Premise Testing Question
The Rouge Wave — ... and maintain your integrity in a harsh world?What age is the audience for this story idea?: Adults/ Baby BoomersWhat is universally resonant about this story?: How hard will you fight for what’s right?Approximate Budget: Around $50 million.List Three Movies which are in ANY way similar: Unforgiven, The Fugitive, Silence of the Lambs.When was each released?: See BoxOfficeMojoWhat was the box office?: See ...

Reject Update: Resident Evil Extinguishes the Competition
Film School Rejects — ... ripped up her no-nudity clauses in her contracts. (Fat chance, you guys.) Clearly, this woman needs to find some Oscar-winning scripts she could star in. Just like what Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry, Jennifer Connelly and all these other hot women have been doing. I mean, look at Jennifer Connelly. She manages to find some movies to appear in which are actually good! And Jennifer even manages to win Oscars! It shouldn’t be that hard to do. Here are the final figures courtesy of Box Office Mojo: ...

Box Office: Bodyslam! The Rock takes the Weekend
Film School Rejects — ... to go on strike. Also I notice that Beatles-themed musical flick Across the Universe was tenth. That’s a surprise to me, because that movie was only in 339 theaters. But they must have packed the joint in those 339 theaters, because they made it into the top 10. But then again, it doesn’t take much effort to get into the Top Ten these days. It only takes about a $20 million dollar take to finish first in September, it seems. Anyway, here are the numbers from Box Office Mojo. ...

Morgan Freeman Reveals All
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Monday, October 1, 2007 Morgan Freeman Reveals All One of the charter members of the 'Bad-back Pack' - older actors who seem to be always working - Morgan Freeman talks about his career from ' Street Smart ' to ' Bruce Almighty .' Who knew he could be funny? We did, and we await his upcoming comedies ' The Bucket List ', with Jack Nicholson and the museum caper ' Lonely Maiden ' with Christopher Walken . READ the interview at guardian.co.uk... Related story: Freeman, Walken, and Macy in Museum Caper   ...

Plum Pictures Picks Macy and Hines for TeenCom
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Plum Pictures Picks Macy and Hines for TeenCom Nerd is the word, at least for Plum Pictures. They've added William H. Macy and Cheryl Hines to Brian Hecker 's TeenCom ' Bart Got a Room. ' Nerdy Bart, (played by Steven Kaplan ) stuck in a Florida retirement community with bickering parents, just wants a date for the prom -- and a room! READ more at varie ty.com...     Labels: Cheryl Hines , News , Steven Kaplan , Teencom , WilliamH. Macy 0 comments: Post a ...

Reitman Judges YouTube Contest
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Reitman Judges YouTube Contest Jason Reitman , director of ' Thank You For Smoking' and the upcoming ' Juno ,' will judge a Hewlett-Packard sponsored YouTube contest. Vids, 2-7 minutes long, must feature a character facing "a situation above his or her maturity level." Winner receives a $5000 debit card, 9 days at a film fest, and meets Fox Searchlight execs . Deadline November 9. MORE at hollywoodreporter.com... Enter Project Direct here . Related articles: 'Juno' Draws Oscar Buzz at Toronto ...

Stripper/Blogger Sells Pitch to Uni
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Stripper/Blogger Sells Pitch to Uni "Any way in," they say here in H'wood, but this has got to be a first -- stripper and novelist, Diablo Cody' s blog attracted a producer ( Mason Novick ), an agent and a deal. Scribe of Mandate Picture's ' Juno ,' she's just sold a pitch " Girly Style ' to Universal . READ this one at hollywoodreporter.com... Related story: 'Juno' Draws Oscar Buzz at Toronto     Labels: Chick comedy , Diablo Cody , Mason Novick , NEW MEDIA , ...

Brit's Brand to Spoof Jane Austen
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Brit's Brand to Spoof Jane Austen Only the Brits could do it - a spoof of the mother of all novelists, Jane Austen . Russell Brand , host of this year's Brit Awards , star of The Russell Brand Show and the upcoming remake of ' St. Trinians ,' will star in 'Jane Austen Handheld , ' as if 'Pride and Prejudice' were to be made by a bumbling film crew. READ about it at chortle.com...     Labels: Jane Austen , News , Russell Brand , Spoof 0 comments: Post a ...

Retro Cinema: The Shining
Cinematical — ... (1987) are beginning to enjoy a newfound critical reputation, The Shining -- stuck right between them -- is generally left out of the discussion. Despite mixed reviews (recommendations from Andrew Sarris and the New York Times, but pans from Pauline Kael, Stanley Kaufmann, Dave Kehr and Variety), it was a hit film, grossing $44 million on a $19 million budget (according to boxofficemojo.com). It was based on a young, successful horror writer's third novel, and thus it hardly warranted serious consideration. ...

Retro Cinema: The Shining
Movie Blog — ... (1987) are beginning to enjoy a newfound critical reputation, The Shining -- stuck right between them -- is generally left out of the discussion. Despite mixed reviews (recommendations from Andrew Sarris and the New York Times, but pans from Pauline Kael, Stanley Kaufmann, Dave Kehr and Variety), it was a hit film, grossing $44 million on a $19 million budget (according to boxofficemojo.com). It was based on a young, successful horror writer's third novel, and thus it hardly warranted serious consideration. ...

'Words' For Eddie Murphy
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 4, 2007 'Words' For Eddie Murphy What if you only get a thousand words left to say before you die? What would they be? Eddie Murphy gets to find out in the comedy ' A Thousand Words .' Should be fun as he teams up again with director Brian Robbins (' Norbit ') and Dreamworks . READ more at variety.com...     Labels: Brian Robbins , Eddie Murphy , Hi-Concept , News 0 comments: Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) WELCOME to the ...

Malin Akerman - Blond, Beautiful, and a Nutball
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 4, 2007 Malin Akerman - Blond, Beautiful, and a Nutball Those Farrelly Bros got even more than they asked for in beautiful, blond, Swedish and fearless Malin Akerman . Playing opposite Ben Stiller in their remake of ' The Heartbreak Kid ' (from the 1972 film written by Neil Simon from a story by Bruce Jay Friedman) , she went where no man has gone before. Or woman. Be prepared, be very prepared. READ her interview at latimes.com... Related article: The 20 Hottest New Faces in Comedy   ...

Gromit Out of the Frying Pan, Back to TV
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 4, 2007 Gromit Out of the Frying Pan, Back to TV Nick Park will take Wallace & Gromit back to TV, after taking 5 years each to produce ' Chicken Run ' and ' Curse of the Were' Rabbit' for the big screen. "It's nice to be out of that feature film pressure now," Park told the BBC . "I'm making this for myself..." Look for ' Trouble at Mill ' by Christmas 2008. READ more at variety.com.     Labels: Animated , BBC , News , Nick Park , Wallace and Gromit 0 comments: Post ...

Jake Paltrow Directs 'Good Night'
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 4, 2007 Jake Paltrow Directs 'Good Night' Writer-director Jake Paltrow - yes, that Paltrow - brother to Gwyneth , son to Bruce , and Blythe Danner , has stepped out with his first feature, ' The Good Night ,' a dramedy about a man who dreams about the perfect woman yet lives with a shrike. Starring Brits Simon Pegg and Martin Freeman , and sister Gwyneth. Hint - she's not the dream girl this time. READ his profile at nymag.com.     Labels: dramedy , Features , ...

Connery, Sean Connery Voted Sexiest Over Sixty
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 4, 2007 Connery, Sean Connery Voted Sexiest Over Sixty Sir Sean Connery beat out a hot list of Hollywood's best over 60 to win the annual Movies.com Readers' Poll , shutting out ' Indiana Jones ' co-star Harrison Ford . We think it's because that twinkle in his eye always says, "Just funnin', honey." Also on the list: 2. Robert DeNiro 3. Harrison Ford 4. Jack Nicholson 5. Al Pacino READ more at scotsman.com     Labels: Al Pacino , Harrison Ford , Jack Nicholson , News , ...

Gosling Sees 'Real Girl'
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Friday, October 5, 2007 Gosling Sees 'Real Girl' The LA Times has an amazing feature on Ryan Gosling that really gets into how he prepared for the role of Lars in ' Lars and the Real Girl ,' opening this weekend. And of course, more about that "real girl." We think we see the ghost of ' Harvey' lurking around somewhere. Sorry, rabbit, not ghost. READ the article at latimes.com Related stories: Ryan Gosling Talks About Jimmy Stewart, Harvey, and Acting With a Sex Toy     Labels: Fantasy , Feature , ...

WB Buys 'Hangover' For Todd Phillips
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Friday, October 5, 2007 WB Buys 'Hangover' For Todd Phillips Writing team Jon Lucas and Scott Moore , known for clicking up ' Wedding Crashers ', ' Monster-in-Law ', ' Chicken Little ', have sold their spec ' Hangover ' for $2 mil. Todd Phillips , fresh off his new deal with Warner Bros . will direct and produce the story of 3 guys who lose the groom at his Vegas bachelor party. READ more at variety.com Pictured: Even dogs get hungover     Labels: COMEDY , Jon Lucas , News , Scott ...

WB Books Into Dry Cleaning Business
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Friday, October 5, 2007 WB Books Into Dry Cleaning Business Warner Bros . has jumped on ' Shining City ,' Seth Greenland 's comic novel about an unemployed dad whose brother dies and leaves him a dry cleaning business - or so he thinks. Turns out it's really a front for a prostitution ring. Suddenly he's in an intense rivalry with a neighborhood madam. Donald De Line will produce. READ more at hollywoodreporter.com     Labels: COMEDY , Donald De Line , News , Seth Greenland 0 comments: Post a Comment ...

Owen Wilson On Board at 'Darjeeling' Premiere
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Friday, October 5, 2007 Owen Wilson On Board at 'Darjeeling' Premiere Sporting a shaggy blond beard and wearing a dark jacket, Owen Wilson joined cast mates Adrien Brody , Anjelica Huston , and Jason Schwartzman for the premiere of Wes Anderson 's ' Darjeeling Limited .' It was Wilson's first public appearance since an apparent suicide attempt in late August. The story of three brothers who journey by train through India opens today. READ more at news.yahoo.com Related articles: Profile of Jason Schwartzman 'Color Him ...

Why Do Studios Let Great Movies Die?
Screen Rant — ... Ok, sure if a movie cost $100 million and makes $300MM that's $200MM profit. But they're spending $1 to earn $3. With the smaller films they don't have to put as much money at risk and $1 could return $6 or even more, and they could put more of them out. I don't know, it just chaps me to see crappy movies do so well while movies that are just as much fun and entertaining fall by the wayside. Thanks to The Movie Blog, Box Office Prophets, IMDB and Box Office Mojo for reference material and ideas. TrackBack ...

Reject Update: The Heartbreak Kid Gets Dumped by The Rock
Film School Rejects — ... I gotta say, these are sad times at all the movie theaters with all these flops going on. September was bad enough, but October is just as bad, if not worse. The big box-office summer is being followed up with a disastrous fall showing. It’s really getting ridiculous with all these crummy numbers we are seeing. The only one who has to feel pleased with the numbers has to be The Rock. At least he can say his movie is a hit — unlike everyone else. The damages from Box Office Mojo: ...

