Zac Efron’s 17 AGAIN at the Top of the Box Office
Zac Efron’s latest teen comedy, 17 Again, beat the competition at the North American box office this weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Directed by Burr Steers, the film follows a 37-year-old man who despises his existence and gets to relive his past as a 17-year-old. Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon and Michelle Trachtenberg co-star.
Debuting in second place with $14 million was Kevin Macdonald’s thriller State of Play, which stars Russell Crowe as a print journalist who launched his own investigation into the murder of a congressman’s assistant. Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren and Rachel McAdams round out the lead cast.
Things didn’t turned out as well [...]
by Franck Tabouring | April 19, 2009
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Tags: 17 Again, Ben Affleck, Box Office, Crank: High Voltage, DreamWorks, Fast and Furious, Helen Mirren, I Love You Man, Jason Segel, Jason Statham, Justin Lin, Kevin Macdonald, Knowing, Miley Cyrus, Monsters vs. Aliens, Nicolas Cage, Observe and Report, Paul Rudd, Paul Walker, Rachel McAdams, Russell Crowe, Seth Rogen, State of Play, Virginia Madsen, Zac Efron
HANNAH MONTANA Tops Box Office
Walt Disney’s Hannah Montana: The Movie soared to the top of the North American box office this weekend with $34 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Directed by Peter Chelsom, the film is based on Disney’s popular television series and stars Miley Cyrus as an energetic teenager who gets to reexamine her hectic life as a famous pop star during a trip to her hometown.
Last week’s winner, Fast & Furious, collected another solid $28.7 million in second place, reaching a cumulative gross of $118 million after a strong two-week run. In the Justin Lin-directed action flick, Paul Walker and Vin Diesel team up to infiltrate the [...]
by Franck Tabouring | April 12, 2009
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Tags: Adventureland, Billy Ray Cyrus, Box Office, Clive Owen, Dragonball Evolution, Duplicity, Fast and Furious, Hannah Montana: The Movie, I Love You Man, Jason Segel, Julia Roberts, Justin Chatwin, Knowing, Miley Cyrus, Monsters vs. Aliens, Nicolas Cage, Observe and Report, Paul Rudd, Paul Walker, Ryan Reynolds, Seth Rogen, The Haunting in Connecticut
FAST & FURIOUS Races to the Top of the Box Office
Fast & Furious easily outraced its competition at the North American box office this weekend with a stunning $72.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The return of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in the lead roles proved to be quite lucrative, as the fourth installment in the popular series delivered a better opening weekend than any of its three predecessors.
Also doing pretty well was DreamWorks Animation’s Monsters vs. Aliens, which took home another $33.5 million for a domestic total of $105.7 million after only two weeks in release.
At No. 3, The Haunting in Connecticut pulled in $9.5 million, reaching a total gross of $37.2 million. [...]
by Franck Tabouring | April 5, 2009
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Tags: 12 Rounds, Adventureland, Amy Adams, Box Office, Clive Owen, Duplicity, Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Fast and Furious, I Love You Man, Jason Segel, John Cena, Julia Roberts, Knowing, Kristen Stewart, Monsters vs. Aliens, Nicolas Cage, Paul Rudd, Race to Witch Mountain, Sunshine Cleaning, The Haunting in Connecticut, Virginia Madsen
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS Soars to the Top of the Box Office
Monsters vs. Aliens easily destroyed its competition at the North American box office this weekend with a whopping $58.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
DreamWorks Animation’s latest 3D-animated adventure follows a group of monsters assisting the U.S. government in the destruction of a ruthless alien leader. The film’s voice cast includes Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen and Hugh Laurie.
Debuting at No. 2 this weekend with $23 million was Peter Cornwell’s horror thriller The Haunting in Connecticut. Starring Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner and Amanda Crew, the film follows a family experiencing supernatural events in their new home.
Last week’s winner, Knowing, dropped to third place, collecting [...]
by Franck Tabouring | March 29, 2009
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Tags: 12 Rounds, Box Office, Clive Owen, DreamWorks, Duplicity, I Love You Man, Julia Roberts, Knowing, Monsters vs. Aliens, Nicolas Cage, Paul Rudd, Pierre Morel, Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Taken, The Haunting in Connecticut, Virginia Madsen
KNOWING Tops Box Office
Knowing emerged as the champion at the North American box office this weekend with $24.8 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Alex Proyas’ apocalyptic thriller celebrated the widest release this week at 3,332 locations, taking the No. 1 spot as early as Friday. In the film, Nicolas Cage tries to prevent a series of global disasters.
Debuting in second place was John Hamburg’s latest comedy I Love You, Man, which picked up $18 million. Starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, the movie centers on a man who doesn’t have male buddies and heads out to find the perfect best man for his wedding.
Duplicity, the weekend’s third [...]
by Franck Tabouring | March 22, 2009
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Tags: Box Office, Coraline, Danny Boyle, Duplicity, I Love You Man, Jason Segel, Knowing, Nicolas Cage, Paul Rudd, Slumdog Millionaire, Taken, The Last House on the Left, Watchmen, Zach Snyder
Paul Rudd, Jason Segel in I LOVE YOU, MAN Trailer
Written and directed by John Hamburg (who wrote both Meet the Parents and the godawful Meet the Fockers), I Love You, Man stars Paul Rudd (ouch!) as Peter Klaven, a guy with no male friends who must find a best man for his wedding.
Peter ends up bonding with a gross-out type played by Jason Segel, which makes it understandably difficult for his fiancée (Rashida Jones) — especially if the guys don’t wear condoms when they’re together. Well, okay, for better or for worse it’s not that kind of bonding.
Anyhow, in the trailer above there are jokes about dog shit and man fart, which makes I Love You, Man a highly likely family-pleasing box-office hit come next spring. Hopefully this movie [...]
by Andre Soares | December 29, 2008
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Tags: Comedies, I Love You Man, Jason Segel, John Hamburg, Lou Ferrigno, Paul Rudd, Rashida Jones, Trailers, Woody Allen
SXSW 2009: I LOVE YOU, MAN
PRESS RELEASE
The South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced today that the DreamWorks Pictures film "I Love You, Man" will be the 2009 Opening Night film. The De Line Pictures comedy, co-written and directed by John Hamburg (“Along Came Polly,” co-writer of “Meet The Parents,” Meet The Fockers, and “Zoolander”) stars Paul Rudd, Jason Segel and Rashida Jones. The film centers on a man who, upon getting engaged, realizes he has no close male friends and must find someone to be the Best Man at his wedding. The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival runs March 13 – 21, 2009 in Austin, Texas.
“We are thrilled to have ‘I Love You, Man’ kick off the 2009 [...]
by Deborah Arthur | December 18, 2008
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Tags: Film Festivals, I Love You Man, Jason Segel, John Hamburg, Paul Rudd, SXSW 2009, SXSW Film Festival
