Box Office Breakdown: Audiences Enchanted With Disney

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Disney, MGM, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Romance, Comedy, Box Office, Lists, New Releases

Throw comedy, drama, animation, romance, sci-fi, hunky actors, pretty actresses, singing, dancing, kids and cute animals all into one film and you’ll get Enchanted.  You’ll also have Disney’s latest holiday success.

The film, starring Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams, grossed nearly $50 million over the 5-day weekend ($34 million from Friday-Sunday).  Enchanted’s take places it behind 1999’s Toy Story 2 - the film with the largest Thanksgiving debut ever ($80.1 million).

Last week’s champion, Beowulf, fell into 3rd place right behind another holiday opener, This Christmas.  The movies took in $23.3 and $26.3 million, respectively, during the long stretch.

Although the sappy August Rush opened in a disappointing 7th place, the DVD release of Waitress this week should make actress Keri Russell - and her fans - feel a bit better.

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Box Office Breakdown: Fred Claus No Match for Jerry Seinfeld

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Disney, MGM, Lionsgate, New Line, Sony, Touchstone, Universal, Warner Bros, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Political, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists, New Releases

In a shocking turn of events, Bee Movie came buzzing back to life this weekend stealing the #1 spot from recent victor, American Gangster.  Bee’s $25 million take also embarrassed the newest comedic entry, Fred Claus.

Although fellow ‘Frat Packer’ Will Ferrell rang bells with November 2003’s Elf, Vince Vaughn couldn’t come close to matching his friend’s $31.1 million debut.  The news was especially surprising given Vaughn and director David Dobkin’s recent collaboration on 2005’s Wedding Crashers.  Could this mean Vaughn’s only appealing when he’s part of a larger comedic team?

Also noteworthy this weekend was the disappointing performance of Lions for Lambs.  Lions wasn’t expected to take in Mission Impossible-esque numbers, but the film did still boast Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and actor/director Robert Redford.  As it was, the movie grossed less than any other Cruise-attached wide release in more than 20 years.  At least Streep can say this topical film debuted higher than her last attempt (Rendition).

P2, the only other new Top Ten entry, racked up ninth place.

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This Week on DVD: October 2, 2007

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, MGM, Sony, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Horror, Period, Science Fiction, Sequels, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

Here are a few of the titles you can find on the rental shelves this Tuesday:

• 1408:  starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson
• Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Collector’s Edition):  starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder
• Caligula (Three-Disc Imperial Edition):  starring Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer:  starring Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis
• The Jungle Book (Platinum Edition): starring Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot
• Misery (Special Edition):  starring Kathy Bates, James Caan
• Species (Collector’s Edition):  starring Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen

Click here to see the TV-On-DVD options for this week.
Click here to see the new titles released on HD DVD and Blu-Ray.

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