Don't Say 'No' to Isla Fisher
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Monday, October 8, 2007 Don't Say 'No' to Isla Fisher We already know that crazy redhead from ' Wedding Crashers ' won't take "No" for an answer -- not even from Hollywood. After observing that most comedy films star one of the the Big Boys -- Carrey , Ferrell , Stiller , Vaughn -- Aussie comic actress Isla Fisher is now writing and producing her own material. First up -- ' Groupies ' with co-star SNL's Amy Poehler . READ the full article at stuff.co.nz     Labels: Amy Poehler , ...

Rhames Goes For 'The Goods'
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Monday, October 8, 2007 Rhames Goes For 'The Goods' Hot, funny and sexy Ving Rhames joins Jeremy Piven for " The Goods: The Don Ready Story ," Paramount Vantage 's first comedy greenlite with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay' s Gary Sanchez Prods . Comedy is about a used car liquidator hired to save a struggling dealership over the Fourth of July. READ the full article at hollywoodreporter.com     Labels: Adam McKay , Chick comedy , Jeremy Piven , News , Ving Rhames , Will Ferrell 0 ...

That Real Girl in 'Real Girl'
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Monday, October 8, 2007 That Real Girl in 'Real Girl' New York Magazine has a great interview with Brit actress Emily Mortimer , the real girl in ' Lars and the Real Girl .' She plays Ryan Gosling' s exasperated sister-in-law but found the whole experience surprisingly moving. READ the interview at nymag.com Related Articles: Gosling talks about Jimmy Stewart, 'Harvey' and acting opposite a sex toy. Gosling Sees 'Real Girl'     Labels: EmilyMortimer , Fantasy , INTERVIEW , News , Ryan ...

'Real Girl' Scribe Keeps it Real
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Monday, October 8, 2007 'Real Girl' Scribe Keeps it Real Nancy Oliver , scribe of the hit HBO series " Six Feet Under ," just wanted to write about the mentally ill, but with compassion. Even she was surprised when her curiosity took her into the fantasy world of ' Lars and the Real Girl .' READ the full story at nytimes.com Related stories: That real girl in 'Real Girl' Gosling Sees 'Real Girl' Gosling talks about Jimmy Stewart, 'Harvey' and acting opposite a sex toy     Labels: Comedy is Hard , ...

Sneak Peek: CollegeHumor's new movie
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Monday, October 8, 2007 Sneak Peek: CollegeHumor's new movie Comedy Central Insider has a preview of the new CollegeHumor.co m movie 'Futurama .' The comedy website, which caters to the college crowd, recently teamed with UTA (United Talent Agency) to broker their film projects, yet another example of the linking between comedy online and Hollywood. SEE the vid at ccinsider.com Related Story: CollegeHumor.com signs with UTA     Labels: College Humor , NEW MEDIA , News , UTA , ...

some recommended sites of film on the internet
TheSophomoreCritic — ... Classic Movies has a great database which has a more thorough synopsis of a film than you'll find on the imdb.com. If you want to skip straight to the endinghttp://www.tcm.com/Box office mojo is a great source for facts and figures from the box office and is pretty much the definitive database for box office stats. You can also play a game where you try to successfully predict the box office intakehttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/There's also a million other ones

Hollywood Gang buys 'Last Christmas'
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Hollywood Gang buys 'Last Christmas' Those guys behind ' 300 ' like graphic novels, too. The Hollywood Gang has optioned ' The Last Christmas ,' written by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn , a regular on Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Show .' A burnt-out Santa returns to find the world - and Christmas - overrun by demons, zombies and other bad guys. MORE at hollywoodreporter.com Pictured: Brian Posehn     Labels: Brian Posehn , Gerry Duggan , GRAPHIC NOVEL , News 0 ...

Michael Cera Searches 'Playlist'
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Michael Cera Searches 'Playlist' Michael Cera , hot from ' Superbad ' and the upcoming ' Juno ,' will star opposite Kat Dennings in Mandate Pictures' 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist .' Adapted from a novel, the story follows two teens who search all night for their favorite band's unannounced show and find love instead. MORE at variety.com     Labels: Kat Dennings , Michael Cera , News , Romcom , Teencom 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older ...

RomCom Writer to Receive BAFTA Award
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 9, 2007 RomCom Writer to Receive BAFTA Award Richard Curtis , best known for writing hit romantic comedies such as ' Four Weddings and a Funeral ,' ' Notting Hill ' and ' Love Actually ,' will be honored with the humanitarian nod at the annual BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards. MORE at variety.com     Labels: News , Richard Curtis , Romcom 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) WELCOME to the new ...

Comedy's 'Go To Guy' Gets Promoted
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Comedy's 'Go To Guy' Gets Promoted Jonathan Kadin , described as having 'the best ear for comedy in the business,' has been upped to senior veep of production at Columbia Pictures . Kadin was the go to Guy for such laffers as ' Superbad ' and ' Talladega Nights .' READ more at variety.com     Labels: Jonathan Kadin , News 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) WELCOME to the new findthefunnyWIRE. Monday ...

Don't Say 'No' to Judd Apatow
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Don't Say 'No' to Judd Apatow Judd Apatow tells The Guardian a cute story about the day he tried to get an autograph from his idol Steve Martin . Like a good joke, this story has a great set-up and punch line. READ more at guardian.co.uk     Labels: Judd Apatow , NONSENSE , Steve Martin 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) WELCOME to the new findthefunnyWIRE. Monday thru Friday we'll bring you ...

Wes Anderson De-constructed
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Wes Anderson De-constructed If you're like most of us here at FTF, we're fans of Wes Anderson 's work, but darn if we can figure out why. Film Stew has a great take: they call him "a celebrator of his own preferences and predilections, welcoming you to the party." Party on, Wes! MORE at yahoo.com     Labels: Comedy is Hard , Features , Wes Anderson 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) WELCOME to ...

Lisa Kudrow Be-"Friends" 'Dogs'
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Lisa Kudrow Be-"Friends" 'Dogs' Lisa Kudrow proves she's a "Friend" of dogs, too. She'll play alongside Emma Roberts and Don Cheadle in DreamWorks' live-action canine caper ' Hotel for Dogs ,' based on a children's book about orphaned teens who secretly care for stray dogs. READ more at yahoo.com     Labels: BOOK , Don Cheadle , Emma Roberts , Lisa Kudrow , News , Teencom 0 comments: Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to: ...

'Goonies 2' a Go?
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, October 9, 2007 'Goonies 2' a Go? "Yes," says alum Sean Astin , especially since the DVD is selling in such great numbers. Who knows, the next generation may demand its own version. MORE at moviesblog.mtv.com     Labels: Animated , News , Sean Astin , Sequel 0 comments: Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) WELCOME to the new findthefunnyWIRE. Monday thru Friday we'll bring you news (and nonsense) from the world of comedy filmmaking. Got a ...

Will Ferrell treks to 'Land of the Lost'
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Will Ferrell treks to 'Land of the Lost' Will Ferrell books flight to the " Land of the Lost " this March, with Universal picking up the tab for a cool $100 mil. The adaptation of the children's skein about a disgraced paleontologist, his assistant and a macho tour guide trapped in a prehistoric world is described as an event comedy. MORE at variety.com     Labels: ADVENTURE , COMEDY , EVENT , FAMILY , News , SCI-FI , Will Ferrell 0 comments: Post a ...

Pinter On Re-Crafting 'Sleuth'
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Pinter On Re-Crafting 'Sleuth' At 77, playwright Harold Pinter may walk slower, but nothing else about him has slowed down. How is the remake of ' Sleuth ,' directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Jude Law and Michael Caine , different from the original? "The old piece is about game playing and the new is about men fighting. MORE at nytimes.com Related stories: Michael Caine 'Sleuth's Again 'Sleuth' Closes Atlantic Fest     Labels: Comedy is Hard , ...

Dana Carvey Uploads Netflix
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Dana Carvey Uploads Netflix Dana Carvey , once of SNL and ' Wayne's World' fame, is now working out of his spare bedroom. And why not? He joins other Bold Names exploring the brave new world of online comedy. " Down in Front with Dana Carvey ," on Friday and Saturday at Netflx , gives Carvey a chance to show off his love of movies. MORE at showbuzz.cbsnews.com Related stories: Comedy websites: good or bad? Funnymen Flock to Ferrell's Site Wes Anderson Preems Short on iTunes ...

That's COMMANDER Edna to You!
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 11, 2007 That's COMMANDER Edna to You! " Dame Edna ," Brit cultural icon of stage, BBC , ' Finding Nemo ' and recently Broadway , now has nothing on her creator. Australian comic Barry Humphries has been made a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. How does Dame Edna feel about this? "Barry has in recent years become absolutely impossible . . . oh, the envy and bitterness!" Also winning this year, Peter Sallis , the voice of the hapless Wallace in Nick Park's animated ' Wallace and ...

Westfeldt's Kissing 'Ira and Abby'
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 11, 2007 Westfeldt's Kissing 'Ira and Abby' Liz Smith raves about triple threat Jennifer Westfeldt 's new film ' Ira and Abby .' Like her earlier " Kissing Jessica Stein ,' Westfeldt has a way of uncovering fresh situations about people we might actually know. Chris Messina , Robert Klein and Judith Light join her in the film. MORE at variety.com     Labels: Chris Messina , Jessica Westfeldt , Judith Light , News , Robert Klein , Romcom 0 comments: ...

CodeBlack Docs the Laugh
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 11, 2007 CodeBlack Docs the Laugh Does it sometimes seem as though we didn't really know how to laugh until the Wayans Bros showed up on TV? Well, CodeBlack thinks so too. They're producing a doc on ' Why We Laugh: Black comedians on Black Comedy .' MORE at variety.com     Labels: NEWS. DOCUMENTARY , Wayans Brothers 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) WELCOME to the new findthefunnyWIRE. Monday thru Friday we'll ...

findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 11, 2007 We adored Andy Griffith in this summer's ' Waitress ,' and now ' Battlestar Gallactica ' heartthrob Paul Campbell will teach his widowed grandfather how to hit on girls in the indie com ' Play the Game .' MORE at variety.com     Labels: Andy Griffith , News , Paul Campbell , Romcom 0 comments: Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) WELCOME to the new findthefunnyWIRE. Monday thru Friday we'll bring you news (and ...

'Lars' and the Real Church-Goers
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 11, 2007 'Lars' and the Real Church-Goers ' Lars and the Real Girl' is a wholesome, old-fashioned film about a church-goer who may or may not be be mentally ill. Really, it is. But how do you convince church-goers around the country? That was the task for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment' s marketing department. READ how they did it at hollywoodreporter.com Related stories: Gosling sees real girl Gosling talks about acting opposite a sex toy 'Real Girl' scribe keeps it 'Real'     Labels: ...

