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Considering it scored an 80% on RT and made over $120M at the box office (much, much more than what movies of that kind usually make), I'd hesitate to call it underrated.

Apollo 13 (which is among my favorite movies ever), but A Beautiful Mind is a close #2.

Considering Angelina apparently said no to sequels both Wanted (lol don't ask) and Salt, I'll be very surprised if she said yes to another Maleficent.

It lives up to the hype. Maybe it's because I'm gonna be a dad in about a month or so, but this impacted me in a way no movie has in a very long time. What Richard Linklater has accomplished (filming a story of a family that spans 12 years and setting in real time by using the same actors over that time) is nothing short of remarkable. Ellar Coltrane and Lorelei Linklater (the director's daughter) may not be the most experienced actors, especially at the beginning, but that's exactly the point: we watch them grow up and become mature on camera, and it's pretty amazing (much more so than if the movie had been made in a more "conventional" manner with three different actors playing the parts). In the roles of mom and dad, Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke give some of the best work of their careers, and it's also fascinating to watch how they change over time. Because of the way the film was shot, we find plenty of references to pop culture and the changes that have occurred in society that mark what year is the story is taking place, from carefully chosen song selections to nods to everything from Harry Potter, the movies of summer 2008, and the Obama election. Is this a groundbreaking story that hasn't been told before? No, it most certainly isn't. But you've definitely never seen it done quite like this. A

A Boyhood The LEGO Movie A- Chef Dawn of the Planet of the Apes How to Train Your Dragon 2 X-Men: Days of Future Past B+ 22 Jump Street Begin Again Captain America: The Winter Soldier Edge of Tomorrow The Fault In Our Stars The Grand Budapest Hotel Neighbors B Godzilla Lucy Maleficent Million Dollar Arm Muppets Most Wanted Noah Non-Stop B- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Divergent Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Jersey Boys Rio 2 C+ 300: Rise of an Empire The Monuments Men Tammy C A Million Ways to Die in the West Ride Along

Oh god, not this again.

It lost over 800 theaters?

With dollar theaters still to come, that seems like a given at this point.

Even with this summer being as "meh" as it is overall, Maleficent taking #2 of the season is pretty damn impressive. Well done.

A The LEGO Movie A- Chef Dawn of the Planet of the Apes How to Train Your Dragon 2 X-Men: Days of Future Past B+ 22 Jump Street Begin Again Captain America: The Winter Soldier Edge of Tomorrow The Fault In Our Stars The Grand Budapest Hotel Neighbors B Godzilla Lucy Maleficent Million Dollar Arm Muppets Most Wanted Noah Non-Stop B- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Divergent Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Jersey Boys Rio 2 C+ 300: Rise of an Empire The Monuments Men Tammy C A Million Ways to Die in the West Ride Along

Expendables 3 was leaked three weeks before release? Movie studios, protect your shit better.

Terrific for Lucy ($30M+ is guaranteed now) and not bad for Hercules either all things considered. Even if it doesn't become a big hit, it won't be the big flop most thought it would be heading into the weekend. Looks like this summer is gonna go without a single big megabomb (you got lucky there, Jupiter Ascending).

LOL that would've been impossible for them to do. And would've been really stupid too. Among the films not mentioned, the previews for Funny People from a few years pretty much gave away the whole movie (by revealing that Adam Sandler gets better). Between eliminating whatever hook they could've had and the movie itself being (at least in my and, judging from the pitiful legs it had, most moviegoers', opinions) an unfunny and obnoxiously overlong bore, no wonder moviegoers fled in the other direction.

They're almost the same exact movie, except Begin Again is obviously a much more "polished" effort. And they're both really good, about equal for me. "Falling Slowly" is a truly magical moment caught on film, though.

Bump To date: Ralph Fiennes in The Grand Budapest Hotel, Shailene Woodley in The Fault In Our Stars, Keira Knightley in Begin Again, and Andy Serkis in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

They should've, but they opted to waste it on Jupiter Ascending (an inevitable bomb that they decided to banish to early next year about a month ago when it was too late) instead.

More like "let's get to Winter already." That's where the excitement is at this year.

It looks like fun (unlike, say, Transcendence).

There's an Step Up sequel opening a week after it. Ba Dum Tss!

If Lucy does $25-30M and Apes holds well with around $20M, it'll be fine.

I don't think The Hundred-Foot Journey is going to make too much of a dent. Get on Up has much broader appeal.

I really think Tammy is benefitting from an almost complete dearth of movies aimed at older women this summer, as well as older audiences in general. All the more reason I believe Get on Up will make a killing if everything goes right.

Lucy is rated R and Hercules is looking to be a total non-event. Another 40-45% drop for Apes doesn't seem impossible.

I was referring to how uneventful it's run has been.