PITTSBURGH (Newsradio KDKA) - No big surprises at the box office this week, Eternals, Marvel's latest tentpole offering, pulled in $27.5 million in its second week, holding off a surprisingly popular $16.4 million debut from Paramount's family-friendly film Clifford the Big Red Dog. Kenneth Branagh's coming of age drama, Belfast, opened in limited release and snagged $1.8 million but entered the award season buzz as an academy favorite.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (PG-13)
Starring - Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, Paul Rudd and Sigourney Weaver
When a single mom Callie (Carrie Coon) and her two kids Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) and Phoebe (McKenna Grace) arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Director Jason Reitman picks up where his father Ivan (original Ghostbusters director) left off. It's almost worth the price of admission to see Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson back together on the big screen, throw in Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Dana Barrett and the nostalgia level blows through the roof!
King Richard (PG-13)
Starring - Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis
Based on the true story of Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams. Richard, armed with a clear vision and a 78-page plan, is focused on writing his daughters into history. Training on Compton, California's neglected tennis courts-rain or shine- the girls are shaped by their fathers unyielding commitment and their mother's more balanced perspective and keen intuition, defying the seemingly impossible odds.
John Mowod, Mowod On Movies, reviews these releases with Larry Richert and Kevin Battle of the KDKA Radio Morning Show Tune into 100.1 FM or AM 1020 KDKA at 7:05 every Friday morning for more in-depth movie news, reviews and movie trivia.
