Hasbro in high spirits over prospects for film based on Ouija board
Hollywood has a fascination with turning classic board games into movies. There was "Clue" and "Battleship," and now "Ouija" is about to hit theaters this week. Filmmakers are working to get...
View Article'Ouija' spells out win on U.S., Canada movie charts
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Ouija," a horror film inspired by the board said to contact the dead, haunted the top of movie charts in the United States and Canada, collecting $20 million...
View ArticleWeekend Box-Office: ‘Ouija’ &‘Nightcrawler’ Fight For Number 1, ‘Guardians of...
As weekend standards go, it was a poor box-office showing this weekend. Both “Nightcrawler” and “Ouija” fought for the top spot both...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office: 'Nightcrawler' and 'Ouija' Tie For the Top Spot
New York (AP) - In a scary close finish, the Jake Gyllenhaal thriller "Nightcrawler" and the board-game adaptation "Ouija" tied for...
View ArticleHorror Flick ‘Ouija’ Outdraws Reeves Assassin Film ‘John Wick’
“Ouija,” the supernatural thriller from Universal Pictures, overcame negative reviews to lead the box office with $20 million in ticket sales, outdrawing action movie “John Wick,” the other big release...
View Article'Nightcrawler' and 'Ouija' top box office with $10.9 million
Add comment Reprints + - Douglas Smith, as Pete, Olivia Cooke, as Laine, and Ana Coto, as Sarah, in "Ouija." Photo Credit: AP / Universal Pictures, Matt Kennedy advertisement | advertise on newsday In...
View Article10 Takedowns That Should Make Audiences Fear Buying a Ticket
“Ouija,” the latest Hollywood production inspired by a board game, hits theaters this weekend, and like board game adaptation “Battleship,” critics hate it. The PG-13 horror movie from Universal...
View Article‘Ouija’ spells threat to intelligence
Repeat after me: It’s an advertisement. It’s a movie. It’s an advertisement. It’s a movie. “Ouija,” a film brought to you by Michael Bay and Hasbro Studios, is both. Believe me, if they could make...
View ArticleBox office report: 'Ouija' almost steals No. 1 spot from 'Nightcrawler'
Halloween doesn’t always fall on a weekend, but when it does, it tends to hit the box office hard: People are too busy dressing up and taking their kids trick-or-treating to go to the movies. And while...
View ArticleHow ‘Ouija’ Went From A $100 Million Risky Blockbuster To Likely Low-Budget Hit
Universal See Also It was originally envisioned as a blockbuster in the vein of “Pirates of the Carribean,” but by the time “Ouija” hits theaters Friday, it will look very different. When Michael Bay‘s...
View ArticleBehind The Snappening: Why Snapchat's Growing Pains Will Likely Continue
It snappened on Sunday: 200,000 nude Snapchat pictures posted to the Internet, the result of a hack first reported on Friday. And now Snapchat has responded, saying that they will be releasing an open...
View ArticleMovie review: "Ouija" traces scares, then falls into horror territory
I can't help wondering what Hasbro executives were thinking in licensing the company's Ouija board property to Universal Pictures. Just how many copies of this seance-themed novelty item — suitable for...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-'Ouija' spells out win on U.S., Canada movie charts
(Adds details, quotes, background) By Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK Oct 26 (Reuters) - "Ouija", a horror film inspired by the board said to contact the dead, haunted the top of...
View ArticleFriday Box Office: Ouija Pulls Off Halloween Win Over Nightcrawler
When Halloween falls on a Friday you can bet the box office will be pretty underwhelming. With all major studios avoiding the date, Open Road...
View Article’Nightcrawler,’ ‘Ouija’ tie for box office lead
Jake Coyle, Associated Press 2:28 p.m. EST November 2, 2014 When Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between...
View ArticleHalloween 2014: What makes Ouija boards, demon dolls, and evil clowns so...
It is a seemingly perverse instinct: paying £12 to enter a darkened room and be subjected to images specifically engineered to terrify you for 90 minutes. The good news is that you aren't a masochist,...
View ArticleHow Universal Took ‘Ouija’ From Risky Blockbuster to Likely Low-Budget Hit
It was originally envisioned as a blockbuster in the vein of “Pirates of the Carribean,” but by the time “Ouija” hits theaters Friday, it will look very different. When Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes...
View Article'Ouija' scares up $20 million in opening weekend; 'John Wick' No. 2
"Ouija” grossed an estimated $20 million at the box office this weekend, outspooking the Keanu Reeves action film “John Wick,” which brought in a better-than-expected $14.2 million. Based on the Hasbro...
View ArticleOuija review: a horror movie for people who hate horror movies
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Pretty girl Debbie (former Miss Teen USA Shelley Hennig) rejects a night out with her best friend in order to mess around with an Ouija board. When she hears...
View ArticleIs Snapchat a good tool to market movies?
LOS ANGELES - Ouija generated a lot of hype for being the first movie -- make that any product -- to appear as an ad on Snapchat. But despite all the buzz that was generated among marketers by...
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