Weekend Gross (June 7-9)

The top grossing movies were:
1. The Purge-It grossed $35 million over the weekend and it came out on Friday June 7. It is an thriller/horror dystopian film. It stars Ethan Hawke as a home security developer.

2. Fast and Furious 6-It grossed 19.63 million over two weeks old and has grossed $171 million so far. This is an action/crime film and the sixth in the Fast and Furious film series. It stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto and Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner.

Notes:The Purge came it first despite negative reviews. Fast and Furious 6 got to the $200 million mark.

Victor Simmons

Iron Man 3

                                                                 Rated 4.25 Stars

Many wanted to know exactly how Marvel would follow up after the Avengers. Now we know, and we are happy. Iron Man 3 immediately captivates the audience and foreshadows the rest of the film. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is being hounded mainly by his post traumatic stress, and also his relationship, and newest foe: the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). I personally enjoyed the new director Shane Black over former director Jon Favreau. Iron Man 3 is filled with suspense on every corner. So many things keep us guessing. It also has enough action (maybe slightly too much) and Stark's natural humor. Guy Pearce plays Aldrich Killian as a mix of Justin Hammer from "Iron Man 2" and Buddy/Syndrome from "The Incredibles," and of course, adds his on twist. While still maintaining a few major differences from the comics, I definitely consider Iron Man 3. better than Iron Man 2. Apparently many people had similar views on this marvelous film because as of June 4th it is the 5th highest grossing worldwide film in history.

Victor Simmons

Weekend Gross (May 31-June 2)

The top grossing films were:
Fast and Furious 6: $35.16 million over the weekend. It is a week old and has grossed $171 million so far. This is an action/crime film and the sixth in the Fast and Furious film series. It stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto and Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner.

Now You See Me: $29.35 million over the weekend. It was released on Friday, May 31.
This is a highly anticipated thriller/crime film,. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as magician/criminal J.Daniel Atlas.


Notes. It was a rather quiet weekend at the box office. Fast and Furious 6 easily took first place for the second straight weekend. After Earth, a science fiction film by Will Smith came in third, thus making it the biggest commercial failure on opening weekend by a Will Smith movie.

Paul Simmons

Sorry For the Wait

Die Hard For Movies has been on a hiatus since September 2012. After a few attempts to reboot the blog, Paul and Victor are back at it. We will continue to rate PG and PG-13 movies. We intend to get a larger following this time around. The hiatus is over, and there will be an increase in movies viewed in summer and autumn after a busy winter for the writers. Stay tuned as big movies come out this summer and fall. We thank our followers and welcome new ones. Time to Die Harder.

Paul Smith and Victor Simmons

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days combined books The Last Straw and Dog Days in the Diary of a Wimpy kid series by Jeff Kinney.Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) is looking forward to a lazy summer filled with video games. But his dad (Steve Zahn) might send him to Military school and his mother has "other ideas" for a good time. It is humorous.Greg also ends up trying to spend time with his best friednd Rowley (Robert Capron) and his love interest Holly Hills (Peyton R. List). The family bonding teaches a bit of a lesson. However, some scenes were all but unpredictable. Overall I rated the film a B-. While its main viewers (ages 7-13) will like it, people out of its main age range will not enjoy it. Which might be its purpose. But if you saw the second film Rodrick Rules, this one is not quite as good. It seems more optomistic than the books. Kids- still do not hesitate to see it.

August 10, 11, 12 Weekend Box Office

1.The Bourne Legacy--In this 4th movie in the Bourne series, lost assassin Aaron Cross replaces Jason Bourne as the protagonist. (Genre: Action/Thriller, Director: Tony Gilroy, Starring: Jeremy Renner) WEEKEND GROSS:$38.1 Million NEW

2. The Campaign--In a Morth Carolina Congressman election, a tourism director is chosen to run against a current congressman with a new bad reputation. (Genre:Comedy, Director: Jay Roach, Starring: Will Ferrell) WEEKEND GROSS: $26.59 Million NEW

August 3, 4, 5 Weekend Box Office

1.The Dark Knight Rises--Eight years after the Dark Knight Gotham has lost its respect for Batman. But he must become a hero again because of a masked terrorist. (Genre:Adventure/Action, Director:Christopher Nolan, Starring:Christian Bale) WEEKEND GROSS: $35.7 Million 2 WEEKS OLD

2. Total Recall-- A reboot from the 1990 film, a man named Douglas Quaid goes to a company that can create memories from dreams but he ends up in a mix with spies and soldiers.(Genre: Action/Thriller, Director: Len Wiseman, Starring: Colin Ferrell) WEEKEND GROSS: $25.58 Million NEW