Jack Black Articles
FOOTLOOSE, THE THING Disappoint; THE BIG YEAR Biggest Steve Martin Opening-Weekend Bomb: Box Office
Real Steel and Footloose are at a near-dead-heat for first-place at the North American box office this weekend (Oct. 14-16), according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The gap between the two movies is about $200,000: Real Steel with $16.3 million and Footloose with $16.1 million. Their positions may be reversed when weekend box-office actuals are released tomorrow. [Right: Kenny Wormald in Footloose.] [...]
FOOTLOOSE a Little Uptight, THE THING Mid-Level, THE BIG YEAR Steve Martin's Biggest Dud?: Box Office
Kenny Wormald, Footloose If early, rough estimates are correct, the Footloose remake will not reach the $20 million mark as some had been expecting. As per The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.com, Footloose collected approximately $5.7 million on its Friday debut, which would translate into a $17 million weekend. Directed by Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan's Craig Brewer, the Paramount release stars relative newcomer [...]
KUNG FU PANDA 2 Trailing Original Film: Box Office
Kung Fu Panda 2 Bradley Cooper's THE HANGOVER PART II Nearly Beats Johnny Depp's ON STRANGER TIDES' Debut: Box Office Following Todd Phillips' comedy The Hangover Part II at the North American box office this weekend, May 27-29, was newcomer Kung Fu Panda 2, which took in an estimated $48m according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. Though hardly a weak figure, the [...]
KING KONG Review – Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black d: Peter Jackson
KING KONG (2005) Direction: Peter Jackson Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Craig Hall, Evan Parke Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson; from Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace's story for the 1933 film Oscar Movies Recommendation: Naomi Watts Naomi Watts, King Kong The biggest disappointment about Peter Jackson's King Kong is [...]