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In Theaters This Week: August 27, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
Lionsgate,
Sony,
Action,
Adaptation,
Adventure,
Animation,
Drama,
Foreign,
Foreign Language,
Independent,
Period,
Religious,
Romance,
Satire,
Comedy,
Lists,
New Releases
Once again, theatergoers will have new options to choose from starting on Wednesday:
- Babylon A.D. (PG-13): starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry (directed by Mathieu Kassovitz)
- College (R): starring Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell, Nick Zano (directed by Deb Hagan)
- Disaster Movie (PG-13): starring Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Carmen Electra (directed by Jason Friedbeg, Aaron Seltzer)
- Traitor (PG-13): starring Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Saïd Taghmaoui (directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff)
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Box Office Breakdown: Tropic Thunder Wins the Death Race
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
DreamWorks,
MGM,
Paramount,
Sony,
Universal,
Warner Bros,
Action,
Adaptation,
Adventure,
Animation,
Drama,
Horror,
Musicals,
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Although it was widely believed that (hunky) Jason Statham would emerge as this weekend’s winner, Tropic Thunder somehow managed to hold its ground. The comedy, which only raked in $16.2 million during this outing, became the third movie this year to make a repeat appearance at #1. (The other two films were those giant blockbusters called Iron Man and The Dark Knight.)
Overall, this was an unimpressive weekend for films. Theatergoers probably confused (like me) by Joan Allen’s participation only poured $12.6 million of their dollars into Death Race. Meanwhile, The House Bunny became this week’s highest-grossing chick alternative (Sorry, Sisterhood!) with its $14.5 million gross.
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In Theaters This Week: August 20, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
FOCUS,
MGM,
Sony,
Universal,
Action,
Documentary,
Drama,
Horror,
Musicals,
Mystery,
Comedy,
Sports,
Thrillers,
Lists,
New Releases
Once again, theatergoers will have new options to choose from this Wednesday:
- Death Race (R): starring Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson (directed by Paul W.S. Anderson)
- The House Bunny (PG-13): starring Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone (directed by Fred Wolf)
- The Longshots (PG): starring Ice Cube, KeKe Palmer (directed by Fred Durst)
- The Rocker (PG-13): starring Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Jason Sudeikis (directed by Peter Cattaneo)
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Box Office Breakdown: Dark Knight Struck Down by Tropic Thunder
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
DreamWorks,
MGM,
Paramount,
Sony,
Universal,
Warner Bros,
Action,
Adaptation,
Adventure,
Animation,
Drama,
Horror,
Musicals,
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Despite a somewhat disappointing opening last Wednesday ($6.5 million), Tropic Thunder actually managed to surpass the four-time box office winner. The comedy grossed $25.8 million over the past three days, nearly $10 million more than its caped competitor.
And while Ben Stiller should be happy by his movie’s accomplishment, the Dreamworks/Paramount film still left a lot to be desired. Recent comedies such as Get Smart ($38.6 million) and Step Brothers ($30.9 million) debuted to better numbers. But then those two films didn’t have a distraction like Michael Phelps to contend with.
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In Theaters This Week: August 13, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
DreamWorks,
IFC Films,
Paramount,
Warner Bros,
Weinstein Company,
Animation,
Documentary,
Drama,
Family,
Foreign,
Horror,
Music,
Religious,
Romance,
Science Fiction,
Comedy,
Thrillers,
Lists,
New Releases
Once again, theatergoers will have new options to choose from this Wednesday:
- Mirrors (R): starring Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Smart, Paula Patton (directed by Alex Aja)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (PG): starring Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Matthew Wood (directed by Dave Filoni)
- Tropic Thunder (R): starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr. (directed by Ben Stiller)
- Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer* (NR): starring Amy Albany, Buddy Bregman, Charles Britton (directed by Robbie Cavolina, Ian McCrudden)
- Bachna Ae Haseeno* (NR): starring Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone (directed by Siddharth Raj Anand)
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In Theaters This Week: August 6, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
Columbia Pictures,
Magnolia,
Sony,
Warner Bros,
Action,
Adaptation,
Documentary,
Drama,
Independent,
Music,
Period,
Comedy,
Sports,
Lists,
New Releases
Although Labor Day is still about a month away, several studios have opted to open their movies on Wednesday this week:
- Pineapple Express (R): starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole (directed by David Gordon Green)
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (PG-13): starring Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel (directed by Sanaa Hamri)
- Beautiful Losers* (NR): starring Shepard Fairey, Harmony Korine, Mike Mills (directed by Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard)
- Beer for My Horses* (PG-13): starring Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington, Ted Nugent (directed by Michael Salomon)
- Bottle Shock* (PG-13): starring Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku (directed by Randall M. Miller)
- Elegy* (R): starring Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson (directed by Isabel Coixet)
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Box Office Breakdown: The Dark Knight Fights Off the Mummy
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
Disney,
Sony,
Universal,
Warner Bros,
Action,
Adaptation,
Adventure,
Animation,
Family,
Music,
Mystery,
Romance,
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It was a close one. A very close one. But after a tight contest, The Dark Knight once again emerged as the box office winner this weekend.
