Box Office Breakdown: Number 1 for District 9
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, Lists
District 9 may not have have any big name stars and it may not be based on a story everyone knows, but it does have something no other film has this Monday: a first place finish.
Over the weekend, the R-rated actioner landed on Earth safely with over $37 million in ticket sales. The sci-fi entry also raked in one of the best per screen averages ($12,251) of any film currently in in theaters. (Sony Pictures Classics’ It Might Get Loud averaged $13,240 while in limited release.)
In the non-alien department, The Time Traveler’s Wife cornered the romantic genre with an $18.6 million total. Meanwhile, Vanessa Hudgens proved she’s nothing without her better half. The Disney star’s new film, Bandslam, failed to even crack the Top Ten. The teen comedy barely managed to gross over $2 million.
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Julie & Julia Sparks Cookbook Sales
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Adaptation, Books
Five years after her death, Julia Child is once again making news on film, television…and print.
Thanks to last weekend’s release of Julie & Julia, the famed chef’s cookbook has received a boost in popularity. Mastering the Art of French Cooking, originally published in 1961, has now been at or near the top of both Amazon and Barnes and Nobles’ best-seller lists.
In the movie, Amy Adams’ character, Julie Powell, attempts to create all of Mastering’s 524 recipes. Powell’s year-long journey became the basis for her own book, Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen. (That memoir - since retitled Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously - currently ranks #38 on Amazon.)
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In Theaters This Weekend: August 7, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: IFC Films, Paramount, Sony, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Foreign, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (PG-13): starring Dennis Quiad, Marlon Wayans, Channing Tatum (directed by Stephen Sommers)
- Julie & Julia (PG-13): starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci (directed by Nora Ephron)
- A Perfect Getaway (R): starring Timothy Olyphant, Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich (directed by David Twohy)
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First Look: Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia Trailer
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Adaptation, Drama, Upcoming Releases
In Julie & Julia, Doubt costars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams step out of the church and into the kitchen.
The film, an adaptation of two different memoirs, follows the lives of famed chef Julia Child and temp worker Julie Powell. Child’s story is primarily set in the 1940s and 50s when she lived with her husband (Stanley Tucci) in Paris. Meanwhile, Powell embarks on a year-long mission to recreate all 524 recipes in Julia’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
Julie & Julia heats up on August 7, 2009.
Getting Into Character: Meryl Streep as Julia Child
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Adaptation, Upcoming Releases
Meryl Streep is back at it again.
In the upcoming Julie & Julia, the Oscar winner cooks up another distinctive voice to play famed chef Julia Child. The movie, an adaptation of Julie Powell’s Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, tells the story of a temp worker (Amy Adams) who attempts all the recipes in Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The film also recounts Julia’s life with her husband (Stanley Tucci) in Paris during the ‘40s and ‘50s.
The Nora Ephron film will be served up on August 7, 2009.
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