Box Office Breakdown: Will Smith a Legend in December
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, New Line, Warner Bros, Yari Film Group Releasing, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Period, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists, New Releases
You have to wonder whether Tom Cruise is just a wee bit jealous of his friend’s success…
This weekend, Will Smith not only smashed the box office debut of Cruise’s Lions for Lambs, he pounded everything in his path. I Am Legend - the third adaptation of the 1954 Richard Matheson novel - nearly doubled the take of its nearest competitor while breaking the record for a December release. Legend’s $77 million debut surpassed the bar set by Oscar-winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The final installment in the Lords trilogy brought in $72.6 million back in 2003.
Although Alvin and the Chipmunks was far behind in second place, its $44 million weekend was nothing to sneeze at. The movie not only exceeded most expectations, it downright embarrassed third place finisher, The Golden Compass. How could anyone possibly explain freaky-looking chipmunks taking down a large polar bear? The latter film only added another $8.8 million to its total, putting it a smidge closer to its $180 million budget. (Granted, it has done better overseas.)
But let’s not be fooled by the large numbers at the top of the charts, the weekend’s most notable turnout was made by #11: Juno. The comedic charmer earned an impressive $35,686 per screen. Meanwhile, Legend (which opened in 3566 more theaters) averaged only $21,411. Take that, Fresh Prince!
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This Week on DVD: October 9, 2007
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, IFC Films, Sony, Universal, Action, Animation, Drama, Family, Independent, Science Fiction, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases
- 28 Weeks Later: starring Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne
- Evan Almighty: starring Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman
- Poltergeist (25th Anniversary Edition): starring Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams
- Reign Over Me: starring Don Cheadle, Adam Sandler
- Rise: Blood Hunter: starring Lucy Liu, Robert Forster
- Surf’s Up: starring Shia LeBeouf, Jeff Bridges
- Twilight Zone: The Movie: starring Dan Aykroyd, John Lithgow
- You Kill Me: starring Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni
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Click here to see the new titles released on HD DVD and Blu-Ray.
Bee Movie: A Honey of a Flick?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: DreamWorks, Animation, Family, Upcoming Releases
Former NBC golden boy Jerry Seinfeld, who lives on in syndicated sitcom glory every single day, will celebrate the release of his Bee Movie project this fall. Seinfeld co-wrote the script and lent his voice talent to the film, alongside co-star Renee Zellweger. Dreamworks, the company famous for the Shrek franchise, is behind the Bee Movie – a regular bee-meets-girl kinda thing. The bee in Bee Movie is Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld), who meets and becomes pals with a human florist (Zellweger). The impressive trailers have featured everything from animated clips to funny one-liners delivered by Seinfeld (in a huge bee costume) and director Steven Spielberg, and the Dreamworks association is promising. Could Bee Movie be enough to propel Seinfeld back into the celebrity A-list? Animated bees are funny, right?
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