Box Office Breakdown: Harry Potter Breaks Franchise Record
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Biopics, Drama, Family, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 set a new record for the franchise this weekend – without the help of any 3-D prices.
The penultimate film in the series took in a magical $125 million, beating the previous mark set by 2005’s Goblet of Fire (which debuted to $102.7 million). The movie, which more than doubled what the other Top 10 entries did combined, also found itself ranked sixth on the all-time openers list.
In comparison, Paul Haggis’ The Next Three Days did about 5% of what Harry Potter accomplished. That’s the smallest open for Russell Crowe since 2006’s A Good Year.
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Box Office Breakdown: Megamind is Unstoppable
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Horror, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Denzel Washington and Chris Pine could do nothing but watch Megamind speed past them at the box office.
Despite an early lead for the action film, Unstoppable lost a bit of steam. The movie, which opened to $8.1 million on Friday, slowed to a $22.7 million take and second place-finish by Monday. Of the five films Tony Scott has directed Washington in, this movie – also starring Chris Pine – debuted in the middle of the pack.
Two other wide releases found themselves perched in the Top 10 this weekend. Universal’s sci-fi entry, Skyline, dialed up $11.7 million for fourth place. Meanwhile, Morning Glory, starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton, produced $9.2 million ($11.8 million since Wednesday) – enough for fifth place.
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Box Office Breakdown: Megamind Opens Large with $46 Million
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Biopics, Drama, Family, Horror, Period, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and Tyler Perry contributed to one of the largest November weekends in box office history.
Megamind – starring Ferrell, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt – topped the competition this weekend with a $46 million take. The animated comedy opened bigger than How to Train Your Dragon – another Paramount/Dreamworks collaboration – did in March ($43.7 million), but smaller than Despicable Me ($56.4 million) did in July.
Todd Phillips’ Due Date, featuring Galifianakis and Robert Downey Jr., also had an impressive open despite landing into second place. The movie, which grossed $32.7 million, had the largest premiere for any R-rated flick in November. (The movie bested the record set by Borat’s $26.4 million in 2006.) The film, though, fell behind The Hangover’s $45 million open in 2009.
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In Theaters This Weekend: November 5, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, IFC Films, Magnolia, Lionsgate, Warner Bros, Action, Animation, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Independent, Musicals, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases, Trailers,
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- Due Date (R): starring Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan (directed by Todd Phillips)
- For Colored Girls (R): starring nika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Janet Jackson (directed by Tyler Perry)
- Megamind (PG): starring Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey (directed by Tom McGrath)
- 127 Hours* (R): starring James Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Kate Mara (directed by Danny Boyle)
- Beneath the Dark* (NR): starring Josh Stewart, Jamie-Lynn Sigler (directed by Chad Feehan)
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: September 14, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, New Line, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Family, Foreign, Horror, Musicals, Romance, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available today:
- Delicatessan: Blu-ray
- Jacob’s Ladder: DVD, Blu-ray
- James and the Giant Peach: DVD
- Just Wright: DVD, Blu-ray
- Letters to Juliet: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Blu-ray
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Blu-ray
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Blu-ray
- Monster House: Blu-ray 3D
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?: DVD
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time: DVD, Blu-ray
- Seven: Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: August 3, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Disney, MGM, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Family, Foreign, Religious, Science Fiction, Comedy, Sports, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:
- After.Life: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Breakfast Club (25th Anniversary Edition): Blu-ray
- Bull Durham: DVD/Blu-ray combo
- Charlie’s Angels: Blu-ray
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: DVD, Blu-ray
- Escape from New York: DVD/Blu-ray combo
- Fargo: i>DVD/Blu-ray combo
- The Ghost Writer: DVD, Blu-ray
- Humanoids from the Deep: DVD, Blu-ray
- James and the Giant Peach: DVD/Blu-ray combo
- Kalifornia: Blu-ray
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Will Ferrell, Tina Fey Reveal Megamind Movie Ending
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: DreamWorks, Animation, Family, Comedy, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases,
Spoiler alert! Maybe.
Reporters recently caught up to former SNL funnyman Will Ferrell, who was on the Comic-Con red carpet to promote upcoming animated flick Megamind. Co-star and former SNL cast mate Tina Fey, who plays Roxanne in the film, walked the carpet with Ferrell. Brad Pitt also stars in the flick.
“My character does defeat Brad Pitt. Finally! I have been chasing that guy for years,” Ferrell cracked wise with Entertainment Tonight, potentially revealing the movie’s end.
Ferrell plays the title character in the flick, Megamind, the world’s smartest super villain. Pitt plays hero Metro Man, who must thwart all of Megamind’s plans.
The movie will be released on November 5.
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Angelina Jolie Wanted Mr. and Mrs. Smith Sequel
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors, Scripts,
Angelina Jolie wanted to star in a Mr. & Mrs. Smith sequel, but there was no original plot idea. The actress, who met Brad Pitt on the set of the 2005 movie, admits she and the actor had considered reprising their roles as married assassins but were not happy with any of the potential storylines they were presented with.
“People have tried to come up with a sequel. And it’s strange: do we have kids in the movie? We’ve thought about that, but it becomes personal now that we actually have kids. And if we work on it, we pull from our own life, which is funny to us, but you feel strange sharing too much. We did ask somebody to look into Mr. & Mrs. to see if they could crack a sequel, but there wasn’t anything original. It was just, Well, they’re going to get married, or they’ve got kids, or they get separated. Never great.”
The Salt star, however, admitted she would love to work with Brad again, but doesn’t think people would want to see them play a couple:
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Remake News: The Crow, Logan’s Run and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Remakes, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Rumors, Trailers, Upcoming Releases, Videos,
The Crow: A remake that was announced back in December 2008 is finally starting to take shape. Shooting on The Crow, a new adaptation of the comic book tale, should begin later this year. In the 1994 film version, actor Brandon Lee - who was tragically killed as the result of an accidental shooting on set - played the deceased man who comes back to avenge his fiancee’s death. Director Stephen Norrington’s script will feature new backdrops and a different form for the title character. “The Crow itself is a creature in this movie — it’s not just a bird,” producer Edward Pressman told MTV. “It’s got a personality and a character. Not like Godzilla exactly, but it’s very different [and has] a more active role in the story.”
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Remake News: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Judge Dredd and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Horror, Music, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Books, Casting, Celeb News, Trailers, Upcoming Releases, Videos,
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: David Fincher is in talks to dive into 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Disney’s retelling of Jules Verne’s science fiction novel. The Oscar nominee, who is also linked to a Dragon Tattoo remake (see below), may work from a script from Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum). No possible start date has been announced.
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