In Theaters This Weekend: March 19, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, FOCUS, IFC Films, Sony, Universal, Adaptation, Adventure, Biopics, Documentary, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Music, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• The Bounty Hunter (PG-13): starring Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Jason Sudeikis (directed by Andy Tennant)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG): starring Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris (directed by Thor Freudenthal)
• Repo Men (R): starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber (directed by Miguel Sapochnik)

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Box Office Breakdown: Alice in Wonderland in the Green Zone

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists

The combined forces of Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass could not earn Green Zone the green.

Although the film nearly matched The Hurt Locker‘s total domestic gross ($15.7 million) in just one weekend, Green became the latest war-based film to open to underwhelming numbers. The movie, which debuted to $14.3 million and cost approximately $100 million to produce, also came nowhere near Damon and Greengrass’ last project together. (The Bourne Ultimatum opened to $69.3 million in 2007.)

Meanwhile, Alice in Wonderland continued along its fantastic journey. The movie, which has now taken in over $209 million domestically, has officially become one of Disney’s Top 20 all-time entries.

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: March 16, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Magnolia, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Music, Musicals, Romance, Sequels, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options today:

• Armored: DVD, Blu-ray
• Astro Boy: DVD, Blu-ray
• Bandslam: DVD, Blu-ray
• Brief Interviews with Hideous Men: DVD, Blu-ray
• Broken Embraces: DVD, Blu-ray
• Did You Hear About the Morgans?: DVD, Blu-ray
• Dillinger is Dead: DVD
• The Fourth Kind: DVD, Blu-ray
• Ninja Assassin: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Princess and the Frog: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Twilight Saga: New Moon: DVD, Blu-ray
• Under Great White Northern Lights: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Edition): Blu-ray
• Wonderful World: DVD, Blu-ray

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In Theaters This Weekend: March 12, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, IFC Films, Fox Searchlight, Magnolia, Paramount, Universal, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• Green Zone (R): starring Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan (directed by Paul Greengrass)
• Our Family Wedding (PG-13): starring Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia (directed by Rick Famuyiwa)
• Remember Me (PG-13): starring Robert Pattinson, Pierce Brosnan, Emilie de Ravin (directed by Allen Coulter)
• She’s Out of My League (R): starring Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, Krysten Ritter (directed by Jim Field Smith)

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: March 9, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Family, Foreign, Sequels, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available today:

• The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day: DVD, Blu-ray
• Capitalism: A Love Story: DVD, Blu-ray
• Hachi: A Dog’s Tale: DVD, Blu-ray
• Old Dogs: DVD, Blu-ray
• Paris: DVD, Blu-ray *releases March 10*
• Planet 51: DVD, Blu-ray
• Precious: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Stoning of Soraya M: DVD, Blu-ray
• Tapeheads: DVD, Blu-ray
• Up in the Air: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Who: The Kids are Alright: Blu-ray

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Box Office Breakdown: Wonderful Start for Alice in Wonderland

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists

Something tells me we’ll be seeing more collaborations between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton soon.

Alice in Wonderland, the latest project from the famous movie-making team, unfolded to a whopping $116 million over the Oscar weekend. Disney’s 3-D adaptation had the best open ever for a non-sequel and the largest debut for any winter release outside of the holiday season. (And we thought Passion of the Christ‘s $83.8 million looked good six years ago.)

Tim Burton’s entry gave the director his best first weekend to date (compared to the $68.5 million Planet of the Apes grossed in 2001). The movie did, though, come in second to Johnny Depp’s personal high. (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men’s Chest raked in $135.6 million in 2006.)

Alice also topped all 3-D openers…including Avatar. (Granted, James Cameron did have a blizzard to contend with at the time.)

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In Theaters This Weekend: March 5, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, IFC Films, Magnolia, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Foreign, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• Alice in Wonderland (PG): starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter (directed by Tim Burton)
• Brooklyn’s Finest (R): starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke (directed by Antoine Fuqua)

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Box Office Breakdown: Cop Out Misses Out

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists

When is a second place finish considered good news? When it’s the biggest debut you’ve had in your career.

Despite recently being kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight and losing out to Shutter Island, Kevin Smith still has something to smile about. His latest directorial project, Cop Out, opened to $18.2 million over the weekend. That figure surpasses his previous best of $11.1 million for 2001’s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

And while Bruce Willis has clearly seen better days, he hasn’t in some time. Fortunately, his comedic partnership with Tracy Morgan raised over $3 million more than his last major outing, Surrogates, did last September.

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: March 2, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options today:

• 2012: DVD, Blu-ray
• Alice in Wonderland (1933): DVD
• The Beaches of Agnes: DVD
• Castle in the Sky (Two-Disc Special Edition): DVD
• Clash of the Titans: DVD, Blu-ray
• Cold Souls: DVD
• Curious George 2: Follow that Monkey: DVD
• Gentlemen Broncos: DVD, Blu-ray
• Kiki’s Delivery Service (Two-Disc Special Edition): DVD
• My Neighbor Totoro (Two-Disc Special Edition): DVD
• The Neverending Story: DVD, Blu-ray

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In Theaters This Weekend (2/26)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: IFC Films, Sony, Warner Bros, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Independent, Remakes, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• Cop Out (R): starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott (directed by Kevin Smith)
• The Crazies (R): starring Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Danielle Panabaker (directed by Breck Eisner)
• The Art of the Steal* (NR): (directed by Don Argott)
• Defendor* (R): starring Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Elias Koteas (directed by Peter Stebbings)

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