Box Office Breakdown: Mall Cop Rolls Over Clint Eastwood

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Period, Romance, Comedy, Box Office, Lists

Mall Cop? Mall Cop?

As strange as it may sound, Kevin James just took down Clint Eastwood, Notorious B.I.G. and a serial killer to become the current box office champ. Paul Blart: Mall Cop‘s $40 million take was the second biggest ever for a January opener. (Cloverfield took in $46.1 million at this same time last year.) The comedy was also partially responsible for giving the industry its largest MLK weekend of all time.

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In Theaters This Weekend: January 16, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Period, Comedy, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Defiance** (R): starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schrieber, Jamie Bell (directed by Ed Zwick)
• Hotel for Dogs (PG): starring Emma Roberts, Don Cheadle, Johnny Simmons (directed by Thor Freudenthal)
• Last Chance Harvey** (PG-13): starring Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker (directed by Joel Hopkins)
• My Bloody Valentine 3D (R): starring Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith (directed by Patrick Lussier)

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In Theaters This Weekend: January 2, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Foreign, Independent, Period, Political, Religious, Lists, New Releases

Here are some few new suggestions for the first weekend of 2009:

• Defiance* (R): starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schrieber, Jamie Bell (directed by Ed Zwick)
• Good* (NR): starring Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker (directed by Vicente Amorim)

*limited and/or gradual release

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Cast Additions for Wolverine

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Casting, Lists, Upcoming Releases

UPDATE:  Two more names have since been added to the bottom of the list.

Back in October, we reported that a spinoff of the X-Men series was in the works.  The prequel, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, would explore the beginnings of Hugh Jackman’s storyline 17 years before the first movie took place.

Now four months later, we are getting a picture of how the rest of the cast is filling out.  It was originally rumored that Liev Schreiber would be playing a younger version of William Stryker (the role Brian Cox filled in X2).  That role actually belongs to Danny Huston (30 Days of Night).  But Schreiber will still have a presence in the film; he is now set to star as Victor Creed (a.k.a Sabretooth).

Here’s a list of the actors currently joining slated to join Jackman:

• Lynn Collins (The Number 23):  Kayla Silverfox
• Danny Huston (The Kingdom): William Stryker
• Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights) Gambit
• Ryan Reynolds (Definitely, Maybe): Deadpool
• Liev Schrieber (The Painted Veil)  : Victor Creed/Sabretooth
• will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas singer):  Wraith
• Dominic Monaghan (Lost):  Barnell
• Daniel Henney (My Name Is Kim Sam-soon):  Agent Zero

The film is still scheduled for a May 1, 2009 release.

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In Theaters This Weekend (11/16)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Magnolia, New Line, Paramount, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Family, Independent, Period, Religious, Romance, Comedy, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Beowulf (PG-13):  starring Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Anjelina Jolie (directed by Robert Zemeckis)
• Love in the Time of Cholera (R):  starring Javier Bardem, Benjamin Bratt, Liev Schrieber (directed by Mike Newell)
• Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (G):  starring Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman (directed by Zach Helm)
• Margot at the Wedding* (R):  starring Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black (directed by Noah Baumbach)

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