September 2015 Content at BoxOfficeProphets.com

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Monday Morning Quarterback

It was a record-breaking September weekend. No, really. It was!

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Comics Weekly

Treat yourself.

Movie Review: Everest

They got the feel of it right.

Oscar Watch 2015

The dust is still settling from Room’s victory at TIFF, but the fall festival season waits for nobody...

How Well Do You Know: It Could Happen to You

Police officer Charlie Lang and waitress Yvonne Biasi are two hard-working New Yorkers whose lives are about to intersect in ways neither of them ever imagined. Charlie's offer to split the hypothetical winnings of his lottery ticket with Yvonne become reality when the ticket does win. As the kind-hearted Yvonne and Charlie grow closer after winning the lottery, Charlie's money-hungry wife Muriel becomes a problem in more ways than one. How well do you know It Could Happen to You?

Retrospective Review: Serenity

Serenity is a perfect case study of what a film that is released ahead of its time looks like once its time catches up with it.

Survivor Power Rankings

This season has all returning castaways who never won and were not considered entertaining enough to be brought back several times until they did win.

Amazing Race Recap

We're going back to the same old boring format of the past. Ah, well. At least we’ll always have Season 26.

The 400-Word Review: Intern

The Intern aims to be review-proof simply by being really, really pleasant.

Over There

One of the biggest box office stories of the last few years has been the growth of the Chinese market.

Overpaid Jerks: 9/21/15-9/27/15

Trig and football, MLB postseason, a 20-game winner and an incomparable catcher. Here are twelve questions to quiz your knowledge of sports during the 40th week of 2015.

Weekend Wrap-Up

It’s the last weekend of September, so the box office should be just waking out of its post-summer sleep and building toward October.

Friday Box Office Analysis

The CGI sequel capitalizes on a marketplace that hasn’t seen anything directly aimed at kids since Minions and takes in $13.2 million on Friday.

This is So Last Week: 9/18/15-9/24/15

Emmy records, a huge lawsuit, second-generation horror and dancing in the movies. These all figure into our pop culture trivia recap for the 39th week of 2015.

Marquee History

This week's highlights are the 10th anniversary of Serenity and a trio of top films from 2000: Remember the Titans, Best in Show, and Girlfight.

How Well Do You Know: Gilmore Girls, S03E12: Lorelai Out of Water

After telling her date that she is also interested in fishing, Lorelai doesn't know what to do when she is invited along on a "fishing date" with him. The ongoing Rory/Paris feud causes ripples throughout Chilton, and it doesn't go unnoticed by Headmaster Charleston. Lane and Rory prepare for another Kim family wedding being held at the antiques store. How well do you know Gilmore Girls, S03E12: Lorelai Out of Water?

Movie Review: Black Mass

On the whole, Black Mass is a traditional gangster picture that viewers are likely to find more interesting and informative than compelling and suspenseful.

Weekend Forecast

September's parade of mediocrity continues with the three wide releases this weekend...

Comics Weekly

Who wants comics? You do! You do!

Movie Review: Black Mass

The success of Scott Cooper’s Black Mass depends directly on which story is unfolding at any given moment.

Viking Night

It’s a lot of fun to watch a movie set in the city where you live.

Survivor Recap

Hello, good people, and Happy Survivor Day! It's like Christmas in September, isn't it?

How Well Do You Know: Minions

Long before they met Gru, the little yellow minions were looking for a master to serve. Finding a master didn't seem too difficult, but keeping one was another story. After thousands of years and many masters, minions Kevin, Stuart and Bob are on the hunt for someone new to serve. They meet the ruthless Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock), but the new arrangement might mean the end of the minions. How well do you know Minions?

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

The first thing I’m having a problem with: why, on earth, would you run with WICKED?

Survivor Cambodia Preview

Yesterday, I broke down the Pink Bayon Tribe; today I'm taking on the Ta Keo Tribe.

Oscar Watch: TIFF (Part 3)

Room won at TIFF, but there was a deep lineup this year in what I expect will be a crowded and competitive awards race this year.

Monday Morning Quarterback

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Black Mass debuted, making September more exciting than usual.

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Overpaid Jerks: 9/14/15-9/20/15

A college football upheaval, a generous athlete, a fired Athletic Director and flailing NFL teams figure into our sports recap quiz for the 39th week of 2015. We hope you were paying attention.

