October 2016 Content at BoxOfficeProphets.com

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Review: Inferno

Among the problems with the lineup of films based on Dan Brown’s puzzle-mystery novels is this: The structure is a complete disaster.

Weekend Wrap-Up

The scariest thing at the box office this weekend is the non-existent ticket sales.

Friday Box Office Analysis

The third entry in The Da Vinci Code franchise starts with just $5.6 million on Friday...

This is So Last Week: 10/21/16-10/27/16

An actress/director split, a fired cartoon character, a UN ambassador and a brand new Lando. Put on your entertainment thinkin' caps, here's our pop culture review quiz for the 43rd week of 2016.

How Well Do You Know: The Conjuring 2

In a summer of failed sequels, 2016's The Conjuring 2 stood out as being just as effective as the original. Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to England to help a family being terrorized by a malicious spirit. How well do you know The Conjuring 2?

Michael Moore in Trumpland

Michael Moore's Michael Moore in Trumpland is, without question, biased toward Hillary Clinton.

Weekend Forecast

October's “wait, weren't you a giant star once” parade continues with another questionable franchise headed up by a one-time bulletproof hit maker.

Review: The Accountant

The Accountant is a somewhat rare thriller because it actually takes the time to be about something and then allows its characters to express how they feel about it.

Viking Night

Let’s say you answered your phone and it was me, telling you that I was going to write a column about The Fly this week.

How Well Do You Know: 10 Cloverfield Lane

In 10 Cloverfield Lane, the 2016 follow-up to the 2008 shakycam shocker, a woman finds herself trapped in a bunker with two men. Biological terrors may reign without, but things are definitely tense within. You may know how to fashion a radiation suit out of household supplies, but how well do you know 10 Cloverfield Lane?

Overpaid Jerks: 10/17/16-10/23/16

College football highs and lows, a baseball drought turned to a deluge, a strange NFL stat and basketball champions. Get your Monday started with our sports recap quiz for the 43rd week of 2016.

Survivor Recap

Last week's episode had a great "for TV" Tribal that featured one of the more out of the blue idol plays ever.

Weekend Wrap-Up

After several weeks of box office failure, movies come to life just a little, thanks to Madea, Jack Reacher and Ouija 2.

Friday Box Office Analysis

Four new wide releases try to wake up the box office and two sort of succeed. Kinda?

Weekend Forecast

This October weekend takes the shotgun approach with four wide release films aiming at rather disparate audiences.

This is So Last Week: 10/14/16-10/20/16

Hall of Fame nominees, a royalty lawsuit, a superhero split and a concert walk-out. Test your pop culture recall with our entertainment/celebrity quiz for the 42nd week of 2016.

How Well Do You Know: Zootopia

Young bunny Judy Hopps dreams of being a police officer in the city of Zootopia. Many years later, Judy's hard work paid off, but she finds that being Zootopia's first bunny cop has challenges she didn't expect. She joins forces with fox Nick Wilde, a shifty con man who is not all that happy to be helping with a missing mammals case. How well do you know Zootopia?

Review: American Honey

The most poignant and affecting moments of American Honey depict the realities of contemporary poverty in the United States

Viking Night

It's one of the most primal human fears - to literally wake up in a strange place, with no idea how you've arrived.

How Well Do You Know: Lights Out

Director David F. Sandberg turned his crackerjack short into a feature horror film for 2016's Lights Out. The movie plays on one of the primal human fears, and delivers some solid chills in the process. Keep working that hand-cranked flashlight - how well do you know Lights Out?

Review: The Girl on the Train

Based on the best-selling 2015 novel by Paula Hawkins, the film's unabashedly juicy plot follows three different women...

Hidden Gems: Brick

Writer/director Rian Johnson’s Brick is an odd movie.

Survivor Recap

Hello again, good people, and welcome to Survivor Season 33, episode 4.

Overpaid Jerks: 10/10/16-10/16/16

An aborted press conference, a Big 10 opening, an electrifying grand slam and a firecracker hockey debut. Impress your friends and neighbors by acing our sports recap quiz for the 42nd week of 2016.

