In Theaters This Weekend: January 21, 2011
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: IFC Films, New Line, Paramount, Drama, Foreign, Independent, Romance, Comedy, Lists, New Releases, Trailers,
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- No Strings Attached (R): starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes (directed by Ivan Reitman)
- The Company Men* (R): starring Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner (directed by John Wells)
- The Housemaid* (NR): starring Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jeong-jae, Youn Yuh-jung (directed by Im Sang-soo)
- Mumbai Diaries* (NR): starring Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra, Kriti Malhotra (directed by Kiran Rao)
- The Way Back* (PG-13): starring Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan (directed by Peter Weir)
*limited release
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Box Office Breakdown: Megamind is Unstoppable
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Horror, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Denzel Washington and Chris Pine could do nothing but watch Megamind speed past them at the box office.
Despite an early lead for the action film, Unstoppable lost a bit of steam. The movie, which opened to $8.1 million on Friday, slowed to a $22.7 million take and second place-finish by Monday. Of the five films Tony Scott has directed Washington in, this movie – also starring Chris Pine – debuted in the middle of the pack.
Two other wide releases found themselves perched in the Top 10 this weekend. Universal’s sci-fi entry, Skyline, dialed up $11.7 million for fourth place. Meanwhile, Morning Glory, starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton, produced $9.2 million ($11.8 million since Wednesday) – enough for fifth place.
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Box Office Breakdown: Megamind Opens Large with $46 Million
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Biopics, Drama, Family, Horror, Period, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and Tyler Perry contributed to one of the largest November weekends in box office history.
Megamind – starring Ferrell, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt – topped the competition this weekend with a $46 million take. The animated comedy opened bigger than How to Train Your Dragon – another Paramount/Dreamworks collaboration – did in March ($43.7 million), but smaller than Despicable Me ($56.4 million) did in July.
Todd Phillips’ Due Date, featuring Galifianakis and Robert Downey Jr., also had an impressive open despite landing into second place. The movie, which grossed $32.7 million, had the largest premiere for any R-rated flick in November. (The movie bested the record set by Borat’s $26.4 million in 2006.) The film, though, fell behind The Hangover’s $45 million open in 2009.
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Box Office Breakdown: Saw Franchise Ends with a Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Documentary, Drama, Family, Horror, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Box Office, Lists,
The Saw franchise, which has been churning out annual entries since kicking off in 2004, introduced a new twist to the latest October entry. That visual element, plus a calendar shift, helped Saw 3D take first place over the holiday weekend.
Despite the $22.5 million debut, Saw 3D – the seventh and final film in the series – didn’t exactly end the series with a bloody bang. The horror flick had the fifth-best open in the entire franchise -- and that's including the higher ticket prices. (Only the 2004 original and 2009’s Saw VI – which was pitted directly against Paranormal Activity – did worse.)
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In Theaters This Weekend: October 29, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Lionsgate, Action, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Independent, Science Fiction, Sequels, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases, Trailers,
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- Saw 3D (R): starring Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor (directed by Kevin Greutert)
- Eichmann* (NR): starring Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Garity, Franka Potente (directed by Robert Young)
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest* (R): starring Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre (directed by Daniel Alfredson)
- Inspector Bellamy* (NR): starring Gerard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Jacques Gamblin (directed by Claude Chabrol)
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In Theaters This Weekend: October 8, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: FOCUS, Disney, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Biopics, Drama, Family, Horror, Independent, Music, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases, Trailers,
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- Life as We Know It (PG-13): starring Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas (directed by Greg Berlanti)
- My Soul to Take (R): starring Max Thieriot, John Magaro, Emily Meade (directed by Wes Craven)
- Secretariat (PG): starring Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan Walsh (directed by Randall Wallace)
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: May 11, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, MGM, Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Classics, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options today:
- Daybreakers: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Edge: Blu-ray
- Edge of Darkness: DVD, Blu-ray
- Hang ‘Em High: Blu-ray
- High Anxiety: Blu-ray
- History of the World: Part I: Blu-ray
- The Karate Kid: Blu-ray
- The Karate Kid II: Blu-ray
- Legion: DVD, Blu-ray
- M: Blu-ray
- The Magnificent Seven (Collection): Blu-ray
- The Man in the Iron Mask: Blu-ray
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Remake News: Conan the Barbarian, The First Star and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Lionsgate, Warner Bros, Action, Animation, Foreign, Foreign Language, Music, Remakes, Comedy, Technology, Trailers, Videos,
Conan the Barbarian: Jason Momoa is the man who will likely step into Arnold Schwarzenegger’s old loincloth. The Stargate Atlantis hunk is currently in talks to front a reboot of Conan the Barbarian, a 1982 entry starring California’s current governor. In the actioner, Momoa, as the title character, would avenge the deaths of his father and tribe. (It’s a role Twilight‘s Kellan Lutz was also vying for.) Filming will begin this March in Bulgaria.
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: December 8, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Magnolia, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Adventure, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Family, Music, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:
- The Alphabet Killer: Blu-ray
- The Cove: DVD
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Ultimate Edition): DVD, Blu-ray
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: DVD, Blu-ray
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Ultimate Edition): DVD, Blu-ray
- Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer: Blu-ray
- Julie & Julia: DVD, Blu-ray
- Moonlight Serenade: DVD
- Public Enemies: DVD, Blu-ray
- While She Was Out: Blu-ray
- World’s Greatest Dad: DVD, Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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A Christmas Carol Comes to London
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Disney, Adaptation, Animation, Family, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases,
Jim Carrey wouldn’t want to travel through time.
The Hollywood funnyman - who was in London’s Leicester Square last night for the world premiere of his latest film Disney’s A Christmas Carol, based on the Charles Dickens story - has revealed he wouldn’t want to revisit his past or see into the future even if he had the chance.
“There are some important physicists who now are telling us that all time is happening only once. So I think now is a good time,” he said.
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