Tyler Perry Married to the No. 1 Spot at the North American Box Office
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$21.5 million.
The latest adaptation by playwright-turned-director Perry opened at 2,011 sites Friday and largely surpassed the $13-million opening-weekend gross of his previous film, Daddy’s Little Girls, which hit theaters earlier this year.
Last week’s winner The Game [...]
Ben Stiller Heartbroken at the North American Box Office
The Game Plan topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$16.3 million.
Andy Fickman’s PG comedy starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson prolonged its reign at the top of the chart for a second consecutive week, reaching a total gross of $42.8 million. Released by Walt Disney Pictures, the movie follows am [...]
THE GAME PLAN Scores Big at the North American Box Office
The Game Plan rocketed to the top of the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$22.7 million.
The Walt Disney Pictures’ PG comedy directed by Andy Fickman and starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson opened at 3,103 sites on Friday, outrunning its competitors despite having been slammed by poor reviews. The Game Plan [...]
RESIDENT EVIL Scares Away Competitors at the North American Box Office
Resident Evil: Extinction soared to the top of the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$24 million.
Helmed by Russell Mulcahy, the third installment in the series based on the popular Capcom video game outperformed both opening weekend grosses of its predecessors. The first Resident Evil collected $17 million after opening [...]
Jodie Foster’s THE BRAVE ONE Tops Box Office
The Brave One shot its way up to the top of the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$14 million.
Directed by Neil Jordan, the revenge drama starring Jodie Foster and Terence Howard opened at 2,755 sites Friday, luring audiences to theatres despite mixed reviews.
Last week’s champion, 3:10 to Yuma, slipped [...]
HALLOWEEN Scares Off Competitors at the Box Office
Halloween topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$26.5 million.
Rob Zombie’s updated version of John Carpenter’s 1978 cult classic opened at 3,472 locations on Friday, and drew large crowds on what is usually the calm Labor Day weekend.
Last week’s box office champion, Superbad, dropped to no. 2, earning $12.2 million [...]
SUPERBAD Rules Over North American Box Office for Second Consecutive Weekend
Superbad gloriously defended its No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$18 million.
The teen comedy directed by Greg Mottola, and starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera defeated all new major releases, keeping the crown at the top of the chart and lifting its cumulative gross to $68.6 million [...]
SUPERBAD Doing Supergreat at the North American Box Office
Superbad soared to the top of the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$31.2 million.
The teen comedy produced by Judd Apatow and directed by Greg Mottola opened at 2,948 sites on Friday, beating the $30 million opening weekend of Apatow’s comedy Knocked Up, which was released on June 1.
Last week’s [...]
RUSH HOUR 3 Overpowers THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM at the Box Office
Rush Hour 3 raced to the top of the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$50.2 million.
Despite launching at 3,778 sites on Friday, the sequel directed by Brett Ratner and starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan failed to surpass the $67.5 million opening of its predecessor, Rush Hour 2.
Last week’s winner, [...]
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM Tops North American Box Office
The Bourne Ultimatum raced to the top of the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$70.2 million.
Directed by Paul Greengrass, whose United 93 received numerous critical accolades last year, the third film installment of Robert Ludlum’s Bourne novels was launched at 3,660 sites on Friday, replacing The Simpsons Movie at the No. [...]
Homer Beats Adam at the Box Office
The Simpsons Movie rose to the top of the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$71.9 million.
David Silverman’s big-screen adaptation of the famed TV series proved that after 18 years and more than 397 episodes, the Simpsons are as popular as ever. Opening at 3,922 sites on Friday, The Simpsons Movie [...]
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY Overpowers HARRY POTTER at the Box Office
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$34.8 million.
The (sort of) marital comedy directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Kevin James and Adam Sandler opened at 3,495 locations on Friday, and managed to outperform Dugan’s previous film The Benchwarmers, which opened with $19.7 million. [...]
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX Casts a Spell Over the Box Office
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix snatched the trophy at the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$77.4 million.
