UP Tops Box Office
Pixar’s Up safely landed at the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend with $68.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Directed by Peter Docter, the animated adventure tale opened at 3,766 locations, scoring an average of $18,109 per theater. The story follows a 78-year-old widower who, wishing to fulfill his dream, takes his entire house on a trip to South America.
Last week’s champion, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, dropped to second place. The Ben Stiller vehicle earned another $25.5 million for a domestic total of $105.2 after a strong two-week run.
Debuting at No. 3 with $16.6 [...]
by Franck Tabouring | May 31, 2009
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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Tops Box Office, TERMINATOR SALVATION in Second Place
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian outran its competition at the North American box office this weekend with $53.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Shawn Levy’s sequel to the 2006 hit stars Ben Stiller (above, with Robin Williams and Ricky Gervais) as a former museum security guard who heads to the Smithsonian to rescue his pals from the hands of a ruthless Egyptian leader. The film pulled $23.1 million more during opening weekend than its predecessor.
At No. 2, McG’s Terminator Salvation debuted with $43 million. The fourth installment in the popular Terminator series stars Christian Bale as John Connor, who leads the human resistance in a battle against the machines [...]
by Franck Tabouring | May 24, 2009
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ANGELS & DEMONS #1, STAR TREK #2 at the Box Office
Ron Howard’s Angels & Demons topped the North American box office with $48 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The latest big-screen adaptation of one of Dan Brown’s popular novels struggled to beat J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek (above, top photo), which came in a close second with another $43 million this weekend. The sci-fi reboot’s domestic total currently stands at $147.6 million.
In Angels & Demons, Tom Hanks (above, lower photo, with Ayelet Zurer) reprises his role as professor Robert Langdon, who heads to the Vatican to solve a murder and help prevent a ruthless terrorist attack. The film scored $29 million less on opening weekend than its predecessor, [...]
by Franck Tabouring | May 17, 2009
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X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE Dominates Box Office
Online leak or no, X-Men Origins: Wolverine slashed its competition at the North American box office with a remarkable $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Released by 20th Century Fox, the Gavin Hood-directed action spectacle scored an average of $21,225 per theater at 4,099 locations.
Starring Hugh Jackman in the title role, the film follows Wolverine as he seeks revenge against the evil-minded Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) and William Stryker (Danny Huston). Also in the cast are Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Kitsch.
Debuting in second place with $15.3 million was Mark Waters‘ latest romantic comedy, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, which stars Matthew McConaughey as a celeb photographer [...]
by Franck Tabouring | May 3, 2009
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Beyonce’s OBSESSED at the Top of the Box Office
Beyoncé Knowles‘ Obsessed defeated its competition at the North American box office with $28.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
In the Steve Shill-directed thriller, Idris Elba co-stars as a successful asset manager who gets into trouble with his wife (Knowles) when his new temp (Ali Larter) starts stalking him.
At No. 2, last week’s box office winner 17 Again collected another $11.6 million, lifting its domestic total to $39.9 million. Starring Zac Efron, the comedy follows a 37-year-old who gets to relive his past as a 17-year-old.
New release Fighting debuted in third place with $11.4 million. Directed by Dito Montiel, the drama follows Channing Tatum [...]
by Franck Tabouring | April 26, 2009
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Golden Globes 2009: Beyonce Knowles, Clint Eastwood, Jennifer Lopez
Clint Eastwood, Glenn Close © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards
Beyonce Knowles © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards
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by Deborah Arthur | January 12, 2009
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Oscar 2007 Performers: Beyoncé, Melissa Etheridge, James Taylor
Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls
Oscar telecast producer Laura Ziskin has announced the show’s musical performers at the upcoming 2007 Academy Awards.
Beyoncé will perform “Listen” (music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, lyric by Anne Preven), one of three Original Song nominees from the musical Dreamgirls.
Jennifer Hudson will be singing “Love You I Do” (music by Henry Krieger and lyric by Siedah Garrett), also from Dreamgirls.
Keith Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, and other Dreamgirls cast members will perform “Patience” (music by Henry Krieger and lyric by Willie Reale).
Melissa Etheridge will perform “I Need to Wake Up” from the global-warming documentary feature An Inconvenient Truth. Etheridge wrote the music and lyric for the nominated song.
Accompanied by singer-guitarist James [...]
by Andre Soares | February 21, 2007
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