Box Office Breakdown: Another Win for Final Destination
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Miramax, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Period, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, Lists,
Ticket buyers ended their summer vacations by booking The Final Destination. For the 2nd time in a row, the horror entry topped all entries with a 1st place finish. Thanks to the $15.3 million added to the pot, Warner Bros. saw its sequel rise above the $50 million mark during the Labor Day weekend
Inglourious Basterds pulled in another $15 million and narrowly missed another win of its own. The WWII movie has now raked in over $95 million domestically and given Quentin Tarantino the 2nd best gross of his career. (Pulp Fiction is still the champ.)
Meanwhile, Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper joined forces for a 3rd place debut. All About Steve may not have done Proposal or Hangover-esque numbers, but the comedy did walk away with something to brag about. The Fox feature totaled the largest per screen average of any movie in the Top 10.
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Daniel Craig Praised for His Torso
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip,
Daniel Craig has been voted Hollywood’s Hottest Torso.
The 41-year-old actor topped a Lovefilm.com poll for the scene in Casino Royale where James Bond emerges from the ocean wearing a pair of tiny blue swimming shorts. He won 34% of the vote, while Gerard Butler came second with 21% for his shirtless scenes as Spartan king Leonidas in 300. Brad Pitt’s sculpted chest and abdomen in Troy secured third place with 13% of the vote.
Sacha Baron Cohen came an unlikely fourth for his “mankini” scene in Borat, followed by Sean Connery in 1965 Bond adventure Thunderball and Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach.
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Brad Pitt Designs Home for Pets
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrity Gossip,
Brad Pitt has reportedly spent over $80,000 on a home for his children’s gerbils.
The Inglourious Basterds star, who raises six children with partner Angelina Jolie, oversaw the construction and design of the project, which boasts tunnels, platforms, seesaws and mazes.
“Brad pores over architectural journals like other people pore over newspapers. He had so much fun putting the run together with his kids Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh and Pax,” a source told Britain’s The Sun newspaper. “It’s incredibly complex and cost a lot but Brad’s more than happy with any activity that can combine his two passions - his kids and architecture.”
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Box Office Breakdown: Final Destination Has Last Laugh
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: FOCUS, Disney, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Theatergoers made The Final Destination the destination this weekend.
Even though it had no A-list names and was pitted against another horror film, the fourth Destination installment gave the franchise its best opening to date. The movie, which was boosted by 3D venues and pricing, grossed approximately $27.4 million since its Friday debut. Up until now, the series only saw openings under $20 million.
Warner Bros.’ win meant a loss for Halloween II. Rob Zombie’s latest splatter-flick scared up nearly $14 million less than 2007’s Halloween grossed. (This could be part of the reason why the director is being replaced for Halloween 3D.) Unfortunately, the $16.3 million take wasn’t even good enough for 2nd place. The sequel was actually topped by a different Weinstein Company film: Inglourious Basterds.
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Box Office Breakdown: Glorious Outing for Inglourious Basterds
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Horror, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, Lists,
Inglourious Basterds, Inglorious Bastards. However you spell it, it was still a hit.
The WWII-era tale about a band of Jewish-American soldiers hit the mark this weekend with a $38 million debut. Basterds, which more than doubled its nearest competitor, gave Quentin Tarantino his biggest premiere ever. (Kill Bill, Vol. 2 grossed only $25.1 million in 2004.) The director also raked in his best international turnout to date.
Finding himself even further down the list was Tarantino buddy Robert Rodriguez. The director followed up Planet Terror with a $6.4 million outing for the PG-rated Shorts. That was enough to give the Warner Bros. feature a 6th place finish.
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Brad Pitt Never Dissed Tom Cruise’s Valkyrie
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Controversy,
Yes, Tom Cruise also had a WWII-era film…but is there any reason for Brad Pitt to feel competitive with him? Some out there might like you to think so.
The internet had been going wild today with a quote reportedly attributed to the Inglourious Basterds actor. Unfortunately, the comment about his Interview with the Vampire co-star simply isn’t true.
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Will Ferrell Replaces Downey
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: DreamWorks, Animation, Family, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases,
Will Ferrell has replaced Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. in Oobermind.
Father of six Brad Pitt and Superbad‘s Jonah Hill have also joined the voice cast of the forthcoming DreamWorks movie, which follows the titular character, an evil criminal mastermind—played by Will—who finds his life becomes dull when he defeats his rival, Brad’s Metro Man.
Jonah will voice Titan, a new superhero created by Oobermind while Tina Fey voices a reporter tracking the crime fighters.
Sherlock Holmes star Robert cited “scheduling conflicts” for his departure from the project, adding fuel to speculation he is to play the role of Lestat—made famous by Tom Cruise in Interview With The Vampire—in a new retelling of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles novels.
Oobermind is scheduled for release in November 2010.
In Theaters This Weekend: August 21, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, IFC Films, Fox Searchlight, Magnolia, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Political, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Lists, New Releases,
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- Inglourious Basterds (R): starring Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz (directed by Quentin Tarantino)
- Post Grad (PG-13): starring Alexis Bledel, Michael Keaton, Zach Gilford (directed by Vicky Jensen)
- Shorts (PG): starring Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann (directed by Robert Rodriguez)
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: June 28, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, MGM, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Action, Adventure, Music, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:
- 2 Fast 2 Furious: Blu-ray
- 12 Monkeys: Blu-ray
- Bad Lieutenant: DVD
- Bart Got a Room: DVD
- Dragonball: Evolution: DVD, Blu-ray
- Fast & Furious: DVD, Blu-ray
- Repulsion: DVD, Blu-ray
- A River Runs Through It: Blu-ray
- The Fast and the Furious: Blu-ray
- The Inglorious Bastards (1977): Blu-ray
- This is Spinal Tap: Blu-ray
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Move Over, Twilight: Counting Down the Five Best Vampire Movies
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adaptation, Horror, Lists, Videos,
Robert Pattinson is still hot; Kristen Stewart still has the sloe-eyed beauty thing down to a hilt. But is that enough to make us hold up Twilight as an icon in the vampire film genre? Let’s take a look at the five best vampire movies in Hollywood history…and see where this sequel-generating monster really falls in line.
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