Chevy Chases Sally Field
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 11, 2007 Chevy Chases Sally Field Our Fave Chevy Chase is back - first on SNL blowing everyone away as news anchor on ' Weekend Update ,' and now featured as Sally Field 's long lost love on ABC's " Brothers & Sisters ." We love it, but can he still take a prat fall? MORE at ew.com     Labels: Chevy Chase , News , Our Faves , Sally Field , TV 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post ...

What? No More 'Adaptation's?
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, October 11, 2007 What? No More 'Adaptation's? Over at Slate.com, Kim Masters does a great job of explaining the impasse between writers and producers that may result in a strike as early as November 1. She also answers the question, "Will there be nothing left on TV but reality shows?" MORE at slate.com Related story: Hollywood readies for possible strike     Labels: Features , News , STRIKE , WGA 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe ...

Review: We Own the Night
Movie Blog — ... (2000) opened in the U.S. to fairly mixed reviews, many politely recommending it and many politely panning it. Nobody got too excited about it either way, and neither did audiences. According to boxofficemojo.com, it grossed less than $1 million on a $24 million budget. But Europe was a different story. European film critics generally are geared more toward artistry and personal expression than they are stories and subject matter, and I often agree with their assessments, but for some reason they really latched onto The Yards. I caught up with the ...

Pegg and Cho 'Trek' to the Stars
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Friday, October 12, 2007 Pegg and Cho 'Trek' to the Stars It's not your father's ' Star Trek .' Casting alone tells you that. The addition of Simon Pegg (' Run, Fatboy,Run' ) as Scotty and John Cho (' Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle ') as Sulu promise an exciting, funny, and completely re-thought 'Trek.' We'd expect nothing less from J.J. Abrams (" Lost " and ' Mission Impossible III '). MORE at hollywoodreporter.com     Labels: ACTION , J.J. Abrams , John Cho ...

Sarah Jessica Parker 'Blooms' Late
findthefunnyWIRE.com — skip to main | skip to sidebar Friday, October 12, 2007 Sarah Jessica Parker 'Blooms' Late Next up for Sarah Jessica Parker - the adaptation of novel " The Late Bloomer's Revolution ," about a woman who, after the death of her mother, develops a bond with her father as they both try to get on with their lives in the dating world. She'll be in good hands - " Gilmore Girls " creator Amy Sherman-Palladino will direct . MORE at variety.com     Labels: Amy Sherman-Palladino , News , NOVEL , Romcom , Sarah Jessica Parker , ...

Review: We Own the Night
Cinematical — ... (2000) opened in the U.S. to fairly mixed reviews, many politely recommending it and many politely panning it. Nobody got too excited about it either way, and neither did audiences. According to boxofficemojo.com, it grossed less than $1 million on a $24 million budget. But Europe was a different story. European film critics generally are geared more toward artistry and personal expression than they are stories and subject matter, and I often agree with their assessments, but for some reason they really latched onto The Yards. I caught up with the ...

Box Office Update: Tyler Perry Owns the Box Office
Film School Rejects — ... Oscar-worthy movies just won’t do. I went to the theater on the weekend to see Michael Clayton, and I took one look around at the empty seats in there and realized this movie was finished. Too bad, because it’s a really good movie, one of the better ones I’ve seen this year. Anyway that does it, from now on I will make my box office picks based on how many WWE stars are in the movie. That’s that. The final numbers courtesy of Box Office Mojo: ...

Some Early Box Office News
The Gossip Fix — ... October 27th, 2007 Did you go see that sweet family movie Saw IV Friday night?  “There will be blood!” How much money did it make?  Did it bomb or did it do good business? Follow the jump to see. How did it compare to the other openings? So far, it is on track to make over $30 million, which should keep that scary clown coming back for more. source Entry Filed under: ...

Box Office Update: Saw IV Slices Up the Competition
Film School Rejects — ... to go back to the drawing board and start making more of an effort getting these predictions right. Relying on gut instinct won’t do. Anyway, IT IS ABOUT TIME we had a movie make $32 mil at the box office. I was getting tired of these movies making in the teens and twenties. Things are slowly but surely turning around at the top. Oh, and by the way — $6.2 mil for The Game Plan again. The Rock continues to roll. The weekend damages courtesy of Box Office Mojo. ...

Weekend Box Office Totals
The Gossip Fix — ... 9 - We Own the Night - $3,400,000 -total - $25,070,000 10 - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (2007 re-issue)  $3,347,000 - total - $10,002,000 11 - Rendition - $2,350,000 - total - $7,800,000  12 - The Heartbreak Kid - $1,764,000 - total - $35,134,000  13 - The Darjeeling Limited - $1,735,000 - toal - $6,100,000  14 - Across the Universe - $1,700,000 - total - $19,309,000  15 - Elizabeth: The Golden Age - $1,611,000 - total - $14,019,000 source

"Diary of the Dead" and "Quarantine" Get Dates
Horror Hacker — ... The festival circuits offered a number of big headliners. George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead kicked off Screamfest, [REC] has been making its rounds and generating U.S. buzz and Hatchet slashed its way into the Tribeca Film Festival. Now, it looks like some of the heavy hitters are finally getting wide release dates. According to Box Office Mojo, ...

Babylon A.D. Pushed BACK, Jumper on V-Day, Year One in 2009, The Ruins One Week Later
/Film — ... no competition. The new date puts the horror/thriller head to head with Screen Gems remake of Prom Night. The Ruins follows a group of friends (Jena Malone, Joe Anderson and Shawn Ashmore included) whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins. I’ve heard nothing but good things about this one. source: BoxOfficeMojo ...

Who was number 1 this weekend?
Oh No They Didn't! — or Both #1 and #2 bringing around 80 mil combined<--big weekend when it's not even summer.Source

Box Office: American Gangster Robs Jerry Seinfeld
Film School Rejects — ... flick, and the tracking was through the roof. Maybe people are just cartooned-out. Too many of them this year. Although $39 mil is still nothing to sneeze at. It was a long drop to Saw IV and Dan in Real Life. The Game Plan just nosed out Martian Child, the other new wide release this week, for sixth place. By the way, the total take for The Game Plan is now up to $81,957,000. Here are the totals, courtesy of Box Office Mojo: ...

Box Office: Bee Movie stings Fred Claus, Tom Cruise
Film School Rejects — ... at all. For the new releases, the numbers are all miserable. Fred Claus finished third at $19 mil, a big disappointment. That depressing war-on-terror flick Lions for Lambs only brought in $6.7 mil. So now everyone is trashing Tom Cruise again and critiquing his ability to carry a movie. This movie got killed by the critics, so no wonder no one showed up. Rotten Tomatoes gave it 27%! That’s just plain terrible. The overall totals courtesy of Box Office Mojo: ...

Reject Update: Beowulf Wins at Box Office
Film School Rejects — ... wouldn’t go watch Mr. Magorium either. But I might watch Bee Movie. Also, there was a surprise in seventh spot as No Country for Old Men did just over $3 million in business in just its second week at theaters. But it was only in 148 theaters! I find it really unusual for a movie to hit the Top Ten with a theater count so low. But it doesn’t take much money to make the Weekend Top Ten these days. The results courtesy of Box Office Mojo: ...

Where Did the Drag Queens Go?
Film Experience Blog — ... If you look at the most successful gay themed films ever released, Priscilla still seems impressively queer. (I've taken this list from Box Office Mojo's adjusted for inflation pages -but I've discarded films that I don't think belong there like Interview with a Vampire and Frida, which would've been in #2 and #19 spots) ...

BOX OFFICE RESULTS
Oh No They Didn't! — I think this was obvious. Competitive weekend, so not bad for BEOWULF #3. Source

Reject Update: Enchanted Gives Thanks for a $50 Mil. Week
Film School Rejects — ... Well, as expected Enchanted was your box office champ this weekend with a $35 million performance for the Friday-Sunday period and a $50 million performance for the entire 5-day Thanksgiving period. The big surprise for me was that This Christmas finished in second place this weekend with an $18 mil performance. That one I didn’t see coming. The rest of the movies finished pretty much as expected. The totals from Box Office Mojo: ...

Pity for Tom Cruise? I think not
Reel Fanatic — ... It seems that the flick, the first for Mr. Cruise and producing partner Paula Wagner, will not even hit $20 million at the domestic box office, and less than $60 million worldwide. Here are the hard numbers from through last weekend, according to the great Box Office Mojo site: Still playing on 1,527 screens, the flick had managed to take in just a meager $13,795,571 domestically. For a bit of perspective, the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men" has already taken in $16,313,580 playing on only 860 screens (though that is expanding further this weekend, with ...

Reject Update: Another ‘Enchanted’ Weekend at the Box Office
Film School Rejects — ... as many people predicted. The Amy Adams flick too in a big $17 million this weekend for another number one finish, ahead of This Christmas, Beowulf, and then Awake, which died on the operating table with a $6 million take. (You thought perhaps I might say Awake “fell asleep at the box office?” More like the audiences falling asleep, frankly. The critics all hated this movie, too.) Anyway here are the numbers courtesy of Box Office Mojo for what was a slow, predictable weekend at theaters: ...

Release Date Round-up: "Saw V," "Hellraiser" Remake and "Teeth"
Horror Hacker — ... that the series would skip next Halloween and the studio would release Saw V and Saw VI at the same time a year later instead. Apparently, Lionsgate is too afraid of skipping a year so Saw V will be released on October 24, 2008, according to Box Office Mojo. It will be interesting to see whether it finds itself in competition with the Hellraiser remake which tears into theaters starting September 5 of the same year. Long overdue, if sooner on the calendar, is the release of ...

'The Golden Compass' Crashes and Burns -- Is Bob Shaye Finished?
Cinematical — ... needed a smashing domestic opening weekend just to allay fears that it would cause major long-term problems for a struggling New Line Cinema. Instead, it pulled in an alarmingly low $26 million this weekend at a whopping 3,500 theaters, much closer to Eragon's disasterous $23 million opening weekend last Christmas than the $65 million opening weekend for the first Chronicles of Narnia film or the routine $90 and $100 million openings for the Harry Potter films. (The lowest opening weekend for a Lord of the Rings film was $47 million.) ...

Box Office Update: The Golden Compass Lays a Golden Egg
Film School Rejects — ... drumming up interest in it. Then again, maybe Nicole Kidman’s appearance on TV would have repelled even more people. Who knows. Anyway, my point is that the Writer’s Strike is probably causing some collateral damage. If you ask me, this movie was underpromoted. And the reason it was underpromoted was because people were seeing 15-year-old reruns of The Tonight Show on TV instead of clips from this movie. Here are the totals courtesy of Box Office Mojo: ...

Box Office Update: Will Smith is Legend at the Box Office
Film School Rejects — ... find that one hard to believe, too.) I notice that business for a lot of the other movies in the top 10 was not that good, though. The Golden Compass took a 65 per cent dive, for example, down to $9 mil. And a take of $1.8 mil was all it took for Atonement to make it into the Top Ten in the limited number of theaters it was in (117 to be exact). So it was sort of feast or famine at the theaters this weekend. Here are the weekend totals, courtesy of Box Office Mojo. ...

