J. J. Abrams Articles

Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, X-Men: First Class Directed by Matthew Vaughn, and starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Kevin Bacon, Nicholas Hoult, Oliver Platt, and Jason Flemyng, X-Men: First Class scored $4.02 million at the North America box office on Thursday, June 9, according to Box Office Mojo. Since Monday, X-Men: First Class has lost 26% [...]

Eliza Triana in Hilda Hidalgo’s Of Love and Other Demons (top); Samuel Maoz’s Lebanon (upper middle); Zohar Strauss, Ran Danker in Haim Tabakman’s Eyes Wide Open (lower middle); Jung Sung-Il’s Cafe Noir (bottom) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director Edgar Wright will be present to talk about his career at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Sunday evening, June 20. Star Trek’s J. J. Abrams [...]

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 [...]