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Pixar’s Up topped the North American box office for the second consecutive weekend with $44.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Playing at 3,818 locations, the Pete Docter-directed animated adventure brought its domestic gross to $137.3 million after a strong two-week run. The plot follows a 78-year-old widower who takes his entire house on a trip to South America. Debuting in second [...]

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 [...]

At Firstshowing.net, Alex Billington on À Deriva / Adrift (above, with Laura Neiva), screened in the Un Certain Regard sidebar: "I think I stumbled across a big Cannes sleeper hit. From the beaches of Brazil comes Adrift, known as À Deriva in Portuguese, the third film from Brazilian director Heitor Dhalia. I'm going to say right up front — following in the footsteps of City [...]

Cannes 2009: Out of Competition Films / Special Screenings Below is a sample of out-of-competition films, special screenings, and midnight screenings at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Click on the photos to enlarge them.   Pete DOCTER, UP (Opening Night Film) Anne AGHION, MY NEIGHBOR, MY KILLER Alejandro AMENABAR, AGORA Terry GILLIAM, THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS Robert GUÉDIGUIAN, L'ARMÉE DU CRIME (The Army of [...]