Luke Colling, Author at The Nerd Stash

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I'm a video editor and part-time journalist. I take risks, and I have a pet Koala on a Horse. But you can always call me butter cause I'm on a roll. I'm also in Canada, from London, Ontario.

Jurassic World Has Biggest Opening of All Time

Posted By: Luke Collingon: June 14, 2015In: Features, Movies, NewsTags: Box Office, Jurassic World, moviesNo Comments

Jurassic World dominated this past week as the film brought in a staggering $511.8M across all regions which beat out previous record holder, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 which brought in $483.2M back in 2011. In all regions, the film opened to the number one spot and domestically the film was the second highest opening […] Read more

Spy Takes Top Spot with $30M Opening

Posted By: Luke Collingon: June 08, 2015In: Movies, NewsTags: Box Office, movies, SpyNo Comments

Last month brought in over $1B at the box office and June could also be heading towards a similar figure. Though at the box office for this weekend, Melissa McCarthey and company was able to push through the rest to bring in $30M for its opening weekend. The first weekend of June had a slew […] Read more

San Andreas Rocks the Box Office with $53.2M Opening

Posted By: Luke Collingon: June 01, 2015In: Movies, NewsTags: Aloha, boxoffice, DwayneJohnson, SanAndreas, TheRockNo Comments

San Andreas rocked the box office this weekend with a $53.2 million opening which easily took the top spot from last weeks “winner”, Tomorrowland. Other new release Aloha disappointed with $10 million which wasn’t enough to make it into the Top 5. San Andreas, which starred Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, shows that Dwayne Johnson can secure a box office hit […] Read more

Video Game Releases of June 2015

Posted By: Luke Collingon: June 01, 2015In: Exclusives, Features, Gaming, News, PS4, Xbox OneTags: Batman, GamingEvent, HeroesoftheStorm, June2015, JurassicWorld, Lego, ReleasesNo Comments

The summer continues and June brings an array of game releases from big budget comic book adaptions to free-to-play PC gems. The big releases of this month include Batman: Arkham Knight which releases for PS4, Xbox One and PC on June 23rd. Lego Jurassic World also releases on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Vita, Wii […] Read more

San Andreas to “Rock” the Box Office this Weekend

Posted By: Luke Collingon: May 30, 2015In: Movies, NewsTags: Box Office, movies, San AndreasNo Comments

San Andreas is set to rock to the box office this weekend as the movie is tracking around $40 million for the disaster movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the title role. The film brought in $3.1 million from late night shows last night and should be the top movie this weekend. Cameron Crowe’s Aloha is […] Read more

Tomorrowland Disappoints with $32.1M Opening

Posted By: Luke Collingon: May 25, 2015In: Movies, New Releases, NewsTags: Mad Max Fury Road, Pitch Perfect, TomorrowlandNo Comments

Tomorrowland managed to push through for the top spot at the box office this weekend. Unfortunately the sci-fi movie directed by academy-award winner Brad Bird only brought in a disappointing $32.1 million as the movie was tracking north of $40 million last week. The movie opened to mix reception from critics and it was shown this […] Read more

Tomorrowland Flying to $40m+ Opening

Posted By: Luke Collingon: May 22, 2015In: Movies, NewsTags: Avengers, Mad Max, MadMax, movies, PitchPerfect, TomorrowlandNo Comments

This week, Tomorrowland & Poltergeist debut and both should have decent openings. Tomorrowland should be able to take the top spot from last week’s Pitch Perfect 2 though going into the weekend, the movie is receiving lackluster receptions from critics which could affect its output. Tomorrowland should open mid-$40 million for the weekend. The movie will also have to compete with a handful of […] Read more

“Pitch Perfect” & “Mad Max” Set to Overthrow Avengers

Posted By: Luke Collingon: May 15, 2015In: Exclusives, Movies, New Releases, NewsTags: Avengers, Box Office, Fury Road, Mad Max, Pitch PerfectNo Comments

Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road are both set to overthrow current box office champ, Avengers: Age of Ultron. Pitch Perfect 2 is the front runner for the top spot as it could bring in a total of $60 million which would be a huge win for Universal Pictures as the original which released three years ago brought in […] Read more

Avengers: Age of Ultron Dominates Second Weekend

Posted By: Luke Collingon: May 10, 2015In: Movies, NewsTags: Avengers, hot pursuit, Marvel, moviesNo Comments

Avengers Assemble! Avengers: Age of Ultron continued in its second week to dominate the box office yet again with a massive second week pull of $77.2 million which brings it total to $312.9 million. Avengers: Age of Ultron should finish with around $550 million in the domestic box office by the end of its run. Unfortunately the sequel […] Read more

Just about everyone will be in Captain America: Civil War!

Posted By: Luke Collingon: May 10, 2015In: Movies, NewsTags: 2016, Avengers, Blockbuster, Captain America, MarvelNo Comments

Last week, Avengers: Age of Ultron dominated the box office with an incredible $187.7 million domestic opening. The movie is expected to finish the weekend passing the $800 million mark worldwide. The Marvel movies as a whole have always brought in big numbers for the box office. Some of the standalone movies earn more than others for example […] Read more