Review: Black Mass

Crime drama (and drama generally) is very beholden to the concept of the charismatic villain...

Survivor Cambodia Preview

We are one night and a workday away from the premiere of the 31st season of CBS's reality trailblazer, Survivor.

Over There

In a stunning victory for films that sound like showcases for flame-retardant spray, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is the number one film in the world this weekend.

Oscar Watch: TIFF

The heart-pounding Room, based on the best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue, won the People’s Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Weekend Wrap-Up

A surprisingly jam-packed September weekend at theaters features a franchise sequel, the first blatant salvo in this year’s Academy Awards race...

Friday Box Office Analysis

Johnny Depp, a hot YA sequel, a faith-based flick, an IMAX-only mini-blockbuster, and two awards-driven limited releases all opened this weekend.

This is So Last Week: 9/11/15-9/17/15

Reality shows begin, end and receive a new host, Road House gets remade and a singer is outstanding in her field. For your intellectual and philosophical pleasure, here's our pop culture recap quiz for the 38th week of 2015.

Marquee History

This week's highlights are criminally good: the 20th anniversary of Se7en and the 25th anniversary of Goodfellas.

Weekend Forecast

The rare release of a franchise film, combined with a potential high profile, high wattage Oscar contender in September, signals a bit of a sea change.

How Well Do You Know: Gilmore Girls, S03E11: I Solemnly Swear

Rory and Paris's friendship is in question thanks to a scheming classmate who is trying to put a wedge between them. Emily needs Lorelai's help with a legal matter, but Lorelai's finding it difficult to help without lying. Meanwhile, Lorelai meets an interesting man while out with Sookie. How well do you know Gilmore Girls, S03E11: I Solemnly Swear?

Movie Review: The Visit

The Visit is a horror-thriller in which a lot of weird and unwholesome things happen when two pre-adolescent siblings visit their grandparents’ remote farmhouse.

Trader's Retreat

We're gonna start you off with some football and then finish off with some futbol!!

A-List

Today, I explore the best quotes in one of the all-time classics, Casablanca.

How Well Do You Know: Ice/Cold Movie Titles 2

And now for another quiz on movies with a cold-related word in the title. We'll give you a short description of a movie, you have to pick the correct cold-related word the appears in the title. You may know Jack Frost (1997) from Jack Frost (199), but how well do you know Ice/Cold Movie Titles?

Comics Weekly

Comics for everyone!

Movie Review: The Perfect Guy

The Perfect Guy is a bad movie, but it does not stop there.

How Well Do You Know: Troop Beverly Hills

Troop Beverly Hills is the story of a self-absorbed shopaholic who decides to lead a group of pampered girls through the wilds of Beverly Hills. They have set out to prove that they can really rough it and still look fabulous doing it. You may not know Cartier from Carson's, but how well do you know Troop Beverly Hills?

Movie Review: The Visit

I can’t deny The Visit its successes...

Oscar Watch 2015

The preliminary stage of the Oscar race has shifted from the idyllic mountains to the rainy Toronto, where the temperatures have cooled considerably.

Viking Night

As a writer, I try my best to be original, knowing even as I do that at this point in human history, there's no combination of words I can come up with that hasn't been used before.

Monday Morning Quarterback

September actually got exciting for once...

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Overpaid Jerks: 9/7/15-9/13/15

This week: football football football! Also, US Open tennis, a few baseball notes and farewell to an NBA big man in our sports recap quiz for the 38th week of 2015.

Review: The Visit

The primary problem (among a vast expanse of smaller problems) with most films by M. Night Shyamalan is his inability to collaborate.

Over There

That's a bit more like it. After a few pretty quiet frames, we've got a couple of more lively films this weekend and a new champion.

Intermittent Issues

It’s been a very long time since the theater-going experience hasn’t been augmented in some way or another by a premium format...

Marquee History

This week's highlights are the 15th anniversary of Cameron Crowe’s pinnacle movie Almost Famous and the 30th anniversary of Agnes of God.

Weekend Wrap-Up

After a slow Labor Day weekend with two so-so openers, the box office bounces back this weekend and sets up a frame that could be big next weekend.

Friday Box Office Analysis

The last couple weekends of box office were all just an extended fever dream, right?

This is So Last Week: 9/4/15-9/10/15

This week we consider a Muppet scandal, an Instagram queen, wealthy celebrities. Put on your entertainment thinkin' cap...here comes our pop culture recap quiz for the 37th week of 2015.