Which Awards-Bait Movies Are Actually Making Money?
Vulture — Courtesy of Miramax, Weinstein Co, Focus Features, New Line Now that Will Smith has saved the fall box office from completely collapsing, it's worth looking back at this year's awards-bait movies in an attempt to figure out if any of the little, indie-ish films have made any money. ...

Box Office: National Treasure Finds a Weekend Worth $45 Million
Film School Rejects — ... in the armor for Apatow. Just having his name associated with a movie is no guarantee of a hit, as we are reminded this week. Keep in mind, the only reason Apatow is making movies in the first place is because his series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared were flops on TV! Just because Apatow is producing something is no guarantee it will get an audience, because a lot of his stuff has been, ahem, a hard sell (pardon the pun). The weekend numbers courtesy of Box Office Mojo: ...

And On We Go:
The HeldenFiles Online — ... the late-night hosts after I watch them tonight. And so to the jump … My attempt to catch up on Major Motion Pictures continued on New Year's Eve when the bride and I saw "National Treasure: Book of Secrets." It was a 6:40 p.m. showing — or, more precisely, a 7:02 p.m. showing preceded by 20 minutes of trailers for other movies and a Goofy cartoon. Still, it was a pretty good crowd for a celebratory night, and indicated that the movie's box office power remains strong. (According to Box Office Mojo it has taken in more than $143 million as of Jan. 1.) I thought the first ...

Box Office: Three Weeks at Number One for “Treasure”
Film School Rejects — ... this weekend? A big, fat zero percent! No wonder it got creamed. As for Book of Secrets, no surprises here. I think we can safely say all the people out there who were ranting that Nicolas Cage’s career was washed up can shut up now, because his movies are hits! He had a number one hit in Ghost Rider and a number one hit in Book of Secrets. These naysayers can just give up already. The weekend numbers now, courtesy of Box Office Mojo. ...

See You at the Box Office - Chart
The Rouge Wave — ... As a semi-occasional excursion, a visit to Box Office Mojo can be a totally fascinating experience. Holy moley – ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS has grossed $160,000,000?! That’s a whole lot of minivans cramming into malls with their eight kids each, folks. NATIONAL TREASURE has grossed $150,000,000 after only two weeks in theaters, while CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR has grossed $44,000,000 in the same time frame. ...

Top 20 Most Financially Successful Sundance Films
FirstShowing.net — ... Films that did not officially premiere for the very first time at Sundance have not been included, as this list is looking at the Sundance successes only. Box office stats courtesy of Box Office Mojo. ...

"Juno" will surpass "Sideways"
Hollywood Elsewhere — "Juno" will surpass "Sideways" Posted by Jeffrey Wells on January 13, 2008 at 11:59 AM By tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest, Juno -- now at $71,250,000 (according to ...

Box Office Update: Ice Cube Almost Kicks the Bucket
Film School Rejects — ... box office, and it wasn’t wishful thinking for a lot of people either. This movie had been winning this week at the box office and finishing in first place. But then Friday came along and that was the end of the line for Juno. It did pretty decent business this weekend: $14,000,000 on 2448 screens. But that wasn’t enough to win this weekend, because these other two movies exceeded all expectations. Here’s the full Top Ten list from Box Office Mojo: ...

Box Office Forecasts - Weekend of January 18-21, 2008 (MLK Jr. Weekend)
Box Office Psychics — ... Fox Searchlight $14M 5 First Sunday Sony/Screen Gems $13.8M 6 National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets Disney $9.1M 7 Alvin & The Chipmunks New Regency/Fox $7.1M 8 I Am Legend Warner Bros. $6.7M 9 Mad Money Overture $6.5M 10 P.S. I Love You Warner Bros. $4M Box Office Mojo Derby 1 Cloverfield Paramount $42.9M 2 ...

Box Office: Cloverfield is a Monster Hit
Film School Rejects — ... they did a good job. On to records. Cloverfield’s $41 million opening has set the January record. The previous record had been held for the last 11 years by Star Wars Special Edition. Their opening weekend was $35.9 million in 1997. Business at theaters this weekend was good. The AP reported overall box office was $135.3 million for the top 12 movies of the weekend, up 39 per cent from last year. The top ten, courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1 Cloverfield - $41,000,000 2 27 Dresses - $22,427,000 3 The Bucket ...

Film from 'Lost' Writer Breaks Box Office Record
BuddyTV — ... reboot. That film will be released in December, and is also produced by Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof. - Don Williams, BuddyTV Staff Columnist Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com (Image courtesy of ...

Oscar noms comedies
findthefunnyWIRE.com — Search Navigation Home News Nonsense Strike Comedy at the Box Office Comedy Genres Comedy is Hard Features Profiles New Media Top Ten About Us Contact Coming Soon Welcome Monday through Friday we'll bring you news and nonsense from the world of comedy filmmaking. Got a story? Or just want to talk? You can email us at: findthefunnywire@yahoo.com Thanks, and remember to find the funny! Subscribe Home RSS Top Ten Comedies Weekend of Jan 25 - 27, 2008 1. 27 Dresses 2. Meet the Spartans 3. Juno 4. The Bucket List ...

Box Office Forecasts for January 25-27, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... 5. How She Move (Par. Vantage) $10M 6. The Bucket List (Warner Bros.) $9.5 M 7. Untraceable (Sony/Screen Gems) $9.2M 8. Juno (Fox Searchlight) $9M 9. Atonement (Focus Features) $5M 9. Alvin & the Chipmunks (New Regency/Fox) $5M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Rambo (Lionsgate) ...

Top 10 Worst Weekends In Box Office History
Best Week Ever — Before we jump to conclusions and deem that "Meet The Spartans" and "Rambo" finishing #1 and #2 in the weekend box office means that humankind is so completely and utterly f*cked beyond recognition, it can only be identified by its dental records, I've done some research and found some other weekend box office lists that are just as bad. My point is, while it's easy (and correct) to rip on "Meet The Spartans" as much as possible, the idea that humanity is completely worthless in terms of which movies it chooses to see is by no means new. (Note: The list only goes ...

Box Office Forecasts for February 1-3, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... Bucket List (Warner Bros.) $6.8M 8. Untraceable (Sony/Screen Gems) $6M 9. Cloverfield (Paramount) $5.3M 10. Over Her Dead Body(New Line) $5M 11. There Will be Blood (Paramount Vantage) $4.5M 12. Strange Wilderness (Paramount Classics) $3.5M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. The Eye (Lionsgate) ...

Box Office: Hannah Montana is a Number One Hit
Film School Rejects — ... is sick of Eva Longoria Parker, just as they are sick of Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson and these other imposters. The people have spoken: they don’t want to see Eva in a movie ever again. On the other hand, I still think there’s hope for Jessica Alba. All she needs to do is start to pick some better projects, and she’ll be okay. But she sure can’t pick a good movie script to save her life these days, eh? The weekend numbers are as always courtesy of Box Office Mojo. ...

Box Office Forecasts for February 8-10, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... Will be Blood(Paramount Vantage) $4M 9. Rambo (Lionsgate) $3.8M 10. Meet the Spartans (New Regency/Fox) $3.5M 11. Untraceable (Sony/Screen Gems) $3M 12. Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show (Picturehouse) $3M 13. Cloverfield (Paramount) $2.5M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Fool’s Gold (Warner Bros.) ...

Paris Hilton Throws Pre-Birthday and Post-Box Office Bomb Bash
Circus Hour | Celebrity, Art, Gossip, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Satire, The Superifical — ... falling off a high dive. The Hottie and the Nottie , which deserves an Oscar for its name alone, opened on 111 screens this Friday and took in just $9,000 — the equivalent of $81 per screen and ten people per theater, according to Box Office Mojo . My friends and I are considering smuggling some flasks into a matinée show and drinking every time Paris — whose acting is more wooden than a solid plank of oak — spews such gems as, “Life without orgasms is like a world without flowers.” What do you think? Holy Candy field trip! Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be ...

Box Office: Fool’s Gold Collects All the Box Office Treasure
Film School Rejects — ... of people — there were a lot of predictions that this movie might contend again for first place. Now you see why advertising a one-week-only engagement is a bad idea: because people will only think it’s one week only, and they won’t bother to show up the following week! The people who were going to go to this movie have already shown up. I don’t think the box office for this one will hold up too much longer. The overall weekend tally courtesy of Box Office Mojo: ...

Box Office Forecasts for February 15-18, 2008 (President’s Day Weekend)
Box Office Psychics — ... (Warner Bros.) $13.7M 6. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (Universal) $10.2M 7. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Concert Tour (Disney) $6.2M 8. Juno (Fox Searchlight) $4.8M 9. The Bucket List (Warner Bros.) $4.2M 10. There Will be Blood (Paramount Vantage) $3.9M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Jumper (Fox) $33M 2. ...

Box Office: Jumper Teleports to the Top
Film School Rejects — ... so that Fool’s Gold has been getting. The critics have been almost totally hostile and word of mouth has been terrible, but Fool’s Gold still made $13 million this weekend. Step Up 2 the Streets got only 28 per cent from Rotten Tomatoes, yet it, too, is doing decent business. I guess most American moviegoers can’t help it — they have bad taste in movies. Here is a rundown on the three-day weekend numbers so far, courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1 Jumper Fox $27,225,000 2 Step Up 2 the Streets BV ...

Weekend Box Office Winners & La-Whooooo-Zerrs
The Gossip Fix — ... Worlds Concert Tour - $3,289,000 - total - $58,417,000  10 - 27 Dresses - $3,175,000 - total - $69,937,000 11 - The Eye LGF $3,160,000 - total - $26,306,000  12 - There Will Be Blood - $3,036,000 - total - $30,981,000  13 - Rambo - $1,840,000 - total - $40,040,000 14 - No Country for Old Men - $1,829,000 - total - $60,872,000  15 - Untraceable - $1,700,000 - $27,088,000  16 - Meet the Spartans - $1,565,000 - total - $36,341,000 source

Box Office: $31 Million for Jumper
Film School Rejects — ... including the holiday Monday, taking in $31 million dollars according to estimates. The Spiderwick Chronicles took in an estimated $24 million. Ironically Jumper won the box office title despite being on fewer screens. The Spiderwick Chronicles had better reviews and was in 3847 theaters compared to 3428 for Jumper. Yet Jumper still won. I don’t get it, either. The results of the four-day weekend are courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1 Jumper Fox $31,700,000 2 The Spiderwick Chronicles Par. $24,466,000 ...

The Oscars: Could Big Box Office Put ‘Juno’ Over the Top?
Vulture — Photo illustration: Everett Bogue Photos: iStockphoto, Fox Searchlight, AMPAS Those Oscar bloggers and commentators who have given Juno a shot in this year's Best Picture race make a number of different cases: that feel-bad movies like There Will Be Blood and No ...

Box Office Forecasts for February 22-24, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... 5. Fool’s Gold (Warner Bros.) $6.8M 6. Definitely, Maybe (Universal) $5.9M 7. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (Universal) $4.7M 8. Juno (Fox Searchlight) $3.6M 8. Charlie Bartlett (MGM) $3.6M 10. Be Kind Rewind (New Line) $3M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Vantage Point (Sony) $22.9M ...

