The BFG News
Steven Spielberg‘s The BFG hit theaters this weekend and landed with a “gigantic” thud. The $140 million Roald Dahl adaptation earned a measly $19.6 million in its opening weekend, which is a huge disappointment anyway you look at it.
- Cinema Blend: Weekend Box Office: Finding Dory Threepeats, Tarzan and BFG Off To Slow Starts
- Variety: ‘Finding Dory’ Keeps Holiday Box Office Bright; ‘The BFG’ Fizzles
- IndieWire: Holiday Box Office Update: ‘Legend of Tarzan’ and ‘The Purge: Election Year’ Improve; ‘The BFG’ Falls
- Hollywood Reporter: Russia Box Office: 'Legend of Tarzan' No. 1 With Soft $3M; 'BFG' Places Second
- The Wrap: ‘Finding Dory’ Leads Weekend by a Fin, ‘The BFG’ Continues to Bomb
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: FINDING DORY Stays At #1 As THE BFG And THE LEGEND OF TARZAN Crash And Burn
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Purge: Election Year' Gets a Strong Start While 'The BFG' Stumbles
- The Wrap: 7 Reasons Why ‘The BFG’ Is a Big Unfriendly Bomb for Disney
- MovieWeb: Finding Dory Beats Tarzan, BFG, Purge in Weekend #3
- The Wrap: ‘Finding Dory’ Keeps Swimming to No. 1, ‘The BFG’ Falls Hard
- Film School Rejects: 15 Movies to Watch After You See The BFG
On the surface “The BFG” has more in its favor than most movies: An award-winning director with a time-tested box office track record; solid reviews; and the backing of the seemingly unstoppable Disney — by far the most successful studio of this year so far.
But this weekend’s grosses for the adaptation of the Roald Dahl book are extremely modest for a movie that cost an estimated $140 million to produce.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, “The BFG” has made only $12 million so far and is expected to end the long holiday weekend with less than $20 million domesti
- The Wrap: ‘Finding Dory’ Leads Weekend by a Fin, ‘The BFG’ Continues to Bomb
- Hollywood Reporter: 'The BFG' Visual Effects Whiz Joe Letteri Makes the Case for Motion-Capture Performances
- Hollywood Reporter: 'The BFG': Skywalker's Gary Rydstrom Reveals the Sounds Behind the Movie's Snozzcumbers and Whizzpoppers
- FirstShowing.net: Sound Off: Steven Spielberg's 'The BFG' - What Did You Think of It?
- The Wrap: ‘Finding Dory’ Keeps Swimming to No. 1, ‘The BFG’ Falls Hard
We are once again at that time of year when the air is filled with excitement as well as an abundance of explosions. Sure, that could mean 4th of July fireworks and grilling with friends. It could also be referring to another, American pastime, this one a little newer and a lot more exciting. That would be the annual Purge, 12 hours when all crime, including murder, is perfectly legal and the people of this country – those who don't hide behind locked doors – are allowed to get their own, individual aggression out.
- Hollywood Reporter: Rapid Round: 'The Purge: Election Year' Director on How the Violence at Donald Trump's Rallies Made Its Way Into His Movie
- AintItCool: Horrorella Reviews THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR!
- HitFix: $10 million 'The Purge: Election Year' will outgross $140 million 'The BFG' this weekend
- ScreenRant: The Purge: Election Year Passes Finding Dory at Friday Box Office
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Purge: Election Year' Gets a Strong Start While 'The BFG' Stumbles
- Variety: Box Office: ‘The Purge 3’ Tops ‘Tarzan,’ Spielberg Bombs With ‘The BFG’
- Coming Soon: Finding Dory Holds Off Tarzan, The Purge and The BFG
- Horror Society: Horror Sales: The Purge 3 is #3 During Opening its Opening Weekend.
- IndieWire: ‘Everything Wrong With The Purge: Anarchy’ Challenges the Logic About a Movie Where All Crime Is Legal
- The Wrap: ‘The Purge’ Sequel Scares Up Friday Box Office Win With $14.5 Million
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Dory' Threepeats Over Holiday Weekend; 'Tarzan' and 'Purge 3' Open Well Above Expectations
- MovieWeb: Finding Dory Beats Tarzan, BFG, Purge in Weekend #3
There were some surprises at the box office this Fourth of July weekend, but the number one spot remained unchanged for the third week in a row.
Finding Dory once again wins the weekend, bringing in $41.9 million. The latest from Pixar Animation Studios has demonstrated very strong legs since it began its box office run, riding Finding Nemo nostalgia and a slew of positive reviews to tremendous commercial success. At this point, there isn’t much left to say about the film’s performance.
