"Kung Fu Panda 3," the latest installment in the popular DreamWorks Animation franchise, is poised to lead the weekend domestic box office, taking in an estimated $10.5 million on Friday. The animated movie is expected to gross between $39 million and
So I'm happy to report “Kung Fu Panda 3” is a return to joyous form. Perhaps because it's been nearly five years since the last one, the filmmakers took a little time to figure out what they wanted to do on a third go-round. Here Po (Jack Black), the
Kung Fu Panda 3 started its theatrical run in China with a bang, earning a strong estimated $16.3 million on its first day of play. Taken on its own, that's one of the bigger single day grosses for a movie in history, just ahead of Sony 's Spectre
Much of this colorful movie is best seen in 3-D, which helps the pandas' village come alive. And parents of young children will appreciate that the supernatural villain isn't totally evil, though Kai does have a habit of turning Po's posse into jade
This week at the movies, we've got a portly protector (“Kung Fu Panda 3,” featuring the voices of Jack Black and J.K. Simmons), high seas heroics (“The Finest Hours,” starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck), and a steamy spoof (“Fifty Shades of Black