This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: June 30, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Magnolia, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Family, Foreign, Music, Romance, Comedy, Home Entertainment

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

• 12 Rounds: DVD, Blu-ray
• Barfly: DVD
• Do the Right Thing (20th Anniversary Edition): DVD, Blu-ray
• The Education of Charlie Banks: DVD
• Flawless: Blu-ray
• Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience: DVD, Blu-ray
• Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li: DVD, Blu-ray
• They Call Me Bruce? (25th Anniversary Edition): DVD
• Tokyo!: DVD, Blu-ray
• Two Lovers: DVD, Blu-ray

Click here to see the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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Box Office Breakdown: Watchmen Finally Gets Its Time to Shine

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

When is a $55.7 million weekend considered a slight disappointment?

• When the film is the only new major release that weekend.
• The movie involves superheroes.
• The story is based on a popular graphic novel.
• The project has received a significant amount of attention due to a lengthy court battle.
• The director earned more for his last film. (300 grossed $70.9 million over its first three days back in 2007.)
• The R-rated film features plenty of gore and nudity.
• It cost between $120-$150 million to make.

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Box Office Breakdown: Tyler Perry Surprises the Jonas Brothers

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, FOCUS, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Family, Music, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists

Back in February 2008, Hannah Montana grossed a record $31.1 million during its first weekend. Now, just over a year later, the Jonas Brothers can say they pulled in less than 1/2 as much.

Although there were high hopes for Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, the musical trio was unable to match the work of dual personalities. (The movie even played in twice as many screens as the Miley Cyrus version.) As it was, the teen heartthrobs were only the second biggest draw this weekend. The good news? The boys did have the best per screen average of any entry in the Top Ten.

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In Theaters This Weekend: February 27, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Weinstein Company, Yari Film Group Releasing, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Family, Independent, Music, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (G): starring Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas (directed by Bruce Hendricks)
• Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (PG-13): starring Kristin Kreuk, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein (directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak)
• An American Affair* (R): starring Gretchen Mol, Cameron Bright, Noah Wyle (directed by William Sten Olsson)
• Assassination of a High School President* (R): starring Reece Daniel Thompson. Mischa Barton and Bruce Willis (directed by Brett Simon)
• Bob Funk* (R): starring Eddie Jemison, Rachel Leigh Cook, Stephen Root (directed by Craig Carlisle)
• Crossing Over* (R): starring Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd (directed by Wayne Kramer)

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Hannah Montana’s Deleted Jonas Brothers Clip

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Documentary, Music

Given the insane popularity of the Jonas Brothers, it’s hard to imagine that the trio would be cut out of anything at this point. But in this year’s Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour, fans were left without one of the boy band’s numbers.

In the snippet below, you can see a short clip of the brothers performing “SOS.” The performance will be included on the movie’s DVD, which is being released tomorrow.

BTW - Am I the only one wondering if Joe Jonas was stuck in that half-split? Or he did he intend to take it (really) slow while getting back up?

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Details on the Jonas Brothers Movie

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Documentary, Music, Upcoming Releases

If you got caught in the mania behind February’s Hannah Montana movie, consider this your warning. You now have just over six months to go until the Jonas Brothers have their turn.

Early next year, fans of Nick, Joe and Kevin will get their chance to see the hot boy band in glorious 3-D. The Jonas Brothers 3-D Concert Movie will be comprised of footage from their current Burning Up tour combined with behind-the-scenes stuff on the musicians’ lives. Based on the interest of Miley Cyrus’ outing, Disney could expect to see ticket sales in the neighborhood of $30 million on opening weekend alone.

The Jonas Brothers will rock the theaters on February 27, 2009.

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