- JoBlo: Weekend Box Office Report: July 1-3, 2016
- IGN Movies: Spielberg's The BFG Bombs at Weekend Box Office
- Cinema Blend: Weekend Box Office: Finding Dory Threepeats, Tarzan and BFG Off To Slow Starts
- Filmonic: Box Office: July Preview – Busting Bourne Pets Beyond Tarzan
- Entertainment Weekly: Weekend box office: Legend of Tarzan takes $38.1 million at No. 2
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Finding Dory’ Dominates ‘Tarzan,’ Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’ Bombs
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'Finding Dory' Sinks 'Legend of Tarzan,' 'BFG' With $50.2M
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: Steven Spielberg's 'BFG' Equals Big Failed Gamble in U.S.
- IndieWire: Top 10 Box Office Takeaways: ‘The Legend of Tarzan’ and ‘The BFG’ May Not Recoup
- Moviefone: Here's Why 'Tarzan' Beat Expectations at the Box Office
- Variety: China Box Office: ‘Turtles’ Beats ‘Bounty Hunters’
- Variety: Korea Box Office: ‘Familyhood’ Debuts Strongly, ‘Tarzan’ Lands in Second
- Variety: Hollywood Scores as First Half Hong Kong Box Office Edges Higher
- Variety: China Box Office Growth Poised For First Half Slowdown
- Variety: ‘Finding Dory’ Keeps Holiday Box Office Bright; ‘The BFG’ Fizzles
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: FINDING DORY Stays At #1 As THE BFG And THE LEGEND OF TARZAN Crash And Burn
Audiences are in for a big treat (make that a really big treat) when Steven Spielberg’s The BFG hits theaters this 4th of July weekend. Bringing together the talents of three of the world’s greatest dreamers — Spielberg, Walt Disney and Roald Dahl —the movie mixes tender storytelling, great performances and never-before-seen special effects to create a larger than life wonder that’s giant fun for the whole family.
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- HitFix: How a last-minute Steven Spielberg note made 'Gremlins' into a blockbuster
- AintItCool: Capone doesn't see what the BFD is about Spielberg's THE BFG
- Hollywood Reporter: 'The BFG' Visual Effects Whiz Joe Letteri Makes the Case for Motion-Capture Performances
- The Wrap: ‘Finding Dory’ Leads Weekend by a Fin, ‘The BFG’ Continues to Bomb
I know most of that title makes absolutely no sense, and I assure you it’s by design. With already half a year behind, it’s time to look at the box office prospects of July’s theatrical offerings, all 13 of them. Besides extreme heat (depending on where you live), July also brings 13 wide releases in […]
Read Box Office: July Preview – Busting Bourne Pets Beyond Tarzan on Filmonic.
- Deadline: ‘Tarzan’ Takes $18.8M In First Offshore Swing; ‘TMNT2’ Kicks Up $26M China Bow; ‘Pets’ Purrs – International Box Office
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Finding Dory’ Heads for Third Straight Victory as ‘The BFG,’ ‘Tarzan’ Stumble
- Variety: Box Office: ‘The Purge 3’ Tops ‘Tarzan,’ Spielberg Bombs With ‘The BFG’
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Finding Dory’ Dominates ‘Tarzan,’ Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’ Bombs
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'Finding Dory' Sinks 'Legend of Tarzan,' 'BFG' With $50M-Plus
- Comic Book Movie: BOX OFFICE: FINDING DORY Stays At #1 As THE BFG And THE LEGEND OF TARZAN Crash And Burn
- Cinema Blend: The Purge: Election Year Just Scored A Big Win At The Box Office
- The Wrap: ‘The Purge’ Sequel Scares Up Friday Box Office Win With $14.5 Million
- ScreenRant: The Purge: Election Year Passes Finding Dory at Friday Box Office
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Purge: Election Year' Gets a Strong Start While 'The BFG' Stumbles
- Dark Horizons: Review: The Legend of Tarzan
- Hollywood Reporter: In Theaters This Weekend: Reviews of 'The BFG,' 'Legend of Tarzan' and More
- Hollywood Reporter: The Problem With Resurrecting Dated 'Tarzan' Characters
- Hollywood Reporter: The Secrets Behind That Other Tarzan Movie — The One That Earned a Dog a Screenwriting Oscar Nomination
- Dark Horizons: Box-Office: "Purge," "Tarzan" To Beat "BFG"
- AintItCool: Capone advises that you grab a vine and swing away from THE LEGEND OF TARZAN
- Cinema Blend: The Biggest Changes The Legend Of Tarzan Made From The Original Books
- Cinema Blend: How Much Food Alexander Skarsgard Had To Eat To Prepare For Tarzan
- Coming Soon: Finding Dory Holds Off Tarzan, The Purge and The BFG
- MTV Movies Blog: The Legend Of Tarzan: Me Shirtless Hero, You Skeptical Modern Audience
- The Wrap: New Studio Marketing Push: Don’t Just Ogle Alexander Skarsgard’s ‘Tarzan’ Body, Learn How to Get It
- Bleeding Cool: Legend Of Tarzan – The Most Accurate Tarzan Film Made
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Dory' Threepeats Over Holiday Weekend; 'Tarzan' and 'Purge 3' Open Well Above Expectations
“The Purge: Election Year” made $14.5 million in theaters on Friday, just inches ahead of the competition to claim the No.
