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Box Office Breakdown: Book of Secrets a National Hit

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National Treasure: Book of Secrets

This holiday weekend introduced a slew of big-ticket features in our cineplexes.  It also brought us a wide cast of former Oscar-winners competing for our theater dollars.  By Monday, , , , , and Oscar-nominee had all made entries into the Top Ten - but it was who wound up striking gold.

earned $45 million, an increase of $10 million over the 2004 original.  This was the second hit for Cage this year, following the critically-panned Ghost Rider.  In addition to having the weekend’s best gross, Secrets also had the best average of any movie over those three days.  Although ‘s fourth place was respectable (especially for a politically-based film these days), its $3760 per screen take clearly set it apart from this week’s champ.  In contrast, earned an $11,184 average for an impressive 10th place finish.

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‘Dewey Cox’: Your Best Holiday Movie Choice

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Columbia Pictures, Music, Satire, Comedy, New Releases

Dewey CoxYou could go to the theaters this and be inundated with , CGI creatures that exist solely in fokelore, and lighthearted family comedies. Or, you could get real laughs without the holiday hooplah.  You can walk hard with Dewey Cox.

A musical parody, is already getting excellent reviews, all of which applaud the script’s funniness.  The film follows Dewey through the decades as he tries to build his recording career. Music-themed biopics and are both parodied in the film, which features its own fun soundtrack. Walk Hard will make audiences laugh hard, just what’s called for in a year filled with movies about war, death, and a wild-looking pretending to be magical.

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Britney Spears to Play the Virgin Mary?

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Religious, Satire, Comedy, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases

Britney Spears with sonUS Magazine is reporting that may be taking on a very holy role in the near future.  It seems a French producer has deemed the train wreck

pop star a perfect fit for his satirical take on the classic nativity story.  In this modern-day version, Britney would play an unwed pregnant girl, named Mary, who gives birth on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem, Maryland.

Although the film is hers for the taking, Spears is still supposedly mulling over the offer.  A decision on the role is expected to be made within the next few days.  Production on is scheduled to begin in March.

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Entourage’s Kevin Dillon To Star in ‘300’ Spoof

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Period, Satire, Comedy, Casting

Kevin DillonCall it a humorous example of life imitating art.  HBO star has just landed a big screen role in National Lampoon’s 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas.  The comedy will spoof a myriad of testosterone-laden movies including 300, Troy, Braveheart and Gladiator.

Fans of know that Dillon’s character (struggling actor ) rose to fame in the short-lived series, ‘Viking Quest’.  (The tagline for the fake series being:  “From the past… comes a warrior of the future.”)  Now in 301, Dillon will get to add his special twist to the Spartan general role.

I’m really hoping the producers of Entourage can somehow find a way to tie in Dillon’s real life role into their show.  The fans of Viking Quest would want them to do it for Johnny.

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