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Latest Video: FilmCrunch 067: Hairspray, Chuck & Larry, Premonition reviewed
Veronica Santiago and Neil Estep review Hairspray, Chuck & Larry, and Premonition in this episode of FilmCrunch.Play Video
In Theaters This Weekend (5/16)
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
Disney,
Miramax,
Adaptation,
Adventure,
Drama,
Family,
Foreign,
Independent,
Sequels,
Thrillers,
Lists,
New Releases
Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG): starring Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley (directed by Andrew Adamson)
- How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer* (R): starring American Ferrera, Elizabeth Peña, Lucy Gallardo (directed by Georgina Garcia Riedel)
- Reprise* (R): starring Espen Klouman-Hoiner, Anders Danielsen Lie, Odd Magnus Williamson (directed by Joachim Trier)
- Sangre de mi sangre* (NR): starring Paola Mendoza, Jorge Adrian Espindola, Armando Hernandez (directed by Christopher Zalla)
*limited and/or gradual release
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High School Musical 3 Poster
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
Disney,
Family,
Music,
Musicals,
Sequels,
Upcoming Releases
Here it is: Your first official look at High School Musical 3. (You can view a larger version of the poster after the jump.)
As you can see, the made-for-big screen sequel is apparently set to hit theaters on Oct. 24th. (Parents - start preparing yourself for the endless viewing parties now.)
BTW—is it just me, or is Corbin Bleu completely unrecognizable in this photo? He’s almost as white as Zac Efron!
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Orlando Bloom Set for New Trilogy
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
Disney,
Adaptation,
Adventure,
Casting,
Upcoming Releases
Although his relationship with Kate Bosworth flamed out, I don’t know that anyone can accuse Orlando Bloom of being afraid of commitment.
According to the New York Post, the actor is now set to star in in his third trilogy. Bloom will follow up his work in The Lord of the Rings and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchises with Prince of Persia. Orlando reportedly beat out rising stud Zac Efron to play the title character in this video game adaptation.
Interestingly enough, not only is Persia another Disney creation, it’s being produced by Bloom’s old Pirates boss: Jerry Bruckheimer. I guess the guy really likes familiarity!
Read More 
| New York Post
Box Office Breakdown: 21 Cashes In
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
Disney,
MGM,
Lionsgate,
Paramount,
Sony,
Warner Bros,
Action,
Adaptation,
Drama,
Family,
Horror,
Period,
Satire,
Comedy,
Box Office,
Lists,
New Releases
Apparently it takes a movie about gambling to finally bring down a family-friendly film.
This past weekend, 21 won big at the tables and brought in over $24 million dollars. The movie - the third Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey have starred in together - survived less than stellar critical reviews to cash in over $9000 per theater. (That average was tops for any move in the Top Ten.) The new box office champ also pushed Horton and its $17.7 million into second place.
Further down the list, Stop-Loss once again proved that audiences are not interested in purchasing tickets for pics about the war. Is it because these films are far too political, or do people simply need a more light-hearted theme to escape with? Whatever the reason, Loss entered the charts in a disappointing 8th place. The Ryan Phillippe vehicle did earn a respectable $3500 screen average though.
Elsewhere, David Schimmer’s Run Fatboy Run failed to go the distance. The comedy, starring Simon Pegg, trailed just outside the top of the pack landing in 12th place. Meanwhile, Chapter 27 did well for itself despite debuting in only one theater. The drama with Jared Leto and Lindsay Lohan grossed $13,910 over the last three days.
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Read More | Variety
High School Musical: The New Class
Posted by K.C. Morgan
Categories:
Disney,
Family,
Music,
Musicals,
Sequels,
Casting
More than one thousand kids from around the world tried out for High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and after an extensive search Disney has picked three of them to become the stars of tomorrow. The three new talents will play sophomores at East High, bringing some much-needed fresh blood to the set. Avid Disney watchers will recognize Matt Prokop from Hannah Montana, but British-born Jemma McKenzie-Brown is a little harder to place (her acting creds include work on BBC). Justin Martin, the third addition to the cast, was seen in ABC’s A Raisin in the Sun.
Director Kenny Ortega says the three newbies will bring a lot of “musical fun” to the film, claiming that Jemma offers impressive singing and dancing. Ortega boasted of Matt’s comedy skills and Justin’s “presence and charisma.” The movie will hit the big screen in October, with filming set to being in Utah within the next few weeks.
Read More | TV Guide
Box Office Breakdown: Tyler Perry Produces Another Hit
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
Disney,
Lionsgate,
Paramount,
Sony,
Warner Bros,
Weinstein Company,
Action,
Adventure,
Drama,
Family,
Horror,
Independent,
Period,
Comedy,
Sports,
Thrillers,
Box Office,
Lists,
New Releases
This past Easter weekend, Tyler Perry proved once again that he has the Midas touch. Although his latest venture, Meet the Browns, only came in second, the film bested Horton Hears a Who! with its per screen take. Perry’s film averaged $10,011 per theater—thousands better than Horton‘s performance ($6208). The latter movie was also showing in twice as many locations.
