Ben Stiller Articles
PUSS IN BOOTS Beats Ben Stiller/Eddie Murphy TOWER HEIST on Weekday
Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick in Brett Ratner's Tower Heist Featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, Puss in Boots remained at the top of the North American box office on Monday, Nov. 7, even though animated movies lose steam on weekdays. Despite an 84% drop — and in its second week out — the DreamWorks/Paramount release collected $1.63 million, thus once again beating [...]
TOWER HEIST: Eddie Murphy Latest Box-Office Disappointment
Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek), Puss in Boots Partly as a result of last weekend's snowstorm along the northeastern coast of the United States, DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots had a soft opening, $34 million. Since there was no cataclysmic snowstorms (and no Halloween festivities) this Nov. 4-6 weekend, the Shrek spin-off recouped some of that previously distracted audience, thus earning [...]
Cinemark Threatens to Boycott Eddie Murphy-Ben Stiller Movie TOWER HEIST
Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick, Michael Peña, Casey Affleck, Eddie Murphy, Tower Heist Eddie Murphy's film career has been in the doldrums lately. Aside from the animated Shrek movies, Murphy's live action films have been flopping badly. His last two, Imagine That and Meet Dave figure among the worst box-office debuts ever. The announcement that Murphy will be hosting the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony lifted his [...]
Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Adam Sandler Top FORBES List of Highest-Paid Actors
Leonardo DiCaprio was the highest-paid actor from May 2010-May 2011, according to Forbes magazine. Last year's winner, Johnny Depp was down one spot at no. 2. Though both DiCaprio and Depp began their film careers appearing in mostly offbeat fare, their megamillions have absolutely nothing to do with daring professional choices: DiCaprio's estimated $77 million came courtesy of Christopher Nolan's Inception and Martin Scorsese's Shutter [...]