Friday box office estimates
Oh No They Didn't! — Vantage Point sucked. Be Kind Rewind wasn't what I expected but it was still cute. Source

Box Office: And the Box Office Goes to Vantage Point
Film School Rejects — ... in 13th place with a take of $2,190,000, just ahead of Charlie Bartlett at $1,820,000. But then again, why would anyone think that any movie named Witless Protection would be any good to begin with? It wasn’t a good weekend for new movies, when you think about it. I notice the well-received Jack Black comedy Be Kind Rewind only made $4,100,000, lower than what a lot of people predicted. Here are weekend box office totals courtesy of Box Office Mojo. 1 Vantage Point - $24,000,000 2 Jumper - $12,650,000 3 The ...

Box Office: And the Box Office Goes to Vantage Point
Film School Rejects — ... in 13th place with a take of $2,190,000, just ahead of Charlie Bartlett at $1,820,000. But then again, why would anyone think that any movie named Witless Protection would be any good to begin with? It wasn’t a good weekend for new movies, when you think about it. I notice the well-received Jack Black comedy Be Kind Rewind only made $4,100,000, lower than what a lot of people predicted. Here are weekend box office totals courtesy of Box Office Mojo. 1 Vantage Point - $24,000,000 2 Jumper - $12,650,000 3 The ...

Box Office: Semi-Pro is a Semi-Flop
Film School Rejects — ... seem to be wising up about what they want to see at the theaters with this semi-bad performance by Semi-Pro. It was a decent showing for The Other Boleyn Girl , which did a little better than expected at $8.3 million. Penelope made roughly $4 million. No Country for Old Men, on the heels of its winning Oscar night, also made $4 million. As well, the overall take for Juno is now at $135,135,000. The damages courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1. Semi-Pro — $15,200,000 2. Vantage ...

Weekend Box Office Totals
The Gossip Fix — ... - total - $7,134,000 14 - The Bucket List - $1,755,000 - total - $87,666,000  15 - There Will Be Blood - $1,594,000 - total - $37,619,000 I guess all the people who saw Semi-Pro did not have a chance to read the reviews before they bought a ticket?  If anyone did see the movie this weekend, tell me if it stinks as bad as they say it does? No Country For Old Men had a great week following its Oscar wins.  Way to go “Friendo.” source

BoxOffice
Oh No They Didn't! — Source: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/

Box Office: 10,000 B.C. is No Blockbuster
Film School Rejects — ... $5.9 million for the weekend, behind even Vantage Point. The new Disney flick College Road Trip, starring Martin Lawrence, didn’t do so great either, with a $14 mil take. College Road Trip took a beating from the critics as well, with a 14% rating. (Same as Showgirls, by the way.) So that’s a whole bunch of critically-panned movies doing not-so-great business. About time. Here are the box office totals courtesy of Box Office Mojo. 1 10,000 B.C. WB $35,730,000 2 College ...

Box Office Forecasts for March 14-16, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... (Disney) $7.5M 4. Doomsday (Universal) $6.6M 6. Vantage Point (Sony) $4.5M 7. The Bank Job (Lionsgate) $3.5M 8. Semi-Pro (New Line) $3.2M 9. The Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount) $2.8M 10. The Other Boleyn Girl (Sony) $2.4M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Horton Hears a Who (Fox) ...

Box Office: Horton Hears a Cash Register, $45 Million
Film School Rejects — ... news. The folks at Fox are telling the press that this Horton movie did better than expected. Of new releases, Never Back Down took $8.6 million. Doomsday took $4.7 million (probably hurt by that decision not to screen the flick in advance for the critics). That new, dark Naomi Watts thriller Funny Games, which only debuted in 289 theaters, took only $520,000 for 22nd-place overall. The damages from Box Office Mojo: 1 Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! $45,100,000 2 ...

Box Office Forecasts for March 21-23, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... Bros.) $8.1M 5. Shutter(New Regency) $4.8M 6. College Road Trip (Disney) $4.7M 7. Never Back Down (Summit) $4.4M 8. The Bank Job (Lionsgate) $4M 9. Vantage Point (Sony) $3.8M 10. Doomsday (Universal) $2.5M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Horton Hears a Who (Fox) ...

Box Office Forecasts for March 28-30, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... $10.4M 5. Stop-Loss (Paramount) $6.2M 6. Drillbit Taylor(Paramount) $5.4M 7. Shutter(New Regency) $5.2M 8. 10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) $4.6M 9. Run Fat Boy Run (Picturehouse) $4M 10. College Road Trip (Disney) $3.2M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Horton Hears a Who (Fox) ...

Box Office: 21 More Super than Superhero Movie
Film School Rejects — ... So there you have it! Another week of predictions up in smoke here at The Reject Report. What else is new. See you later this week as we try again to get our predictions right. Box Office results courtesy of Box Office Mojo Related Reading: Fat Guys at the Movies: Episode 58 - Run Fat Guys Run Reject Report: Superheroes, Fanboys, and Fat Boys Run Fatboy Run Movie Review Stop-Loss Movie Review 21 Movie Review Who’s That ...

Box Office Forecasts for April 4-6, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... 5. The Ruins (Paramount) $9.6M 6. Superhero Movie (MGM/Weinstein) $4.6M 7. Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (Lionsgate) $3.5M 8. Drillbit Taylor(Paramount) $2.9M 9. 10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) $2.7M 10. Stop-Loss (Paramount) $2.6M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Leatherheads (Universal) ...

Box Office: Ouch! George Clooney Gets Sacked
Film School Rejects — ... Anyway, that’s enough ranting about George Clooney. Here are the numbers from a down weekend at the theaters, courtesy of Box Office Mojo. ...

Box Office Forecasts for April 11-13, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... 5. Leatherheads (Universal) $7.3M 6. Horton Hears a Who (Fox) $5.9M 7. Smart People (Miramax) $4.3M 8. The Ruins (Paramount) $4.1M 9. Superhero Movie (MGM/Weinstein) $2.7M 10. Drillbit Taylor(Paramount) $2M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Prom Night (Sony Screen Gems) ...

Box Office: Prom Night kills the competition
Film School Rejects — ... too. But I think we are destined to see even less of them than we are getting now. Just as we are destined to see fewer “rom-com” chick flicks because so many chicks are fed up with them. Instead, I see more superheroes and adventure stuff, and more of this Judd Apatow-type raunchy comedy. That’s what packs them in these days, not this Keanu Reeves garbage. Lay off the vodka, fella. You are not Charles Bronson. Anyway, here are the damages courtesy of Box Office Mojo. ...

"Prom Night" Premieres at No. 1
Hollywood Offender — ... " was number 1 at the box office this weekend. Box Office Mojo reports the film managed to bring in an estimated $22.7 million in ticket sales. The film stars Brittany Snow , Scott Porter and Jessica Stroup . Another new movie, the crime thriller, "Street Kings ," starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker , came in at number 2, with $12 million in estimated receipts. "21 ," which had been the top grossing film during the last two weeks, rounded out the third position this weekend with $11 million, followed by "Nim's Island" at $9 million, "Leatherheads" at $6.21 ...

Exclusive: 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' Director Gives Us The Most Penis-tastic Interview Ever [Interviews]
Gawker: defamer — Nicholas Stoller is having a very good year. After being taken under the mighty wing of Judd Apatow, his hilarious-yet-touching directorial debut, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, opens today. Not only that, he and star Jason Segel are currently making the new Muppet movie. Clearly, it's time to learn a little more about this guy before he becomes too much of a big shot. Since they're old friends, we asked our frequent guest-blogger Nick Malis (who contractually required us to plug Malis in Wonderland and Cute Things Falling Asleep) to interview Stoller. What follows is a fascinating ...

Box Office Forecasts - April 18-20, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... (Sony Screen Gems) $7.3M 5. 88 Minutes (Sony) $7.1M 6. 21 (Sony) $7M 7. Nim’s Island (Fox) $6M 8. Horton Hears a Who (Fox) $4.3M 9. Leatherheads (Universal) $3.6M 10. Smart People (Miramax) $2.9M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Forgetting Sarah Marshall ...

Galumph Performs Decently
Hollywood Elsewhere — ... . I don't know anyone who gives two shits about The Forbidden Kingdom , but the martial arts pic that costars (as opposed to toplines) Jackie Chan and Jet Li has elbowed Forgetting Sarah Marshall aside and taken the weekend's first-place trophy. The chopsocky will take in an estimated $19 million vs. $18 million for Judd Apatow 's emotionally naked galumph relationship comedy that whatsisname...you know, uhm, Nicholas Stoller directed. Box-Office Mojo reports that The Forbidden Kingdom is playing at 3,151 locations, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is on approximately ...

Review: "Syndromes and a Century
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Forbidden Kingdom Tops Box Office
SF Universe — ... Box Office Mojo said the kung-fu fantasy pulled in $20.9 million. Last week’s top movie, slasher remake Prom Night, lost much of its audience bringing in around $9.1 million. The George Clooney-Renee Zellweger pairing in Leatherheads is still on the fast train to Floptown. Its earnings fell 52 percent for a 17-day take of $26.6 million. By even the most optimistic of counts, that’s a disappointment for such a “big” movie. ...

Box Office Forecasts for April 25-27, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... King (Lionsgate) $11.2M 5. Prom Night (Sony Screen Gems) $3.7M 6. Nim’s Island (Fox) $3.6M 7. 88 Minutes (Sony) $3.5M 8. 21 (Sony) $3.3M 9. Deception (Fox) $3.1M 10. Horton Hears a Who (Fox) $2.5M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Baby Mama (Universal) ...

Never hitting No. 1? No problem
Reel Fanatic — ... Now, for the summer blockbusters that are about to come our way, that would of course be a fallacy, but there are plenty of movies that never reached No. 1 but still had a very healthy domestic box-office take. Here, with a hearty thanks to Box Office Mojo (which is really a stat-lover's dream come true), are 10 (with their chart positions) that I love from the list of the top 150 grossing flicks that never managed to make it to the top of the box office pack (the No. 1 flick, by the way, is "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which never went higher than No. 2 but still ...

Mullets and Nipples: When Corey Met Amy on the Set of Crank 2
Film School Rejects — ... The idea of a Crank sequel may surprise some people since the first one was overly obnoxious and stupid. Unfortunately, poor quality isn’t enough to stop the prospects of a sequel in Hollywood. (ie. Transformers 2) A quick gander over at BoxOfficeMojo.com explains it all… Crank only cost $12 million to make but it grossed $44 million worldwide. I’m no math wiz, but that equation equals sequel. ...

Box Office Forecasts for May 2-4, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... 5. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal) $6.9M 6. The Forbidden King (Lionsgate) $5.7M 7. Nim’s Island (Fox) $3.6M 8. 21 (Sony) $3M 9. Prom Night (Sony Screen Gems) $2.7M 10. Horton Hears a Who (Fox) $2.1 BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Iron Man (Paramount) $78.8M 2. ...

