Oscar 2010: Early Predictions – Best Animated Feature
Best Animated Feature
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Phil Lord and Chris Miller
As a scientist tries to solve world hunger, it starts raining food.
Coraline, Henry Selick
A young girl discovers a new world featuring an idealized version of her dysfunctional family life — and some spooky little secrets as well.
Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson
Farmers band together to get rid of Mr. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) and his family (Meryl Streep is the Missus).
Ponyo, Hayao Miyazaki
A five-year-old boy and a goldfish princess develop a close bond.
Up, Pete Docter
A man in his late 70s takes his house and a young stowaway to the South American jungle.
In case there are 16 or more animated features being considered for the 2010 Academy [...]
by Andre Soares | October 10, 2009
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Tags: 2010 Oscar, 2010 Oscar Predictions, 9, Academy Awards, Animation, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Film Awards, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ponyo
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Tops Box Office
Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs stormed the North American box office this weekend with a solid $30.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Playing in both 3D and standard format, Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s animated adventure scored an average of $9,651 per theater at 3,119 locations. The film follows an inventor who faces the consequences of his latest invention: a device that converts water into food.
Debuting in second place with a decent three-day gross of $10.5 million was Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant!, which stars Matt Damon as an exec helping the FBI uncover his company’s price-fixing scheme. The film is showing [...]
by Franck Tabouring | September 20, 2009
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Tags: 9, Box Office, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer's Body, Love Happens, Matt Damon, Megan Fox, Shane Acker, Taraji P. Henson, The Informant
I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF Tops Box Office
Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Adam Rodriguez in Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Photo: Quantrell Colbert.
Tyler Perry’s latest family comedy-drama, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, found its way to the top of the North American box office this weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates.
I Can Do Bad All By Myself got off to a strong start Friday and maintained its dominance at No. 1, scoring a solid average of $10,656 per theater at 2,255 locations. Starring Taraji P. Henson, the film follows the spiritual transformation of a troubled nightclub singer.
At a distant No. 2, Shane Acker’s animated adventure 9 collected $10.8 [...]
by Franck Tabouring | September 13, 2009
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Tags: 9, All About Steve, Box Office, Bradley Cooper, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Julie and Julia, Kate Beckinsale, Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock, Shane Acker, Sorority Row, Taraji P. Henson, Tyler Perry, Whiteout
