Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Movie Box Office Results February 3 – 5 2017

    Movie Box Office Results February 3 – 5 2017

    Split tops the box office for the 3rd week!!   The top ten movies for February 3 – 5, 2017 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Split, $14.5 million, Total so far: $99 million #2:  Rings, $13 million, Total so far: $13 million #3:  A Dog’s Purpose, $10.8 million, Total so far: $33 million #4:  Hidden Figures, $10.1…

  • “Life of a King” Movie Review

    “Life of a King” Movie Review

    Eugene (Cuba Gooding Jr.) was just released from jail after 17 years. Unlike many, Eugene is a changed man. He wants to make things right with his daughter, Katrina (Rachae Thomas) and son. But they reject him, blaming him for their childhood troubles…..and, truthfully, they are right: He was a bad father, and a bad…

  • Movie Box Office Results January 27 – 29 2017

    Movie Box Office Results January 27 – 29 2017

    Split scares the competition again to land at #1 for the second week!   The top ten movies for January 27 – 29, 2017 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Split, $26.2 million, Total so far: $78 million #2:  A Dog’s Purpose, $18.3 million, Total so far: $18.3 million #3:  Hidden Figures, $14 million, Total so far:…

  • “Eddie the Eagle” Movie Review

    “Eddie the Eagle” Movie Review

    I remember “Eddie the Eagle” from watching the Olympic games from Calgary in 1988.  Eddie Edwards (Taron Egerton) grew up dreaming about becoming an Olympic athlete. Unfortunately, he had physical issues requiring braces on his legs until he was a teenager. Eddie’s mother, Janette (Jo Hartley) supported Eddie’s dreams, but, his father, Terry (Keith Allen),…

  • Movie Box Office Results January 20 – 22 2017

    Movie Box Office Results January 20 – 22 2017

    Split scares the competition to land at #1.   The top ten movies for January 20 – 22, 2017 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Split, $40.1 million, Total so far: $40.1 million #2:  xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, $20 million, Total so far: $20 million #3:  Hidden Figures, $16.25 million, Total so far: $84 million #4:…

  • “Big Eyes” Movie Review

    “Big Eyes” Movie Review

     (Fascinating) Margaret (Amy Adams) left her first marriage with her daughter, Jane (Delaney Raye & Madeleine Arthur), and moved to San Francisco. All she brought with them was a car trunk full of her paintings and some clothes. In San Francisco, she met Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), a superficial salesman and marketer posing as an…

  • Movie Box Office Results January 13 – 15 2017

    Movie Box Office Results January 13 – 15 2017

    Hidden Figures adds another #1 to the equation. Visit ForCarol’s STEM Enrichment page.    The top ten movies for January 13 – 15, 2017 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Hidden Figures, $20.4 million, Total so far: $55 million #2:  La La Land, $14.5 million, Total so far: $74 million #3:  Sing, $13.1 million, Total so…

  • “Black or White” Movie Review

    “Black or White” Movie Review

    (Emotional) Elliot (Kevin Costner) and Carol (Jennifer Ehle) Anderson adopt their 17 year old daughter’s baby after she dies during childbirth. The father, Reggie (Andre Holland), is a drug addict with no interest in raising the child. Seven years later, Carol dies in a car crash (Drive Safe!) leaving Elliot to raise Eloise (Jillian Estell)…

  • Movie Box Office Results January 6 – 8 2017

    Movie Box Office Results January 6 – 8 2017

    Hidden Figures is #1 by a millimeter.  Final numbers came out late Monday…very close race.   The top ten movies for January 6 – 8, 2017 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Hidden Figures, $22.8 million, Total so far: $26 million #2:  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, $22 million, Total so far: $477 million…