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The weekend totals for January 19th through January 21st, 2024 estimates are in: 1.) Mean Girls (Par) 3,826 (+25) theaters, Fri $3.25M (-72%) Sat $5.2M Sun $3.2M Sun 3-day $11.7M (-59%), Total $50M/Wk 2 2.) The Beekeeper (AMZ MGM) 3,330 (+27) theaters, Fri $2.44M (-64%) Sat $3.7M … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Totals For January 19th – 21st
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 19: Late Night Hosts
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 18: Richard Pryor
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 17: Improv Comedy
It’s that time of the year again, where I harangue everyone until they throw together a top 10 movies list. Here’s the rules: 1.) Your ballot can only contain 10 titles; no more, no less.2.) That being said, if you … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound: Year VIII
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 16: Badly Aged Comedy
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? In between the … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/16)
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 15: Odd Couples
The weekend totals for January 12th through January 14th, 2024 estimates are in: 1.) Mean Girls (Par) 3,791 theaters, Fri $11.65M, Sat $9.65M Sun $6.8M Mon $4M 3-day $28M, 4-day $32M/Wk 1 2.) The Beekeeper (AMZ MGM) 3,303 theaters, Fri $6.7M, Sat $5.7M Sun $4.3M Mon … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Totals For January 12th – 14th
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 14: MST3K and Riffing
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 13: Chris Rock
Mean Girls has gone from page to screen to stage to screen again. Tina Fey’s classic has gained songs (by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin) and lost venom. Transfer student Cady Haron is mentored by the wealthy and vain Regina … Continue reading Movie Review: Mean Girls (2024)
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 12: Silent Comedy
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 11: Your Funniest Internet Performer / Webseries / Webcomic
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 10: Worst Timed Joke
With The Mandalorian season wrapped up, The Bad Batch having wrapped up, we saw Ahsoka hit last year and now a second season is in development. And what’s this? A Jon Favreau Star Wars movie? I wanted to try doing … Continue reading A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Your Star Wars Discussion Thread
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Christopher Nolan. Highly recommended: Following, Memento, … Continue reading Director Profile: Christopher Nolan
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 9: Background Gags
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? Mean Girls is … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/9)
A shy writer (Andrew Scott) is propositioned by a drunken neighbor (Paul Mescal). He’s too guarded to respond. The next day he visits his hometown and stumbles across his parents (Jamie Bell and Claire Foy). They’re eager to learn about … Continue reading LGBT Movies: All of Us Strangers (2023)
It’s been a year since we did our last comedy challenge and we had a lot of suggestions from then for this sequel version of it. The month is going to cover a lot of different comedians, and actors who … Continue reading 30 Day Comedy Challenge Day 8: Seth Rogen
