This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: October 26, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, New Line, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Classics, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Musicals, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this week:
- Alien (Anthology): Blu-ray
- Back to the Future (25th Anniversary Trilogy): DVD, Blu-ray
- Elf (Ultimate Collector's Edition): DVD, Blu-ray
- The Girl Who Played with Fire: DVD, Blu-ray
- Lake Placid 3: DVD
- Paths of Glory: DVD, Blu-ray
- Santa Claus: The Movie: DVD, Blu-ray
- Sex and the City 2: DVD, Blu-ray
- South of the Border: DVD, Blu-ray
- Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?: DVD
- Winter's Bone: DVD, Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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Box Office Breakdown: A-Team’s Face Kicked by Karate Kid’s Foot
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks, Disney, Lionsgate, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, Lists,
The battle of the ‘80s remakes was won by an actor born in 1998.
Despite featuring no actual karate and a Smith named Jaden, The Karate Kid had no problem kicking up Will Smith-esque dollars this weekend. (I’m sure it had something to do with that Justin Bieber song.). Sony’s remake of the 1984 classic surpassed early projections by rallying to a $55.7 million finish. The film’s debut means the 11-year-old star has already managed to outperform most of his father’s films. (I Am Legend opened to $77.2 million in 2007; Hancock premiered to $62.6 million in 2008.)
Meanwhile, Fox’s reboot of The A-Team cranked out what could be considered a B-grade performance. The movie, which cost over $95 million to make (compared to Karate‘s $40 million), only rang up $25.7 million in its first three days. That’s barely above the figure Liam Neeson’s Taken earned in 2009 ($24.7 million) and nowhere near the debut Bradley Cooper and Jessica Biel had with Valentine’s Day ($56.2 million).
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Box Office Breakdown: Audiences Get to the Greek…and Shrek
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Disney, Lionsgate, New Line, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, Lists,
Ashton Kutcher may have more Twitter followers than Diddy and Russell Brand combined - but that achievement wasn’t reflected at the box office this weekend.
Despite pirating the first 13 minutes of Killers, Kutcher was unable to generate enough interest to earn more than third place. The film - Katherine Heigl’s first since leaving Grey’s Anatomy - only rounded up a mere $15.8 million. (In other words, Ashton got about $3 from each of his Tweeps.)
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Box Office Breakdown: Theatergoers Choose Shrek Over Sex
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, Lists,
Shrek - not cosmopolitans - was what fans were buying this weekend.
Despite competition from two heavily-promoted features, an aging green ogre was able to hang on to his title for two weeks in a row. Shrek Forever After raised an additional $57 million during the Memorial Day frame to bring its domestic total to $146.8 million.
Meanwhile, Warner Bros. proved that people can get tired of sex. Sex and the City 2 - which featured the return of Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) - couldn’t get past the bad reviews to even match the first film’s numbers. (Sex and the City opened to $56.8 million in May 2008.) The lovely ladies also couldn’t overpower Jake Gyllenhaal’s four-day haul. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time wound up snagging second place with a $37.8 million debut.
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In Theaters This Weekend: May 28, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Independent, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Lists, New Releases,
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13): starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton (directed by Mike Newell)
- Sex and the City 2 (R): starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon (directed by Michael Patrick King)
- Agora* (NR): starring Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac (directed by Alejandro Amenábar)
- George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead* (R): starring Alan van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe (directed by George A. Romero)
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Weddings, Exes and Liza in New Sex and the City 2 Trailer
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: New Line, Warner Bros, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Trailers, Upcoming Releases,
In this new trailer for Sex and the City 2, we get a better idea of what the fabulous foursome have in store for us.
An all-expenses paid trip for four to Abu Dhabi? Check! Appearances from both Liza Minelli and Miley Cyrus? Check! A romance (and wedding) for Stanford Blatch? Check! A chance - and extremely random - encounter on the other side of the world with Carrie’s ex-beau, Aidan Shaw? Check!
What happens after you say, “I do”? Find out when the movie debuts on May 28.
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Sex and the City Sequel Filming in Morocco
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: New Line, Adaptation, Drama, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Celeb News, Filmmaking, Rumors, Upcoming Releases,
While Carrie Bradshaw has been to Paris and the girls have traveled to Mexico, new photos taken of Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon reveal that the Sex and the City sequel calls for a story involving Morocco.
In the photo, Parker wears a classic “J’adore Dior” t-shirt matched with an envious color-block skirt and pink snake skin sandals. Nixon (seen after the jump) looks heavenly in an all-white outfit, comprised of a blazer and floor-length skirt.
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In Theaters This Weekend: April 10, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Horror, Independent, Music, Science Fiction, Comedy, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:
- Dragonball: Evolution (PG): starring Chow Yun-Fat, Justin Chatwin, James Marsters (directed by James Wong)
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (G): starring Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Jason Earles (directed by Peter Chelsom)
- Observe and Report (R): starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta (directed by Jody Hill)
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Box Office Breakdown: Hancock Soars to #1
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Picturehouse, Columbia Pictures, Disney, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, Lists, New Releases,
For theatergoers, the Fourth of July holiday has come to mean fireworks, barbecues….and now Will Smith. This past weekend, the powerhouse’s latest blockbuster, Hancock, took in over $62 million giving Smith his eighth straight #1 debut. In total, the Sony Pictures production grossed nearly $104 million during a 5 1/2 day period.
In addition to being Will’s second-best opener ever (I Am Legend set his record), Hancock was the actor’s fifth movie to reach first place over the same holiday weekend. (Men in Black, Men in Black II, Independence Day and Wild Wild West were the other four.) The Peter Berg film also became the third best July 4th grosser behind Transformers and Spider-Man 2.
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Box Office Breakdown: Wall-E and Wanted Both Winners
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists, New Releases,
Although we haven’t yet reached the 4th of July weekend, theatergoers apparently had plenty of time and money to spend over the past three days. And while a cute robot had the honor of placing first, Angelina Jolie also came out a winner herself.
When the final numbers were tallied, Wall-E and Wanted each wound up grossing over $50 million since Friday. The Disney/Pixar film edged out the action flick by nearly $13 million dollars, but the comic book adaptation had the best per screen average for any entry in the Top Ten ($16,040). Meanwhile, both films forced a few rewrites in the history books.
- Wall-E had the third largest debut for a Pixar film. It’s total fell behind The Incredibles ($70.5 million) and Finding Nemo ($70.2 million).
- The animated comedy also had the best Friday open for any Pixar release.
- The James McAvoy feature topped all R-rated premieres during the month of June.
- Wanted also gave Jolie her largest first weekend ever.
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