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In Theaters This Weekend: April 30, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: IFC Films, Sony, Warner Bros, Drama, Family, Horror, Independent, Remakes, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases, Trailers
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- Furry Vengeance (PG): starring Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, Dick Van Dyke (directed by Roger Kumble)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (R): starring Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara (directed by Samuel Bayer)
- The Good Heart* (R): starring Paul Dano, Brian Cox, Isild Le Besco (directed by Dagur Kári)
- Harry Brown* (R): starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Ben Drew (directed by Daniel Barber)
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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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Box Office Breakdown: Princess and Frog Crowned Winner
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Biopics, Drama, Family, Period, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists
Disney’s latest entry might not have produced Pixar-like numbers, but it was definitely not a frog.
The Princess and the Frog, featuring the first black Disney princess, finally opened wide this weekend to the tune of $24.2 million. Despite having been available in limited release for two weeks, the 2D-film had the best premiere ever for an animated feature in the month of December.
Meawhile, Invictus - Clint Eastwood’s next possible Oscar contender - unfolded with a $8.6 million debut and a third place finish. Although the Nelson Mandela drama came in behind box office vet The Blind Side, the director’s films tend to generate more buzz (and money) as the awards seasons progress.
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Box Office Breakdown: Touchdown for Blind Side
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Miramax, Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists
The third time was a charm for Sandra Bullock.
After two weeks of second place finishes, The Blind Side emerged from New Moon‘s shadow to take sole possession of first place. The movie, which added another $20 million to its $100+ million total, has now given Bullock her second chart topper of the year. (And, no—All About Steve is not the other film I was referring to.)
Despite several new wide release entries, the football players and the vampires strongly defended their hold on the top two spots. Brothers - starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman - came in third place with only a $9.5 million take. Meanwhile, Everybody’s Fine with Robert De Niro and Drew Barrymore did a less than fine $3.8 million.
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Box Office Breakdown: New Moon Covers Its Blind Side
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists
What looked like a possible upset early in the game ended in another win for New Moon. Although the film pulled in another $42.9 million over the holiday weekend, the Twilight sequel dropped approximately 70% from its first frame and escaped second place by a mere $2.8 million.
The vampires were given a run for their box office dollars by The Blind Side, the sports drama starring Sandra Bullock. Unlike Moon, the heartwarming film actually saw improvement in its second week. The entry also managed to hold off the Chris Weitz-helmed project on Thanksgiving Day.
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Box Office Breakdown: A Bloody Good Debut for New Moon
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists
After months of endless promotion, New Moon finally opened this weekend to monster-sized numbers. But how exactly did the film compare to the other theatrical giants?
- Despite earning over $142 million since midnight Thursday, the adaptation’s debut still falls behind The Dark Knight ($158.4) and Spider-Man 3 ($151.1 million).
- The sequel did, though, beat Knight for the best first day open ($72.7 compared to $67.2 million).
- It had the largest midnight opening ($26.3 million) to date. (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince grossed $22.2 million.)
- Moon also topped Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire‘s 2005 November debut ($102.7 million).
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In Theaters This Weekend: November 13, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, FOCUS, IFC Films, Sony, Action, Animation, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Lists, New Releases
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- 2012 (PG-13): starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor (directed by Roland Emmerich)
- Pirate Radio (R): starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans (directed by Richard Curtis)
- Dare* (R): starring Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashleigh Springer (directed by Adam Salky)
- The End of Poverty?* (NR): starring Martin Sheen (directed by Philippe Diaz)
- Fantastic Mr. Fox* (PG): starring George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep (directed by Wes Anderson)
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: April 28, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Weinstein Company, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Period, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:
- Bride Wars: DVD, Blu-ray
- Brideshead Revisited: Blu-ray
- The Da Vinci Code: Blu-ray
- Hotel for Dogs: DVD, Blu-ray
- JCVD: Blu-ray
- Jetsons: The Movie: DVD
- The Reader: Blu-ray
- The Uninvited: DVD, Blu-ray
- What Doesn’t Kill You: DVD, Blu-ray
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In Theaters This Weekend: December 12, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, IFC Films, Magnolia, Miramax, Warner Bros, Yari Film Group Releasing, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Foreign, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases
Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:
- The Day The Earth Stood Still (PG-13): starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates (directed by Scott Derrickson)
- Delgo (PG): starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Chris Kattan (directed by Marc Adler and Jason Maurer)
- Nothing Like the Holidays (PG-13): starring John Leguizamo, Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Pena (directed by Alfredo De Villa)
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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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