Weekend Box Office Numbers
The Gossip Fix — ... Kingdom - $4,200,000 - total - $45,124,000  7 - Nim’s Island - $2,750,000 - total - $42,544,000  8 - Prom Night (2008) - $2,500,000 - total - $41,447,000 9 - 21 - $2,100,000 - total - $79,057,000  10 - 88 Minutes - $1,600,000 - total - $15,424,000 I am not a fan of Iron Man comics, so I may wait for it to come out on dvd.  If you have not seen Baby Mama or Sarah Marshall, do yourself a favor and see them soon! source

La Lohan Dropped From Latest Film; Will Bite Your Legs Off
Agent Bedhead — ... (2007) $7,498,716 (Source: Box Office Mojo ). With the actors and actresses of The Manson Girls refusing to work with the firecrotch, it looks like Lohan’s career finally has crashed. Of course, Hollywood is willing to forgive an underdog drug addict when the actor in question (Robert Downey Jr.) actually works hard to get their shit together. Actual talent coupled with a sense of humility also don’t hurt in that regard.

Box Office Forecasts for May 9-11, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... Baby Mama (Universal) $6.2M 6. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal) $3.5M 7 Redbelt (Sony Classics) $2.2M 8. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (New Line) $2.9M 9. The Forbidden King (Lionsgate) $1.8M 10. Nim’s Island (Fox) $1.5M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Iron Man (Paramount) ...

Box Office Forecasts for May 16-18, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... 5. Made of Honor (Sony) $5M 6. Baby Mama (Universal) $4M 7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal) $2.8M 8. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (New Line) $1.8M 9. The Forbidden King (Lionsgate) $1.2M 10. Nim’s Island (Fox) $700K BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ...

Weekend Box Office Totals
The Gossip Fix — ...   10 - The Visitor - $687,000 - total - $3,403,000 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian had a decent first weekend, but it was disappointing based on the first movie.  Yes, $56 million sounds like a lot of money, but considering it cost somewhere around $200 million to make, they have a long way to go. Iron Man does not need to worry about making its money back.  They continue to have an “iron grasp” on the movie viewers. source 

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Indy Can't Defeat Iron Man's Opening Day Box Office
Cinema Blend News — ... much as they like Tony Stark, assuming you judge popularity by box office numbers that is. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull had its first full day of release yesterday, and despite extremely high early ticket sales, didn’t break any records, and it didn’t even break Iron Man’s single day totals from a week ago. It did however, do really really really well. In fact, it made more in one day than some movies (I'm looking at you Speed Racer ) will make all year. Box Office Mojo is reporting that Indy 4 opened with a hefty $25 million take on Thursday, ...

Indy Digs Up More Money On Friday
Cinema Blend News — ... . Apparently a lot of people seem to think it’s unfair to compare Indy’s opening day, Thursday totals to well… anything. Word on the street is that Thursday is a day from gimps, so it doesn’t count. Unless of course you’re Star Wars , which had a movie open at $50 million on a Thursday. So fine, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’s Friday totals are now in over at BoxOfficeMojo . I’m going to assume I’m allowed to report those without being thrown into the clutches of a lynch mob. Friday it was more good news for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the ...

"Class" Wins Cannes Palme D'Or
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Box Office: Indiana Jones Vs Iron Man
Screen Rant — I'm not big on reporting box office numbers here at Screen Rant, but I found this comparison pretty interesting: Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull barely beat Iron Man opening weekend for opening weekend. I really thought ...

Correction
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Box Office Forecasts for May 30-June 1, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... $13.5M 5. The Strangers (Rogue) $13M 6. What Happens in Vegas (Fox) $4M 7. Made of Honor (Sony) $2.5M 8. Speed Racer(Warner Bros.) $1.5M 9. Baby Mama (Universal) $1.5M 10. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal) $1M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ...

Box Office Results For May 30 - June 1
The Gossip Fix — ... third, and Indiana Jones came in 2nd. Check out all the results after the jump. (Click on the photo to enlarge.) I did see Indiana Jones last week, and although it was my least favorite of the four movies, it had some good parts.  I am going to have to watch it again when it comes out on video and catch anything I missed.  Maybe I missed the really good parts while I was napping? source  

Box Office Forecasts for June 6-8, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... 6. Iron Man (Paramount) $8.5M 7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) $6.3M 8. What Happens in Vegas (Fox) $3.8M 9. Baby Mama (Universal) $1.3M 10. Speed Racer (Warner Bros.) $1M 10. Made of Honor (Sony) $1M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Kung Fu Panda (Paramount/DreamWorks) ...

Which did better?
Oh No They Didn't! — Source: Box Office Mojo

Weekend Box Office Numbers
The Gossip Fix — Did you head to the movies this weekend?  If so, you had a lot of company.  I figured Kung Fu Panda would do well, but Zohan looked soooooooo dumb I thought it would bomb.  It didn’t, and came in second if box office totals this past weekend.  Check out all the numbers: 1 - Kung Fu Panda - $60,000,000 - total - $60,000,000 2 - You Don’t Mess with the Zohan - $40,000,000 - total -  $40,000,000 3 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - $22,805,000 - total - $253,026,000 4 - Sex and the City - $21,310,000 - total - $99,269,000 5 - The Strangers - ...

Box Office - Kung Fu Panda / You Don’t Mess With The Zohan Both Hits
Movie Moron — ... and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - $22,805,000 [4] Sex and the City - $21,310,000 [5] The Strangers - $9,289,000 [6] Iron Man - $7,522,000 [7] The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - $5,527,000 [8] What Happens in Vegas - $3,400,000 [9] Baby Mama - $779,000 [10] Made of Honor - $775,000— [17] Mongol - $133,000 (NEW)— [27] When Did You Last See Your Father - $41,100 (NEW)— [29] The Promotion - $28,900 (NEW)— [35] Miss Conception - $1,500 (NEW) By: Tyler Lovemark Source: Box Office Mojo Discuss This On The Forum ...

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Battle At The Box Office: Jolie VS Aniston
Dlisted - Be Very Afraid — ... reports that Angie Jo and Jennifer Aniston will whip out their dicks and battle it out on October 24th. Both of these bitches have movies coming out on the same day. Angie's " The Changeling" will be out in limited release the same day Jenny's "He's Not That Into You: The Jennifer Aniston Story " comes out. Okay, I totally fucked with the title of Jenny's movie. But you know that was the working title! Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo thinks Jenny's going to win the battle, " Aniston is more relatable to moviegoers and can star in these romantic comedies or dramas more ...

Box Office Forecasts for June 13 to June June 15, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) $12.5M 6. Sex and the City (New Line) $11M 7. The Strangers (Rogue) $4M 7. Iron Man (Paramount) $4M 9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) $2.8M 10. What Happens in Vegas (Fox) $1.8M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. The Incredible Hulk (Universal) ...

"The Happening"
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Weekend Box Office Totals
The Gossip Fix — ... Zohan - $16,370,344 - total - $68,760,685 5 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - $14,741,834 - total - $276,524,265  6 - Sex and the City - $9,788,353 - total - $119,522,016 7 - Iron Man - $5,620,375 - total - $297,918,329 8 - The Strangers - $4,024,485 - total - $45,287,220 9 - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - $3,165,013 - total - $131,904,474 10 - What Happens in Vegas - $1,667,587 - total - $75,755,145 source

"Burn After Reading" Poster
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The Love Guru Happening
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Box Office Comedy Fight: "Get Smart" Vs "Love Guru"
FilmWad — The critics have spoken, and it sounds like while "Get Smart" doesn't reinvent any wheels, "The Love Guru" is barely watchable tripe. A number of reviewers have gone so far to call it "the worst film of the year," but then critics can be a dramatic bunch when they want to be. As we all know, the critics don't decide the box office, sometimes far from it. So which (if either) of these high profile comedies will strike gold this weekend?  BoxOfficeMojo's Reader Poll for today (June 20) sheds a little more light on the situation. When asked "What is your ...

Half Dead
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Box Office Forecasts for June 20 to June 22, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... The Happening (Fox) $11M 6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) $9M 7. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (Sony) $8.5M 8. Sex and the City (New Line) $5.8M 9. Iron Man (Paramount) $4M 10. The Strangers (Rogue) $2.2M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Get Smart (Warner Bros.) ...

Hollywood Is Killing 42% Of God
Best Week Ever — ...Or whatever, I just sort of skimmed the facts of this Religion in America Survey: Meanwhile, one of California's signature industries and locales -- Hollywood -- appears to be a corrupting influence, at least in the eyes of some Americans. Forty-two percent said they feel their values are threatened by the entertainment capital; 56% were not threatened. 42 precent of Americans feel their values are threatened by Hollywood? Seems like a vague question... perhaps peoples' values are "great movies existing" and this survey happened to be conducted on the following box-office ...

If Uwe Boll Made Comedies: The 'Disaster Movie' Trailer
Cinematical — ... But you know what? It's almost creepy how well these things do: For a production budget of about $20 million apiece, Date, Epic, and Spartans made about $84 million each. (That's worldwide box-office, and thanks to Mojo for the numerals.) So Fox essentially gave these guys $60 million and three shots, and they virtually quadrupled their budget each time out. (So why does the IMDb rate these films at 2.6, 2.3, and 2.4, respectively? I have no idea. How many times must a person get smacked on the skull before they start avoiding the hammer?) ...

Box Office Forecasts for June 27 to June 29, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... Hulk (Universal) $10M 6. The Love Guru (Paramount) $5.6M 7. The Happening (Fox) $5.2M 8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) $4.7M 9. Sex and the City (New Line) $3.8M 10. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (Sony) $3.2M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Wall-E (Disney) ...

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
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Wanted: Second Biggest #2 Debut Ever
Craig's MovieBlog — Does that even make sense?  Wanted opened to $51.1 million this weekend, and while it wasn’t enough to beat Wall-E ($62.5 million), it was the second biggest debut ever that didn’t hit #1.  I love stats like this.  Also, I am a dork. Here are the top five #2 debuts of all time (via Box Office Mojo) ...

Grading the Movies: Week of 6/30/08
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Save the Date
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"It Only Takes a Moment"
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"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
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It's My Birthday!
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"Silent Light"
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I'm way too old for midnight movies, but ...
Reel Fanatic — ... "Spider-Man 3" did, however (as you may well already know), have the biggest opening weekend of all time, just ahead of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." Here, courtesy of the great Boxofficemojo site, are the top 11 opening weekends of all time (yes, it goes to 11 so I could get in this year's two biggest openings): ...

Box Office Forecasts for July 18-20, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... $15.7M 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth (New Line) $12.1M 6. Wall-E (Disney) $11.5M 7. Space Chimps (Fox) $6.8M 8. Wanted (Universal) $5.7M 9. Get Smart (Warner Bros. ) $4.9M 10. Kung Fu Panda (DreamWorks) $2.9M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) ...

Dark Knight Breaking All Kinds of Records!
FilmWad — Box Office Mojo is saying The Dark Knight has made $66M on Friday alone. That's pretty effing incredible. I plan on seeing it today and tomorrow. This is one movie I wish could break the Titanic record. ...

