. This, though simple, is actually really good design work in my opinion. Well done, Disney!

That’s what Sandra Bullock says it would take for her to suit up for another installment of her hit buddy cop comedy, costarring Melissa McCarthy, which has grossed $130 million and sparked a groundswell of sequel rumors. “I know they say never say never, but right now, I can’t imagine it,” Bullock tells EW. “I don’t want to ruin what Melissa and I had. If a miracle happens where [a script] shows up that really and truly outdid the first and provided an experience that was better than the first one, then I would look at it. But I’m not there.”

Well that’s good because I can’t really imaine…

So, this looks interesting, even if Keanu Reeves still can’t act. But I daresay the film looks fairly interesting to me, though I can’t exactly say why.

One thing is for sure, this film has had a troubled journey. It comes from first time filmmaker Carl Rinsch, and was originally scheduled to hit the box office last November. That didn’t happen and it went through a few rough bumps and dates before finally landing on Christmas Day of this year.

After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their…