Although it initially appeared as if The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor was going to bring Batman down, the three-quel lost steam at the end. The film, which grossed $40.4 million over the past three days, narrowly lost out to Knight and wound up being the lowest performer in its series. (The Mummy opened at $43.4 million in 1999 while The Mummy Returns scored $68 million in 2001.)
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In Theaters This Weekend: August 1, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
Sony,
Touchstone,
Universal,
Action,
Adventure,
Documentary,
Drama,
Foreign,
Independent,
Period,
Romance,
Science Fiction,
Sequels,
Comedy,
Thrillers,
Lists,
New Releases
Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (PG-13): starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello (directed by Rob Cohen)
- Swing Vote (PG-13): starring Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer (directed by Joshua Michael Stern)
- America the Beautiful* (R): starring Gerren Taylor, Ted Casablanca, Eve Ensler (directed by Darryl Roberts)
- Frozen River* (R): starring Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Michael O’Keefe (directed by Courtney Hunt)
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Box Office Breakdown: The Dark Knight Hits $300 Million
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
Disney,
Sony,
Universal,
Warner Bros,
Action,
Adaptation,
Adventure,
Drama,
Family,
Musicals,
Romance,
Science Fiction,
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Comedy,
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Lists,
New Releases
Despite the combined forces of Ferrell/Reilly and Duchovny/Anderson, Team Bale/Ledger could not be slowed down.
This past week, The Dark Knight added a few more records to the franchise’s box office mantle:
- The film became the fastest movie ever to surpass the $300 million mark. (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest crossed that line in 16 days; Knight did it in 10.)
- The sequel is now predicted to break $400 million in approximately 18 days. Shrek 2 took 43 days to the same in 2004.
- IMAX theaters also continue to benefit from the blockbuster’s success. Another $4.6 million was grossed over the weekend.
- It’s now believed the latest Batman installment could soar to $500 million - making it only the second movie to do so. Domestically, Titanic ($601 million) still reigns as the box office champ. (The original Star Wars pocketed $461 million while Shrek 2 earned $436 million.)
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In Theaters This Weekend: July 25, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories:
20th Century Fox,
Columbia Pictures,
Magnolia,
Miramax,
Paramount,
Sony,
Adaptation,
Documentary,
Drama,
Foreign,
Music,
Period,
Political,
Romance,
Science Fiction,
Sequels,
Comedy,
Sports,
Lists,
New Releases
Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:
- Step Brothers (R): starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen (directed by Adam McKay)
- The X-Files: I Want to Believe (PG-13): starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit (directed by Chris Carter)
- American Teen* (PG-13): starring Megan Krizmanich, Mitch Reinholt, Hannah Bailey (directed by Nanette Burstein)
- Asian Stories* (NR): starring James Kyson Lee, Kirt Kishita, Kathy Uyen (directed by Ron Oda)
- Brideshead Revisited* (PG-13): starring Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Matthew Goode (directed by Julian Jarrold)
- Bustin’ Down the Door* (NR): starring Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew, Mark Richards, Shaun Tomson (directed by Jeremy Gosch)
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