This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: February 10, 2009

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Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

• Amadeus: Blu-ray
• Back to the Future: DVD
• Back to the Future Part II: DVD
• Back to the Future Part III: DVD
• Blindness: DVD
• The Boondock Saints: Blu-ray
• Donnie Darko: Blu-ray
• The Foot Fist Way: DVD
• Frozen River: DVD, Blu-ray
• A History of Violence: Blu-ray
• Miracle at St. Anna: DVD, Blu-ray
• My Name is Bruce: DVD, Blu-ray
• Nights in Rodanthe: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Pelican Brief: Blu-ray

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Box Office Breakdown: Record Showing for 007

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Fox Searchlight, MGM, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Musicals, Period, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, Lists, New Releases

In the battle of Bond vs. Bourne, Jason won out this time…though not by much.

Although it was initially believed Quantum of Solace would break the $70 million mark, the final numbers for the Sony/MGM film came up slightly short. The 22nd Bond installment hauled in $67.5 million this weekend, just under $2 million shy of the debut for The Bourne Ultimatum. (The 2007 premiered to $69.3 million.)

But don’t feeling sorry for Daniel Craig. The actor has helped to revitalize the franchise in a big way. Quantum officially just became the best opener of all the 007 films. (Die Another Day grossed $47.1 million back in 2002.) The movie is also on pace to to beat the theatrical run record set by Casino Royale. (The 2006 film eventually pocketed $167.4 million domestically.)

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Box Office Breakdown: Ticket Buyers Escape to Madagascar 2

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Disney, Fox Searchlight, MGM, Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal, Weinstein Company, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Musicals, Period, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists

Move over High School Musical 3. Another family-friendly movie is taking over.

This past weekend, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa stormed into theaters in a big way. The animated sequel took in a whopping $63.1 million, making it second biggest debuter this year. (The Dark Knight pulled in $75.2 million in July.) The film - which topped its 2005 predecessor by $2.1 million - also had the 7th best opening for a cartoon ever.

In other noteworthy news, last week’s #2 was pushed aside for another R-rated comedy. Role Models, starring Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott, surpassed expectations to rake in an impressive $19.2 million. That amount nearly doubled what Zack and Miri - this week’s #5 - earned during its first three days. Meanwhile, a movie that was critically-panned did fairly well in its limited release. Repo! The Genetic Opera - the wannabe cult musical featuring Paris Hilton - averaged $6,711 over 8 theaters. That’s a number most of the movies in the Top Ten couldn’t match.

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In Theaters this Weekend: November 7, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, MGM, Miramax, Lionsgate, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Music, Musicals, Period, Political, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (PG): starring Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer (directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath)
• Role Models (R): starring Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse (directed by David Wain)
• Soul Men (R): starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes (directed by Malcolm D. Lee)

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Soul Men: Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes’ Upcoming Project

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Comedy, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases

UPDATE: You can preview several clips from Soul Men after the jump.

Strangely enough, this week won’t be the only time we will be mentioning Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes’ names in the same sentence. Both stars coincidentally worked together on a movie to be released later this fall.

In Soul Men, Mac stars with Samuel L. Jackson as members of The Real Deal, a 1970’s soul group. Despite a falling out, the two reunite 20 years later when they agree to tribute their recently deceased band member.

Isaac Hayes - who has his music performed by the twosome - makes a small cameo as himself.

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