Hi all While Avengers: Infinity War continues to stomp all over the record books both here and abroad, we take another breather from US Summer Blockbuster releases until next week. In the mean time, this week's big release is the kiddie/family film Sherlock Gnomes, in both 2D and 3D. The other wide release is aimed at the adult audience and we take a look at human trafficking in Traffik. Ex-local lass Charlize is back on screen in a female-friendly film which despite getting good reviews from press and public alike, did not set the US box office on fire. That may be related to the number of prints, as well as going head-to-head with the superhero releases. Then we have I Can Only Imagine, which takes a look at what is apparently the biggest selling Christian single of all time (I Can Only Image) and how it came to be written. This film did extremely well for its genre Stateside. Then on the art cinema (and related) we have a gritty spy drama set in Beirut, written by Tony Gilroy, who has a string of hits including the Jason Bourne series to his name. Lastly India supplies two films, both involving espionage and who-do-you- trust issues, one in Hindi and one in Tamil. On the previews side, there are PLENTY of previews this coming week For the next blockbuster, Deadpool 2. See the previews page and remember to book :-) Lastly, a quick update on Infinity War, from BoxOfficeMojo: ============== Disney and Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War continues its record pace, topping $450 million domestically in just nine days and the $1 billion mark worldwide in a record 11 days. The film's domestic gross now stands at $450.8 million after just ten days in release, pacing behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens which reached that mark in just nine days. Internationally, Infinity War remained the #1 western release in every territory in which it has been released, posting an estimated $162.6 million from 54 overseas markets this weekend for a global weekend totaling $275.1 million, bringing the film's worldwide cume to a massive $1.16 billion. ============== The film opens in China this weekend, and is likely to add another 100 million USD there ... Released 11 May 2018 * Sherlock Gnomes (3D) (PG V) * Sherlock Gnomes (PG V) * Traffik (16 LSVD SV) * Tully (16 LNSD) * I Can Only Imagine (PG10-12 V) * Beirut (16 LVPD) * Raazi (Hindi) * Irumbu Thirai (Tamil) http://www.moviesite.co.za/new.htm Forthcoming attractions http://www.moviesite.co.za/4thcome.htm Updated the pic and quote on the home page http://www.moviesite.co.za/ This Week's pinup http://www.moviesite.co.za/pinup.html (cellphone wallpaper) Pick of the Week http://www.moviesite.co.za/pick.htm All the previews. Remember to check with the cinema first. http://www.moviesite.co.za/where/previews.htm List of all movies showing http://www.moviesite.co.za/reviews.htm Same list sorted by Age Restriction http://www.moviesite.co.za/showingbyage.htm Top Twenty, Best and Worst Movies by Critical Rating to be updated. http://www.moviesite.co.za/topten.htm Remember you can support the site by reading the ads... :-) Cheers, Ian --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our teacher asked us what our favourite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken." She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, everyone else in the class laughed. My parents told me to always be truthful and honest, and I am. Fried chicken is my favourite animal. I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much. I do, too. Especially chicken, pork and beef. Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's office. 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