Directed by David Yates, the fifth installment in the popular series based on J.K. Rowling’s novels opened at 4,285 locations past Wednesday and cast a spell over its competitors at the box [...]
TRANSFORMERS Battles Its Way to the Top of the Box Office
Transformers rose to the top of the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$67.6 million.
The extravagant summer blockbuster directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Tyrese Gibson opened at 4,011 sites on July 3, and managed to lift its total haul to an impressive $152.5 million over the weekend.
Last week’s [...]
FANTASTIC FOUR Sequel Surfs to the Top of the North American Box Office
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer stormed to the top of the North American box office this weekend with an estimated US$57.4 million.
The sequel to the successful Fantastic Four opened at 3,959 sites last Friday, and managed to top the $56 million opening weekend set by its predecessor in 2005.
Last week’s winner, Ocean’s Thirteen, [...]
Viacom Vs. Tom Cruise
Hardly "alternative film" news, and hardly "news," period, at this point …
… But after 14 years of marriage, Paramount — following orders from 83-year-old Viacom top dog Sumner Redstone — has split up with Cruise/Wagner, the film company owned by Tom Cruise and his former agent, Paula Wagner. For those not in the know, the [...]
More on Tom Cruise’s Box-Office Performance
"The £63m flop: Or why the media is on a mission to bury Tom Cruise " - From The [London] Independent:
"All this [anti-Tom Cruise backlash] might have made sense if M:i:III had been a flop along the lines of, say, The Island, last year’s non-blockbuster. But the film took in $120m (£63m) at the [...]
As Zeit(geist) Goes By. . .
Cinematical’s Karina Longworth discusses the importance — or lack thereof — of film critics to the American moviegoing public, including an extensive on the importance of Pauline Kael in the past. The Alternative Film Guide’s Andre Soares makes a few remarks about Longworth’s article.
Danish Films a Success in Denmark
"Nation queuing up for homemade movies" via Denmark.dk: "Danish film success at international film festivals is rubbing off on the domestic box office. With six out of the top ten films last year produced in Denmark, the country’s directors are proving that a film need not come out of Hollywood to turn into a hit. [...]
French Films at the UK Box Office
Via The Guardian: "When was the last time you saw a French film at the cinema? Perhaps you marched to the box office along with the penguins. Or maybe you watched Daniel Auteuil sink into paranoia in Hidden.
"But if you’re an average British filmgoer you most probably haven’t seen either. Where Hollywood blockbusters currently [...]
Swiss 2005 Box Office
Via Swissinfo: “Switzerland’s 330 or so cinemas sold some 15.2 million tickets in 2005, according to provisional data by the association of cinema and film distribution, ProCinema.
“The figure represents a drop of around 14 per cent compared with the previous year. Films from the United States suffered the biggest blow, but they still have a [...]
The King and the Clown: (Partially) Gay-themed South Korean Blockbuster
Move Over, Brokeback Mountain: "The latest hit movie in South Korea centres on an unlikely theme for the deeply conservative country: A delicately effeminate male clown caught between the affections of a despotic king and the love of a fellow performer.
"King and the Clown has become an unexpected runaway success at the box office, [...]
Swedish Box-Office Blues
From The Local: "Fewer tickets were sold for films in Swedish cinemas last year than during any year since 1963, according to new statistics from the Swedish Film Institute. A lack of popular films and the rising sales of DVDs are being blamed for the fall, which echoed a drop in many other countries.
"Swedes bought [...]
Forget Howard the Duck. . .
Asian News International reports on the "biggest box office flop in history." The article is referring to Andrew Rajan’s £200,000 British film Offending Angels, the story of two porn-loving men who fall in love with guardian angels. The film made a miserly £89 at the British box office - apparently in a week, though the [...]
Paradise Now in Israel
The BBC reports on the cool reception that Golden Globe winner Paradise Now, the story of two Palestinian suicide bombers, has received in Israel. Among other honors, Paradise Now has won the Best Screenplay award at the European Film Awards.
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