Dark Knight Scores The Biggest Opening Day Ever
Cinema Blend News — Dark Knight Scores The Biggest Opening Day Ever We’re only one day into its release and, as predicted, The Dark Knight is already shattering every previous box office record. In the wee hours of Friday morning it broke every existing record for midnight showing attendance, and by the time Friday was over Batman had broken every opening day and single day box office record as well. In one day, Friday, The Dark Knight raked in a stunning $66 million, according to Box Office Mojo . That gives it the record for biggest opening day of all time, and biggest single day of all ...

Box Office Update: The Dark Knight beats Spider-Man 3
FilmWad — Via: Box Office Mojo  The Dark Knight made $155.34 million, which beats Spider-Man 3's opening weekend record by more than $4 million. It also broke Spider-Man's IMAX record of $4.7 million with a whopping $6.2 million.  Right behind The Dark Knight was Mamma Mia, which earned $27.6 million, flowed by Hancock at $14 million.  Space Chimps which also opened on Friday, with 7.4 million, is in seventh place behind Journey to the Center of the Earth (11.9 million), Hellboy II ($10 million), and Wall E ($9.8 million). ...

Final Weekend Box Office Numbers
The Gossip Fix — As you already know, Batman:  The Dark Knight, blew away tons of box office records this past weekend.  If you want to see how other movies did, check out the numbers below: 1 - The Dark Knight - $155,340,000 - total - $155,340,000  2 - Mamma Mia! - $27,605,000 - total - $27,605,000  3 - Hancock - $14,000,000 - total - $191,504,000 4 - Journey to the Center of the Earth - $11,910,000 - total - $43,074,000 5 - Hellboy II: The Golden Army - $10,038,000 - total - $56,447,000  6 - Wall-E - $9,813,000 - total - $182,476,000 7 - Space Chimps - $7,350,000 - total - $7,350,000 ...

Dark Knight and Box Office Final Numbers
Movies - Spoilers — ... to re-watch it for the second and third times or even on IMAX. This weekend's box office will be quite interesting with a huge part of the fanbase focusing on the happenings coming out of San Diego Comic Con and with some potential competition from X-Files and Will Ferrell fans going to the theaters to catch the new X Files: I Want to Believe movie and Ferrell's latest comedy Step Brothers. Here are the final weekend numbers: Chart Courtesy of Box Office Mojo ...

The Dark Knight Sets Monday Box Office Record. Also, Strange Audience Observations…
/Film — According to Box Office Mojo, The Dark Knight grossed $24.5 million on Monday and set yet another record: biggest non-holiday Monday of all time.  On Tuesday, the film grossed $20+ million, coming in second place for Top Tuesday behind Transformers, bringing it to $204 million domestically. The film is scheduled to earn more in its first week than any other film in history. The movie is a flat-out cultural phenomenon. And I’ve talked with a number of people who have overheard odd conversations amongst people waiting ...

Box Office Forecasts for July 25-27, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... 1. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) $70M 2. Step Brothers (Sony) $21M 3. The X Files: I Want to Believe (Fox) $19M 4. Mamma Mia! (Universal) $16.5M 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth (New Line) $8M 6. Hancock (Sony) $7M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) $75.6M ...

'The Dark Knight' breaks yet another record / Weekend Estimates
Oh No They Didn't! — The Dark Knight WB $75,630,000 Source: http://boxofficemojo.com

Watch it While You Can
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All Time Box Office Numbers
The Gossip Fix — ... BV $198,542,554 2001 91 Wall-E BV $198,397,847 2008 92 Happy Feet WB $198,000,317 2006 93 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $197,171,806 1989 94 Ice Age: The Meltdown Fox $195,330,621 2006 95 Madagascar DW $193,595,521 2005 96 Toy Story BV $191,796,233 1995 97 Men in Black II Sony $190,418,803 2002 98 Grease Par. $188,389,888 1978 99 Gladiator DW $187,705,427 2000 100 The Day After Tomorrow Fox $186,740,799 2004 source  

Who Won Friday’s Box Office?
The Gossip Fix — We have a new contender for #1 at the Box Office with Brendan Fraser in The Mummy.  Did it beat Batman?  Check out the numbers below: You can click on photo to enlarge. Can you believe that?  The Mummy beat The Batman?!?  Well…at least it did on Friday.  Let’s see who ends up the winner on Sunday! source

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Weekend Box Office
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The Dark Knight: Mr Mojo Risin
Awards Daily — ... As Sasha tipped us to expect, TDK is #1 for the 4th week in a row. Box Office Mojo charts show Batman poised to kick some Darth Vader ass in a matter of days. ...

Box Office Forecasts for August 15-17, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... Mummy III(Universal) $8.3M 7. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Warner Bros.) $7M 8. Mamma Mia! (Universal) $5.7M 9. Step Brothers (Sony) $5M 10. Journey to the Center of the Earth (New Line) $3.5M 10. Vicky Christina Barcelona(MGM/Weinstein) $3.5M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Tropic Thunder ...

Box Office Forecasts - August 22-24, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... (Fox) $8M 6. Star Wars: The Clone Wars(Warner Bros.) $7M 7. The Longshots (Universal) $6M 8. Pineapple Express(Sony) $5.5M 9. Mirrors (Fox) $5M 10. The Mummy III(Universal) $4M THE OTHER GUYS: BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Death Race (Universal) ...

Box Office Forecasts for August 29 to 31, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... (Universal) $8M 7. Traitor (Overture) $7M 8. Mamma Mia! (Universal) $5.8M 9. Pineapple Express (Sony) $5M 10. College (MGM) $4.5M 11. Star Wars: The Clone Wars(Warner Bros.) $4.3M 12. Hamlet 2(Focus Features) $4M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Babylon A.D. (Fox) ...

Disaster Movie: Truly Disastrous At The Box Office!
Moejackson - Bastardly News & Gossip — ... As per Box Office Mojo, the flick production costs were around $20mil &amp; marketing was probably another couple mil. And, as of today, it has raked in a modest $7mil, so assuming they put some additional Kim Kardashian sex tape footage in the upcoming DVD, I’m pretty sure they’ll actually make money at the end of the day. ...

Box Office Forecasts September 5-7, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... Bunny (Sony) $4.3M 6. Babylon A.D. (Fox) $4M 7. Death Race (Universal) $3.5M 8. Mamma Mia! (Sony) $2.8M 9. Disaster Movie (Lionsgate) $2.3M 10. Pineapple Express(Sony) $2.1M 11. Vicky Cristina Barcelona(MGM) $1.9M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Bangkok Dangerous (Lionsgate) ...

Vin Diesel Returning To xXx
Cinema Blend News — ... with producer Joe Roth to make another xXx . The deal would have Vin Diesel back as its star, and Rob Cohen back as director. It sounds like they are primarily interested in doing it if Vin comes back. More attentive moviegoers may remember they tried to extend the franchise without Vin, casting Ice Cube in xXx: State of the Union . Nobody showed up to see it. You have to wonder though why Columbia would think a third xXx would do any better with Vin. Maybe they don’t read Box Office Mojo , but if they did then they’d probably notice that Vin Diesel has long since stopped ...

Coens have their first No. 1
As Little as Possible — ... Source: Box Office Mojo. Rankings prior to 1996 aren't available, but I'm going to assume Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink and The Hudsucker Proxy didn't get anywhere near No. 1.

Cheech and Chong trying to light up a comeback
Hollywood Insider — Cheech and Chong trying to light up a comeback Considering the numbers Pineapple Express and the latest Harold and Kumar movie pulled in this year — $86 million and $38 million respectively, according to Box Office Mojo — it should come as no surprise that stoner comedy duo ...

Box Office Forecasts for September 19-21, 2008
Box Office Psychics — ... Perry’s: The Family That Preys (Lionsgate) $8.5M 7. The Women (Picturehouse) $6.5M 8. Ghost Town (Paramount/DreamWorks) $6M 9. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) $3.2M 10. The House Bunny (Sony) $3M 11. Tropic Thunder (Paramount/DreamWorks) $2.7M BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby) 1. Lakeview Terrace (Sony/Screen Gems) ...

RIP Paul Newman
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'Eagle Eye' easily leads Friday box office
The Screening Log — ... " topped the North American box office Friday with an estimated $9.8 million in ticket sales, according to numbers released by Box Office Mojo. ...

Road to Perdition Piano Duet
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Election Poll
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‘Eagle Eye’ tops Box Office
Backseat Cuddler — ... $29.1 Million Big first weekend. 2 Nights in Rodanthe $13.4 Million Chick Flick? Money money! 3 Lakeview Terrace $6.9 Million Holding Strong. 4 Fireproof $6.8 Million Surprisingly great opening for a Christian film. 5 Burn After Reading $6.1 Million 6 Igor $5.3 Million 7 My Best Friend’s Girl $3.8 Million 8 Righteous Kill $3.7 Million 9 Miracle at St. Anna $3.4 Million Not so good opening for the latest Spike Lee ‘joint’. 10 Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys $3.1 Million  Source: Box Office Mojo POSTED BY: ...

‘Eagle Eye’ leads b.o. into busy weekend
The Screening Log — ... stands at $47.1 million. Slipping to No. 4 was Neil LaBute’s thriller “Lakeview Terrace,” which reached a total haul of $27.2 million after picking up $476,159. At No. 5, Alex Kendrick’s Christian-themed marriage drama “Fireproof” took home $353,066 to lift its domestic total to $8 million after a strong one-week run. With six wide releases opening Friday, it will get pretty crowded at the North American box office this weekend.   Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ leads Friday b.o.
The Screening Log — ... in fourth place. Four the other three wide releases, it didn’t look that well Friday. “Blindness” ranked 11th with $750,000, while “Flash of Genius” only collected $720,000 at No. 12. The biggest disappointment was Simon Pegg’s new comedy “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People,” which picked up $460,000. Even Bill Maher’s “Religulous” performed better at only 502 locations, earning $1.1 million in tenth place. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

Admit It. Who Went To See This Masterpiece?
Dlisted - Be Very Afraid — My chihuahua is giving me the silent treatment this morning because I dissed his bitches by not going to see "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" this weekend. Actually, he would have given me the silent treatment anyway because he's too busy being a lazy son of a bitch! Honestly, does he really need to sleep 23.5 hours a day? Yeah, I was a bad chihuahua owner by not handing over $12 (seriously) to see this masterpiece. If there was a weed hookah and booze bar at the theater, I would've been the first ho in line. I didn't brave the screaming brats and stoners, but a lot of whores did. BHC was ...

Wow, really?
The Blemish — Following up on Pajiba’s review of “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” (try to guess if they liked it), Box Office Mojo says that it was number one over the weekend. Going up against other new releases like “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” and “Blindness,” it managed to best them and make $29 million. $12 million more than last week’s number one, “Eagle Eye”. No small feat considering the trailer looked absolutely horrible. Like, if you bleached your brain, you still wouldn’t forget how horrible it is. It would make even ...

‘Chihuahua’ Kills at Box Office
Backseat Cuddler — ... Beverly Hills Chihuahua was the number one movie at the box office this weekend! Who could have guessed that the kids movie would rake in so much cash! Disney knows what they are doing! Source:  Box Office Mojo POSTED BY: ...

