Joe Wright Articles

Cate Blanchett, Hanna Hanna, not Hop, topped the tepid North American box office on both Monday and Tuesday (April 11 and 12), according to Box Office Mojo. Before Rio arrives next weekend to heat up domestic box-office revenues, Hanna will likely stay on top, as adult-oriented movies tend to hold up better on weekdays than kiddie fare. Directed by Joe Wright, Hanna stars Cate Blanchett, [...]

Saoirse Ronan, Hanna HOP on Top; Russell Brand-Helen Mirren's ARTHUR Underperforms: Box Office Starring Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, and Eric Bana, Joe Wright's thriller Hanna did better than expected this weekend (April 8-10), with $12.32m — a mere $300k behind the heavily marketed Arthur — at 2,535 theaters, according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. Released by Focus Features, Hanna averaged an okay [...]

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 [...]

Anton Yelchin, Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, Zoe Saldana in Star Trek Moviegoers beamed up J. J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office, with a solid $72.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana and Simon Pegg, Star [...]