Weekend Forecast

Lifting up from the nadir of last weekend, we're given just eeeeever so much more in the way of box office potential.

How Well Do You Know: Gilmore Girls, S03E10: That'll Do, Pig

An unexpected guest at Richard's birthday dinner causes some tension within the Gilmore family, which Lorelai tries her best to help alleviate. Rory is excited to attend the town's Winter Carnival, but is disappointed when Jess refuses to go. How well do you know Gilmore Girls, S03E10: That'll Do, Pig?

Review: Transporter Refueled

Relatively early on in The Transporter Refueled, the titular character (Ed Skrein) has escaped from the city police, with his clientele, in a top-of-the-line Audi S8.

A-List

As we look back at another summer that was, we look at the five most prominent lessons that stick out about the summer box office.

How Well Do You Know: 2015 in Movies: The Story So Far

You got to know your feelings, SpongeBob made a splash, there were quite a few shades of grey and dinosaurs were very, very big. You may know Furious 7 from Fury Road, but how well do you know 2015 in Movies: The Story So Far?

Comics Weekly

Comics. You know you want them.

Review: A Walk in the Woods

Even if the events and situations in A Walk in the Woods really did happen, it wouldn’t matter...

How Well Do You Know: Life

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence star in this side-busting comedy about two innocent guys serving life. Framed for a murder they didn't commit, these two frenemies have to learn how to get along. Now don't be scared, but this quiz will have you serving 25-to-life. You may know all about all the consequences and repercussions, but how well do you know Life?

Viking Night

Since I can only write about one Wes Craven movie today, I feel like this one is kind of a no-brainer.

Oscar Watch 2015

The leaves turn orange, the calendar pages flip to September, and the Telluride Film Festival kicks off another Oscar season.

Over There

While Labor Day weekend was pretty dispiriting at the domestic box office, things weren't that much better everywhere else in the world.

Overpaid Jerks: 8/31/15-9/6/15

College football returns, the US Open gets underway, an appeal is heard and ballplayers get sick. You can't stop our sports trivia quiz for the 37th week of 2015...you can only hope to contain it.

Weekend Wrap-Up

It’s Labor Day, so you are likely not reading a column about box office, as no one went to the movies this weekend.

Marquee History

This week's highlights are a mix of strong and weak opening movies, and creative hits Nurse Betty and To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar.

Friday Box Office Analysis

Happy Labor Day Weekend, everyone! Apparently, very few people are celebrating by going out to the movies this weekend...

This is So Last Week: 8/28/15-9/3/15

The VMAs, a movie bomb, a musical divorce and the loss of a movie legend. Here's your entertainment trivia roundup. Enjoy our pop culture recap quiz for the 36th week of 2015.

How Well Do You Know: Gilmore Girls, S03E09: A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving

Lorelai and Rory try to find the time - and the stamina - to attend four different dinners on Thanksgiving Day. Lorelai struggles with some surprising news she's told during one dinner, while Rory struggles with how to handle her new relationship with Jess, since Dean is still an active part of town. How well do you know Gilmore Girls, S03E09: A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving?

A-List

In Wes Craven's memory, today we discuss some of the best horror movies of all time.

September Forecast

Welcome to the month of September. Here's a look at the upcoming movies and their expectations.

Weekend Forecast

Labor Day Weekend, that scourge of the box office charts, has possibly a little better prospects for its films than previous year's editions...

Monday Morning Quarterback

It was the most blah weekend of the year, and yet there's still plenty to talk about.

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Comics Weekly

Wouldn't you like to buy a comic book today?

How Well Do You Know: Trainwreck

Thirty-something Amy Townsend (Amy Schumer) has gone through life believing "monogamy isn't realistic" - something her father told her as a child. Her carefree lifestyle and string of casual relationships are questioned when she falls for doctor Aaron Conners (Bill Hader). Suddenly, being monogamous doesn't seem like such a bad idea, but it is a concept that is new and somewhat confusing to the woman who has spent her life avoiding it. You may have already known that the "Orlando Blooms" is not a real sports team, but how well do you know Trainwreck?

Viking Night: The Black Hole

It’s nice to feel like a kid again from time to time, just to remind yourself that life isn’t all a chef salad of sadness and pain.

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