But the Dr. Seuss adaptation wasn’t the only film to snare a prize away from the writer/actor/director. Under the Same Moon - a small feature from The Weinstein Company - entered the Top Ten with an impressive $10,414 average. While Browns was being shown on 2006 screens, Moon was showing on only 266. The movie, co-starring America Ferrera, wound up being the top domestic scorer ever for a Spanish-languaged film.
In other chart news, Owen Wilson’s Drillbit Taylor debuted at #4 while another Asian horror remake, Shutter, took in $10.5 million for a third place finish. Films booted out of this week’s Top Ten were Semi-Pro, Doomsday, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Spiderwick Chronicles.
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Read More | Variety
Box Office Breakdown: Horton Hears a Who Has Largest 2008 Debut
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
Disney,
Lionsgate,
New Line,
Paramount,
Sony,
Universal,
Warner Bros,
Adaptation,
Adventure,
Animation,
Drama,
Family,
Period,
Comedy,
Sports,
Box Office,
Lists
Thankfully, Jim Carrey‘s embarrassing stint on American Idol wasn’t all in vain.
Horton Hears a Who earned $45 million dollars over the past weekend, trouncing the competition. Although the kid-friendly flick has had the biggest opening of 2008 so far, the film falls in the middle of the pack when it comes to Dr. Seuss adaptations. How The Grinch Stole Christmas opened with $55 million back in 2000; A Cat in the Hat took in $38.3 just three years later.
Horton‘s premiere also made a nice statement for non-Pixar related films overall. This animated movie found itself in fifth place behind other cartoon debuts. (Disney’s Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., Cars and Ratatouille rank one through four.)
The only other new entries in this week’s Top Ten were the mixed-martial arts pic Never Back Down and the post-apocalyptic thriller Doomsday.
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Box Office Breakdown: Theatergoers Take a Trip to 10,000 BC
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
FOCUS,
Disney,
Lionsgate,
New Line,
Paramount,
Sony,
Warner Bros,
Action,
Adaptation,
Adventure,
Drama,
Family,
Period,
Romance,
Science Fiction,
Comedy,
Sports,
Thrillers,
Box Office,
Lists,
New Releases
One year ago, 300 pulled in an astounding $70 million dollars. This past weekend, another period drama grossed exactly half that much. Half, schmalf—it was still enough for a win.
Warner Bros.’ 10,000 BC easily topped its futuristic competitors with a $35 million take over this last weekend. The total was leaps and bounds better than the amount produced by second place finisher, College Road Trip. The Disney flick, starring Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symone, rang up only $13.6 million.
Meanwhile, last week’s #1, Semi-Pro, was already showing signs of fatigue. The basketball comedy fell to 5th place and earned a disappointing $5.7 million. Does this mean the Will Ferrell sports era is finally over?
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Read More | Yahoo! Movies
In Theaters this Weekend (3/7)
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
FOCUS,
Disney,
IFC Films,
Lionsgate,
Sony,
Warner Bros,
Warner Independant Films,
Yari Film Group Releasing,
Adaptation,
Documentary,
Drama,
Family,
Music,
Period,
Romance,
Comedy,
Thrillers,
Box Office,
Lists,
New Releases
Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:
- 10,000 BC (PG-13): starring Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis (directed by Roland Emmerich)
- The Bank Job (R): starring Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Richard Lintern (directed by Roger Donaldson)
- College Road Trip (G): starring Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symoné, Donny Osmond (directed by Roger Kumble)
- Bar Starz* (PG-13): starring Derek Waters, Charlie Finn, Jana Kramer (directed by Michael Pietrzak)
- CJ7* (PG): starring Stephen Chow, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Chi Chung Lam (directed by Stephen Chow)
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Box Office Breakdown: Semi-Pro Scores the Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
Disney,
New Line,
Paramount,
Sony,
Universal,
Warner Bros,
Adaptation,
Animation,
Drama,
Family,
Period,
Romance,
Comedy,
Sports,
Thrillers,
Box Office,
Lists,
New Releases
What comes up, must eventually come down. That goes for Will Ferrell‘s sports career as well.
Even though Semi-Pro netted this weekend’s #1 spot, the basketball flick earned a measly $15 million. That gross trails far behind 2006’s Talledega Nights ($47 million) and 2007’s Blades of Glory ($33 million). Sadly, Semi‘s debut also takes a backseat to Kicking and Screaming and Bewitched. (In Ferrell’s defense, this movie was the only one of his sports films to be rated R.)
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Read More | Variety
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