Tag: The Upside
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‘Fatherhood’: Kevin Hart’s Transition From Comedy To Drama Could Use A Rethink [Review]
Kevin Hart’s transition from comedian to a dramatic actor just isn’t working. The comedian’s second turn in a more serious role, director Paul Weitz‘s “Fatherhood” for Netflix— 2019’s “The Upside” was his first — is all downside, and it’s missing some crucial elements.Read More: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2021Glaringly absent is the comedian’s…
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‘Fatherhood’ Trailer: Kevin Hart Stars In Adaptation of Matthew Logelin’s Beloved Memoir July 18
Best known for his stand-up and countless comedic roles, Kevin Hart, has rarely treaded into the territory of dramatic films. The closest he’s gotten is 2011’s “Let Go” and 2017’s “The Upside,” an American remake of the French film, “The Intouchables.”Read More: Netflix Unveils Massive Summer Slate Teaser Trailer: New Films With Felicity Jones, Jason…
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‘The War With Grandpa’ Tops ‘Tenet’ at Domestic Box Office
“The War With Grandpa,” a Robert De Niro comedy about the battle between a wily septuagenarian and his grandson over a bedroom, was originally supposed to hit theaters in 2018.Plans changed after Harvey Weinstein, the indie film producer whose company The Weinstein Company financed the “Home Alone” knockoff, was exposed as a serial sexual harasser…
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‘1917’ Triumphs at the Box Office With $37 Million, and Much More To Come
Some good news this weekend: The early 2020 small uptick in grosses continued, with total ticket sales totaling around $130 million. (The second weekend of 2019 saw $120 million.) And leading the charge was Sam Mendes’ innovative “1917.” At $36.5 million, it more than doubled #2 “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” for an easy…
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Kevin Hart to Star in Superhero Comedy ‘Night Wolf’ from STXFilms
Kevin Hart is set to star in the superhero comedy “Night Wolf.”Hart will play an everyman meeting his future in-laws, a situation comedy films know all too well, but there’s a twist — the father in-law to be moonlights as the superhero Night Wolf.Hart says he “instantly fell in love” with the pitch from “Detective…
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‘Glass’ Set for Second Weekend at #1 as Oscar Nominees Expand
A few weeks into the new year and January 2019 is currently pacing ~13% behind last year and this weekend’s new releases aren’t likely to have much of an impact. Aviron’s Serenity is looking for a mid-to-high single digit debut and Fox’s The Kid Who Would be King hoping to inch into double digits. Meanwhile…
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‘Glass’ Fills Up with $40.58M Debut While ‘Dragon Ball’ Delivers Top Five Opening
Universal and Blumhouse’s Glass was unable to quite reach the lofty heights some had expected heading into the weekend, but the film still managed a solid #1 start, playing very similarly to its predecessor based on current estimates. Glass, however, might not be the biggest news of the weekend when you consider the monster debut…
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‘Glass’ Revives Box Office With Top 3 All-Time Mlk Weekend Opening
Though it isn’t looking like it will have the opening weekend analysts expected, Universal’s “Glass” is still doing its job of reviving the box office as it moves out of the holiday season. M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film made $16 million on Friday, and is currently projected for a 4-day total of $48 million from…
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Kevin Hart to Star in Paul Weitz’s ‘Fatherhood’
Kevin Hart is ready to show off his serious side.The comedian will star in Sony Pictures’ “Fatherhood,” a big-screen adaptation of the Matt Logelin bestseller “Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love.” The film, which centers on a widower who must raise his daughter after his wife dies in childbirth, is directed…
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How ‘The Upside’ Beat the Box Office Bankruptcy Curse
“The Upside,” a feel good film about the bond that forms between a wealthy quadriplegic and his caretaker, scored a surprising box office victory last weekend. The movie had to overcome a series of obstacles and setbacks before it topped charts.In the weeks leading up to the drama’s release, star Kevin Hart had been the…