- Cinema Blend: The Purge: Election Year Just Scored A Big Win At The Box Office
- Variety: Box Office: ‘The Purge 3’ Tops ‘Tarzan,’ Spielberg Bombs With ‘The BFG’
- The Wrap: ‘The Purge’ Sequel Out Swings ‘Legend of Tarzan’ at Thursday Box Office
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Finding Dory’ Heads for Third Straight Victory as ‘The BFG,’ ‘Tarzan’ Stumble
- HitFix: $10 million 'The Purge: Election Year' will outgross $140 million 'The BFG' this weekend
- Dread Central: Purge: Election Year, The (2016)
- IndieWire: ‘The Purge: Election Year’ Review Roundup: Critics Mixed On B-Thriller That’s Not For Everybody
- Deadline: ‘The Purge: Election Year’ Review: The Race For President Just Got Even More Horrifying
- Dark Horizons: Box-Office: "Purge," "Tarzan" To Beat "BFG"
- AintItCool: Capone says THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR is the film today's America deserves
- Hollywood Reporter: Rapid Round: 'The Purge: Election Year' Director on How the Violence at Donald Trump's Rallies Made Its Way Into His Movie
- Entertainment Weekly: Critical Mass: Tarzan bombs, critics endorse The Purge: Election Year
- HitFix: Review: The series continues to incrementally improve with 'The Purge: Election Year'
Now that you've seen it, what did you think? " The world is more giant than you can imagine." Now playing in theaters everywhere is the newest Steven Spielberg movie, an adaptation of the Roald Dahl book The BFG - which stands for The Big Friendly Giant. Ruby Barnhill stars as Sophie, a young girl who befriends the "BFG", played by Oscar winner Mark Rylance. The full cast includes Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, plus Bill Hader as one of the other giants. So how is it? Does it live up to Roald Dahl's book?
- IndieWire: Steven Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’ Finally Finds The Humanity In Motion Capture
- Moviefone: Steven Spielberg Reveals the Magic Behind Disney's 'The BFG'
- AintItCool: Capone doesn't see what the BFD is about Spielberg's THE BFG
- Fandango Movie Blog: Steven Spielberg, on the Technology Behind ‘The BFG’ – and His First-Ever Fart Joke
- Badass Digest: THE BFG Review: Even Minor Spielberg Is Beautiful
- Hollywood Reporter: In Theaters This Weekend: Reviews of 'The BFG,' 'Legend of Tarzan' and More
- AintItCool: HERC RADIO!! TARZAN, BFG & BALLERS!! Plus All The DC, Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek & THRONES!!
- Hollywood Reporter: 'The BFG' Visual Effects Whiz Joe Letteri Makes the Case for Motion-Capture Performances
- Film School Rejects: Jemaine Clement Talks The BFG and Rick and Morty
Harry Potter vet David Yates tries to make the Tarzan story work for the 2016 summer-blockbuster crowd.
- Denver Post: “The Legend of Tarzan” movie review: An icon’s questionable return to the jungle
- Variety: Box Office: ‘The Purge 3’ Expunges ‘Legend of Tarzan,’ ‘The BFG’ on Thursday Night
- Vulture: The Legend of Tarzan Falls Well Short of the Treetops
- Film School Rejects: The Legend of Tarzan is the Best-Looking Bad Superhero Movie of the Year
- The Wrap: ‘Legend of Tarzan': Why Does Hollywood Keep Trying to Resurrect Dusty Old Brands?
- The Wrap: ‘The Purge’ Sequel Out Swings ‘Legend of Tarzan’ at Thursday Box Office
- Deadline: ‘Purge: Election Year’ Sets Off Fireworks On Thursday Night, Beating ‘BFG’ & ‘Tarzan’
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'The Purge 3' Scares Off 'Tarzan,' 'BFG' Thursday Night
- Entertainment Weekly: Critical Mass: Tarzan bombs, critics endorse The Purge: Election Year
Roald Dahl’s books have been a constant source of cinematic inspiration -- count Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach among them -- but with Steven Spielberg’s interpretation of The BFG, we’re reminded of us just how significant that novel is. In fact, it may be his most important work of all (and was said to be the author’s favorite) -- here’s why.
It was his most personal work.
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- Hollywood Reporter: From James Bond to 'The BFG': Roald Dahl at the Movies
- Denver Post: “The BFG” movie review: Spielberg weaves magic out of Dahl’s book
- Coming Soon: The BFG Review
- The Wrap: ‘The BFG’ Is ‘One of the Standout Movies of the Season’ and 8 Other Enchanting Reviews
- Film School Rejects: Jemaine Clement Talks The BFG and Rick and Morty
