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EOB Weekend Box Office Podcast: 1/12/2014 - The Tak3n Train Keeps on Rolling
12:09 PM 1/15/2015 by Senh Duong
Here’s the latest podcast, where I pronounce every word with a "th" or a "t" in it as a "d." Still, Binh thinks this one is pretty good.
To the surprise of no one, “Tak3n” was the top film. I pegged it in the $35-$40M range, and it came in at the higher end of that.
EOB Weekend Box Office Podcast: 1/05/2014 - The Hobbit Survives the New Year Hangover
5:43 PM 1/12/2015 by Senh Duong
Binh and I ran down the list of the top films at last weekend’s figures. The majority of the top films experienced drop-offs of 30%-50%. I was thinking the New Year’s Weekend would hold up better, but a glance at BoxOfficeMojo.com proved me wrong.
We were right on the mark in our prediction with the week’s only wide release, “The Woman in Black 2:
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Liam Neeson took the box office by storm yet again, while a few awards contenders made big moves.
In at number 1 is Taken 3 (read our review) with $40.4 million. That may not be the best opening for a Taken film, but it’s easily the second biggest debut for a January new release, just barely behind last year’s Ride Along ($41 million).
However, it’s worth noting that the Taken series has been trending downward over these last two films, despite stronger openings than the first.
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Back in the olden times, it was surprising that a hyper-violent action movie starring that guy from ‘Schindler’s List’ could open to huge box office and become one of the biggest hits of the year. But this is 2015, and it’s a little less surprising when a Liam Neeson action movie opens big. ‘Taken 3’ may not have matched the opening weekend of ‘Taken 2,’ but it’s off to a strong start.
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"It all ends here."
That's the tagline for TAKEN 3, the latest - and allegedly final - installment in the surprisingly popular action-revenge series starring now 62-year-old Liam Neeson as former CIA operative Bryan Mills, a man who just can't seem to catch a break. This sequel sees him seeking out the men who killed his ex-wife (Famke Janssen) while being pursued by a dogged...
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Critics Consensus: Taken 3 Is Less Than Captivating
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This week at the movies, we've got a man on the run (Taken 3, starring Liam Neeson and Forest Whitaker) and a civil rights hero (Selma, starring David Oyelowo and Tom Wilkinson). What do the critics have to say?
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ScreenCrush wraps up the latest in movies and TV you might have missed. Today, Liam Neeson makes his first music video (!), amazing Batman facts are revealed, and the new ‘Star Wars’ ranks as the most anticipated film of 2015.
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20th Century Fox has released a new featurette for its anticipated January sequel Taken 3. This latest sneak peek offers plenty of footage from the movie, along with an interview from star Liam Neeson. Maggie Grace is also on hand for this briefing on the iconic action hero Brayn Mills.Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills in Taken 3, whose reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered.  Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime, he goes on the run to evade the relentless pursuit of the CIA, FBI and the police.
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I've covered Liam Neeson's wily antics before, but now I'm really excited. Just in time for Hanukkah and Christmas malaise, Fox has gifted us with the "12 Skills of Christmas." It's Bryan Mills in full glory breaking necks, hacking phones, stealing guns from cops, reloading guns, exploding buildings and Liam Neeson not giving a fuck about all the laws he breaks in his quest for revenge. Is Neeson our successor to Charles Bronson? Will Tak3n be a great popcorn movie and a fun excuse to see some asses get kicked?
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'Taken 3' Trailer: Liam Neeson Is Back in Action
2:15 PM 9/30/2014 by Jeff Giles
It hardly seemed like the stuff of a trilogy in the making when it debuted in 2008, but Taken made a ton of money while repositioning Liam Neeson as an unlikely late-blooming action hero, so here we are, months away from what's supposedly the final installment in the Taken franchise.
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