Top Dog
movies filter — Hold on to your Louis Vuitton pet carriers, "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" was the number one movie over the weekend.   Yes indeed.   Expect a boatload of chihuahua spin-offs in your theaters for the next few years. You know, like the "Saw" ...

‘Chihuahua’ leads Monday box office
The Screening Log — ... million. Peter Sollett’s romantic comedy “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” took home $693,010 in third place, bringing its domestic total to $12 million after a four-day run. Meanwhile, George C. Wolfe’s “Nights in Rodanthe” reached $25.6 million thanks to Monday’s earnings of $582,207. At No. 5, Ed Harris’ Western “Appaloosa” finished with a daily gross of $488,451. Its total haul currently stands at $6 million. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

‘Quarantine’ leads Friday box office
The Screening Log — ... competing against existing box office players. “The Express” debuted in sixth place with $1.5 million, while Gil Kenan’s family adventure “City of Ember” only made it to No. 11 with a disappointing $950,000. Still going strong was D.J. Caruso’s action thriller “Eagle Eye,” which ranked fourth with a Friday gross of $3.2 million. Following at No. 5 was “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” with $2.1 million. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

Confirmed: "Soloist" Bumped to 2009
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‘Max Payne’ dominates Friday box office
The Screening Log — ... the week’s fourth wide release. Sean Anders’ comedy about a loser who takes a road trip to meet his online girlfriend opened at No. 9 with only $1.3 million. Meanwhile, “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” dropped to fourth place, earning $3 million and reaching a total haul of $60.9 million. At No. 5, “Eagle Eye” picked up $2.2 million to bring its domestic total to $76.2 million. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

Discuss: ‘Twilight.’ How much is it going to make?
We Are Movie Geeks — I wonder. I really do. I mean, damn, this film is carrying a lot of hype. A lot. And in a year where Warner Bros. saw a franchise rake in a staggering sum of money, well, you have to wonder… How much money is ‘Twilight’ going to make? Anyone care to take a shot in the dark? Let’s look at similar films and see just how much they made. To keep things on the conservative end, lets focus on domestic figures. I picked up the following estimates from boxofficemojo.com: ‘Underworld’ finished with a domestic gross of ...

"Gran Torino" Poster
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"Slumdog Millionaire" Poster
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‘High School Musical 3’ tops Friday box office
The Screening Log — ... weekend’s third wide release, “Pride and Glory” only made it to No. 4, collecting $2.3 million at 2,585 sites. Gavin O’Connor’s crime drama centers on a family of NYPD cops involved in a major corruption investigation. At No. 5, “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” finished with $1.8 million, lifting its cumulative gross to $73 million. Check back tomorrow for the full three-day box office results. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

Caption This, Bitches! (Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron in Hawaii Edition!)
Moejackson - Bastardly News & Gossip — The couple took time off from HSM3 promotional travel to attend a friend’s wedding in Hawaii. For all you HSM 3 haters (myself included), here are the opening weekend numbers... 1. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" -- $42 million 2. "Saw V" -- $30.5 million 3. "Max Payne" -- $7.6 million 4. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" -- $6.9 million 5. "Pride &amp; Glory" -- $6.3 million [Source: Boxofficemojo.com] read more

VOTE!
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I Just Voted
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Oscars vs Box Office Chapter 735
SpoutBlog — Conservative film blogger Dirty Harry is often best ignored when he’s aggressively railing against the liberal Hollywood elite, but when he offers a faux-populist view of filmgoing that’s so obstinately limited in scope that it’s actually potentially dangerous, I have to say something. The gist: the cursed Hollywood elite is once again pushing movies with purely elite appeal for awards, and audiences are not responding to these films because after years of reading reviews written by partisan elitists who are out of touch with What The People Want, they no longer trust film critics. ...

'Madagascar 2' dominates Friday box office
The Screening Log — ... comedy "Role Models," in which Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott look after two lonely boys. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" followed at No. 3 with $2.5 million. At No. 4, Kevin Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" collected $2.2 million, lifting its domestic total to $16.6 million. Meanwhile, Clint Eastwood's "Changeling" took home $2.1 million at No. 5, reaching a total haul of $15.4 million. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

Live long...
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Just a Question of Love
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It's the Enterprise!
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New on Video Edit
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This. Movie. Kicks. Ass.
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Trailer: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
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‘Quantum of Solace’ kills box office competition
The Screening Log — ... “Role Models” finished third Friday, earning $3.7 million and bringing its total haul to $30.1 million. Disney’s “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” picked up another $1.3 million for a cumulative gross of $79.8 million. Meanwhile, Clint Eastwood’s drama “Changeling” ranked fifth with $1.2 million, lifting its domestic total to $24.6 million after a solid four-week run. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

Poster: "The Wrestler"
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Posters: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
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'Twilight' scores $35.7 million Friday
The Screening Log — ... haul to 90.8 million after only two weeks in release. Debuting in third place with $7.1 million was Disney's "Bolt," the widest new release this weekend. "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" dropped to No. 4 Friday, earning $3.7 million and reaching a domestic total of $125.1 million. Following in fifth place was David Wain's comedy "Role Models," wich took home another $2.4 million. The film's cumulative stands at $43.2 million. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

For Your Consideration: "The Dark Knight"
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'Twilight' Has Monster Opening Weekend!
Cinematical — ... has grabbed a whopping $70.5 million in its opening weekend, slightly above earlier estimates of $45-65 million. For a film catered more toward young female audiences, these numbers are pretty damn impressive -- especially since these sorts of openings are usually reserved for big-budgeted action/superhero blockbusters featuring big names and lots of explosions. Twilight, however, starred the relatively unknown indie hopper Kristen Stewart and equally-as-unknown Robert Pattinson -- both of whom will no doubt return for the sequel, which was ...

Poster: "The Reader"
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Spock!
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Clint Eastwood - actor, writer, director, composer...singer?
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'Four Christmases' tops Thursday box office
The Screening Log — ... its cumulative gross to $122.5 million. Following at No. 4 was Walt Disney's "Bolt," which collected $4.3 million for a $40.2 million total. This week's other new releases didn't perform as strongly as expected. Baz Luhrmann's epic adventure "Australia" picked up $2.9 million Thursday ($5.2 million total gross), while Olivier Megaton's "Transporter 3" finished sixth with $2.8 million ($6.1 million cumulative gross).  Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

"Twilight," Eat Your Heart Out. Literally.
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Can't Wait
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"Jai Ho"
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Blog Wars
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For Your Consideration: Anne Hathaway
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Cars 2 Coming June 24th, 2011?
Upcoming Pixar — Briefly: Box Office Mojo is reporting that Cars 2 will be released June 24th, 2011. This would replace Newt’s Summer 2011 release date placing it by default in Summer 2012. Cars 2 follows "Mater and McQueen… as they find themselves in a new world of intrigue, thrills and fast-paced comedic escapades around the globe." (Thanks, Bill)

Beautiful
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Hey Oscar, Why So Serious?
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'Four Christmases' wins Friday box office race
The Screening Log — ... a little more than one week in release. Marc Forster's 007 adventure "Quantum of Solace" finished fifth Friday, picking up $2.1 million and lifting its domestic total to $147 million. "Punisher: War Zone," the weekend's widest new release, only made it to No. 6 with a daily gross of $1.6 million. Things didn't go well for new entries "Cadillac Records" and "Nobel Son," which earned $1.2 million and $120,000 respectively. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

Love It
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Amazing.
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Improved box office data coming to IMDb
Bigger Picture Research — ... Writing in Variety, Ben Fritz reports that IMDb, the Alexandrian library of film trivia and part of the all-singing all-selling Amazon company, has recently acquired box office data outfit Box Office Mojo. Fritz speculates that the purchase ???should enhance the relatively sparse box office data on the ultra-popular IMDb???, plus ???Amazon may also integrate some of IMDb's data onto the Box Office Mojo site???. This is potentially very good news for anyone with an interest in the film business. ...

To All the "Gran Torino" Haters
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OMG
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Moving on Up
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'Yes Man' tops 'Seven Pounds' at box office
The Screening Log — ... lifting its domestic gross to $41.3 million after a strong one-week run. Seth Gordon's holiday comedy "Four Christmases" followed at No. 5 with $2.2 million, reaching a total haul of $94.6 million. Other results: "Twilight" ranked sixth with a daily gross of $1.6 million; "Bolt" pulled in $1 million; "Slumdog Millionaire" took home $755,000 from only 589 locations; and "Australia" finished with $625,000. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

Sunday Discussion: Why Do Certain Movies Flop?
FirstShowing.net — ... about an animated film titled Delgo that was being called the biggest flop of all-time. At first I thought this was just what people were calling it due to its complete box office failure, but I followed a link to a chart that Box Office Mojo had put together. This chart was one of a few in the Worst Wide Openings category organized by the number of theaters each film played in. I spent the next hour going over the flops and failures, as it ...

Tracking Box Office
Awards Daily — ... - $1,500,000 Doubt - $1,400,000 Benjamin Button - TBA Revolutionary Road - TBA They haven’t released any of these films wide yet, which is odd, isn’t it?  Perhaps they know that a nomination will mean everything, and that the film will use the box office returns to go for the big win once the film gets its expected nomination.  Still, it is yet another example of why 2008 is so hard to figure out, at least it seems that way to me. Results from Box Office Mojo ...

Wishing You A Merry Movie-Moron Christmas
Movie Moron — ... Jingle All the Way - $60,592,389 (11/22/96) 13 Scrooged - $60,328,558 (11/23/88) 14 Bad Santa - $60,060,328 (11/26/03) 15 This Christmas - $49,121,934 (11/21/07) 16 The Preacher’s Wife - $48,102,795 (12/13/96) 17 The Nativity Story - $37,629,831 (12/1/06) 18 Deck the Halls - $35,093,569 (11/22/06) 19 Jack Frost - $34,562,556 (12/11/98) 20 Ernest Saves Christmas - $28,202,109 (11/11/88) (Lifetime Gross, Source: Box Office Mojo)

Merry Christmas From the Front Row!
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'Marley & Me' delivers solid box office start
The Screening Log — ... come true the next day. Meanwhile, Tom Cruise's latest WWII drama "Valkyrie" picked up $8.3 million in fourth place. The film focuses on a group of soldiers plotting to assassinate Hitler. Following at No. 5 was "Yes Man," which took home $5.9 million and lifted its domestic total to $33.1 million after almost one week in release. "The Spirit," this week's other wide release, only made it to No. 7 with a daily gross of $3.8 million. Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

My Box Office Screams [The Spirit]
io9 — Here's one Christmas present we were hoping for - The Spirit's first day box office was... well, let's just say that Frank Miller's unmasterpiece made less than a third of the #1 movie. Gloating awaits. Maybe it was the appalling reviews, or the unconvincing trailers. Perhaps a nation's theatergoers just realized that even Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories would be a better way of spending an evening. Whatever the reason, Miller's movie version of Will Eisner's classic comic earned only $3,825,000 on its first day of release, coming in below movies like The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button ...