Weekend Wrap-Up

The box office this weekend is AGAIN frustratingly mediocre, devoid of winners or losers, as moviegoers bide their time...

Friday Box Office Analysis

Ben Affleck’s The Accountant is the top film on Friday with $9.1 million.

This is So Last Week: 10/7/16-10/13/16

More politics & pop culture, a live-action remake, a Nobel prize and an arrest. Here's our celebrity and entertainment quiz for the 41st week of 2016.

Weekend Forecast

October is settling into a pattern of mild disappointment for films' performances, with what's being put out there having the ... appearance of hits...

How Well Do You Know: Modern Family, S02E06: Halloween

Claire Dunphy loves Halloween, and is intent on getting the whole family together to put on a haunted house. Not everyone, though, is in the holiday spirit. You may know that a bruja is a witch, and a gargle is a gargle, but how well do you know Modern Family: Halloween?

Review: The Girl on the Train

The vital thing with The Girl on the Train, the new thriller adapted from a bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins, is not to think about it too much.

Viking Night

Does this film have a title that would make awesome album cover art? Yes.

How Well Do You Know: Carrie (1976)

Sissy Spacek plays a teenage girl with telekinesis who gets violently bullied by all the other girls at school and religiously shamed by her mother. And it all ends terribly at her Spring Prom Night as she takes her powers to the extreme and murders all that have mistreated her. This has been regarded as one the scariest and most mean-spirited movies ever made for all the right reasons. Here is How Well Do You Know: Stephen King's Carrie. Warning: This quiz contains some foul language and violent themes. NSFW.

Overpaid Jerks: 10/3/16-10/9/16

Brady's back, s steak house is in trouble, the Jays are through and Houston's no longer perfect. Enjoy our sports recap quiz for the 41st week of 2016.

Review: Miss Peregrine's Home...

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is the type of fantasy tale any production designer, art director or costume designer could really sink their teeth into.

Weekend Wrap-Up

The first weekend of October is traditionally the one that’s supposed to jump start the box office as it leads out of a lukewarm September...

Friday Box Office Analysis

The autumn blahs continue, as a movie that hopes to be Gone Girl can't quite get there...

Weekend Forecast

A few months ago, this was a weekend full with Oscar potential.

This is So Last Week: 9/30/16-10/6/16

Let's see...we had a boating accident, a very sensational yet strange robbery, Netflix crashing and weekend television news. Here's our pop culture recap quiz for the 40th week of 2016.

Viking Night: The Purge

I like a film that leaves me deep in thought for a half hour after it ends.

Survivor Recap

Hello, good people, and welcome back to the Cuddleshack here at BOP.

October Forecast

While modern Octobers tend to launch numerous big players into the Oscar race, 2016 is different.

How Well Do You Know: Modern Family, S06E16: Connection Lost

Even if it is far removed from its prime, Modern Family can still turn in a top-notch episode now and then. Connection Lost is a triumph of writing and directing, as the family tries to solve the apparent disappearance of one of its members. How well do you know Modern Family: Connection Lost?

How Well Do You Know: Punch-Drunk Love

Who would have thought that Adam Sandler could do drama, or anything outside of Happy Gilmore and Big Daddy for that matter? This quirky yet affecting film is about an insecure business man with inner rage who finds true love. Yes, the film is strange and doesn't make much narrative sense, but it works because Sandler's performance matches with the uncomfortable tone. Here is Punch-Drunk Love.

Survivor Recap

While I'm sure the storm was plenty exciting for everyone on the islands, for the viewers at home it was pretty "meh."

Overpaid Jerks: 9/26/16-10/2/16

The curtain falls on the MLB regular season as college football keeps on entertaining. Tidbits from the NBA and NFL also round out our sports trivia quiz for the 40th week of 2016.

400 Words: Deepwater Horizon

Surprisingly, Deepwater Horizon is a film about work.

Weekend Wrap-Up

A year ago, The Martian opened to an awesome $54 million on this very weekend.

Friday Box Office Analysis

The latest entry from Tim Burton is the top film on Friday with $9 million.

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