Category Archives: The Möbius strip

The Möbius strip: Krampus surprises, awards start rolling in

Posted on December 8, 2015 by reelentropy

As with last week, part two of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay took the crown with an unimpressive total — $18.9 million — but the real story is the surprising runner up, Krampus. The weekend’s only wide release was expected to settle for the no. 4 … Continue reading →

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The Möbius strip: Most films continue to disappoint, Star Wars on track for record-shattering opening

Posted on December 1, 2015 by reelentropy

As expected, part two of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay took its second crown with $76 million over the five day weekend. The film is still tracking well behind its predecessors. The Good Dinosaur opened in second place to a similar paradox — its … Continue reading →

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The Möbius strip: Mockingjay disappoints, new releases disappoint further

Posted on November 23, 2015 by reelentropy

Part two of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay won the weekend with maybe the first disappointing $100 million opening ever. The film was predicted for north of $120 million. Other new releases, The Night Before and Secret in Their Eyes, also underperformed with just $10.1 million and $6.6 million, respectively- … Continue reading →

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The Möbius strip: Bond stays on top

Posted on November 17, 2015 by reelentropy

With yet another extraordinarily weak crop of new releases, Spectre predictably held the top spot this weekend- Box Office Mojo While it wasn’t a particularly spectacular scene, the detonation of Blofeld’s base in Spectre has now officially set the Guiness world record for largest explosion … Continue reading →

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The Möbius strip: Bond, Brown finally crash The Martian’s party

Posted on November 9, 2015 by reelentropy

In a predictable weekend box office race, popular newcomers Spectre and The Peanuts Movie took first and second place with $73 million and $45 million. The Martian dropped below second place for just the first time in its six-week run with $9.3 million- Box Office Mojo … Continue reading →

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