Box Office Breakdown: The Town Takes the Crown
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, FOCUS, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists
The Town, Ben Affleck’s second directorial feature, surprised analysts this weekend with a win at the box office. The film, which far surpassed Gone Baby Gone’s $5.5 million debut in 2007, earned $23.8 million—a September-best for Warner Bros. The drama, co-starring Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner, also gave actor Affleck his first #1 film—outside of He’s Just Not that Into You—since Daredevil.
Although many had Easy A topping the charts, the film came in a very respectable second place. The Emma Stone-starrer – which only cost $8 million to produce – generated good reviews and a $17.7 million take.
The weekend’s other two new wide releases also landed in the Top 5. The PG-13 horror film Devil raised $12.3 million while Alpha and Omega, a more family-friendly entry, rang up $9.1 million in ticket sales.
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In Theaters This Weekend: September 17, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Independent, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases, Trailers
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- Alpha and Omega (PG): starring Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci (directed by Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck)
- Devil (PG-13): starring Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O’Hara (directed by John Erick Dowdle)
- Easy A (PG-13): starring Emma Stone, Penn Badgely, Thomas Haden Church (directed by Will Gluck)
- The Town (R): starring Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm (directed by Ben Affleck)
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: June 29, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Magnolia, MGM, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Action, Adaptation, Biopics, Documentary, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Music, Period, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:
- The Crazies: DVD, Blu-ray
- Creation: DVD
- Don McKay: DVD, Blu-ray
- Everlasting Moments: DVD, Blu-ray
- Hot Tub Time Machine: DVD, Blu-ray
- Kill Switch: Blu-ray
- The Leopard: DVD
- New York Confidential: DVD
- Night Train to Munich: DVD
- Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightening Thief: DVD, Blu-ray
- Predator (Ultimate Hunter Edition): 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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Casting Corner: Zach Galifianakis, Connor Cruise and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, MGM, Paramount, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Horror, Remakes, Sequels, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Zach Galifianakis: The Hangover scene stealer has been invited to have Dinner for Schmucks. The comedy focuses on the “most pathetic” person to ever be included in a weekly dinner. Galifianakis will sit alongside Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in this Jay Roach-directed film.
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Casting Corner: Jon Hamm, Billy Crudup and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate, Paramount, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Jon Hamm: The Mad Men star has been cast opposite Ben Affleck in The Town, a film that Affleck will also direct. Ben will play a career thief who becomes romantically-involved with a bank manager (Vicky Cristina Barcelona‘s Rebecca Hall). Unfortunately, an FBI agent (Hamm) hunting the criminal also has his eyes set on the same woman. Production starts this month in Boston.
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Trailer for The Day The Earth Stood Still
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Science Fiction, Trailers, Upcoming Releases
In The Day the Earth Stood Still, Keanu Reeves stars as Klaatu, a humanoid alien who arrives on Earth with a robot companion. The two have a warning to deliver to the world’s leaders.
Those familiar with the 1951 original should know this remake will come with a slightly different message. In an interview with MTV, Reeves said, “The version I was just working on, instead of being man against man, it’s more about man against nature. My Klaatu says that if the Earth dies, you die. If you die, the earth survives. I’m a friend to the earth.”
Earth - also starring Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith and Jon Hamm - lands in theaters on December 12.
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