FLASHBACK: Back to the Future begins Sunday

UPDATED NEW ON SCREEN: "Truth or Dare" and "Rampage" Neck and Neck; Back to Future Flashback Sunday

Sunday, April 15, 2018 - 00:06 Updated 23 weeks ago by Tony Rutherford , HNN Entertainment Editor

Friday the 13th brought a chilling addition to the cinematic horror line up which just opened A Quiet Place.

Blumhouse which specializes in low budget horror films has delivered Insidious, The Purge, Sinister, Split, Paranormal Activity , Get Out and Whiplash, Ouija , Happy Death Day, and now introduces "Truth or Dare."

The potency of Blumhouse's hit network has firmly established that neither budget nor name actors are necessary for blockbuster returns, especially in the horror, thriller, science-fiction genres, which during one period catered to outdoor theaters and so-called urban grindhouses.

Their first film --- Paranormal Activity --- returned $193 million in 2009 dollars on a miniscule budget of $15,000.

In perspective, the makers of the local indie horror, "Twelve Pole," invested only about $6,000 in their soon to debut work. "Twelve Pole" has already sold out its Thursday night April 26 7:30 p.m. screening at Marquee Pullman. A second screening will be added , according to the producer.

A "Twelve Pole" Red Carpet arrival , autograph and Q and A will kick off at 6 p.m. at Pullman Square on April 26, about 90 minutes before the money goes on screen.

Quiet Place and Truth or Dare will face The Rampage where star Dwayne Johnson attempts to prevent (what else?) an apocalypse from a colony of angry super apes running amuck.

Experts predict that the Rock's "Rampage" will attract the most viewers this weekend and that the barefootin' "A Quiet Place" will have a strong hold for second place followed by Ready Player One and Truth or Dare.

UPDATE: Based on Friday studio estimates, "Rampage," "A Quiet Place," and "Truth or Dare" (in that order) are running within about three million dollars in nationwide gross of each other. The next block (fourth and fifth) are "Blockers" and "Ready Player One." An expanded "Isle of Dogs" narrowly claimed 6th place with "Black Panther" close on the scent.

Film industry experts have entered a few revisions for the weekend Boxoffice champ. "A Quiet Place" has moved to #1 with about a two million dollar gross separating it from "Rampage. "Truth or Dare" fades to a solid third place at near $20 million.

Meanwhile, Avengers Infinity Wars continues setting advance ticket sales records --- it's numbers per Fandango --- out pace the last seven Marvel films COMBINED. Translation --- it has sold double the pre sales of Black Panther. The last seven Marvel films in addition to Panther include Thor: Ragnarok, ” “Spider-Man: Homecoming, ” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, ” “Doctor Strange, ” “Captain America: Civil War” and "Ant Man."

Leggy hold overs, I Can Only Imagine, Black Panther, and Tomb Raider continue in many cinemas.

For children, an animated heroic stray dog, "Sgt. Stubby" opens, too.

LAST CHANCE: (may vary by cinema) Paul; Game Night; Peter Rabbit; Unsane; God is not Dead: Light in Darkness.

BLUMEHOUSE'S TRUTH OR DARE

A harmless game of "Truth or Dare" among friends turns deadly when someone or something begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare.

SGT STUBBY AMERICAN HERO

The incredible true story of a stray dog who became a hero of the First World War. For his keen instincts and fierce loyalty, Stubby is still recognized today as the most decorated canine in American history and the first promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the U.S. Army. (Animation)

RAMPAGE

Primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it's soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.

COMING

I FEEL PRETTY

In I FEEL PRETTY a woman who struggles with feelings of deep insecurity and low self-esteem, that hold her back everyday, wakes from a brutal fall in an exercise class believing she is suddenly a supermodel. With this newfound confidence she is empowered to live her life fearlessly and flawlessly, but what will happen when she realizes her appearance never changed?

TRAFFIK

In the action packed thriller, Traffik, Brea (Paula Patton) and John (Omar Epps) are off for a romantic weekend in the mountains. Isolated at a remote estate, the couple is surprised by the arrival of two friends, Darren (Laz Alonso) and Malia (Roselyn Sanchez). Just when the weekend starts to get back on track, a violent biker gang turns up and begins to torment them. The foursome are forced to fight for their lives against the gang who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.

FLASHBACK CINEMA

Sunday and Wednesday , April 15 & 18 , 3:30-7:00 p.m.

BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) One of the most popular films of the 1980's, this time-travel comedy directed by Robert Zemeckis stars Michael J. Fox as average American teenager Marty McFly. Through a chance encounter with mad scientist Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), who has built a time machine out of a plutonian-powered Delorean car, Marty becomes transported to the year 1955 and must find a way to get "back to the future." ("Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!") Rated PG

HUNTINGTON, WV

MARQUEE PULLMAN 16

STARTS FRIDAY APRIL 13

(PG-13) Horror
1 hr. 40 min.

CAST
Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane, Nolan Gerard Funk

DIRECTOR
Jeff Wadlow

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Rampage (PG-13)

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (PG)

Blockers (R)

Chappaquiddick (PG-13)

A Quiet Place (PG-13)

Ready Player One (PG-13)

Pacific Rim: Uprising (PG-13)

Sherlock Gnomes (PG)

I Can Only Imagine (PG)

Love, Simon (PG-13)

Tomb Raider (PG-13)

A Wrinkle in Time (PG)

Black Panther (PG-13)

Rampage (PG-13)

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (PG)

Blockers (R)

Chappaquiddick (PG-13)

The Miracle Season (PG)

A Quiet Place (PG-13)

Ready Player One (PG-13)

Sherlock Gnomes (PG)

I Can Only Imagine (PG)

Black Panther (PG-13)

Rampage (PG-13)

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (PG)

Blockers (R)

Chappaquiddick (PG-13)

The Miracle Season (PG)

A Quiet Place (PG-13)

Ready Player One (PG-13)

Pacific Rim: Uprising (PG-13)

A Paul (PG-13)

Sherlock Gnomes (PG)

I Can Only Imagine (PG)

Black Panther (PG-13)

Peter Rabbit (PG)

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